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ICYMI: I’m looking for gigs as a writer; the following is a thread of the select work I’ve done so far, and if you’re looking to hire a writer/film critic for Bollywood and Indian cinema, I could be your guy.
I wrote a review of Laxman Utekar’s #Chhaava earlier this year: www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture...
Chhaava review: More noise than depth in historical action film | The National
Vicky Kaushal’s flashy ultra-violence cannot save an unwieldy movie
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June 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
ICYMI: I’m looking for gigs as a writer; the following is a thread of the select work I’ve done so far, and if you’re looking to hire a writer/film critic for Bollywood and Indian cinema, I could be your guy.
I grew up on CollegeHumor content and really missed the stupid, absurd and weird gags. Of course, they created the culture and they also outgrew it along with their audience. @fredster2000.bsky.social's video about this is awesome: youtu.be/f_twRSQqlzM?...
The Rise & Fall (and Rise Again) of CollegeHumor / Dropout
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May 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I grew up on CollegeHumor content and really missed the stupid, absurd and weird gags. Of course, they created the culture and they also outgrew it along with their audience. @fredster2000.bsky.social's video about this is awesome: youtu.be/f_twRSQqlzM?...
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TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
High-end bar with Middle East-style nut filling is rationed in shops as price of raw kernels surges
Product promotion on TikTok is now powerful enough to influence the vast agricultural economies of the US and Iran – at least when it comes to the consumption of high-end confectionery.
A chocolate bar stuffed with a creamy green pistachio filling has become incredibly popular after a series of video clips shared on the social media site. The first bit of footage praising the taste of the expensive so-called “Dubai chocolate” was posted at the end of 2023 and has now been viewed more than 120m times, to say nothing of the many follow-up videos. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
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Fun fact: The Spotify app on your computer RUNS AN ENTIRE COPY OF GOOGLE CHROME in order for it to work! That's why the download is so big.
Other apps that do this:
- Discord
- Slack
- Teams
- WhatsApp
- Figma
Each one of these downloads and runs it's own separate copy of chrome!
Other apps that do this:
- Discord
- Slack
- Teams
- Figma
Each one of these downloads and runs it's own separate copy of chrome!
April 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Fun fact: The Spotify app on your computer RUNS AN ENTIRE COPY OF GOOGLE CHROME in order for it to work! That's why the download is so big.
Other apps that do this:
- Discord
- Slack
- Teams
- WhatsApp
- Figma
Each one of these downloads and runs it's own separate copy of chrome!
Other apps that do this:
- Discord
- Slack
- Teams
- Figma
Each one of these downloads and runs it's own separate copy of chrome!
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Man, I mean, I love all there’s all these “no-code” solutions nowadays, but it makes for some of the most disastrous UX imaginable when you just start building workflows by stringing stuff together. :-/
Que front-end agents so I don’t have to deal with it.
Que front-end agents so I don’t have to deal with it.
April 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Man, I mean, I love all there’s all these “no-code” solutions nowadays, but it makes for some of the most disastrous UX imaginable when you just start building workflows by stringing stuff together. :-/
Que front-end agents so I don’t have to deal with it.
Que front-end agents so I don’t have to deal with it.