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I like keeping my wardrobe simple, only owning what I need. However, when I need something new, I sometimes rely on rush shipping, which isn't always an option. This can make finding the perfect choice a bit tricky!

This is a really good episode on hearing loss and what you can do about it. We can see how Apple can make people focus on a particular topic when they do so themselves.

https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-wirecutter-show/id1762217793?i=1000674126728

Instagram is trying to sell me watches. Cheap watches. 😁

Ate a piece of random cake on the table. It was banana bread. Yuck.

I was listening to Parth MN’s feature story https://restofworld.org/2024/whatsapp-intimidation-forced-conversion-targets-christians-india/ and was reminded that WhatsApp came to India in 2010. Really? Is that recent? What were we doing before 2010?!

What happened to India RBI CBDC project ?

They gave away my beer cooler. ☹️

ATP hosts are putting storage media into a tier list but disagree with each other.

A proposed solution: assign a 100-point budget to each host, allowing them to allocate points based on their preferences.

https://atp.fm/atp-tier-list-storage-media

It might be too late for Google already. Search has been languishing for at least a couple of years now. Those in the know have been recommending alternatives for at least as long.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/17/24272786/google-search-prabhakar-raghavan-nick-fox

Chrome has banned UBO and Twitter has banned Block function. A number of people will be looking for alternatives.

Dreaded dentist appointment was mostly painless. Yay.

I soured on Ratan Tata after he ousted Mistry out of the company.

The Haryana election results were a surprise. Looking forward to the post election analysis now. Fun. 🙃

Bluetooth headphones for phone calls or meetings suck. Suggestions? Apple wired earphones don’t stay in my ears. ☹️

I wonder what the FFI jury that called Indian women “strange mix of submission and dominance” would think about this. 😉

https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/stories/keerthana-kunnath-photography-not-what-you-saw

Kid is away at camp. This is as much a learning experience for me as it is for him.