“No is a complete sentence” - such a powerful quote. Source unknown.
Is it true? Is it necessary or at least useful? Is it compassionate or at least unharmful?
A sign on Ursula Le Guin’s desk. h/t: Seth Godin →
It was painful to watch Afghanistan falter after getting so close to beating Sri Lanka. Almost eliminating them from Asia Cup. Such heartbreak for players and fans alike 🏏
Forest #mbsept
I'm spending more than I would like on my hobby projects. I always think it is an okay price to pay for the learning and sharing I do. But every time the bill is generated, I hesitate to continue. Today's one such day.
Orange #mbsept
Precious #mbsept
My wife and my daughter are mobile-first. They can do everything on that puny device. I need a laptop and a keyboard if any amount of research is to be done. Be it typing or reading. I am not at all comfortable with typing and searching on my smartphone.
I love how ChromeOS has extended the life of my ageing laptop. It's still feels snappy and good for my reading/writing heavy use.
Buildup is wonderful! And out of focus 🏏 #mbsept
I looked at the podcasts I had subscribed to when I used to listen to them. And I quickly realized why I had stopped following this medium. Again too much of same stuff out there - few guys talking about news that don't matter.
There were only a couple of interesting podcasts which I had any interest in. Am I unaware of some space that hosts the good shows people follow?
Numberphile’s bread and butter remains the intimate, idiosyncratic one-on-ones with a veritable who’s who of mathematicians and math communicators that have both endeared Haran to his presenters and humanized for viewers a subject often perceived as devoid of color or personality.
Source: A Duodecade of Numberphile →
Numberphile remains one of the few channels that I never miss an episode from.
I don't know what it takes to support this. But if Micro.blog allows logging in with the Mastodon-compatible username (that it generates by default now) through any of the Mastodon clients, the number of clients for Micro.blog would increase significantly.
I don’t know how to be social. I can’t use the social media tools. I am a user of many. I don’t use any. Or to be fair, I don’t know how to use them. I would passively scroll through the timeline and yet not respond to any of the posts. Not that I don’t want to. However, I don’t know what to say. Or how to say it.
I feel awkward interacting with people I don’t know.
Maybe that’s who an introvert is.
Even in real life, I take time to comfortably open up with others. I am that silent, awkward guy hanging around in a group. Not knowing who and how to talk to someone.
No wonder then I feel the same discomfort in the digital space. What troubles me is I just end up wasting time not using these tools in the manner they are supposed to be used. I don’t benefit in any way by using the services.
So why am I even on these social media sites then?
I need to learn to not waste time when I have too much of it. That feeling is a delusion -- one never has enough.
Abstract is beautiful. #mbsept
Does the #mastodon instance I am part of matter? In what way does my choice of instance shape my experience with fediverse? I have switched the instances multiple times now, but not for any specific reason as such.
Swipe down gesture on an iPad is a mess. I have been using this device for years now and I still don’t know what to expect. Sometimes it opens the control panel. At times notification panel. And a few times Split View.
And it never does what I want.
Many times, I also get lost in the Slide Over mode - things get hidden and I have no idea how to correct them.
Yoga session cancelled. And I don't know what to do now so early in the morning 😂
Comment on X
X will soon support audio/video calls then? So much potential for spam and exploits. But then do they even care anymore? Does anyone?
It's after ages that I cleared my RSS feed list without marking all items as read. I like it.
"Don't buy something because it's the right time to buy it. Buy when you need it."
Another day, another instance when I managed to convince myself of this.
As per my BMI, I need to lose at least 3.5 kg. I knew I need to lose some. Now I know exactly how much. "How" is still an open question.
I have stopped watching any TV shows again - too much to watch, too little time. There’s so much content being produced now that I have reached a saturation point. Plus everything runs for multiple seasons.
With so much left behind, I don’t want to start anything new anymore. I won’t catch-up.
Writing shouldn't ideally be a task if I call it a hobby. It should happen naturally. If one likes talking, they won't plan for it. Or wait for the right surroundings or moment or tools.