No backups. No intention to have backups. What next?

Ok, the year is flying by — please stop? rain. A lot of rains this month. Not enjoying them as much as an adult as I did adolescent. I guess that also has to do with the state of things in a developing/poorer country. The infrastructure almost never copes with anything more than mild showers. energy. At this point in ... Continue reading →

In the metro cities and the airports of India — especially airports — I got real tired of seeing people sport their AirPods. I would think to myself every single time, “Hey, that looks so convenient!” I could not have been more wrong. I now wish I didn’t buy a pair at all. Generic downsides that will apply to most ... Continue reading →

Browsing reddit and came across this post on Ars Technica: Netflix adds “extra home” fee, will block usage in other homes if you don’t pay. Netflix is the most expensive subscription I have, even when I am splitting it with one other person. They pull something like this off in India, and that’s a no-no for me. Their base plan ... Continue reading →

I joined Mastodon, a part of the wider fediverse tooling, back in 2019. I didn’t realize there’s Pixelfed, Write.as, Plume, and so much more. It just seemed like an interesting place to be as I was putting a huge burnout episode behind me and looking to start things. As I approach 3 years on the fediverse, I am looking back. ... Continue reading →