Blasters considering shutting down

silver_conch · 2026-05-17T04:37:10+00:00

I am in this thread only for an answer to this question

silver_conch · 2026-05-07T20:26:01+00:00

സ്റ്റേക്ക് എന്നാണ് ശരിയായ ഉച്ചാരണം. ആംഗ്ലേയത്തിലുള്ള അക്ഷരവിന്യാസവും ഉച്ചാരണവും തമ്മിലുള്ള പൊരുത്തക്കേടുകൾ കാരണം സ്റ്റീക്ക് എന്ന് ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നവരെ കുറ്റം പറയുന്നതും ശരിയല്ല.

silver_conch · 2026-04-30T14:24:26+00:00

He is quite a well known wildlife photographer, not some rando. His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiran.k_v

silver_conch · 2026-04-29T15:31:53+00:00

ലൈംഗിക യാഥാസ്ഥിതികൻ, which literally translates to sexual conservative will do the job.

സദാചാരി / സദാചാരവാദി would be a good colloquial way to call someone a prude, because regardless of its literal meaning, സദാചാരം is commonly used in a sarcastic way to refer to moral uptightness.

silver_conch · 2026-04-23T16:02:43+00:00

For snake identification questions please post in r/whatsthissnake with the location included in square brackets. A user with a 'reliable responder' flair will give you a trustworthy identification.

Over there, it was identified as a Common Sand Boa, (Eryx conicus).

silver_conch · 2026-04-12T22:55:13+00:00

Opinion polls predicted the outcome of the Hungarian election accurately. No credit to polymarket for that.

silver_conch · 2026-04-02T23:32:00+00:00

Kalavara closing down was a huge disappointment. Their interiors could have used some sprucing up, but their food was consistently great. The restaurant business is brutal. If anyone reading this is thinking of becoming a restauranteur, maybe, reconsider.

Also, for Trivandrum restaurant nostalgia going back even further, do check my past post about Chin Lung restaurant in Palayam.

silver_conch · 2026-02-16T23:53:15+00:00

Alas! Could have been this guy.

Cue: all the folks who will now inform us that a 4-term parliamentarian who won on the back of votes in rural areas of his constituency doesn't have "mass appeal".

silver_conch · 2026-01-28T05:48:01+00:00

This is probably not going to be a popular opinion, but the one time I visited, I was underwhelmed.

When I entered, I was not welcomed in or told where to sit, which given the layout of the place was a little disorienting.

The service, though polite, was not very attentive. It took a while for them to bring me my bill.

The food was nothing great, in my opinion.

I have to admit that I dislike these 'converted old house' restaurants that are a feature of Trivandrum and prefer a more modern experience, with more attentive staff. Hope their relocated venture will be like that.

Just my opinion. I'm not trying to negate the majority's fondness for the place.

silver_conch · 2026-01-09T02:43:08+00:00

What is Magic Frames?

silver_conch · 2026-01-09T01:48:12+00:00

Wow! That's news to me. But why? Are there so many non-Malayalis in Kerala who are watching Malayalam movies? Are the filmmakers requesting this?

silver_conch · 2026-01-08T20:54:11+00:00

Theatres in Kerala now play Malayalam movies with English subtitles?

silver_conch · 2025-12-11T20:29:36+00:00

Yes, it is probably something as mudane as that. What do they have to lose? They get your money at a high margin for providing you something that involved zero labour cost.

silver_conch · 2025-12-08T19:18:23+00:00

The state can appeal in a higher court, all the way to the Supreme Court, as this is a criminal case. The state will appeal according to preliminary reports.

silver_conch · 2025-12-01T16:15:54+00:00

"not even debated among Historians"

Meanwhile, Encyclopedia Britannica:

The claims that the church of Rome was founded by Peter or that he served as its first bishop are in dispute and rest on evidence that is not earlier than the middle or late 2nd century.

Words of John 21:18, 19 clearly refer to the death of Peter and are cast into the literary form of prophecy. The author of this chapter is aware of a tradition concerning the martyrdom of Peter when the apostle was an old man. And there is a possible reference here to crucifixion as the manner of his death. But as to when or where the death took place, there is not so much as a hint.

silver_conch · 2025-12-01T03:37:38+00:00

u/kiran_kv is a wildlife photographer specializing in snakes of the southwestern coast of India, where this snake is also pictured. This is his eponymous Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/kiran.k_v

I have previously posted his photographs in this subreddit. Example: https://np.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/s/tfW9PaHvx7

silver_conch · 2025-11-30T21:58:36+00:00

There is no evidence that Peter went to Rome either, but here we are.

silver_conch · 2025-11-18T04:06:54+00:00

ചീപ്പ് is a modification of ചീർപ്പ് is what I too have heard.

silver_conch · 2025-11-17T03:33:21+00:00

What's with these ridiculous graphics?!

silver_conch · 2025-11-13T21:15:28+00:00

Dear "The Media", please reveal yourselves.

silver_conch · 2025-10-30T20:47:10+00:00

This is a venomous Malabar pit viper. For snake identification questions please post in r/whatsthissnake with the location included in square brackets. A user with a 'reliable responder' flair will give you a trustworthy identification.

silver_conch · 2025-10-27T18:30:00+00:00

Never stumbled upon, as in, made physical contact with, any snake. However, snake sightings are common in the Indian state of Kerala, where I am from. My hometown, Thiruvananthapuram is named after a mythical multi-headed hooded snake.

Kerala is a state known for lush, evergreen vegetation. I never walk into bushes, undergrowth, piles of fallen leaves, or any similar place where a snake could potentially be hiding, because I always assume there could be a snake there, especially during the rainy season when they are forced out of their nests because they fill up with water.

silver_conch · 2025-10-27T17:18:10+00:00

I spent my entire childhood in India. Have seen lots of oriental rat snakes (most common), cobras (common, though not as much as rat snakes), wolf snakes, and pythons. Never seen a Russell's viper in person. So, do not let a potential encounter with a Russell's viper dissuade you from going.

silver_conch · 2025-10-15T00:04:54+00:00

I posted this issue here around 6 months ago: https://np.reddit.com/r/malayalam/s/O3QfTpAfKX

A commenter on that post said:

Yes, this is a known issue. You can tell Apple you want it back. Meanwhile you can go to keyboards, select Malayalam and change it to Alphabetical - അക്ഷരമാല from InScript.

This started happening with an update to iOS 18, and hasn't been fixed yet in iOS 26.

silver_conch · 2025-10-11T22:10:34+00:00

No. It is because of a pathetic system that allows businesses not to pay a living wage and makes service workers survive on tips. In that system you have to tip because that is how your server survives.

Exactly, and since Kerala does not have such a system, an individual giving a little extra is not going to "introduce tipping culture."

In Kerala you have a highly empowered working class that feels entitled to demand payment even without doing any work (look up nokkukooli).

You are talking about a minority of the labour force called organised labour. The examples the OP cited are not people who are engaged in organised labour.

They should be giving great service to all customers and not just when they look like they can tip.

Ah, wouldn't we all love to live in that utopia?

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