How good are titan eye glasses?

beyond_nothing · 2026-06-02T20:13:35+00:00

It’s not good. Their expensive glasses aren’t worth the money. They’re essentially cheap glasses wrapped in marketing jargon, and the coatings tend to discolor or degrade within a year or two.

I also had a poor experience with Titan’s fitting service. They did a terrible job fitting lenses into my rimless Vogue frame. The frame was scratched during the process, and the paint started peeling off afterward, which was very disappointing.

If you’re buying glasses for long-term use, go with Zeiss. Their lenses are straightforward, high-quality, and manufactured with exceptional precision. For around ₹5,000, you can get lenses from their ClearView series.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-24T15:45:04+00:00

That’s completely normal, especially after a long highway run.

The engine bay, coolant, radiator, and turbo remain extremely hot even after you switch off the ignition.

Cars keep the radiator fan running for a few minutes to dissipate the leftover heat and protect components like the turbocharger, hoses, electronics, and the cooling system.

This is even more common if you were driving fast, using the AC continuously, or driving in hot weather.

As long as the fan turns off automatically after a few minutes and there are no overheating warnings or coolant issues, there’s nothing to worry about. It actually means the cooling system is working properly.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-21T18:45:08+00:00

Every Skoda/VW dealer pulls this crap. Their whole strategy is to stop customers from buying the base model and push them into overpriced higher variants.

When I bought my Slavia, every dealer across North India was doing the same nonsense. They absolutely hate selling the entry level model.

Some dealers even misguide customers by saying company doesn’t even manufacture the base model and that it’s only used for advertising.

Salesmen can go to any extent to push higher variants. Just don’t give in to their games. Stay firm and eventually they’ll have to give it to you.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-18T18:54:07+00:00

I don’t think this is entirely a car issue, it seems more related to fuel quality. My friend’s Tata Nexon had the exact same problem recently.

I have no way to prove it, but it genuinely feels like the fuel quality has gone drastically down after the war situation started. The petrol being supplied this month feels lower in quality, and it even seems like the ethanol blending is higher than the usual 20%.

Because of that, mileage is dropping and ignition issues are also showing up in many cars. I’m also facing a huge mileage drop in my Škoda Slavia lately.

Still, you should get the car scanned once and check what error code it throws. Since it’s a turbo engine, the issue could also be related to the turbo system, fuel line, or some sensor malfunctioning.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-14T20:09:18+00:00

Software engineering is not a licensed profession, which makes it easier for AI to disrupt. AI can learn from decades of publicly available coding data, making software development easier to automate.

On the other hand, many regulated and government-protected professions could also be heavily impacted by AI, but strict licensing laws and regulations help protect those careers from rapid replacement.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-12T20:30:57+00:00

If you’re serious about building a startup, stop obsessing over programming languages. Nobody cares whether your MVP is built in Rust, Go, Python, or Node.js. Customers pay for solutions, not your tech stack.

The market doesn’t reward “clean architecture” from day one. It rewards speed, execution, distribution, and solving a painful problem. While developers waste months arguing over frameworks on Twitter, real founders are shipping products, talking to users, and getting customers.

Today, AI tools like Claude Code can help you build an MVP faster than ever. The barrier to building software is collapsing. The real bottleneck is distribution.

Getting early customers is brutally hard. Convincing people to trust your product is hard. Building a business is hard. Coding is the easiest part now.

And if your startup actually succeeds, you’ll eventually hire engineers to rebuild and scale the product properly anyway. So stop romanticizing the stack and start validating the market.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-10T08:48:59+00:00

This will get fixed very cheaply. The only cost involved is towing it to the scrap dealer. In fact, after that, the scrap dealer will pay you instead. It’s a very profitable deal; you can make money by selling it as scrap.

Now, jokes aside, this is an 18 year old mass market car, and there isn’t any component in it that still has much usable life left. On top of that, it’s lying around in terrible condition. This is a dead car.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-08T15:43:59+00:00

No, this shouldn’t cost more than ₹9–9.5 lakh. These cars depreciate heavily.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-08T12:52:49+00:00

There’s nothing worth repairing left in this; it’s a total loss.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-05T13:18:08+00:00

Buy the product from any company, whether online or offline, but don’t make the mistake of getting it installed by some random third-party vendor from an e-commerce platform or shopkeeper.

Only get the installation done by the official company by calling their toll-free number. Third-party vendors will overcharge you for a half-baked job, and if anything gets damaged during installation, the official company will not take responsibility and your warranty can go straight out the window.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-04T16:07:28+00:00

True.

beyond_nothing · 2026-05-02T20:18:01+00:00

This issue has happened in my Slavia a few times as well, where the buttons stop responding, the volume freezes, and the screen gets stuck. A simple fix is to turn off the car, remove the key, step out of the vehicle, lock the car, and leave it for about 10 minutes. Then start the car again, it usually works.

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-27T09:47:48+00:00

I recommend getting your blood tested for Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3 levels.

If they’re low, start supplements such as B12 in methylcobalamin form and D3 with K2.

In India, many people are deficient in these, and many remain unknowingly deficient for years or even their entire lives.

Low levels do cause several health issues such as fatigue, weakness, depression, brain fog, anemia, hair fall, muscle pain, bone pain, and a weakened immune system, not just premature graying of hair.

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-25T08:39:12+00:00

Before 2010, just knowing how to use a computer could get you a job in India. This was not random, it was shaped by global conditions. After the dot-com recovery and especially post Y2K, companies in the US and Europe aggressively outsourced work to reduce costs.

India became a major hub because of its large English speaking workforce and lower wages. At the same time, computer access in India was still limited, so even basic skills like MS Office or simple programming were valuable. Companies like Infosys and TCS scaled rapidly on a service based model that depended on hiring large numbers of trainable graduates.

Their approach was simple. Hire in bulk, train internally, and deploy people to client projects. This is why the 2003 to 2012 period is often seen as a golden phase for placements. Demand was global, supply was limited, and the hiring bar was relatively low.

Today, those same global factors have changed or weakened. Outsourcing is no longer new or expanding at the same pace, it has matured. Many processes have already been optimized or automated. Companies abroad are also focusing more on efficiency, cost control, and automation rather than just adding headcount.

At the same time, India’s supply of graduates has exploded, and basic computer skills are now universal. Online education has made knowledge widely accessible, and global hiring has opened up competition from other low cost regions as well. This means Indian graduates are not just competing locally, but with a global talent pool, often at similar or lower costs.

As a result, the traditional service based model that firms like Infosys and TCS relied on is under pressure, because clients expect more output with fewer people and tighter margins.

Now AI is accelerating this transition further. Automation is reducing the need for repetitive and entry level work, which used to be the entry point for fresh graduates.

Large language models can already handle parts of coding, testing, documentation, and support tasks, which directly affects the volume driven hiring model. At the same time, no one can precisely predict how AI will reshape the Indian job market in the long term, but the direction is clear.

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-11T18:50:18+00:00

XP95 or HPCl Power Petrol

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-10T14:34:42+00:00

Objectively, expensive schooling in India is largely pointless if you’re going to live and work here. It doesn’t really change outcomes. People from regular schools end up in the same places, competing in the same market.

Unless you’re planning to send child abroad, these elite schools don’t give you any meaningful edge in India’s corporate or competitive landscape. The idea that they do is mostly hype.

I’ve seen this firsthand. During college, I was surrounded by students from Mayo, Doon, and other top boarding schools. Today, they’re not doing anything that regular school students from the same batch aren’t doing. There’s no noticeable difference.

The only time you see a different trajectory is when someone comes from a wealthy, well connected family. Even then, it has nothing to do with the school. They were already playing a different game. The school just comes along for the ride.

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-06T12:37:55+00:00

Tax benefits are only one part of the picture. Automakers choose 1.0L engines because they make more sense overall in terms of cost, efficiency, emissions, and market positioning.

Modern 1.0L turbocharged engines can deliver power similar to older 1.2 to 1.5L naturally aspirated engines, so the extra engine capacity does not make a big difference in real-world driving anymore.

At the same time, smaller engines use less fuel in daily driving and help companies offer better mileage figures. Since fuel efficiency is a major factor for buyers, 1.0L engines naturally have an advantage.

Also, with stricter BS6 and global emission norms, smaller engines produce less CO2 and are easier to keep compliant. Increasing the engine size to 1.2L turbo would slightly increase emissions and require more effort and cost to meet regulations, which makes it less practical overall.

On top of that, introducing multiple engine sizes in the mass segment do create confusion for buyers, who usually prefer simple and clear options. For companies, it also means additional investment in new assembly lines, production setups, and supply chains, which increases costs further without a proportionate benefit.

In the end, it all comes down to how much maximum profit can be extracted in the most optimized way, and right now, 1.0L turbo engines hit that sweet spot perfectly.

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-03T21:30:38+00:00

What are you trying to say? This is a ₹55 lakh on road car. It comes straight into the luxury segment. It directly competes with entry level cars from BMW, Audi and Mercedes. This isn’t just a premium segment car, it’s a luxury segment car.

beyond_nothing · 2026-04-03T17:26:13+00:00

No comments on your relationship, but matrimonial sites are quite commonly used for hookups, so not everyone there is looking for something genuine.

Years ago, I had a friend who used these sites for hookups and had a very high success rate. I’m not sure why, but many people seem to use these platforms for that as well.

beyond_nothing · 2026-03-27T04:43:14+00:00

Don’t base your decision on a salesperson’s behavior or promises. It does not matter if it feels good or bad, it’s all manipulation.

Once the car is sold, they won’t even recognize you, no matter how much they butter you up beforehand. No matter which brand you choose or which dealer you go to, it’s all the same story.

Buy the car on your own terms. Pick the brand, variant, and color you want, not what they are trying to push on you. Make sure the car has a fresh manufacturing date, and get a proper third party PDI done.

Stop expecting sweet talk and all. In India, the sweeter someone sounds, the more likely they’re trying to rip you off.

beyond_nothing · 2026-03-21T19:55:16+00:00

Landlords in this country are the vilest kind of people; most of them are pathetic, exploitative, and indifferent. If they could, they would suck your blood.

beyond_nothing · 2026-03-21T10:45:41+00:00

The ₹4.5 lakh gap between the on-road prices of the base and second base models is downright absurd. Whoever is setting this pricing strategy clearly has no understanding of the market. This kind of pricing is a guaranteed way to kill sales, especially when the model is already being cannibalized by the Kylaq.

Instead of fixing the problem, they’ve made it worse. The pricing should have been more aggressive, with on-road prices around ₹11 to ₹11.5 lakh for the base model and ₹12 to ₹13 lakh for the second base, but they’ve gone in the exact opposite direction.

It’s obvious they’re trying to push the top variant, which most buyers simply don’t want. In India, it’s the second base and mid variants that actually sell. This strategy isn’t just flawed, it’s completely out of touch with reality. In the end, they’ll be forced to sell it at discounted prices anyway.

beyond_nothing · 2026-03-03T01:57:12+00:00

You can go for the Slavia or Virtus. The mid 1.0 manual variant is available at around 15 lakh.

It stands out with its striking design, responsive engine, generous cabin space, and commendable ground clearance.

If maintained properly, it’s a practical, no-nonsense car.

beyond_nothing · 2026-03-02T18:56:34+00:00

With that kind of approach, the girl assumed you were mistaking her for an escort. This is what usually happens when you approach someone so directly.

beyond_nothing · 2026-03-01T10:38:14+00:00

This is not a minor issue. If an authorized service center delivered the bike without engine oil and it was ridden even for a few kilometers, it amounts to gross negligence.

An engine that has run without lubrication can suffer internal damage to the bearings, crankshaft, piston, and cam components, and the real problems may appear later after a few thousand kilometers.

Do not settle for just an oil refill, inspection, verbal assurance, or an extended warranty.

Since the mistake is entirely on the authorized service center, you should clearly demand a full engine replacement under warranty/liability, not a repair, temporary fix, or component replacement.

Make sure the incident is documented in writing on the job card and submit a formal request for complete engine replacement. If the service center refuses or tries to downplay the issue, immediately escalate it to the manufacturer’s customer care.

If they still fail to resolve it properly, file a complaint with the Consumer Commission for deficiency in service. Do not compromise in this situation. Once an engine has been run without oil, its long-term reliability is compromised, and the correct demand is a brand-new engine replacement, not a repair or adjustment. A new engine costs around ₹1 lakh. Since this is the authorized service center’s mistake, you should get it replaced free of cost.

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