The X User With THAT Problem

I'm not actually a morning person and neither is the other half. Getting outta bed & take the pain of a workout was hard. But I was doing it at one point and I want to start again.

And no I'm still abysmally unfit. But I've done this obsessively for the last two years and my body weight was trending down. And after a few years of doing nothing, this has been a good routine.

I normally try to hit 8 km / 11620 steps at least everyday & would would have comfortably done much better if not for losing traction in the 2nd half. With that my weight loss goals also went for a toss. But 2025 is a new year. Will finish 2024 strong & carry it forward.

Screenshot from fitness tracker app

With one day remaining, I've managed to average 10k steps *everyday* in 2024. That includes *at least* an hour (or 5.2 km) of continuous walking. And I will do the same numbers today too and finish the year strong.

For #ToyotaThursday, here's the #27 Team Sard Toyota Supra GT-LM, driven by Mauro Martini, Jeff Krosnoff and Marco Apicella at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995. The #27 ran as high as 7th during the race & finally finished 14th overall.
(This is a 1/64 scale model made by Tarmac Works.)

Ingaye 2 account vechirukkuravan enna seyya?

Thank you sir! 😀

The Mysore Palace at night

Another one... This time with the night mode on.
#cityscapes #mysore

The Mysore Palace at night

Another shot of the Mysore Palace, from the side after the end of the light show...
#cityscapes #mysore

The Mysore Palace at night...

The Mysore Palace at night... Not sure how it looks on a big screen but it looks amazing on my phone.
#cityscapes #Mysore

An intersection in a large Indian city early on a weekend morning.

An intersection in a large Indian city early on a weekend morning.

Shot this early in the morning today, waiting in a traffic light. I knew from experience which was my light. But if you weren't a regular, would you be able to pick your light correctly & go only when yours went green? I'm not so confident.

LOL. I am also outraging.

As we used to say in 2010, unakku poramai.

In an ideal world, the man who claims to lead the world's largest democracy, the so called Vishwaguru, would have to face the consequences of his dear friend being unmasked as a fraud. But here we are...

Where are you watching?

On Making Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A with Hemanth M. Rao The Other Banana · Episode

The Sapta Saagaradaache Ello films are a colossal achievement in Indian cinema considering the genre. It's one year of Side B. We did double episodes with director Hemanth Rao. Here:

Side A: spoti.fi/3QnGM89
with Subha Rao

Side B: spoti.fi/3Okar0q
with Chaithra Achar

#DesiWatch

The draw that meant so much more — Siddhartha Vaidyanathan Australia, India and the triumphant draw in Sydney

Lots of talk about the Gabba Test from 2020-21. It was magical no doubt but if you were to ask me to pick a favorite Test from that series, it was Sydney. A draw for the ages

Wrote this after that Test. On love. And cricket.

www.sidvee.net/cricket/the-...

And like with most companies these days, A's customer service relies on chat bots. And those chat bots are mostly useless with limited responses that just don't work for edge cases like mine. So I had to get to their store & spend time *getting through* to their folks there.

As someone with some knowledge of tech and as someone who's extremely worried about data privacy, my mind was blown away that A's app let me see someone else's account with all their info - name, address, phone & email, with no straightforward remedy. 🤷🏾‍♂️

My mobile number has stayed unchanged and when I got into A's wireless network now, & logged to their app, the broadband a/c is showing up on the app.
Since A has recycled the landline number that they bundled with my old broadband a/c, I can see it on their app even if the a/c isn't mine. 🤷🏾‍♂️

It's been 4+ years since I moved cities. And when I moved, my old ISP (A) let me know that they don't service the neighborhood in my new city. And recently I switched cell phone service providers and am now A's customer again. When I installed A's app on my phone, I was in for a surprise.

I WANT!

I don't know who's the bigger bunch of jokers. The government hacks or the media.
maps.app.goo.gl/Jvjq9zpd2VFs...

Did you just call me Mom?

@superstarksa.bsky.social might be my spot.

MS Molly Shah To: support@bsky.app › 04.11.24 Gazan Accounts I am writing about the spam label/ suspension problem that many Gazan accounts are having on Bluesky. I try to message most of the new accounts from Gaza to try to help them avoid being labeled but it would really help to have some more specific guidelines, because many people I believe are following the guidelines l've been suggesting and still having problems. I understand that you probably cannot tell me specifics but even general information would help me help these accounts act in accordance with Bluesky's rules, which I'm assuming is the goal of both of us. It also may be helpful to publicly post some of this information (preferably in a few languages including Arabic).

Specifically I would really like to know: - Information on follower count leading to a spam label (is there a hard number they should avoid- is it overall/ by day?) Also are there any plans to just limit the amount of follows an account can do if a large following amount is something that is triggering a rules violation? -Information on how complaints come in regarding messages and replies and how they are generally assessed (once again I know that you can't give me specifics but it would really help to let them know what is going to happen if someone makes a complaint). Also in the case of replies- is it taken more seriously if the complaint is made by the person who got the notification or can anyone complain about a reply (even if it wasn't made to them) and it will be treated similarly?

-Information about how an account is assessed for spam if there isn't a complaint about a specific message or reply (for example if the account is reported as spam-what general things do you look for). Would just posting their own GoFundMe link on their page lead to a spam label or suspension if someone reported them? Do you take into account that sometimes Palestinians are targeted for reports because of their race? -Information regarding the appeals process-many times no one hears anything back after submitting an appeal (and sometimes they don't receive any information on what triggered the ban to begin with). Also in which cases would an account be asked to provide ID documents to stay in good standing?

I know that moderation is not an easy job but I think that most of these specific accounts would be willing to follow the Bluesky rules if they knew what they were. I really enjoy Bluesky as a community and I know that making it a welcoming place is a goal we probably both share. Thank you in advance for any information you can give me. -Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.app)

So I hate to tag the mods- but I sent this email about the mass deletion of Palestinian accounts over a week ago to @support.bsky.team and I haven’t heard anything back (apologies if I somehow missed an email). I’d like to ensure it will be seen by the proper people.

It fits my name.

Rascals

Add Darasuram & Gangaikondachola Puram too.

I spent 4 years in the area & barely went there once or twice. But I'm glad that I got the urge after I got myself a camera!