Oh wow great. Just what I needed. A seasonal flu and itchy throat. The perks of living in hazardous-level AQI for months does that to you.

I am trying something new here today. First is a bland normal photo I took with my phone. Second is its color graded and post-processed version to match the look of a typical Hollywood movie. Which one do you like? 😄 #photography #streetphotography #urbanphotography

I've begun reading two books simultaneously yesterday. 800+ pages each. Let's see how it goes.

Sometimes I wonder if people living in other countries also have to contact helplines of their local administration to lodge grieviences? For example, broken roads, uncovered manholes, faulty street lights, insufficient water supply..the likes? I think it's an India only thing.

Logged a complaint with the municipal corporation for something and a month ago. Today, they sent a message saying it was resolved. Funny thing is they called for feedback but I didn't pick up cause their number is automatically marked as "potential fraud" on my Samsung phone's caller ID 😂

I'm really thinking about experimenting with a adblocking DNS service on the Sony Bravia (Google TV) at home. I know the settings might be tough to find. OTT apps have started showing ads in the middle of some of their programs and its becoming a menace. Why did I pay you an yearly premium buddy?

Question: Would you pay for a calendar utility that auto-adjusts your repeating events keeping in mind holidays and days off?

What is the best thing about living in Switzerland? Well, the flag is a big plus.

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It was my birthday yesterday and as I boarded to go back home, one of my best friends from school was boarding the same plane! One thing's certain - you miss having that kind of rapport with anyone you meet after school, it felt like as if we met just yesterday, conversations just flow😄

Was thinking that over time hanging out feels like a chore. It hit me that this post covid era is wack and I'm still processing 2020. That pandemic changed me. I wish I could have these five years back.

Here are some absolutely stunning flowers to wish you all a relaxing and productive weekend! 💐❤️

Not a single Under Armour outlet near my place or in my city. Only option is getting it online and this sucks 😒

Open for a surprise! Some flowers from my garden 😊🌹✨ #flowers #nature #photography #bloomscrolling #garden

Mosquitos in this part of the world deserve special place in hell. And this is their prime season 🤦‍♂️

A fancy Diwali diya at home. #photography #creative #diwali #art

"While the whole gimmick is to get the user to upgrade from C:\Windows10 to C:\Windows11?, what happens if the user realizes they don't need a C:\ drive at all?" thatshubham.com/blog/windows10 [ #windows10 #windows11 #enshitiffication #linux #linuxmint #ubuntu #arch #debian #fedora ]

Cleaning out your bedroom and cupboards is less about organization and more about an archeological exploration of who you used to be.

That post-festive tiredness hits different! Especially when it comes to Diwali (which was yesterday), an event that builds up after weeks of anticipation and prep. Deep cleaning homes, setting up diyas+lights and so much more! I took some nice photos of the main day, will share in the coming days🙏✨

Shubh Deepavali! Wishing everyone a very happy Diwali. Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair. New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.

Happy Diwali to all those celebrating in NY-14 and beyond! We wish you a Diwali full of joy and peace - may the festival of lights illuminate your life with happiness and prosperity. 🪔

Down 1.7kg this month. Maybe when I get haircut and trim beard I lose another 1kg 😂

If a day comes when I'm asked to pick a favorite superhero movie, the Dark Knight trilogy will be somewhere in the top five. [ #movies #darkknight #batman #joker #dc]

If anything, bluesky ought to have had a bigger character limit than twitter. Be a clone, but be a better clone.

This coming Diwali, I'll be sitting on an airplane after a gap of 2 years. Very excited about it. Can't wait to get overpriced airport coffee and infinite walk to the boarding terminal 😅

What even is that special about the movie mean girls? My gf has seen it like a dozen times its her comfort movie for some reason. The same goes for the devil wears prada or twilight. Never saw the appeal but of course I gotta sit through even when I doze off 😭

Started this morning by planting a little sapling at a local park. Happy Dussehra! ✨🤗

You can't hurt me you're not instrumental versions of my favorite 00s hits being played in the grocery store.

Well, now the season gets interesting. What seemed like was a build up has finally started to come to fruition. Can't wait for episode 7. Love it! #peacemaker #DC #episode6

If the end of Windows 10 doesn't spawn the year of the #Linux desktop, what will?

Someone somewhere shared my extension and it's gotten a low of downloads yesterday. The website too got a lot of hits, wish I knew where the traffic came from. So glad either way. Happy browsing!

Why I personally feel people are attached to retro interface and design is not only because familiarity but also cause: 1. It was the first to develop as the world moved from terminals to GUI, and the firsts are always treasured. 2. The UX and workflows of those early days stuck. Kinda like a..

Samsung's Health, the app I've recently used to track a bunch of stuff has a food section too! Unfortunately, it is really lacking in Indian cuisine. Kind of a mixed bag really. I search for dishes and it's got 1/10 things. Lookup whey protein and it lists all Indian brands. Wish they worked on it.

Navratri and Diwali season coming up. Time to start prepping, cut some weight and get ready for the festivities lol

Sunlight on a plant 🌿☺️ #flowers #gardening #photography #blooms #nature

Urban themed photo for a change 📷👍 #photography #urbanphotography

I switched my dad's old computer from Windows 10 to #Linux Mint. It's better in almost all ways! His desktop is low on specs and was often running slow. Last week it was unusable! Mostly browses the web and uses MS Office. #LibreOffice found him right at home. And #Firefox replaced Edge 😊💪

I've got the numbers of my closest people memorized. Just a force of habit, I guess.

I wrote a little something about the growing prevalence of AI into a lot of tools - thatshubham.com/blog/ai #ai #llm #privacy #surveillance #enshittification

Not a lot of tech crowd here. Or maybe I haven't stumbled upon the right places. Most posts are bridged from the fedi. All sorts of hashtags for reach #linux #privacy #sysadmin #infosec #shell #webdev #frontend #cloud #threatmitigation #enshittification #arch #ubuntu #debian #fedora #foss

Coming weekend, I will try to finish this book. It's written mostly for people interested in geopolitics with a bit of policy and history thrown into the mix and is a departure from my usual reads but interesting nonetheless. #books #reading

Today, we hit the exact mid point of the year. In other words, not only are we closer to the end of this year, 2050 is now closer in time than the year 2000.

Have a beauteous day! Go forth and conquer! #photography #art #plants #rose #garden #orange

Today, I got a chance to go to an end of summer sale. They had this full sleeve shirt that had these hoodie like pockets but it was not warm. Meant to be worn in this season. I dunno what this is even called. She liked it, but I didn't.

Haircut makes me a feel like a new human, always.

Rain lilies if my guess is correct. I love them, very cute and really stay true to their names. Here's a pic I took yesterday evening! #flowers #gardening #photography #blooms #nature

It was 1984 when the last Indian went to space. The next is combat leader and seasoned test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla with the Axiom Mission 4. And guess what? This astronaut is from my city, attended the same school as me and his home is just a 10-minute drive from here! Beyond cool! 🇮🇳✨

After I had given the exam, I had a little time to kill. It was raining as well. I went to a nearby small park which had many roses. Wish I had taken more pics because the colors were stunning and unique. Does anyone know what the name of this one is? #roses #gardening #nature #photography