Excursions

Go to bed when you are tired, and allow your body to wake you in the morning (no alarm clock allowed).

Source: Can You Catch Up on Lost Sleep? →

I agree with this “no alarm clock” part wholeheartedly. When you wake up consistently, without an alarm, you are sleeping well.

According to a source, these questions “cover the full spectrum of human experience”. I don’t care if they do. I answer.

1. Best sandwich? Cheese Grilled
2. What’s one thing you own that you really should throw out? Boxes that old gadgets came packaged in.
3. What is the scariest animal? Spider
4. Apples or oranges? Oranges, any day. But I can’t get them every day.
5. Have you ever asked someone for their autograph? Yes. Brett Lee the famous Australian Cricketer. Indian players are hard to walk up to. I also want an autograph from many who make me feel starstruck.
6. What do you think happens when we die? Somewhere, a new chapter begins again.
7. Favorite action movie? The Bourne Identity
8. Favorite smell? Earthy smell after a fresh summer rain.
9. Least favourite smell? Spoiled eggs.
10. Exercise: worth it? Absolutely. But I don’t regularly.
11. Flat or sparkling? What’s sparkling?
12. Most used app on your phone? Photos
13. You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it? Abhi Mujh Me Kahin by Sonu Nigam
14. What number am I thinking of? 14 (this question I am answering)
15. Describe the rest of your life in 5 words. Aren’t those too many words?

(h/t Pete Moore)

Against all odds, Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman is a very good show. But why does it look like that? You know what I’m talking about—the so-called “Netflix Look.”

Source: Why Does Everything On Netflix Look Like That? →

I wish there was a technology that could capture the smell you are experiencing, just the way you can the colours with a camera. Some smells give such bliss and are so unique (at least to my nose) that I wish I could capture and share the joy with my dear ones.

In 1967, the Jornal do Brasil asked Clarice Lispector to write a Saturday newspaper column on any topic she wished. For nearly seven years, she wrote weekly, covering a wide range of topics—humans and animals, bad dinner parties, the daily activities of her two sons—but the subject matter was often besides the point.

Source: The Discovery of the World →

For cord-cutters, leaving pricey cable packages behind in favor of streaming is a win for the wallet. Because we’re able to sign up for monthly plans, it’s easy to jump into a streaming service and jump out when prices increase or content dries up.

Source: This Clever Trick Can Save You Money on Streaming →

Though this is obvious, I have no idea why I still don’t do it enough.

I have released a new version of the Paper theme today. It’s a minor upgrade that allows you to set a custom favicon through the theme settings. Of course, it is optional. If you do not configure it, the default Micro.blog favicon will be used. The upgrade is available now.

Here’s a word cloud of my posts that I created in 2008 – I had been blogging for around 2 years then. I find it funny that even then I was writing the most about “blog”. Apparently, meta-commentary never goes out of fashion.

I understand why Google is doing the #GetTheMessage campaign. I also understand why it would hardly affect Apple. It’s a loss for users all over the world though. Is Apple breaking my texting experience? No, hardly anyone uses SMS anymore. Would I love a standard? Absolutely.

I stumbled across the first iterations of my blog that I had self-hosted with WordPress. I had left my creativity free allowing me to “design” the logo and favicon and headers and everything. What’s worse, I did it all in Powerpoint. Oh, those were the crazy effortless days.