Sourav Das

The now defunct Sunshine Biscuits factory building in Oakland seen from #BART

🫡 RIP Campy rear dropout. Instead of sitting in a garage or hanging on a wall, you went places.

Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Pt Reyes National Seashore

Great that you rode PBP2019. I tell people that training is hard for you since you don’t have easy access to good roads for cycling.

I visit every year. Should be there later this year, maybe Nov or Dec. Will sync with you when I have it planned out.

YouTube video by Paris Brest Paris - PBP Stories and Tips PBP Stories: Sourav Das, PBP 2019, San Francisco Randonneurs

Enjoy this talk about my #pbp 2019 experience! I also talk about my early cycling experiences although the main topic is Paris-Brest-Paris #cycling 🚲 🇫🇷 youtu.be/OdVmezIIX3E

Finally saw a Zoox robotaxi outside Sports Basement on Bryant St in SF. Have to make sure I have my phone handy to document this the next time.

The H1B debate needs to be resurrected #deepseek

Soliciting recommendations for female singers in the dream pop, jazz and synth pop genres

In Spotify under Settings > Audio Quality, select Very High for both WiFi and/or Cellular, and disable Auto Adjust Quality. In an ideal environment, there is a sweet spot for bitrate for me. Even in the days of mp3, I could not discern between 192 kbps and 320 kbps but 64 kbps sounded bad.

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead.

I am not on TikTok but am starting to appreciate how much of a phenomenon it has become by promoting content from average users. IG seems to be all about influencers with mass followings (guess they generate revenue?). Don’t think I can handle so much video content though. bbc.com/future/artic...

lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.

Swahili Spot in West Oakland – the Bay Area’s first Tanzanian restaurant.

The owner kept saying that it is, “similar to Indian food – we use some of the spices.” It felt like a home cooked meal. The chicken was cooked to a tender consistency and the sparing use of spices brought out the texture.

The real damage is the fact that they have been labeled as “low performers”, not that they will lose their jobs. That is cruel.

Took a chance with The Citrus Club and was mind-blown. A good noodle house in Haight-Ashbury, not Sunset, was unexpected 😋🍜

While it is fair to 💩 on LinkedIn, it is the only social network that I *need* and have benefited from. Maybe if they lowered the price for Premium ($30/m last time I checked) then they wouldn’t need to push for more engagement in this manner.

Guilty, but did give it a read 😬

I would recommend @hahnscratch.bsky.social ‘s posts on this topic. bsky.app/profile/hahn...

People don’t realize that fires are part of the ecology here. They are getting bigger and happening more frequently. Also, Cal Fire fights fires *all the time* and it is one of the best firefighting forces in the world.

Hello again 👋

Comment I read on 🧵: the Web 2.0 and software folks have a different dna from the hardware folks that made Silicon Valley.
My take: the former did not go through any pain and suffering, hence the hubris. Things are not as easy for them anymore – they know it and are desperate.

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official Fire in Paradise (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

This PBS Frontline documentary (Fire in Paradise) on the Camp Fire in 2018 still gives me jitters. It is an amazing insight into the speed at which fires spread and the scale and scope of the Herculean efforts of firefighters and first responders to contain them and save lives. youtu.be/F3OX1PR2SCM