Have you ever ordered from Atlantic books (India)? What was your experience like? 📚 I found an old book at a very decent discount, so I ordered it. But it's been one week and the order doesn't seem to be moving...

When I was growing up it was always The Phantom. Though I loved Tarzan too…

The best version of sabudana has landed on my plate. Khichdi stans back off

Stephen King experts and Kingcast hosts Anthony Breznican and Eric Vespe are heading back to Derry. Join them each week on Watching IT: Welcome to Derry as they break down every episode of HBO’s new series — unpacking the scares, the symbolism, and the easter eggs in their trademark blend of…

The beautiful mushroom treasures I found today! #fungus

The impulse to recycle, at a Chipotle without the option.

My painting SERENE SKY

Bats play crucial roles in biodiverse ecosystems the world over, yet they’re often overlooked in conservation planning. New research from Vietnam indicates the existing network of protected areas fails to adequately safeguard the small flying mammals, risking continued population declines.

Last harvest before hard frost, see ya in spring! 🌶️🍅 🌱

apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe

Writing the section of the South Asia book on the run up to end of WWII and it is so utterly depressing how many political possibilities were foreclosed by the conflation of anti-colonialism with territorialized nationalism.

Meanwhile, the government lets AI companies get away with the systemic ecocide that will lead to mass human suffering and deaths from heat and famine. Despicable.

My little cousin in Belgium is paying a few hundred dollars a year for university Americans, we could have this too, actually 😭

Never used it. Would sooner eat glass.

Hands up if you've never used Chat GPT ✋ (I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)

Kanakapura, Karnataka 📷 #Nature #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Photography

just realising that i might've been using em-dashes a bit wrong. you're not supposed to put spaces on either side of them, right?

we're snailposting, post your snails Here’s a fella I met in Puerto Rico a couple years ago

ate kiki and oreo cream from belgian waffles today the sugar rush was insane

In my reporting, I have never called any country a climate leader. Reality of the crisis and my job as a journalist does not allow me to do that. Some Western journalists have no such qualms though. Bestowing 'climate leader' tags on rich, historical polluters who will *never* do their fair share

A sparrow he had shot, got him the first opportunity to visit the Bombay Natural History Society. The fallen sparrow led him into a world so full of life and mysteries that kept him active for the next 80 years. scroll.in/article/1088... RJ Ranjit Daniels writes about the legendary ornithologist.

Tonight's tiny criminal tried to eat an electricity. Jail for tiny criminals.

The rich: “if you want to help the poor then have you considered making the rich richer instead? We promise it will trickle down this time”.

I love how this one looks in a monochrome - profile shot of a female sunbird, perched on a flower. Added it to my @inprnt.com: www.inprnt.com/gallery/luci... Here's an extra 15% discount code: TY6OR7O #birds #photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #SciArt

Name your fav superhero that isn’t DC or Marvel I had such a fat crush on him during my MHA phase. It was very serious like he was in my dreams lol and it doesn't help that he's voiced by Yuichi Nakamura so obviously it was inevitable

So sorry, Don. The roses of the #WaroftheRoses in the West End are thriving. First these ones in the Runnymede churchyard this morning .. and then these tea roses this afternoon on Delaware.

A lil’ buddy hopped by to remind me he lives where I was pulling weeds. #flora #fauna #frogs #gardening

Name your fav superhero that isn’t DC or Marvel 😁

Current life strategy:

Time to make the awase dashi for miso soup. Making your dashi from scratch is tiers above the granules. It's easy, and quick, and stores in the fridge for 3-5 days. The ingredients can be found in many oriental grocery stores. #JapaneseFood 🍜🍽

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TakingOff (and since I am busy with some work - it will be a repeat of this fun photo) A flamingo and cormorant taking off while an egret looks at them. #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin

If you emailed me a week ago with a question about your short story, please email me again! I managed to delete/lose about a dozen email threads from the second half of October, and couldn't find this one when I sat down to answer it.

Identifying flaws in GenAI unfortunately offers a pretext for claims that perfecting the product is just a matter of time & money. So pointing to chatbots’ role in,say, suicides can only go so far if we don’t also identify the systemic, irresolvable lack of Gen AI’s human commitment bc math has none

You cannot run the basic infrastructures of a functioning society- healthcare to education-on systems that cut out human empathy & negotiation. So we have to reassert over and over again that the problems aren’t glitches or errors—even big ones. The problems are fundamental, systematic, endemic.

Flaws and glitches are minor concerns easily dismissed. Being “mid” is fine because someone can promise this will get less mid and plenty of people are willing to believe. GenAI isn’t mid. It’s linear algebraic sociopathy.

If you tell me there's a place where strangers are required to speak to me if I breach their four-foot perimeter I will simply not go to that place.

...Ah well. Nothing to do, I guess, bur get ready to make some potato scones. (2/2)

...Anyway: Take about a third of the grated cheese and sprinkle it onto the middle of the rolled-out dough. (If not using cheese, just go along to the next step and follow the folding directions.) (10/2)

Fold the top third gently over the middle. (11/2)

Sprinkle another third of your grated cheese on top of the fold. Here you can also add a little seasoning, if you like. I ground some pepper on top of the cheese. (A dusting of cayenne pepper would work well too.) (12/2)

...Now fold the bottom third up over the downfolded top third. (Here, if you like a shiny top on your scones, you could brush that final fold with cream. ( didn't bother. It does help the cheese stick a little better, though.) And sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Also more seasoning. (13/2)

When all the cheese is in place, press the whole piece of dough gently with your hands to encourage everything to hold together during the baking. (Do that *before* the cream and final cheese layer go on, if you're doing those.) ..Then start cutting. (14/2)

Also note: because of the potato, these have superior keeping qualities. (apologies for artificial light, pesky planet *does* keep turning) 😅 ...Try these split with a slice of ham or turkey inside, and run under the grill/broiler with more cheese. (17/17)

Yours truly will be at the Digital Citizen Summit in Hyderabad on November 14 and 15, speaking in this illustrious all-women panel. Say hullo to me if you are around.

Re-posting for the later morning crowd

My children just said .. to quote Beyoncé: ‘America has a problem.’

What fresh hell

"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper. They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer. If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help." 🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.