"Have I been able to carry on my research and writing, whereas he has not, because my first name is Ramachandra and not Umar?"

https://scroll.in/article/1089800/ramachandra-guha-in-praise-of-dr-umar-khalid-from-one-historian-to-another

2026 is going to be an amazing year.

sundays for now. everyday very soon. hopefully yay:))

the current indigo fiasco shows how this country is run not by the gov but by a few crony capitalist mafias.

#indigo #india

UPDATE: t2Linux is actually pretty awesome. At the moment I m running Debian 13 on my MBP 2019 intel and with t2 Linux kernel, everything is supported: keyboard, WiFi, audio, Bluetooth, trackpad, touchpad, backlight. Though I had to reinstall couple of times but now I think this is something that can become my daily driver. Battery again is the only concern but that too seems fixable with some tweaking. Currently at 100% charging it estimates around 2.5hrs of battery life. Let us see:::))

RE: https://mastodon.social/@swsn/115473587639545268

folks at t2linux.org have done a great job to provide linux support for macs with t2 security chip, currently following their guide for debian 13 (trixie).

earlier i tried with pop_os and its battery estimation was only 1hr 10 mins, now biggest concern is to see how can i make debian to optimize battery the way macOS does.

the stupid liquid glass tahoe still gave me around 3-4 hrs of battery life. note that the battery isnt original but an OEM one.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@swsn/115470771504652571

this all comes down to the fact that whether or not i m able to setup keyboard, trackpad, wifi and audio drivers correctly as all those doesnt work out of the box thanks to apple's t2 security chip. if not, back to the buggy liquid glass update, or acutally i should just try to downgrade the macOS

Don’t ask why; because why not?

Matriarchy 1-0 Misogyny

https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/icc-womens-world-cup-india-vs-australia-india-win-matriarchy-beat-misogyny

RE: https://mastodon.social/@swsn/115349605312139649

This applies to both macOS and iOS

Haven’t experienced anything more buggy than Apple’s Liquid Glass update.

“PM Modi has diminished his office and our country by his post on Asia Cup” - Ram Guha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1QNaAqur0k

Su from So is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fkn goooooood. Aha!!!!

Finally RSS/BJP’s reality is reaching the masses.

From Advani’s Rath Yatra (with bjp symbol over it) to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, did Indian politics just come full circle? If the former started the polarisation, did the latter start neutralisation? What India witnessed between these two Yatras was a hell of a ride. What awaits us now is to see how the transition of power occurs; Will it be smooth or is there something more to it?

Happy Debian Day!!

Happy Independence* Day, folks!

*Terms and Conditions Apply

https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/08/14/august-15-the-day-we-perform-freedom-and-pack-it-away

"We need political catharsis before an entire generation forgets the core principles of democracy."

Patricia Mukhim publishes this piece on Scroll.in when it was rejected by The Assam Tribune asking her to "focus only on Meghalaya."

https://scroll.in/article/1085338/opinion-in-assam-vicious-communal-rhetoric-is-putting-democracy-at-risk?sfnsn=wiwspwa