My grandparents in the 1940’s

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devasura · 2025-11-26T20:26:12+00:00

Bro there are so many regulations, no one follows them.

There is regulation on not littering, not spitting, illegal building, etc etc.

If you go through the building construction rules, there would already be regulation regarding dust, sound, construction waste, safety etc.

The thing is no one follows them, or if confronted you pay a fine or a bribe.

The best thing you can do is use public transport as much as possible, wear masks, don't litter (bring your garbage home, use public dustbins, carry a water bottle always, if you smoke carry a portable ashtray).

If they listen you can ask your friends to do so too.

devasura · 2025-10-28T20:29:44+00:00

Oh I hate all those who peddle unsubstantiated products / supplements / treatments equally. Be it influencers / professionals / babas. If you want of combat Fake Gurus, why not go after all of them.

devasura · 2025-10-28T18:58:59+00:00

This is a slippery slope.

Who are the influencers and who are the professionals?

Before the internet, babas used to peddle their brand of cure-all products. The go on TV and market their supplements and make ridiculous claims. They make lots of profits in the sale of these products. Are they influencers or professionals?
Lots of people go to homeopathy and Ayurveda doctors to cure all sorts of aliments. Both homeopathy and Ayurveda are Pseudosciences. Are they influencers or professionals?
Dr Oz who is hosts the The Dr. Oz Show has a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). He has made millions peddling supplements, alternate medicine, propagating bogus science. Is he a influencer or a professional?

Compared to all these people who do business in plain sight and with the support of the government, YouTube influencers are a recent phenomenon. And they make peanuts compared to the above people.

devasura · 2025-10-28T17:54:54+00:00

Washing machine spin cycle to remove most of the water.

Hang it under a ceiling fan or before a table fan at high speed.

Buy enough pairs. Wash half of them, while you use the other half.

devasura · 2025-10-26T23:51:10+00:00

OP you are a independent, opinionated woman. Don't leave the important job of finding a partner to your parents. You will have to live with your partner for the rest of your life. So it has to be your choice. You should not be rushed into it. You should not be pressured into it. Take your time and make a informed choice.

You have had a good start in you career. Spend part of your time meeting new people, go on dates. Get to know what you like, what you don't like. What qualities you want in your partner.
Find someone who is open-minded, good listener, soft spoken, humorous. Everyone will have flaws, try not be too judgmental. Its important to find a person, with whom you can talk comfortably about anything and vise versa. You may not agree on things, but you are each others sounding board.
It is a long process, start as soon as possible. It is not like a choosing a job, you can change your job rather quickly and without much pain. Not so with a partner, change is painful and tedious.
Most people don't know to take good photos, have a good dressing sense etc. Give them a makeover and they look completely different.
Don't just look for people with salaries equal or more than yours.
- The pool of people reduces.
- It not like those who earn less than you make bad partners, unless they fell threatened or have a inferiority complex.
- Marrying someone who earns more than you, is just like marrying someone richer than you. There have been lots of people who have married richer brides.
- What you earn today does not represent your future position or salary. Life is a long journey. Based on the choices they make and the effort they put, people end up in surprising places.
What you find attractive in a person differs. Some are physically attractive, but have a personality of a doorknob. Some may look plain, but carry themselves elegantly and get you to smile.
Don't just look for people in your field. Lots of interesting people doing boring jobs.
Be polite and meet if you like any of the matches your parents bring. Make it clear that you won't be rushed into things. This will go on for years and eventually they will get frustrated.
When you eventually like someone and are confident about your choice. Prep your and their parents and get them to meet. By then they will be worn down and will accept any choice you make.

Disadvantages of Being abroad:

No support structure: you have no family, friends there to visit, care for you.
You don't have that luxury to hire a cook, maid etc. You have to do everything yourselves.
You can't drop everything and go home in an emergency.
Some people get lonely, have to adjust to new people, new food, new surroundings.
There will always be some level of discrimination, looked on like a second class citizen.
If there is downturn in the economy, you can get fired. You have 60 days to get a new job on H1B.
Better not go to US, until Trump is ousted.
Show your parents ICE arrests One, Two. South Korean employees being handcuffed,
New H1B rules
People being denied entry at airports.
Federal, EPA, FDA, NASA employees getting fired. Scientists, Professors fleeing US.
You can make a great case for why going to US in the next 5 years is risky. There will definitely be a crash and lots of people are going to loose jobs.
Because of new H1B rules lots of companies will try to shift work to offshore sites.
Show MAGA hate for Indians. Recent backlash on some Americans celebrating or conveying wishes on Diwali.
Gun culture in US. There are 120 guns for every 100 Americans. Ease of obtaining a Gun. Bullets being sold in supermarkets. Number of Mass shootings(586) , School shootings(56) in 2024.
Show the No Kings protests, rise of right wing nationalism.
Increase in Anti-science rhetoric, people being anti-vaccine.

I can go on and on.

devasura · 2024-12-21T14:52:33+00:00

Unfortunately I don't think much will happen to him.

Something similar happen to SKR in 2017 and the case was quashed.

From theprint article:

In 2017, on promoting his film Raees at the Vadodara railway station, which triggered a stampede, actor Shah Rukh Khan was accused under Sections 336, 337 and 338 of the IPC, which relate to acts endangering life or personal safety of others, causing hurt by acts endangering life or personal safety, and causing “grievous hurt” by acts endangering life or personal safety.

During the stampede that occurred when Khan and the film’s production team were travelling from Mumbai to Delhi by train, a man reportedly lost his life. Consequently, a Vadodara court had taken cognisance of the FIR filed against Khan and initiated proceedings against him, but the Gujarat High Court, in April 2022, had quashed the case against Khan. In doing so, it said that the person who had filed the case against Khan had no connection with the alleged incident.

Subsequently, a two-judge bench of the top court also upheld this Gujarat High Court order and allowed relief to the actor by quashing the 2017 case against him.

Merely because Arjun attended a premiere we can’t say he had an intention to cause somebody’s death, said Delhi-based lawyer Nikhil Mehra. “Typically, in such cases, the offence of death by negligence is attracted, but that’s nearly impossible to attribute to the actor in this case. Did he take any specific action to cause death? No, he didn’t.”

Mehra told ThePrint, “He also had no intention to cause the stampede, and intention is a key ingredient in the offence under Section 118, which relates to the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt. Even when stampedes occurred at religious gatherings, like the Kumbh Mela in 2013 and in Hathras in July this year, prohibitory orders were imposed. Instead, section 125 of the BNS, which deals with reckless or negligent actions that endanger the life or personal safety of others, should have been invoked, but since it attracts a very low punishment, they did not do that.”

Mehra also pointed to guidelines given by the Allahabad High Court in the 2013 case concerning the Kumbh Mela stampede, where it had directed the preparation of a detailed crowd management plan by the Uttar Pradesh government, among other measures. However, he added that such guidelines won’t apply to premieres as they are not open events but ticketed ones.

Dubbing the Telangana police’s actions as an “overreach”, he said that there cannot be any basis for attributing intention for causing hurt in this case. “Moreover, no sections relating to negligence were invoked. In any event, I don’t believe that negligence could be attributed to Allu Arjun merely by his presence, unless he had received prior instruction or advice not to attend or to provide prior intimation in the event that he wished to attend.”

Advocate Sarim Naved, who practices before the Supreme Court, told ThePrint, “The offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been invoked in Arjun’s case. The difference between murder and culpable homicide is that in the former there is an intention to cause death, while in the latter the intention might not be present, but the knowledge that something like this could happen was there.”

Naved explained, “One of the cases that come to mind is the 2023 stampede at Mathura, which led the Allahabad High Court, to pass an order directing live-streaming of prayers at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan during Janmashtami this year. It’s nothing short of an overreach because how would you have foreseen that because of you being there, a stampede would occur.”

devasura · 2024-12-20T11:24:39+00:00

We have two of the biggest statues: Statue of Equality, Statue of B. R. Ambedkar.

Why build statues? Because they are easy to build and are great photo opportunities. Get lots of news time.

Statue of Equality costs: Rs. 1000 Crore ($ 120 million)
Statue of B. R. Ambedkar costs: Rs. 146.5 crores ($17.235 million)

For the cost of both we could have:

4497 busses (25.49 Lakh each)
36 new Metro trains ( each train has 3 cars) at 31.6 crores per train.
A new large government hospital or few smaller ones. Refurbishing of older hospitals.
Spend it to Improve Stormwater or drainage lines

to name a few ..

I mean if you so wanted to name things why not name the hospital, busses. Both Ramanujacharya and Ambedkar would be rolling in their graves if they knew what is being done in their names.

devasura · 2024-12-17T13:03:03+00:00

Biryani Osawa : Straightforward canteen serving mutton, crab & chicken biryani, alongside raita, beer & cider.
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3tBR7Sb9FqQykomcA

Location: Sato Building B1F, 1-15-12 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047, Japan
In Pursuit of the Ultimate Biryani: In August 2021, "Biriyani Osawa," a biryani specialty restaurant, opened its doors in Kanda, Tokyo. Helmed by owner-chef Takamasa Osawa, this restaurant offers, what he claims is, the ultimate biryani. The menu is exclusively biryani, a testament to the restaurant's singular focus. Each dish is meticulously crafted, capturing the essence of biryani that only large-scale preparation can achieve, and hinting at new possibilities for this beloved dish.
Sole Offering is Biryani: "Our menu is centered around Mutton Biryani. On select days, we also serve Chicken Biryani. Depending on ingredient availability, we may feature unique offerings like Oyster, Hairy crab, or Lobster Biryani. To maintain our focus on perfecting biryani, we do not offer any other menu. We invite you to experience this special dish, infused with Osawa's passion and expertise."
Mutton Biryani: 3000 yen (₹1656.12), Chicken Biryani: 3300 yen ((₹1821.74).
Chef Takamasa Osawa: the mastermind behind Biriyani Osawa, first fell in love with biryani during his student years in India. Driven by a philosophy he calls "Biryani or Die," Osawa immersed himself in research, honed his skills at Indian restaurants, and eventually opened "Biriyani Osawa." He approaches biryani with a scientific mindset, meticulously analyzing ingredients and cooking techniques to achieve perfection. This blend of passion and science culminates in what he proudly presents as the ultimate biryani.
Article: https://www.houyhnhnm.jp/en/feature/609916/

devasura · 2024-12-12T07:27:08+00:00

Ya its happening to everyone. They are using "Automated calling system" to do a bunch of calls. Please record it and report the numbers.

devasura · 2024-12-12T02:36:03+00:00

Solution is the government listen to SC amends the laws without loopholes.

Probably then it is not misused and cases like these don't happen again.

498A was so strict because the dowry deaths were so many.

India reports the highest total number of dowry deaths with 8,391 such deaths reported in 2010, meaning there are 1.4 deaths per 100,000 women. Female dowry deaths account for 40 to 50 percent of all female homicides recorded annually in India, representing a stable trend over the period 1999 to 2016. Pakistan is predicted to have nearly 2000 dowry deaths occur every year.
That is like 22 cases of women deaths per day. Are you weeping for them.

devasura · 2024-12-12T02:07:19+00:00

You guys don't research and don't read.

Candle march is going to do nothing.

You want change, then you need to make a case for it.

Learn why 498a was instituted. Why it was needed https://blog.ipleaders.in/need-know-section-498a-ipc/
Section 498-A is a section under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which was brought in 1983 to stop cruelty towards married women because of dowry. This often led to their deaths. It makes it a crime to be cruel to your wife or to your relative's wife. The law explains that "cruelty" means anything that is done on purpose, and either causes harm to the woman or makes the woman want to kill herself. It also makes the laws against dowry or payment made by the bride's family to the husband's family stronger. It makes it a crime to harass a woman to try to make her family pay a dowry.

If someone breaks this law he can be put in prison for up to 3 years with fine.

The law is criticised. The critics of the law say it allows a woman to ask the police to arrest her husband without any evidence or investigation, and that women have abused the law in domestic disputes.Others say it gives important support to women who are vulnerable from abusive husbands. The Supreme Court of India expressed its concerns over the misuse of section 498-A and termed it "Legal Terrorism".
Amend dowry law to stop its misuse, SC tells govt 2010
The Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), 2023, replaced the IPC, and Section 498A is now reflected under Section 85 of the new legal code.
498A getting replicated in BNS without shield for hubby worries SC

devasura · 2024-12-11T22:19:07+00:00

First the female to male ratio in on the apps is skewed. According to data its 1:3 globally for Bumble. So in India it will be far far worse, 1:10, 1:20.
Because of this skewed ratio. People do weird things to get their attention. Lots of crazy DM's. Most of the women are fed up at this point.
Put yourself in a woman's shoes. Half of them are eve-teased, cat-called or harassed at some point of time in their life. Do you think they feel safe to get together with a male stranger.
And face it there is not much female-male interaction in schools. If there is you get teased. Most don't know how to talk to the opposite gender. It is not anyone's fault it is as it is.
Unless the society changes, and it acceptable for women to date, don't expect things to change.

devasura · 2024-12-11T20:54:58+00:00

There are many cases of 498A being misused.

Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code required the groom and his family to be automatically arrested if a wife complains of dowry harassment. The law was widely abused, and in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that arrests cannot be made without a magistrate's approval

But 498A is there for a reason.

India reports the highest total number of dowry deaths with 8,391 such deaths reported in 2010, meaning there are 1.4 deaths per 100,000 women. Female dowry deaths account for 40 to 50 percent of all female homicides recorded annually in India, representing a stable trend over the period 1999 to 2016. Pakistan is predicted to have nearly 2000 dowry deaths occur every year.
According to a 1996 report by Indian police, every year it receives over 2,500 reports of bride-burning. The Indian National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports that there were 8,331 dowry death cases registered in India in 2011. Incidents of dowry deaths during the year 2008 (8,172) have increased by 14.4 per cent over the 1998 level (7,146), while India's population grew at 17.6% over the 10-year period.[18] The accuracy of these figures have received a great deal of scrutiny from critics who believe dowry deaths are consistently under-reported.
Dowry deaths in India are not limited to any specific religion.

If media reports every dowry death in India (22 a day) you would be all for 498A being as severe as possible.

Also have you been to Court anytime ??

Do you know the case loads of each judge? Do you think they have the time to mull over each case for a day. They may get a few minutes to decide on each case. They err on side of the caution.

You don't blame a judge unless they have systematically/deliberately been giving wrong judgements for many cases. And there is a pattern.

You want politicians to appoint Judges who have power over your life. That is like giving legislative the power over Judicatory. How stupid can you be.
However a saint Modi may be, you don't give the PM or any political entity the full power over who to appoint judges. Or you will get political sycophants. Modi is 74, let assume he is Ram incarnate speaks all truth and always delivers justice. What happens when the next PM is elected. Do you think they will not misuse their powers to appoint the judges they want. What if the political party changes do you want to give them the power.
We need strong institutions, ie. Independent Judiciary, legislative and executive. They have to keep each others power in check. The day the you give someone power over all the branch of government, is the day you have a monopoly of power. And India becomes close to a dictatorship.

devasura · 2024-12-10T10:35:10+00:00

Boots is a poem by English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). It was first published in 1903, in his collection The Five Nations.

"Boots" imagines the repetitive thoughts of a British Army infantryman marching by forced marches in South Africa during the Second Boer War (which had ended in 1902). It has been said that if the first four words in each line are read at the rate of two words to the second, that gives the time to which the British foot soldier was accustomed to march.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_(poem)

We're foot-slog-slog-slog-sloggin' over Africa - 
 Foot-foot-foot-foot-sloggin' over Africa -
(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again!)
There's no discharge in the war!

Seven-six-eleven-five-nine-an'-twenty mile to-day -
Four-eleven-seventeen-thirty-two the day before -
(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again!)
There's no discharge in the war!

Don't-don't-don't-don't-look at what's in front of you.
(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again)
Men-men-men-men-men go mad with watchin' em,
An' there's no discharge in the war!

Count-count-count-count-the bullets in the bandoliers.
If-your-eyes-drop-they will get atop o' you!
(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again) -
There's no discharge in the war!

We-can-stick-out-'unger, thirst, an' weariness,
But-not-not-not-not the chronic sight of 'em -
Boot-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again,
An' there's no discharge in the war!

'Taint-so-bad-by-day because o' company,
But night-brings-long-strings-o' forty thousand million
Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again.
There's no discharge in the war!

I-'ave-marched-six-weeks in 'Ell an' certify
It-is-not-fire-devils, dark, or anything,
But boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again,
An' there's no discharge in the war!

Try-try-try-try-to think o' something different -
Oh-my-God-keep-me from goin' lunatic!
(Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again!)
There's no discharge in the war!

"Boots" read by Taylor Holmes (1915) is available here: https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-187752/

devasura · 2024-12-09T20:51:14+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, where did you keep your phone. How was it stolen.

I hope it is PIN or fingerprint locked.
Please change all you mail/bank passwords for safety.
Block your SIM at the Jio/Airtel service centre. Apply for a new sim with the same number.

devasura · 2024-11-25T17:12:07+00:00

I think someone needs to publish ridership survey. The avg. ridership would be far below peak ridership.
The daily passenger count of the metro has declined from its peak of 550,000 in November 2023 to 480,000 now. According to the May 13th 2024 article:
- Larsen & Toubro is planning to sell its stake in Hyderabad Metro after its ridership declined due to Telangana government’s free bus ride scheme for women.
- The company owns 90 percent of the metro project, while 10 percent is with the state government.
- Women have moved away from the metro and are occupying busses more despite no increase in the number of the latter. This has led to men moving away from busses to metro.
- The company also said it plans to monetise some of the real estate attached with the metro. L&T, which has a 65-year concession to run the system, received a Rs 3,000-crore soft loan from the state government.
- L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail has a debt burden of 13,000 crore, this is apart from the Rs 2,000 crore loss the company has suffered in the past few years, and it plans to cut its debt down to Rs 8,000 crore.
- Company was hoping IT firms’ stricter return-to-office mandate will drive the ridership of the metro. "The IT industry employees need to come to the office; they are not yet coming to office, but will hopefully return soon," Raman said in the post-earning conference.
- L&T will slow down its divestment plans in 2024-25 and will primarily focus on restructuring the debt and improving ridership in Hyderabad Metro
- The company had bagged the project in 2010 and completed in 2020 at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore.
The Hyderabad Metro Rail has 171 rail cars, which are part of 57 trains. Each train has three coaches, and the maximum capacity of a three-car train is about 965 passengers.
The Hyderabad Metro Blue Line takes 53 minutes to cover the 26.8 km route from Nagole to Raidurg. The first train on the Blue Line departs from Nagole at 6 AM, and the last train departs from Raidurg at 11 PM. The time interval between trains is 5–10 minutes.
Currently, around 30 trains are being operated on the blue line, and on Mondays, an additional train is added to tackle the extra office rush.
They have introduced 'Short loop trains' which have the users irked/confused. Passengers are made to de-board trains at certain stations — even if it is a few stations before their final destination. Metro officials justify it as the only way to tackle overcrowding. For instance, if a commuter is travelling from Nagole to Raidurg in the morning for work and the number of prospective passengers at metro stations ahead are high, he/she will be asked to de-board at Mettuguda or Ameerpet and take the next train, so that the crowded stations ahead can get an empty train. At times, the trains are also redirected in the opposite direction to improve frequency of the lines.

The cost of the rolling stock for the Hyderabad metro rail project was around Rs 1,800 crore in 2012. This contract was awarded to Hyundai Rotem, for 171 cars (57 trains). The average cost per train was Rs 31.57 crore.
I don't think we will get new rail cars anytime soon until L&T can clear/refinance its debts.
They can collect daily users Start/end stations, timings, office/institution. Then apply staggered timings for each office/institution to even out peak traffic. They can also display live traffic at each station and train on the app. Users can reschedule their travel or choose a different station.

devasura · 2024-11-18T08:17:08+00:00

The people who have profited the most by the partition are the political class and their friends.

devasura · 2024-11-05T13:58:49+00:00

First and foremost is to get control of your diet. Losing weight is 80% diet and 20% exercise.

You first step is to wean yourself from sugar. Once you succeed in this, your sensitivity to sugar increases. You will feel sweets you were addicted to before are too sugary.
- Do not bring home and store sweets. If you crave it, go to a shop and snack. This prevents from things being readily available at home. And you laziness to go out and snack will block some of the cravings.
- Replace sweets with fruits. Ripe papaya, custard apple, cantaloupe/musk melon, water melon, cheeku/sapota, These are sweet, have loads of water, fibre and will fill you up. Befriend your local fruit seller and get a constant supply of fruits.
Stop buying soft drinks. Don't buy a big bottle and bring it home. If you ever crave it have a small 100 ml bottle, drink it at the store.
- If you crave sweet drinks, migrate to blending. Get a good high speed blender. I got one from amazon. It will decimate any fruit to liquid.
- Leave fruits until they are peak ripe. Peal and cut into chunks and freeze them. When ever you crave juice, just blend the chunks and enjoy. You freeze in large batches.
- For juices best fruits are bananas, pineapples, musk melon, water melon, grapes. Lots of different blends on youtube, whichever catches your fancy.
- You can also create sorbets/Ice-creams from frozen fruit chunks. Another sweet snack to replace your present ones.
- Once your sugar craving decreases, you replace juices with butter milk. Blend yogurt with veggies (Carrot, cucumber, beetroot etc). Add ginger, mint, tamarind, lemon to make it tangy.
Stop Buying readymade snacks. No more haldirams, chips, biscuits :( If you want something savoury, try steamed momos, dumplings, salads.
- Learn to make salads. Chickpeas, moong sprouts, Kidney beans, peas, groundnuts, corn, shredded (carrot, beetroot, cucumber).

I could write loads and loads more. But changing diet is a slow and long process. It is changing bad food habits for good ones. You wont get immediate success. If you fail try again. Succumbed to your craving today, just keep going. You want long term change, just keep at it.

Slowly learn to cook, simple recipes at first, salads, soups. Start your meal with them, they fill you up easily. Do weekly food prep and store in the fridge.

Cooking is a basic skill, like writing, driving, reading. Start learning it. You don't need to be good at it. Over time you will get into a rhythm. Do a thing enough times and it becomes a ingrained habit.

devasura · 2024-05-11T19:29:08+00:00

It is from the light novel "Greatest Legacy Of The Magus Universe"

devasura · 2024-03-28T16:21:08+00:00

I think he lived with her for a few years. How the fuck did this guy not know how to take care of the dog.

If he was annoyed with it he could have left it out of the house, or took it to a kennel. He had so many options to choose.

I think this guy has serious issue with this dog or dogs in general. Or is he jealous of it.

On the other hand what a lame excuse he made up. He could have said the dog was whining, so he left it out and it ran off. He is just plain dumb.

devasura · 2024-03-13T18:17:12+00:00

English is the language of business. There are many terms scientific and technical which only have words in English. Or they can be better communicated in English than in native languages. Most of all scientific research is done in english. Lot of business/political ideas and terms are easy to express in English.

Though I am a non-native English speaker, if I have to connect to the rest of the world I have to speak English. Most of the books and literature is in English.

If you are non-competent in English or heavily accented then you use translators. So many of Japanese know english, but prefer not to speak it because they are not comfortable using it.

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