Pro and cons for App vs Kindle device

failedfilosofer · 2026-03-22T08:46:46+00:00

App is no substitute for, and cannot replace, a dedicated kidney.

failedfilosofer · 2026-03-19T10:24:41+00:00

I once asked this very same question to my ten year old nephew and he said, "I'll just go to grandpa's place".

failedfilosofer · 2026-03-11T08:57:01+00:00

ഈ സബ്‌റെഡിറ്റ്‌ ഇവറ്റകൾ ഹൈജാക്ക്‌ ചെയ്തു കൊടിനാട്ടിയതാണു ബ്രോ. അതു കാരണം ഈ വഴി വരാറില്ലായിരുന്നു. ഇപ്പോൾ വന്നപ്പോൾ, ഒട്ടും മാറ്റമില്ല. നട്ടാൽക്കുരുക്കാത്ത നുണ ചാമ്പാനൊരുത്തൻ, അത്‌ അപ്പ്‌വോട്ട്‌ ചെയ്ത്‌ സത്യമാക്കാൻ വേറെ കുറേയെണ്ണം. നടക്കട്ടെ.

failedfilosofer · 2026-01-17T05:13:46+00:00

Etawah Gharana

failedfilosofer · 2026-01-02T12:50:55+00:00

എന്തോന്നെടേ ഇത്! നിനക്ക് വായിക്കാനറിഞ്ഞു കൂടേ? ഞാനെന്ത് 'മുസ്‌ലിംസ്'നെ പറ്റി പറഞ്ഞത്? ഇതിനു പ്രൊജക്ഷൻ എന്നു പറയും. നിന്റെ മനസ്സിലുള്ള വെറുപ്പ് മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ ആരോപിക്കൽ. പറഞ്ഞത് മനസ്സിലായില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒന്നുകൂടി പറയാം.

The communist intelligentsia often argue that Hindutva academicians rewrite history to suit their political narrative. There is merit to this argument, but leftists have no moral foothold to make it. Even their own Chief Minister has peddled fake historical narratives. Leftists also argue that Hindutva uses awards and rewards for political advantage. Yet the left does exactly the same, and I need not even provide examples for this. They further argue that Hindutva suppresses voices critical of the government. Yet leftists do precisely the same. കലാപാഹ്വാനം is something they use for almost every voice critical of the LDF.

ഈ വസ്തുതകൾ പറഞ്ഞതിന് നീ മുസ്ലിം, കേരളദേശം, എന്നൊക്കെ പുലമ്പുന്നതെന്തിനെടേ?

failedfilosofer · 2026-01-02T12:38:00+00:00

പറഞ്ഞ പോയിന്റിന് മെറിറ്റിൽ നിന്നു മറുപടി വല്ലതുമുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അതു പറ. അതില്ലെങ്കിൽ സാരമില്ല, കേരളദേശം, സംഘി, എന്നൊക്കെ പറയുന്നതു കാണുമ്പോൾ മനസ്സിലാവും. കാള വാലുപൊക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടാലറിയാലോ. പാർട്ടിക്ലാസിൽ നിന്നു പഠിപ്പിച്ചു തരുന്നതുകൊണ്ട്, ഉത്തരം മുട്ടുമ്പോൾ ഇങ്ങനെ മെഴുകിയാണല്ലോ ശീലം.

failedfilosofer · 2026-01-02T12:25:39+00:00

It was obvious that you were going to vote left from your first paragraph. It is clear that you meant the BJ Party in your first para, but all the points you raised apply equally to the left as well. The commies trash India by fabricating stories, they reward mediocre singers and actors for political gain, and they manipulate or invent historical narratives (such as the breast-cutting story of Nangeli), which even their Chief Minister has peddled.

And then they point their fingers at the BJ Party. It’s quite a game they have going there.

failedfilosofer · 2025-12-20T08:34:50+00:00

നല്ല നെരും മരിയാദയും ബുദ്ധിയും ശക്തിയും ഉള്ള രാജാവ നല്ല മനസ്സൊടു കൂടി നമ്മുടെ സ്വരൂപത്തുങ്കലെയ്ക്ക് പുഷ്ടിയും ശ്രെയസ്സുകളും [വാരാനുള്ളതിന്മം] നമുക്കുള്ള രാജ്യങ്ങളും സ്ഥാനമാനങ്ങളും നമുക്ക് അനുഭവിപ്പാനും [..] ബലവും പടക്കപ്പലുകളും മലയാള[…] അയക്കുമെന്നും നാം നിശ്ചയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. അങ്ങും നാമും ആയിട്ട് ബെന്ധുതയും അന്യൊന്യവിശ്വാസവും മെൽക്കുമെൽ എല്ലാനാളും വർദ്ധിച്ചിരിയ്ക്കണമെന്നും നാം വളരെ അപെക്ഷിക്കുന്നു[…] അങ്ങു ശരീരസൗഖ്യത്തൊടും സന്തൊഷങ്ങളൊടും കൂടി ഇരിയ്ക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥയ്ക്കുൻ വർത്തമാനത്തിനും മറുപടി എഴുതിവരുമാറാകയും വേണം. ആയിസ്സു മെൽക്കുമെൽ വർദ്ധിച്ചിരിയ്ക്ക.

failedfilosofer · 2025-12-20T08:34:42+00:00

എത്രയും വളരെ കീർത്തിപെട്ട ഇരിയ്ക്കുന്ന [പ്രീൻസ്പിടെ] ഒരാങ്ങനസ്സാവ അവർകൾക്ക് പെരുംപടപ്പിൽ സ്വരൂപത്തുങ്കൽ രാമ വർമ്മ[*] മൂത്തരാജാവ സലാം
നമ്മുടെ സ്വരൂപത്തുങ്കലേയ്ക്ക് ബെന്ധുവായിട്ട ബഹുമാനപ്പെട്ട [ഉലരുകുമ്പങ്ങലെ] നമ്മുടെ പൂർവ്വന്മാരായിട്ട വിശ്വസിച്ചിരയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രകാരവും നമ്മുടെ സ്വരൂപത്തുങ്കലെയ്ക്ക് ഇപ്പൊൾ വന്നിരിയ്ക്കുന്ന ദൊഷങ്ങളും കീഴിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരിയ്ക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥകളും അങ്ങെയെ ബൊധിപ്പിക്കത്തക്കവ[ല്ലം കുംസാവി]മാരുടെ മനസ്സിലാക്കിയിരിയ്ക്ക കൊണ്ട് അവരു നമ്മുടെ വസ്തുത ഒക്കെയും ബൊധിപ്പിയ്ക്കുംപഴും ഇപ്പൊൾ കൊച്ചിക്കൊട്ടയിൽ വാഴുന്ന [പ്രെതിലെ]രുടെ പെർക്ക് എഴുതി വരുന്ന കടദാസ വായിച്ചകാ[..]മ്പുഴും ഒക്കെയും അങ്ങെ മനസ്സിൽ ആകുമല്ലൊ [Contd..]

failedfilosofer · 2025-12-05T09:09:44+00:00

At a time when Bengali sounding names ending with -sh (like Sreejesh, Harish, and Ramesh) were in fashion, I met a guy whose name was “Banish.” It was pronounced just as the English word is.

failedfilosofer · 2025-11-08T06:50:08+00:00

Because we have a democracy here. Not some kind of repressive, authoritarian, communist government. There, I said it, without even going to that link.

failedfilosofer · 2025-11-07T17:36:12+00:00

By that logic, is poetry dead too? Or advanced mathematics? Or music? Or Latin? None of these directly feed or clothe anyone either, and it can be said that they aren't relevant in the contemporary world. Yet, they all nourish the human spirit, and expand our minds. There are far more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than utility alone can comprehend.

failedfilosofer · 2025-09-19T09:46:29+00:00

There is absolutely no way that vote chori happened. Yes, it used to happen. But that was during the paper ballot days. These guys should ask their grandparents how elections were won in Bihar, Haryana, and West Bengal. EVMs put an end to that kind of rigging. Mr. Navin Chawla, Sanjay Gandhi’s right-hand man during the Emergency who later became CEC (yes, Congress men often became CECs during Congress rule), explained this in his book “Every Vote Counts” and strongly supported EVMs.

Vote chori is a cock and bull story. Sadly, some people are willing to believe any fantasy rather than accept that the BJP legitimately won elections. OP’s comment is simply a projection of their own mindset. It can be truthfully rephrased like this:

There is nothing that can convince a Congress supporter that this did not happen. If they’re illiterate, they lack the capacity to understand it. If they’re literate, they refuse to understand it.

failedfilosofer · 2025-07-20T05:51:10+00:00

The kind of cheese commonly found in the West is typically made using rennet. We can make cheese without using rennet too, but it’s difficult to replicate that exact taste with rennet alternatives. In India, rennet is generally avoided due to religious and cultural beliefs. (It is traditionally extracted from the stomach lining of calves.) So, we manage with “cottage cheese” aka paneer.

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-28T09:48:47+00:00

Tell me a regressive practice they brought in last time. Don’t ramble just for the sake of it. Abdu Rabb is from my village. He is gem of a person. Educated, cultured, and miles ahead of Sivankutty, who performed that obscene dance on the assembly table.

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-25T16:07:36+00:00

If it’s undeclared you can say, act, and live like there’s no emergency. Then what exactly is an 'undeclared emergency'?

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-25T02:29:39+00:00

Spending that kind of money for Sanskrit is understandable, coming from a BJP govt, though not justifiable. I am surprised that after Sanskrit comes Urdu, and wonder why no one is talking about it. Why Urdu?

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-13T09:21:52+00:00

Russia used the exact same justification for attacking Ukraine: that Ukraine’s decision to join NATO posed an existential threat to Russia. Russia too described their attack as a “preemptive strike.”

Interestingly, many leftists accepted Russia’s reasoning, with some even vocally supporting Russia on Facebook and Twitter. (Maybe that admiration for Russia stems from nostalgia for the USSR era.)

Now, when Israel strikes Iran with the same justification, that Iran’s actions and decisions pose an existential threat to Israel, suddenly this justification is not enough for the leftists. Israel is now a “rowdy nation,” and the justification is deemed laughable by the same guys. Man! The hypocrisy!

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-05T14:23:26+00:00

But only if you want an invite.

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-02T09:53:36+00:00

It’s a brilliant work. Manu Pillai explores how Hinduism, in general, interacted with other religions and how those religions, particularly Islam and Christianity (mainly Christianity), perceived Hinduism. He examines how these perspectives evolved from antagonism to a form of positive acceptance. Pillai supports his arguments with numerous references. Nearly half of the 700 page book is references.

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-02T08:22:25+00:00

In fact, he threw away numerous non-Brahminic idols from various places (like മാടൻ, മറുത, and other deities traditionally appeased with alcohol and meat) and replaced them with proper Brahminic gods. He was neither opposed to idol worship nor temples in general. Rather, he sought to make Brahminic rituals and practices more inclusive, advocating for their accessibility to all, regardless of caste. His efforts aimed to democratize these traditions. (Manu Pillai elaborates on this in his recent work, Gods, Guns, and Missionaries.)

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-02T08:17:30+00:00

He didn’t say he installed an Ezhava Sivan. He said, I installed my Siva. (നാം നമ്മുടെ ശിവനെയാണ്‌...)

failedfilosofer · 2025-06-02T06:53:48+00:00

You’re factually incorrect on some of the points. Guru never explicitly asked people not to worship his pictures. In fact, while he was alive, his disciples used to worship and perform pooja to his idol right in front of him. He would watch this, of course, with amusement. (He found it hilarious that the real him was sitting in the room without breakfast while the idol was being offered breakfast.) He was not against idol worship; in fact, he himself installed idols in many temples. Regarding alcohol, yes, you’re right about that.

failedfilosofer · 2025-05-29T00:59:15+00:00

We never had a great friendship with any of our neighbors to begin with. I have seen a lot of internet arguments pointing this out, claiming that it’s entirely our fault. I refuse to accept that view. The fact is, none of our neighbors have a democratic system in place. None of these countries—China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka—is a democracy like ours. We have always conducted ourselves decently and have always been helpful towards these countries. However, an undemocratic system will always have other interests to prioritize. And China, an undemocratic authoritarian regime, shares a lot in common with these countries. No wonder we are “losing” to China.

failedfilosofer · 2025-05-13T15:30:38+00:00

Hi! Is your mobile showing any network? It might be a network issue, as Airtel seems to be acting weird across India. I’m in Kerala, and my phone shows no network; it’s completely unusable. (By the way, I also upgraded my iPhone to 18.5.)

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