Thus twat tweeted @rungta.

The 2012 collection.

@ankurb Likewise! Didn’t realise when you slipped off. How long are you in Delhi?

2:21 AM Dec 31st 2012 in reply to ankurb

“Steal like an artist.”

@xAbhishek’s rad new site: abhishek.im[+]

11:48 PM Dec 27th 2012

The rumours aren’t true. Yeti is still tasty. Super tasty.

10:46 PM Dec 27th 2012

@ap00rv पर ठंड में खाने का मज़ा कुछ और ही होता है।

9:51 PM Dec 26th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

’Tis the season for बैगन का भरता. Oh yes.

2:43 PM Dec 26th 2012

@xAbhishek At the Green Park Costa with @souvikdg. Something’s missing.

8:31 PM Dec 25th 2012

@turmericdesign I’ve got important numbers of friends and family written in my notebook for just such situations.

7:20 PM Dec 25th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

OH: North Delhi mein rahunga to zindagi mein kuch ni kar paonga.

2:49 PM Dec 20th 2012

@jonathandmello The good sites / apps generally support both. :)

7:58 PM Dec 19th 2012 in reply to jonathandmello

@vrinda_m Right? Not my work though. That photo was taken by Mayank Austen Soofi, a.k.a The Delhi Walla.

3:02 PM Dec 18th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@rasagy Which is almost always the more interesting (and longer lasting) discussion in any case. :)

9:18 AM Dec 17th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@rasagy Share some of the questions?

3:59 PM Dec 16th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@sonix15 Yes, let’s. Next weekend hopefully.

1:35 AM Dec 16th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@sonix15 Oh no, and this cold weather won’t be helping either. You take care.

9:41 AM Dec 15th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@sonix15 Want to take a walk outside?

9:25 AM Dec 15th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@5anket Diu! Phone must’ve been out of coverage area earlier. Will call tomorrow.

2:34 AM Dec 12th 2012 in reply to 5anket

@5anket: Waiting for the bride to arrive. :P”

There she comes: http://t.co/ZnnVYz6N

7:59 PM Dec 9th 2012

@umadamle Smart move. :) When do you take off the wraps?

8:18 PM Dec 2nd 2012 in reply to umadamle

@umadamle The problem is when your environment clashes with your visitors’, they’ll leave yours and be left with a bad aftertaste.

4:58 PM Dec 1st 2012 in reply to umadamle

@umadamle It is really not about the music. It is the (false) assumption that whoever opens a site is surrendering their eyes, ears & time.

1:00 AM Dec 1st 2012 in reply to umadamle

In which I re-state that we need a better web authentication system than the current username + password based one: miranj.in/bl…ng-user-auth[+]

3:34 PM Nov 28th 2012

@umadamle De-authorize all 3rd party apps from your settings, change your password & recovery email. Lookup and/or contact Twitter support.

2:00 PM Nov 28th 2012 in reply to umadamle

@vrinda_m Teux Deux is a delightfully simple take, but lives on the web: teuxdeux.com/[+]

3:45 PM Nov 27th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@souvikdg @ap00rv @aroradush @lokallobaat Plan’s confirmed folks. Majnu ka Tila at 1pm tomorrow.

11:44 AM Nov 24th 2012 in reply to souvikdg

@rasagy Nice. I’m recalling that discussion we had on the metro and it keeps getting better (and truer). :)

11:26 PM Nov 22nd 2012 in reply to rasagy

@gonsalves_r @s_shashank_s The depth! Bears such an eerie similarity to the pit in The Dark Knight Rises.

11:04 PM Nov 22nd 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

@rasagy Read the first footnote for more history on that quote: medium.com/w…866ba78bab3d[+]

1:49 PM Nov 22nd 2012 in reply to rasagy

Mr. Fateh has a most interesting (and quite tasty) twist on the versatile kachori.

@lokallobaat elaborates: bellycentric…h-ki-kachori[+]

12:54 AM Nov 22nd 2012

@turmericdesign Haha :) Can’t wait to pour over these in person. When does it open?

7:43 PM Nov 21st 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@souvikdg @ap00rv @aroradush Sunday sounds good. Around 5 / 6pm. I’ll confirm the plan in a day or two.

6:16 PM Nov 21st 2012 in reply to souvikdg

@gursartaj Have something specific in mind? Let’s move this to email.

3:55 AM Nov 21st 2012 in reply to gursartaj

@sonix15 Tell me about it! Just got out of the shower.

11:01 PM Nov 19th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@sonix15 Overcrowded with bad acoustics, as I found out today. Today was the last day anyway.

10:00 PM Nov 19th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@aroradush Starts at 7, but we (@souvikdg & @lokallobaat) plan to get there by 6:30. Oh and it’s free! :D

3:14 PM Nov 19th 2012 in reply to aroradush

We have an extra pass for the Mohit Chauhan concert at the Qutub Minar today. Anybody interested?

2:34 PM Nov 19th 2012

“Climb mountains to learn how to listen to music. Of the wind. Of the birds. Of the insects. Of the forest. Of quiet.”

purisubzi.in…mb-mountains[+]

2:23 AM Nov 18th 2012

(Belated) Diwali greetings to you all! instagram.co…/SAXMv4lzmG/[+]

8:33 PM Nov 14th 2012

So it’s trees, trains, music and history: instagram.com/rungta[+]

What’s that? Food? instagram.co…bellycentric[+]

5:18 PM Nov 8th 2012

*Ayaan Ali Khan

5:56 AM Nov 4th 2012

Blissful evening listening to Amaan Ali Khan’s sarod in the beautifully lit Indraprastha Park by Humayun’s tomb. Ah the winters in Delhi…

12:51 AM Nov 4th 2012

@_RohitNag You absolutely must! How did you not get to it yet?

12:51 AM Nov 3rd 2012 in reply to _RohitNag

@wildiris Well yes, but isn’t that sad? Perhaps we’d be better served accepting the present. Change, as they say, is the only constant.

12:37 AM Oct 31st 2012 in reply to wildiris

Advaita, Swarthma, Indian Ocean et al for 30 bucks on Flyte today! flipkart.com…10/?affid=tw[+]

3:29 PM Oct 30th 2012

@wildiris On the hunt for that elusive Golden Age? Cue Woody Allen: “…that’s what the present is. It’s a little unsatisfying…”

3:22 PM Oct 30th 2012 in reply to wildiris

@anaami The trends black hole: twitter.com/…688354684928[+]

I think there’s a reason 3) Digital publishing & interfaces are still at its infancy.

2:16 PM Oct 30th 2012 in reply to anaami

Asad Khan live at Millennium Park last evening. instagram.co…/RYPeiJlzqz/[+]

1:37 AM Oct 30th 2012

We (well @souvikdg mostly) made another video.

Pizza! vimeo.com/51639569[+] :)

2:08 PM Oct 29th 2012

@kaaliya We stayed at Green View (Thekkady) just last week. Decent place. I’d recommend exploring options @ the reserve periyartiger…org/home.php[+]

7:37 PM Oct 26th 2012 in reply to kaaliya

@shalynee Oh good. We just avoided the we-were-on-the-same-train-but-didn’t-know disappointment. I should check Twitter more frequently.

6:22 PM Oct 25th 2012 in reply to shalynee

@shalynee Wait, were you on the Delhi Rajdhani last night?

5:53 PM Oct 25th 2012 in reply to shalynee

@rashmiswamy @wellwrittenweb Indeed it would, and now it is. Happy tapping!

3:26 PM Oct 25th 2012 in reply to rashmiswamy

Idli, vada, appam, filter coffee. If there is a breakfast heaven, it is here in South India.

8:20 AM Oct 23rd 2012

@umadamle Haha, I realized that soon after I sent the message.

7:31 PM Oct 20th 2012 in reply to umadamle

@umadamle :) What about yours? Btw, would love to meet up whenever you’re in Delhi next.

11:29 PM Oct 19th 2012 in reply to umadamle

@gonsalves_r I’m out Sunday onwards as well. Back on Wednesday. When do you get off work?

3:49 PM Oct 18th 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

@lokallobaat And setup around Sher Mandal too! Really bummed about missing it. Now I fear for all my upcoming winter travel away from Delhi.

12:30 AM Oct 17th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@monisha_rajesh Mailed lo-res photos for now due to the flaky data connection. Let me know if you want the originals.

12:00 AM Oct 17th 2012 in reply to monisha_rajesh

@monisha_rajesh Afraid so. I was taken aback as well. Publisher’s ‘marketing initiative’ I presume?

11:41 PM Oct 16th 2012 in reply to monisha_rajesh

@monisha_rajesh About 8 pages with Kami Mata, Waiting for the Australians, Col. Barog’s tunnel, NRI, Shiv on Kaveri Exp & finally, train 80.

11:32 PM Oct 16th 2012 in reply to monisha_rajesh

This Bangalore Rajdhani was a complete wreck during my last 2 journeys in April.

11:19 PM Oct 16th 2012

More improvements: Upgraded coaches, very neat & clean, prompt & polite service and food that’s served hot and no longer devoid of taste.

11:17 PM Oct 16th 2012

The Malaria Express aka The Terminator is a full on jugaad train with an MCD van+MCD bloke on a wagon spraying anti-larval stuff around NCR.

11:01 PM Oct 16th 2012

It’s Oct issue features, amongst others, excerpts from @monisha_rajesh’s travelogue ‘Around India in 80 Trains’ & a certain Malaria Express.

10:48 PM Oct 16th 2012

Nice. This Rajdhani has a great new bilingual in-train magazine by the Indian Railways called ‘Rail Bandhu’. Any idea when this started?

10:47 PM Oct 16th 2012

And off! NZM to SBC.

8:59 PM Oct 16th 2012

@anexasajoop Ah, home… I’m sure it misses you too.

2:11 AM Oct 15th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

Well of course they couldn’t let Gurgaon take away all the dust glory and real estate crazies. Noida has and is Greater, after all.

1:47 AM Oct 15th 2012

@rasagy Closer to the ‘et’ origin of the ampersand character. typography.c…hp?blogID=98[+]

2:28 AM Oct 14th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@sonix15 I always resort to everytimezone.com/[+] for making sense of “what time is where”.

3:54 PM Oct 12th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@whatsuprocky Hey, I’m heading down for jsFoo next week.

8:41 PM Oct 11th 2012

NH7 Weekender Sunday tickets in the bag. Who’s coming?

3:26 PM Oct 8th 2012

@lokallobaat @souvikdg Or download their new and handy Festivapp from the app store.

12:02 PM Oct 8th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@shalynee Trippy shit! (pun unintended)

5:05 AM Oct 8th 2012 in reply to shalynee

Bangalore, jsFoo, Munnar, Thekkady…

October, yay!

9:27 PM Oct 2nd 2012

@DilliBelle Welcome to the (very American, btw) world of Wes Anderson.

3:41 AM Sep 26th 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

@ponnappa It’s not so much that they publish videos, it’s the leaving out of the transcript that hurts.

12:55 AM Sep 26th 2012 in reply to ponnappa

“Of course the past does not define the future, but the future is built on the past.” bbc.co.uk/bl…endgame.html[+] (Warning: F1 related)

6:32 PM Sep 25th 2012

@jackerhack Nice! Also, quora.com/Su…ect-payments[+] might go a long way towards solving our payment gateway woes.

6:20 PM Sep 25th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

Art, reaction and objectivity — prateekrungt…/432.webmark[+]

2:54 PM Sep 25th 2012

“But emotion at the movies isn’t always manifest in a warm heart urging a tear down the eye.” baradwajrang…m-93265-969/[+]

11:37 PM Sep 24th 2012

@advaitamusic Thank you for fantastic variations and collaborations. You should seriously consider recording a Live album along these lines.

1:07 AM Sep 24th 2012 in reply to advaitamusic

What a gig! @advaitamusic absolutely killed it at IHC today. 8th birthdays should come more often. instagram.co…/P7Wx0Ulzkc/[+]

12:02 AM Sep 24th 2012

OH: “Have you seen them fight? I’ve seen them fight.”

4:50 PM Sep 23rd 2012

Cursing @DTCinemasLtd for not screening Moonrise Kingdom at its native 1.85:1 ratio. Sinful chopping those frames & @jessicahische letters.

10:58 PM Sep 22nd 2012

Long, highly opinionated weekend reading:

Capital Gains (on Delhi): ranadasgupta…om/texts.asp[+]

An expat leaving China: prospectmaga…aving-china/[+]

2:10 AM Sep 22nd 2012

Travelling Teadom hits Europe — travellingte…chive/2012/9[+]

3:30 PM Sep 21st 2012

Loves the boring details.

1:50 AM Sep 19th 2012

The @keeperofthekeys, floating, nonchalant and not done yet: nidhis.tumbl…ith-this-yet[+]

12:14 AM Sep 14th 2012

@gonsalves_r @jackerhack Evil. Which part of the Nilgiri though? That doesn’t look like the main Ooty area.

3:54 PM Sep 11th 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

So @souvikdg just cannot keep his hands off his belly or his legs steady as he guides a friend through Chandigarh’s dhaba scene.

1:58 PM Sep 11th 2012

@rungtaakki Still too soon to say. Awesome for us that they’re so closely matched today.

3:19 AM Sep 11th 2012 in reply to rungtaakki

2am Grand Slam final on a weekday…

2:20 AM Sep 11th 2012

@anexasajoop It’s not them, it’s their absence; sitting their inside the text block, mocking my inability to enjoy an otherwise fine design.

1:26 AM Sep 7th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

Sigh. Hanging punctuation (especially quotes) has scarred me for life.

1:07 AM Sep 7th 2012

@ap00rv I’m mighty surprised you did not know that being a Dilliwalla.

10:42 PM Sep 6th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

“I definitely enjoy the ‘dreaming up’ of the whole thing.”

Fincher on films, title sequences & more: artofthetitl…trospective/[+] /via @gonsalves_r

2:37 PM Sep 6th 2012

@vrinda_m And I think this will only increase JJWS’ cult quotient. Anyway, kaala chamgadar kab dekhna hai? @souvikdg

1:19 AM Sep 6th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@DilliBelle अरे वह कमरा बड़े भाग्यशाली लोगों को नसीब होता है। कमरे में दो चार महिना बिताया, promotion हुई, और वह “move on” कर लिए।

12:48 AM Sep 6th 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

@ap00rv cut-surd
noun.

Sardar without (hair long enough for) a pag.

12:45 AM Sep 6th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

OH: “Cut-surd bante hi kitni credibility aa jaati hai…”

6:07 PM Sep 5th 2012

@DilliBelle The 3rd room is still vacant. Pretty pls. :)

1:45 AM Sep 5th 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

OH: “… loves visiting multi-cuisine restaurants.”

5:57 PM Sep 4th 2012

@SupraMario @DilliBelle That was Olive Bar & Kitchen at Mehrauli and QBA at CP. QBA relented eventually.

Blue Frog was cool all along.

2:43 PM Sep 4th 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

@rashmiswamy Stupid Twitter for Mac. Doesn’t know when it should tag a tweet “Via Twitter for RETINAOHYEAH Mac”

11:04 PM Sep 3rd 2012 in reply to rashmiswamy

So who has been sneaky and re-purposed Yann Tiersen’s background score? youtube.com/…ure=youtu.be[+]

11:49 PM Sep 2nd 2012

@paperslut Pixelated, unreliable, laggy, “live” streams are the lesser of the two devils. Commentary is just so vital to the F1 experience.

9:48 PM Sep 2nd 2012 in reply to paperslut

@paperslut It’s torturous putting up with Slater & Co. commentary after hearing the likes of Martin Brundle, Anthony Davidson & David Croft.

9:42 PM Sep 2nd 2012 in reply to paperslut

At long last — perfect rasgullas at Annapurna Sweets (Chandni Chowk).

Delhi just became a little more dear.

7:20 PM Sep 1st 2012

@turmericdesign :) On closer inspection, that ‘in’ totally gives you away.

11:42 PM Aug 29th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@turmericdesign SO good! I wondered who’d done the cover when I saw it yesterday and how wonderful to find out it was your work.

2:55 AM Aug 29th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

Spa-Francorchamps this weekend!

7:44 PM Aug 28th 2012

@gonsalves_r Such a valuable resource that. Miss having access to my university library and titles such as these.

6:00 PM Aug 26th 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

OH: ट्विट्याते

/@_karan

12:35 PM Aug 24th 2012

@keeperofthekeys They’ll apparently be back in October.

9:29 PM Aug 23rd 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

What principle? This – “Creators need an immediate connection to what they’re creating.”

@worrydream, explaining why: vimeo.com/36579366[+]

1:52 PM Aug 22nd 2012

So good to see @worrydream’s principle taken to heart in @khanacademy’s effort to make Computer Science appealing again khanacademy….as/882454257[+]

1:52 PM Aug 22nd 2012

@wildiris And ohhai, welcome (back?) to Tiwtter. Did not know you were on here. All those unattributed links I’ve tweeted…

11:30 AM Aug 22nd 2012

@keeperofthekeys Pfft, stupid broken link. This banner should give you all the required info: twitter.com/…359270772736[+]

10:30 AM Aug 22nd 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@keeperofthekeys By ticket (so far as I know). Available at buzzintown.c…/delhi/event[+]—piya-behrupiya-play/id—642971.html

10:23 AM Aug 22nd 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@wildiris I feared the same after hearing about its length (brought back Kingdom of Dreams horrors), but what a way to be proved wrong!

10:22 AM Aug 22nd 2012 in reply to wildiris

Think comedy, tragedy & Shakespeare.
Geet, naach & Kabir.
शानदार performances.
TOTAL RIOT!

Piya Behrupiya at Kamani. 2 days left. Go go go!

11:58 PM Aug 21st 2012

@tuhin One of the earliest posts on the topic (and possibly the coining of the “Slow Web” term) — blog.idoneth…web-movement[+]

2:52 PM Aug 21st 2012 in reply to tuhin

“… then turns you into a storyteller.” flickr.com/p…/7803773584/[+]

11:26 AM Aug 19th 2012

@aditya I’m more of a ‘Clocks’ & ‘Green Eyes’ person, thus X&Y. Have you heard ‘Clocks’ from their LeftRightLeftRightLeft live album?

8:54 PM Aug 18th 2012 in reply to aditya

X&Y. Favourite Coldplay album.

1:33 AM Aug 18th 2012

There’s no bottom. Indeed. xkcd.com/1095/[+]

3:42 PM Aug 17th 2012

@_karan There’s @meyerweb’s meyerweb.com…followerlap/[+] but I suppose you’re looking for a more detailed version. @anexasajoop

3:23 PM Aug 17th 2012 in reply to _karan

@GnrlMxms Or the data itself in a plain text format. It is already in the public domain, right?

6:20 PM Aug 16th 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

Any idea if the @Flipkart 30 second previews are at the purported 320kbps or at a lower bitrate?

12:48 AM Aug 16th 2012

s/moon/mars/g
s/moon/earth/g
s/moon/neptune/g
s/moon/jupiter/g

No? Take a look anyway: kottke.org/1…ing-the-moon[+]

11:14 PM Aug 15th 2012

OH caller tune: Ishq aur pyar ka maza lijiye, thoda intezaar ka maza lijiye.

1:11 PM Aug 15th 2012

@erm_wat I think Tweetbot does just that (and a lot more). tapbots.com/…/icloud-sync[+]

11:27 PM Aug 12th 2012 in reply to erm_wat

“infinitely high and full of stars” twitter.com/…148869775360[+]

11:15 PM Aug 12th 2012

Law meets open source:

German Laws on GitHub – github.com/b…-regulations[+]

Docracy (GitHub for legal docs) – docracy.com/[+]

More please!

12:59 AM Aug 11th 2012

@nimitnshah This @5anket is a complete tag whore. And an awesome photographer.

1:34 PM Aug 10th 2012 in reply to nimitnshah

The @NH7 Weekender is coming to Delhi! nh7.in/weekender/[+]

4:13 PM Aug 9th 2012

@nigelbabu Right!? It’s like one of those “divine interventions” that lawyers put in their contracts.

2:03 PM Aug 8th 2012 in reply to nigelbabu

“A customer had a lightning strike hit her computer during checkout, & as a consequence the JS callback fired 36 times… kalzumeus.co…all-fortune/[+]

1:57 PM Aug 8th 2012

@hasgeek Yup. Looking forward to the new developments.

1:43 PM Aug 8th 2012 in reply to hasgeek

@hasgeek The effect is certainly more prominent on larger screens, but I found it a little too tight even on a regular ~1100 x ~800 screen.

1:35 PM Aug 8th 2012 in reply to hasgeek

@surdattack That such screens nudge people more effectively than the interface (and content) itself is the fallacy in contention here. :)

12:41 AM Aug 8th 2012 in reply to surdattack

@Cleartrip Got to say I was a little disappointed to find instructional screens in the iOS app. Have faith in your UI! subtraction….explanations[+]

11:14 PM Aug 7th 2012

@GnrlMxms Yup, and about the only complaint I have is that Github runs on Git and not Mercurial.

1:32 AM Aug 6th 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

@GnrlMxms If you haven’t done so already, give Mercurial a shot. hginit.com/[+]

9:43 PM Aug 5th 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

@keeperofthekeys Like, properly bana ke or the ingredients? Any good? @lokallobaat

9:31 PM Aug 5th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@lokallobaat Finally! Up for a trip to one of the outlets today?

4:39 PM Aug 5th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@_karan You’re probably right. Still makes me chuckle though.

11:54 AM Aug 5th 2012 in reply to _karan

“Fixed bugs from the future.” — @instapaper 4.2.4 change log.

1:30 AM Aug 5th 2012

@xAbhishek Loads of times. Even took a shot at building one, but never stuck on to any other than analog sketches and the browser. @souvikdg

2:51 AM Aug 2nd 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

@DilliDaily Nah. Back at work. :/

Plan to catch Prague at 10pm on Friday.

2:06 PM Aug 1st 2012 in reply to DilliDaily

@gonsalves_r @sshreyas Wow! We really should have some public resource of what appears to be an exploding “landscape”.

1:34 PM Aug 1st 2012

@DilliDaily Yeah, and let the cast do it’s thing and not get too technical. Quite enjoyable. I was in the balcony too! Late arrival.

1:19 PM Aug 1st 2012 in reply to DilliDaily

@DilliDaily Dang! I was at the 10ml Love screening myself. Liked it?

1:14 PM Aug 1st 2012 in reply to DilliDaily

@hasgeek A little more whitespace around the content in your next update, perhaps?

1:11 PM Aug 1st 2012 in reply to hasgeek

“I like to be the one that sits opposite them in the restaurant, looks their eyes and lies to them. thehindu.com…e3665604.ece[+]

10:38 PM Jul 31st 2012

@GnrlMxms Once you have your estimations nailed, work on efficiency. Don’t mix the two steps.

10:30 PM Jul 31st 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

@GnrlMxms We humans are hopelessly optimistic, especially when it comes to predicting our own behaviour. Let history be your guide.

10:30 PM Jul 31st 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

@GnrlMxms Make your estimations as close to reality as possible. Retrospect after every passed target, re-evaluate based on the past.

10:30 PM Jul 31st 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

… ever changing hands from one disparate ruler to the next, [Delhi] has never been one to linger on its past. prateekrungt…/431.webmark[+]

1:52 AM Jul 31st 2012

@5anket Slim bespectacled Winterian fellow?

1:39 PM Jul 28th 2012 in reply to 5anket

@anildavid Blow away myself! What a way to end the series. Gutted about not watching it on an IMAX like last time though. :(

9:21 AM Jul 25th 2012 in reply to anildavid

Passenger Amenities at Naupada:

Shady Trees – 19
Well Maintained Platform Surface – Exists

flickr.com/p…/7026848473/[+] (via @purisubzi)

1:43 AM Jul 25th 2012

“But if you view design as ‘problem solving’ then all bets are off.”

@bokardo on scheduling design — bokardo.com/…ng-problems/[+]

6:25 PM Jul 24th 2012

OH: Reshmaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. #ringtone

2:36 PM Jul 24th 2012

The reason he knew inception was possible is because it’d been done before.

youtube.com/…=WHsHKzYOV2E[+] 19:45 onwards.

1:59 PM Jul 24th 2012

@ap00rv @souvikdg @xAbhishek Exactly why 3+ people are going to try and finish ONE burger.

10:58 PM Jul 18th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@gonsalves_r Hehe. Feared as much looking at your Dribbble shots. The web designer’s rite of passage?

6:31 PM Jul 18th 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

@rasagy Different interpretations of art, yes, but a consistent interpretation of design. It’s the “what is design” question that drives me.

11:50 PM Jul 17th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@rasagy Ah well. There’s so much to be said and discussed here. Maybe next time we meet.

1:05 PM Jul 17th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@rasagy I’m not sure how worthwhile it is to get worked up about definitions, but I’m a sucker for Art vs Design discussions. Much fun.

3:46 PM Jul 16th 2012 in reply to rasagy

Hugo.

“It’s been a while since I’ve written about a movie… prateekrungt…/430.webmark[+]

2:14 PM Jul 16th 2012

@nitinmgarg Great! Excited to see what you guys come up with.

2:01 PM Jul 16th 2012 in reply to nitinmgarg

@erm_wat “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”

12:51 PM Jul 16th 2012 in reply to erm_wat

OH: And as always last minute is the best time to finish.

11:02 PM Jul 15th 2012

They’ve decided to create a feature length documentary out of their journey called u-ra-mi-li (the song of our people). uramili.in/trailers.html[+]

4:12 PM Jul 15th 2012

Remember that ‘somethingwehavealwayswantedtodo’ pair travelling around India capturing local performers & musicians? prateekrungt…/419.webmark[+]

4:12 PM Jul 15th 2012

@shalynee Sheh… what happened to your famous people backdoor connections?

1:35 PM Jul 14th 2012 in reply to shalynee

@shalynee Please to share unofficial source.

2:00 AM Jul 14th 2012 in reply to shalynee

Related blast-from-the-past webmarks:

Who are your peers? prateekrungt…/361.webmark[+]

Web Education, Academia and Relevance prateekrungt…/399.webmark[+]

1:02 AM Jul 14th 2012

“The organic pursuit of any solution is infinitely more valuable when grounded by a real problem… byfat.xxx/ben-shahn[+]

@fat, fvck school

1:01 AM Jul 14th 2012

@shalynee By Amit Trivedi, right? It is out already?

10:27 AM Jul 13th 2012 in reply to shalynee

Stats from the 4,50,000 leaked Yahoo passwords: pastebin.com/2D6bHGTa[+]

Would never have guessed ‘ninja’ to be the 5th most popular password.

1:37 AM Jul 13th 2012

“[Chennai] weather makes you want to watch back to back shows of Teri Meri Kahaani just to stay inside an AC auditorium randomproces…/11/chennai/[+]

5:02 PM Jul 12th 2012

@xAbhishek I’ve been using it on and off on the iPhone since Twitter removed the Instapaper integration. Gotta say it’s growing on me.

2:00 PM Jul 12th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

The restrained but highly effective background score from Shanghai, by Mikey McCleary (of The Bartender fame) — soundcloud.c…m-soundtrack[+]

1:03 PM Jul 11th 2012

@mightyboosher Happy the Budday old boy!

11:13 PM Jul 1st 2012

@ap00rv That’s the best part. @gkhamba and folks don’t have to make up the jokes in this country — they simply report them!

7:05 PM Jun 30th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

OH: Patna jaane wali Rajdhani, Howrah ko jaane wali Rajdhani aur Howrah ko hi jaane wali Poorva Express humse nahin chalayee ja rahi hai.

5:53 PM Jun 30th 2012

OH: Yaatrigan kripya dhyan de. Platform number baarah pe khadi Shivganga Express thodi aagey-peechey ho rahi hai.

5:52 PM Jun 30th 2012

@5anket What can I say, that caption was no coincidence. ;-)

4:25 PM Jun 29th 2012 in reply to 5anket

“… this quirky metre gauge ‘railbus’ was the cheapest way from Shimoga to Talguppa, at the base of the Western Ghats …” purisubzi.in…1258/railbus[+]

1:19 PM Jun 28th 2012

@jackerhack Should’ve warned about Flash. I now realise how easily that could pass off as a spam tweet. Thanks @gonsalves_r!

12:13 AM Jun 27th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

@xAbhishek Not yet, but soon I think. Looking for storage space?

10:48 PM Jun 25th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

The weekend trip to the hills has made this heat even more unbearable.

कुल्हाडी on पैर and all that.

4:02 PM Jun 25th 2012

Aaand off to Binsar!

8:18 PM Jun 22nd 2012

“If you already live on the ground floor, move to Bangalore.”

Delhi, June – blogs.wsj.co…y-with-june/[+]

12:29 PM Jun 22nd 2012

@vrinda_m सही! Expect to hear from a travel advice seeker soon.

1:09 PM Jun 21st 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@turmericdesign Yes indeed! When is the next typervention happening (sorry, not much of a Facebook person)?

11:17 AM Jun 21st 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

Who’s up for a mad-dash escape to Binsar (in the Kumaon range) this weekend? We leave Friday night, return Monday morning. #openvite

11:15 AM Jun 21st 2012

Always a pleasure returning to Python after an extended break. Such a well balanced language.

2:40 AM Jun 20th 2012

@DilliBelle Second part’s releasing in writer I think. But there’s the impending resurrection…

3:39 AM Jun 19th 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

@mahafreed Of course. As your twitter handle, or something else?

9:09 AM Jun 18th 2012 in reply to mahafreed

OH: My friend’s dog has a good name (John) and a ghar ka naam — Chintu.

11:34 PM Jun 17th 2012

@mahafreed Awesomemomosauce! Would you mind if we use that photo to spread the momos love on our @bellycentric post? bellycentric…5/mcleodganj[+]

10:03 PM Jun 17th 2012

Every instance of code duplication (as opposed to re-use) reminds me of my professor’s “Code editors should not support copy-paste” rant.

12:58 PM Jun 14th 2012

@nimitnshah I think you’ll like these letters – behance.net/…2012/3232571[+]

12:17 AM Jun 14th 2012

@lokallobaat Speaking of which, how have we not found a Bubble Tea place in Delhi yet?

12:31 PM Jun 13th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@keeperofthekeys So it is your birthday today. Wasn’t sure. Happy budday!

4:46 PM Jun 11th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@keeperofthekeys Happy Birthday? (2012 edition)

12:52 PM Jun 11th 2012

@jackerhack Working in 0.5 multiples of your base line-height makes for a good middle-ground when dealing with baseline grids.

1:52 AM Jun 11th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

Anyone here watching the Canadian GP from India? Mute that crappy Start Sports commentary & turn on BBC’s 5 Live show — bbc.co.uk/pr…mes/b01jsy6z[+]

12:16 AM Jun 11th 2012

@lokallobaat We almost decided to close shop after seeing that. So scared! @souvikdg

11:42 PM Jun 9th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@xAbhishek That said, there is indeed some problem with the cron job / auto-update routine that is proving tricky to debug.

12:17 PM Jun 7th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

@rasagy Many congratulations on getting through NID for your post-graduation. Party hard, design harder! :D

2:05 PM Jun 6th 2012

@keeperofthekeys Google has a tool google.co.in…ransliterate[+]

I would’ve recommend my take on it aksharein.co…nsliteration[+] but it’ll shut down soon :(

1:17 PM Jun 6th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@keeperofthekeys TOI and newspaper? ये कैसा आरोप लगा दिया आपने!

11:07 PM Jun 5th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@rashmiswamy Not perfect, but thoroughly beautiful. Were you eyeing the DVD?

11:00 PM Jun 5th 2012 in reply to rashmiswamy

Finally going to watch Shala at the National Film Festival screening at Sirifort in about 2 hours. Yay!

9:09 AM Jun 5th 2012

@IanCoyle Great move Ian! We loved the page model you introduced with Edits and reproduced it on this documentary site: inshallahkashmir.com/[+]

12:50 AM May 31st 2012 in reply to IanCoyle

@turmericdesign Apparently there was an MIT-type study that showed moving every 20mins was key. Didn’t matter if person was up or seated.

12:34 AM May 31st 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@lokallobaat Here’s the original list which they’ve been re-blogging bit-by-bit: thrillophili…estinations/[+]

11:53 PM May 30th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@turmericdesign Hahaha! Little Faisal almost broke down with that second shot, par use aur chahiye!

1:55 PM May 29th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

OH: Ornithologists I say, they’re all cuckoo in the head.

1:49 PM May 28th 2012

Just used SVN to retire this plugin from way back in 2008. wordpress.or…/linkedlist/[+]

I suddenly feel so old.

2:42 AM May 27th 2012

Sneha Khanwalkar’s 14-song Gangs of Wasseypur is such an effortless portrait of that peculiar land of steel & mines & bhaiyyas – Jharkhand.

1:11 AM May 27th 2012

@turmericdesign Hajmola – Firang ko bandar banaye chutki mein. Ab candy mein bhi!

Now I feel sad for never having tried this myself.

12:47 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@nimitnshah Sigh. I’m just waiting for my time…

12:42 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to nimitnshah

@turmericdesign Vegemite has a British cousin? Thank god I haven’t had the misfortunate of its acquaintance.

Eww, totally!

12:35 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@turmericdesign Hahaha. Now there’s a video worth compiling.

12:28 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@turmericdesign Haha. If you’re dealing with an Aussie, tell them this is just like when they try explaining Vegemite to non-Aussies.

12:26 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@sonix15 And then there was ligh—err, a plan! When do you get back?

12:21 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@turmericdesign At a loss for kulfi, but you could try explaining churan with help from Pixar perhaps? youtube.com/…=6qtEjJuGo_U[+] :)

12:17 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@sonix15 Yes, let’s meet once you’re back. We always keep saying that though.

12:12 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@sonix15 Fret not. Those idlis are best devoured at breakfast anyway. :)

12:09 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@ap00rv @xAbhishek @GnrlMxms @souvikdg It had to happen. My Bar. The original Paharganj one is legendary, but yet to sample the CP branch.

12:08 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@GnrlMxms @xAbhishek @ap00rv @souvikdg Also, another Dragon’s Maharani session is overdue.

12:00 AM May 27th 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

@sonix15 Don’t miss the Idlis at Nahar Hotel and the home-made chocolates close by.

11:58 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@aroradush “…it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried…” – Churchill

11:40 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to aroradush

@xAbhishek Remove the “need” for users to pull up Reader, not the ability. @souvikdg

11:23 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

@xAbhishek That is for the users to decide. Good web pages are adaptive and inclusive, not rigid and preventive. @souvikdg

11:22 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

@xAbhishek I’ve heard that it is based on the original Readability bookmarklet, and I’m pretty sure it’s the same on iOS and OS X. @souvikdg

11:17 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to souvikdg

@fauxfleur They are quite elusive and love their afternoon siestas though. They close at the odd time of 2:30pm and re-open at 5.

11:14 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to fauxfleur

@fauxfleur Mysore has this small burger joint called Downtown. Best burger I’ve had in India.

4:31 PM May 26th 2012 in reply to fauxfleur

तोहार प्यार instagr.am/p/LA3DJGjH71/[+] (@nimitnshah द्वारा)

3:18 AM May 25th 2012

@niyambhushan Oh. Couldn’t find it on Zomato, but will look for it when in the area next.

10:47 PM May 23rd 2012 in reply to niyambhushan

@DilliBelle Had good [affordable] burgers almost every second day during my recent Bangalore trip.

4:11 PM May 23rd 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

The tempting new @MonkeyBarBlr reminds me — that fantastic burger joint we keep looking for in Delhi? It’s in Bangalore.

All of them. sob

4:05 PM May 23rd 2012

@mayameme “Kaun jaye Zauq par Dilli ki galiyan chhodkar.”

3:51 PM May 23rd 2012 in reply to mayameme

David Foster Wallace on Tennis – readlists.com/cb7df228/[+]

1:29 PM May 23rd 2012

On censorship—

• Salman Rushdie, art: newyorker.co…rushdie.html[+]

• Ramachandra Guha, press: http://t.co/DPgHbwVx

11:05 PM May 19th 2012

Water on the tracks. (by Ajit Satam) flickr.com/p…/7216466614/[+]

10:16 PM May 19th 2012

@anexasajoop Haha! But you know what this means, right?

10:07 AM May 19th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@5anket Are you familiar with the singer-DJ duo ‘Gods Robots’? Came across them today: soundcloud.c…srobots/stay[+] soundcloud.c…robots/shine[+]

4:50 PM May 18th 2012

@anexasajoop @_karan I’ll relent. I know a little too well what it’s like being at the receiving end of such teases.

1:21 AM May 18th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@anexasajoop Hold on, I haven’t even started talking about लीची… :P

9:13 PM May 17th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@anexasajoop Straight from the land of Jharkhand no less. Fruits are some of the best things about Indian summers. :)

4:33 PM May 17th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@aroradush Don’t know how familiar you are with open source, version control & GitHub but this might strike your fancy: blog.abevoel…can-liberty/[+]

2:21 PM May 14th 2012

OH: I met a human bot.

1:39 PM May 14th 2012

@xAbhishek Yeh fizul ki baatein chodo, treat kab de rahe ho bato. @souvikdg

12:56 AM May 13th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

@lokallobaat Exactly, “ill-fated Kerela Bhavan”. Someone had mentioned this place when discussing places around CP, but don’t remember much.

11:44 PM May 12th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@lokallobaat My sources tell me that this joint is in the same lane as the ill-fated Kerela Bhavan.

7:18 PM May 12th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

Missed Swarathma at Blue Frog tonight, but the Headliners LOL night by Weirdass Comedy was a total riot!

12:52 AM May 12th 2012

@lokallobaat Umm did you stop and consider that you might lack @souvikdg’s built-in shock absorbers.

11:35 PM May 7th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

OH: Control, Alt, Delete. C-T-R-L hota hai ek, A-L-T bhi hota hai ek.

Hello? Hello?

11:30 PM May 7th 2012

If ever you need to download complete sets or groups of photos from Flickr: malarkeysoft…oGrabbr.html[+]

1:43 PM May 7th 2012

OH: Then i got depressed-er.

4:17 PM May 4th 2012

@lokallobaat The earlier referenced Everything Is a Remix: everythingis…-the-series/[+]

12:43 AM May 4th 2012

@chigateri prateek + my twitter handle @ gmail.

6:20 PM May 3rd 2012 in reply to chigateri

@turmericdesign @anexasajoop Haha, t-shirt worthy advice that. Front and back.

11:45 AM Apr 28th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@anexasajoop Perhaps, but I might’ve missed this particular sign. What I did register were fewer colors, no borders & a simpler profile.

11:34 AM Apr 28th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@anexasajoop And it is a shame really, because the physical signage has actually improved from the Delhi Metro.

1:09 AM Apr 28th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

Bangalore Metro was good fun.

And cringeworthy. yfrog.com/nxafwaoj[+] yfrog.com/h2923ehj[+]

12:45 AM Apr 28th 2012

Today has been an excellent food day.

Breakfast at MTR, (North) Karnataka lunch at Pai and street idlis + jalebi at Chickpete/Nagarathpet.

11:22 PM Apr 27th 2012

@VasuTweets So sorry. Completely slipped off my mind.

6:56 PM Apr 27th 2012 in reply to VasuTweets

@jackerhack The “final hangout” remains due. Hopefully around the weekend. @gonsalves_r

1:11 AM Apr 27th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

“Tickets tickets!” #BMTC

5:30 PM Apr 26th 2012

Breakfast at MTR and a stroll through Lal Bagh. Are there better ways to start a Bangalore day?

10:57 AM Apr 25th 2012

@lokallobaat @bhavyakhanna @vrinda_m @souvikdg Now we know what we’re doing the first weekend in May.

4:14 PM Apr 24th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@VasuTweets Hey Vasu, we’re in Bangalore. Would you like to meet up tomorrow?

9:55 AM Apr 24th 2012 in reply to VasuTweets

In Bangalore for the week. Who wants to meet up?

5:03 PM Apr 23rd 2012

@tiffinboxers We’ll try and fix something over email once I’m back?

12:32 AM Apr 21st 2012 in reply to tiffinboxers

@tiffinboxers Shuttling between Vasant Kunj and @miranj HQ at Nehru Enclave most weekdays, but currently out of Delhi till the 2nd of May.

12:31 AM Apr 21st 2012 in reply to tiffinboxers

@hasgeek Where do we crash the Meta Refresh pre-party?

2:05 PM Apr 20th 2012

@anusharma Might just drop by at around 3.

2:09 PM Apr 17th 2012 in reply to anusharma

@aditya I get your funda here. I had something different in mind though. I’ll let you know if we ever get around to optimising the IK site.

8:32 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to aditya

@aditya Thanks for taking the time. I have a few ideas on reverting this to native scroll, but keen to see how you’ve tackled this.

6:34 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to aditya

@aditya Can you reload the page in a window less than ~970px wide (to disable custom scroll) and see if that dramatically reduces load?

6:17 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to aditya

@aditya Yup. No doubt that browser scrolling would’ve been ideal.

6:08 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to aditya

@aditya You’re right about the scroll/margins, but it works quite smoothly on my much older MBP. That’s why we didn’t optimise further.

6:06 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to aditya

@icashmir @B_Nazir Thanks! Ashvin Kumar did the hard work with his film. We just helped him bring that to the web. @souvikdg

6:01 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to icashmir

@aditya That bad eh… What system/specs are you on? Any particular bottlenecks you identified?

5:58 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to aditya

@rakeshrach Thanks Rakesh. Full credit to Ian Coyle’s Edits Quarterly editsquarterly.com/[+] for the scroll inspiration.

1:46 PM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to rakeshrach

@gonsalves_r Thanks a lot Rahul. Loved working on it! We are forever indebted to you (and @jackerhack) for the opportunities you present us.

1:06 AM Apr 16th 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

@xAbhishek @GnrlMxms @ap00rv Thanks folks! Much appreciated coming from people that I know look at the details. :)

9:51 PM Apr 15th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

Inshallah Kashmir website #protip: Use your arrow keys.

9:00 PM Apr 15th 2012

Recently @miranj:

• Web UI Conference metarefresh.in/2012/[+]

• Smartphone App loremoapp.com/[+]

• Documentary Film inshallahkashmir.com/[+]

8:56 PM Apr 15th 2012

@turmericdesign He’s the guy usually manning the shop at Kucha Pati Ram. Helps having his number when we reach after ~9 PM. ;)

8:49 PM Apr 15th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@turmericdesign Bingo! Was there just 3 days back, but they were missing both stuffed mango & friendly Deepu.

8:41 PM Apr 15th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@turmericdesign Not bad! Which kulfiwala do/did you visit?

8:32 PM Apr 15th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@jackerhack Interesting problem. Start charging, and include a “job posting guidelines” section on the ‘List a job’ page, perhaps?

12:41 PM Apr 15th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

@birdhouseapp Any chance of an update? Unable to add new accounts (guessing due to the auth API changes).

2:10 AM Apr 15th 2012

Tram Ride: instagr.am/p/JZQKt1HERx/[+]

@souvikdg finally has a decent camera in his pocket. Yay!

11:43 PM Apr 14th 2012

Except for the songs (which felt like extended pauses) ‘Parinda’ has aged quite well. Outstanding cinematography even by today’s standards.

11:05 PM Apr 14th 2012

Caught ‘Parinda’ on the big screen few weeks back as part of this VVC retrospective: youtube.com/…ure=youtu.be[+]

Only 4 people showed up in Delhi.

11:05 PM Apr 14th 2012

@jackerhack Don’t know about fair but definitely not classy.

7:48 PM Apr 14th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

OH: “How do you make a viral video?” Post it online and then take it offline after sometime.

7:41 PM Apr 14th 2012

@anexasajoop @lokallobaat visited Varq some days back. He might have a few pointers.

12:08 AM Apr 14th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@anexasajoop No, but I’ve heard good things about both. Oh and I missed Diva Piccola (featured on Belly Centric bellycentric…diva-piccola[+])

12:04 AM Apr 14th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@anexasajoop Hmm, new might be difficult. I suppose you’ve already done the rounds of Yeti, Pot Belly, Boheme, Lah, Mamagoto etc.?

11:58 PM Apr 13th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@tiffinbox_india Very little to complain about that! Would love to meet up away from the screen sometime though.

1:17 AM Apr 13th 2012 in reply to tiffinbox_india

@tiffinbox_india Which makes it all the more awesome to hear back from you! :)

12:41 AM Apr 13th 2012 in reply to tiffinbox_india

@vaibhavrungta0 @RitikaRungta We’re recreating the McLoed Ganj magic here :P

12:39 AM Apr 13th 2012 in reply to vaibhavrungta0

@_karan I know @anexasajoop is in the process, and I think she can point you to other Indic type designers as well.

8:49 AM Apr 12th 2012 in reply to _karan

रामपुर में सीखो सलाम का सही तरीका instagr.am/p/JPEMIqwo9l/[+] (by @anexasajoop)

5:27 PM Apr 10th 2012

@rish404 We’ve fixed the first issue. Weren’t able to replicate the weird button bug, but thanks for bringing it to our attention! @souvikdg

4:09 PM Apr 10th 2012 in reply to rish404

There’s much to look forward to in Woody Allen’s latest ‘To Rome With Love’, not least of which are the title designs. youtube.com/…outu.be&hd=1[+]

2:30 AM Apr 6th 2012

@sonix15 Nope, they ship with the OS.

4:23 PM Apr 4th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@cooljaz124 Thanks Jaseem! Working with @hasgeek is always rewarding. @wowmakers

3:02 PM Apr 3rd 2012 in reply to cooljaz124

“What’s the pleasure in physics? To me, as it’s revealed, the truth is so remarkable, so amazing!”

Feynman, curiosity: youtube.com/…ure=youtu.be[+]

2:12 AM Apr 1st 2012

@xAbhishek Have? What happened to the Air?

12:18 AM Apr 1st 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

Pleased as punch about three of our latest designs going live. Details soon.

12:25 AM Mar 30th 2012

@ap00rv Yup, incorrect meta/ID3 is a deal breaker. Reminds me of this excellent post by Mark Pilgrim web.archive….racy-lessons[+] @Flipkart

12:54 AM Mar 29th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

Low-res album art, incomplete ID3 (no track numbers!) and a download process that you might think was created by The Onion.

Sigh @Flipkart.

12:06 AM Mar 29th 2012

@ap00rv Easy with the generalisation there. I can think of a few more even from the small number that I’ve visited.

4:41 PM Mar 26th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@pricelessjunk Happy B’day Priya! Now you get to officially use phrases like “in my time” and “old school”.

11:31 AM Mar 26th 2012

@rashmiswamy @erm_wat Best patrons one could hope for. Thanks folks!

11:28 AM Mar 26th 2012 in reply to rashmiswamy

My photoblog completed 7 years yesterday! Nazaar Eyle: prateekrungt…3/zeb_haniya[+]

Some history: prateekrungt…raha_farmers[+]

2:37 AM Mar 26th 2012

OH in metro: शरीर बना कर भी दो घूसे मारने हैं, नहीं बन रहें तब भी दो घूसे मारने हैं।

2:18 AM Mar 26th 2012

“So much of facilities”, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary. As maximum as possible: flickr.com/p…/6867126648/[+]

3:24 PM Mar 25th 2012

@lokallobaat I prefer to recall him as the director of The President is Coming. I’m in! @souvikdg @vrinda_m @bhavyakhanna

3:19 PM Mar 25th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@devakishor Now that’s a welcome change. Must’ve happened sometime last year. @planemad

10:16 AM Mar 23rd 2012 in reply to devakishor

@planemad Pretty certain mainland pre-paid SIMs don’t work in the North-East states.

12:40 AM Mar 23rd 2012 in reply to planemad

@ap00rv Yup. Sly and deceiving, not classy.

1:06 AM Mar 20th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@ap00rv I’m with you. I loathe these “processing” fees.

1:03 AM Mar 20th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@anexasajoop No, but I’d like to. Should be fun and stimulating if his toys are any indication.

2:07 AM Mar 19th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

Also covered today: Mirza Ghalib ki Haveli, Gali Qasim Jan, Ballimaran, Purani Dilli. instagr.am/p/IU7XMWlzga/[+]

1:55 AM Mar 19th 2012

@souvikdg Given your reaction to Kahaani, you might really like Johnny Gaddar. That thriller unfolds much like you said Kahaani should’ve.

10:47 PM Mar 18th 2012

@gonsalves_r Right you are! The mosque is called Fatehpuri Masjid. Nice memory.

7:39 PM Mar 18th 2012 in reply to gonsalves_r

OH: I’m sure he’s your desktop wallpaper.

5:48 PM Mar 18th 2012

@pricelessjunk Keep me posted if you find it developing. We might be able to do something with Belly Centric here, if you’re interested.

11:41 AM Mar 18th 2012 in reply to pricelessjunk

@pricelessjunk What’s that now? Bangalore, food, blog?

12:26 AM Mar 18th 2012

Tikkis. The first non-Kolkata style chaat I truly took to; almost my gateway to Delhi street food. sigh

Oh, and BTW: bellycentric…o-tikki-wala[+]

12:56 PM Mar 17th 2012

Diva (at GK-II) was my first tryst with Italian fine dining, way back in 2005. Good to know it remains impressive: bellycentric…diva-piccola[+]

12:55 PM Mar 17th 2012

“… people that use the words ‘social media’ in their job title without irony …”

11:34 PM Mar 16th 2012

@xAbhishek Did you manage to scale the wall?

4:17 PM Mar 16th 2012 in reply to xAbhishek

… and then they went ahead and installed SEO.

9:25 PM Mar 12th 2012

@lokallobaat Excellent! Definitely catching Shaala, and hopefully Aaranya Kandam too.

9:20 PM Mar 12th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

Some background stories on ‘Kahaani’ coming together, straight from the director: kahaaniblog….rdpress.com/[+]

12:43 AM Mar 12th 2012

Love how Sujoy Ghosh portrayed the endlessly fascinating city of Kolkata, a character in itself. Oh and @SrBachchan’s Ekla Cholo Re…

12:40 AM Mar 12th 2012

Subtle, gripping, mysterious and extremely well-made; Kahaani is one of those awesome thrillers that Bollywood churns out from time to time.

12:40 AM Mar 12th 2012

Latest project at work involves watching a documentary film as prep-work.

11:44 PM Mar 11th 2012

Indian truck sign, teri-maa-ka edition. instagr.am/p/IAC1HFzCol/[+] (by @harneja)

11:39 PM Mar 11th 2012

@DilliBelle That account had stopped existing quite a while back. I guess today Twitter finally flagged the handle open again.

3:06 PM Mar 10th 2012 in reply to DilliBelle

@sonix15 Nice! Standard daaru party last night, but no colours. Not much fun playing without neighbours.

6:12 PM Mar 8th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@sonix15 Happy Holi! Went out playing?

6:03 PM Mar 8th 2012 in reply to sonix15

@Ayush67 Nope. Just a random phrase that I just came across and really liked.

1:53 AM Mar 8th 2012

“… advanced state of chaos …”

1:02 AM Mar 8th 2012

System Failure: vimeo.com/36881035[+] (4th and final part of Everything is a Remix).

10:49 AM Mar 7th 2012

@ap00rv Most welcome! I assume you’ve already seen my (veg biased) Belly Centric post on McLeod Ganj.

8:42 AM Mar 7th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@vrinda_m There is an actual joint called “Relax Dhaba”!?

12:52 PM Mar 6th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@5anket Totally fine sir. Didn’t even feel the quake because I was in the Metro.

2:11 PM Mar 5th 2012 in reply to 5anket

@keeperofthekeys Smart follower is smart. Was today the last day? @souvikdg

2:52 AM Mar 5th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

How rational are we towards ourselves? Not much, if we’re honest. newyorker.co…errated.html[+]

5:38 PM Mar 3rd 2012

Introduction of the 250-passenger capacity ‘Light Railway’, Tiz Hazari, 1911. instagr.am/p/HrnbhUlzs_/[+]

2:41 AM Mar 3rd 2012

Speaking of old historical maps… oldmapsonline.org/[+]

9:18 PM Mar 2nd 2012

Sample: 18th Century rendition of the westward view overlooking the Red Fort. instagr.am/p/HqhOgHlzjv/[+]

3:09 PM Mar 2nd 2012

Don’t miss it if you have any interest in this city and its history.

2:41 PM Mar 2nd 2012

‘Delhi – Red Fort to Raisina’ is an absolutely amazing exhibition of paintings and photos running alongside the book fair at Pragati Maidan.

2:41 PM Mar 2nd 2012

@GVRV Thanks! Next time then I guess.

2:27 PM Mar 2nd 2012 in reply to GVRV

@planemad Hi Arun, how long are you in the capital? Would you have time for a chat and a coffee? @souvikdg

2:23 PM Mar 2nd 2012

@GVRV What happened to your extended visit post 25th Feb?

1:39 PM Mar 2nd 2012 in reply to GVRV

Delhi is in that perfect chilled beer hot afternoon state. Time to stock up…

2:58 PM Mar 1st 2012

Just witnessed an amazing transition when a partly obscured Amazon-dot-com page turned out to be full of rupee symbols and infinite beams.

4:38 PM Feb 29th 2012

@GnrlMxms The resources mentioned at the end should offer a good start: informationa…aphy-period/[+] @anexasajoop

3:19 PM Feb 29th 2012 in reply to GnrlMxms

@ap00rv Smart choice!

Don’t give up on the Dil Pasand / Tofeek’s Biryani Point hunt.

3:11 PM Feb 27th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

@ap00rv Would’ve loved to, but work calls. Where are you folks headed?

2:53 PM Feb 27th 2012 in reply to ap00rv

Human perception, magicians and neuroscientists. smithsonianm…ry=fullstory[+] /via @AtulChitnis

2:26 PM Feb 27th 2012

@turmericdesign Congratulations! Where is this new Turmeric HQ located?

2:30 AM Feb 26th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@erm_wat Re: Mandy Jones, you changed your handle from ‘wateva’ to this one, remember? :P

3:16 AM Feb 25th 2012

Death by sneaky slide-in “recommended article” boxes.

2:46 AM Feb 23rd 2012

The ancient, living, town of the dead. Benaras, by @purisubzi: purisubzi.in…0380/benaras[+]

2:44 PM Feb 15th 2012

@rasagy When are you dropping by at Miranj HQ?

12:54 PM Feb 15th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@jackerhack That’s four times now in as many days. Some scheduler gone wrong @planemad?

2:30 AM Feb 13th 2012 in reply to jackerhack

@souvikdg The iPhone GPS is to blame. See what I meant about it being erratic when pin-pointing the exact location?

4:43 PM Feb 12th 2012 in reply to souvikdg

“The thing is, it wasn’t personal.” daringfireba…ing-personal[+]

That quote sums up the history of human progress.

2:25 AM Feb 9th 2012

@nimitnshah You’ve been watching / need to watch ‘Scott Pilgrim vs the World’.

2:05 AM Feb 9th 2012 in reply to nimitnshah

@turmericdesign I’m in! Also, I sent these guys a mail yesterday, waiting to hear back. essence.co.i…rinting.html[+]

5:27 PM Feb 8th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

Fine people of Delhi, do you know of any [good] letterpress printers in the NCR?

3:28 PM Feb 8th 2012

A narrow gauge rail “bus” on a dual gauge track in rural West Bengal. Here and now in India. irfca.org/ga…ViewsIndex=1[+] /via @purisubzi

4:27 PM Feb 6th 2012

@turmericdesign Likewise! We should meet up some time soon.

1:48 AM Feb 6th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@turmericdesign You too!? Man was that place bustling with people today!

1:41 AM Feb 6th 2012 in reply to turmericdesign

@anexasajoop Hopefully! Melbourne has a great open house tradition that @rakeshrach urges should be adapted here. melbourneopenhouse.org/[+]

9:52 PM Feb 5th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@anexasajoop I can imagine. :)

Sadly no others. Two were closed, some we couldn’t locate; hence the plea for “better organised”.

9:44 PM Feb 5th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

@keeperofthekeys Ishan Khosla Design, Hauz Khas Village. There was an Open Studio thing today, part of the Unbox fest. unboxfestiva….com/node/23[+]

9:27 PM Feb 5th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@anexasajoop Indeed, and what a wonderful place it seemed! Delhi should have more (but better organised) open days like today’s by Unbox.

9:24 PM Feb 5th 2012 in reply to anexasajoop

Chess, patent reform, brainwaves and remixing. Where do good ideas come from? john-mccoy.b…i-think.html[+]

12:24 AM Feb 5th 2012

@pricelessjunk One hell of a documentary series that. Highly recommended.

12:08 AM Feb 5th 2012 in reply to pricelessjunk

@lokallobaat That comic reminded me of our Bhowali trip and you going “Pedd!” from the front row of the car after you suddenly woke up.

11:54 PM Jan 31st 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@pranesh_prakash @vrinda_m Haha, small world, big school batch!

Oh and @miranjdesign is where I do most of my design work these days.

8:52 PM Jan 31st 2012 in reply to pranesh_prakash

@vrinda_m Excellent choice! :P

Two more required reading travelogues before heading there: indiamike.co…0-a-t110029/[+] and bushahrtimes…archives/639[+]

5:52 PM Jan 31st 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@vrinda_m McLeod Ganj! bellycentric…5/mcleodganj[+]

And Triund prateekrungt…12/01/triund[+] will be covered in snow at this time of the year.

5:35 PM Jan 31st 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@shalynee Definitely go over the river for food, and importantly, booze. And get bicycles during the day. You get to cover a lot more.

11:08 PM Jan 29th 2012 in reply to shalynee

@shalynee Is it the ‘Golden Garden Guest House’ by any chance? We stayed in one of their huts.

11:06 PM Jan 29th 2012 in reply to shalynee

@shalynee A whole world in itself, isn’t it? Great, great place. Which side of the river are you staying?

10:29 PM Jan 29th 2012 in reply to shalynee

What a thrilling final!

Re-trace Novak’s @AustralianOpen journey through my awesome :) tournament draw chart: prateekrungt…pen/2012/men[+]

9:09 PM Jan 29th 2012

@toor_sunny Yup, this one is quite funny and famous on Twitter.

5:23 PM Jan 29th 2012 in reply to toor_sunny

“One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” — René Daumal

Here’s what I saw: prateekrungt…12/01/triund[+]

9:11 PM Jan 28th 2012

@nimitnshah @NipunKedia Free entry standup comedy show in Mumbai tonight. Go for it! twitter.com/…707783020545[+]

3:20 PM Jan 25th 2012

@rakeshrach I’d dropped link hints both on the Belly Centric and photoblog posts on McLeod Ganj / Triund.

Oh and they run @tiffinbox_india.

2:18 AM Jan 24th 2012 in reply to rakeshrach

@rakeshrach Not yet :). Came across them just before my Triund trek. Was planning on shooting you a mail, then thought I’ll just webmark.

2:13 AM Jan 24th 2012 in reply to rakeshrach

Today: Old Souls from Mombasa took Time on the Rocky Road to Dublin.

Also, I miss the original Muxtape.

1:19 AM Jan 22nd 2012

“… young people of all ages …”

3:30 AM Jan 21st 2012

@photojack A Delhi Instragram meet would be awesome! Do keep us in the loop.

A small collection of my instagram shots: prateekrungt…/instagraphy[+]

10:19 PM Jan 20th 2012

Detox—Safari extension by @shauninman to expand t.co links. If you care about your browser history & URL autocomplete: shauninman.c…/01/19/detox[+]

5:44 PM Jan 20th 2012

@rashmiswamy I would love to have one of Delhi up on my wall. Let me know if you come across any good ones.

8:52 PM Jan 19th 2012 in reply to rashmiswamy

@nimitnshah Where are the dates and ticketing info?

8:11 PM Jan 19th 2012 in reply to nimitnshah

I travelled to McLeod Ganj a month ago. Had some delicious food while I was there. More about it on @bellycentric: bellycentric…5/mcleodganj[+]

5:03 PM Jan 17th 2012

Detailed, smartly written, very well presented, essential camera buyer’s guide from The Verge: theverge.com…buyers-guide[+]

11:39 PM Jan 16th 2012

Heading out to C.R.Park market-2 for the best street momos in Delhi.

8:33 PM Jan 16th 2012

@pricelessjunk On the good side, we get the new ‘Kya Hai Mohabbat’ and the instrumental themes that were not released with the VTV album.

1:02 PM Jan 15th 2012 in reply to pricelessjunk

Sunday lunch (biryani special) at Andhra Bhavan at 2. I know it’s a little late, but #openvite if anyone’s up for it. bellycentric…andhra-meals[+]

12:32 PM Jan 15th 2012

@AkshayNkr None that are currently in Delhi unfortunately. Will let you know if I find someone.

11:15 PM Jan 14th 2012 in reply to AkshayNkr

And if you notice something different and/or missing, it’s because @jessicahische did the titles for Moonrise Kingdom. twitter.com/…230449852416[+]

6:13 PM Jan 14th 2012

In case you still haven’t seen it: Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson’s next feature. trailers.app…risekingdom/[+]

6:12 PM Jan 14th 2012

@pricelessjunk Ah, so it teaches you patience as well as bioinformatics. :P

12:54 AM Jan 14th 2012 in reply to pricelessjunk

@pricelessjunk They’ll probably run a little slower than on dedicated machines, but the convenience often makes up for it. :)

12:49 AM Jan 14th 2012 in reply to pricelessjunk

@pricelessjunk Use something like Virtual Box to install it as a VM. Works quite well in most cases. oracle.com/t…s/index.html[+]

12:44 AM Jan 14th 2012 in reply to pricelessjunk

@jasim_ab Glad to have helped, and thank you for the compliment.

Also, cough prateekrungt…om/photoblog[+] cough.

7:46 PM Jan 13th 2012 in reply to jasim_ab

Le Burka Le on the @miranjdesign HQ stereo. It had been too long.

6:20 PM Jan 12th 2012

@jasim_ab Shouldn’t I be saying thanks? :)

6:17 PM Jan 12th 2012 in reply to jasim_ab

Some memories do not fade. instagr.am/p/gSHq7/[+]

3:01 PM Jan 12th 2012

“assorted Gods”

1:47 AM Jan 12th 2012

@lokallobaat Yup. Still draws that reaction every time I read it.

1:44 AM Jan 12th 2012 in reply to lokallobaat

@vrinda_m @shalynee Not to forget, the best damn harayali rolls.

3:31 PM Jan 11th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

@NetRoY I meant the about-event page. Also, hacknight rules are set in a sans-serif font.

3:19 PM Jan 11th 2012 in reply to NetRoY

@NetRoY Hack Night page especially. Reduce measure (width), increase leading and margin b/w paras, make the rendering match the About page.

3:08 PM Jan 11th 2012

@rashmiswamy Your Bombay trip is churning out all kinds of awesome.

2:28 AM Jan 11th 2012 in reply to rashmiswamy

@keeperofthekeys What now? Oh yes, the cake. Chocolate + Hazelnut excellence by Wenger’s.

10:27 PM Jan 9th 2012 in reply to keeperofthekeys

@shalynee Yup, that was entertaining. Thanks Shalini!

1:46 AM Jan 9th 2012 in reply to shalynee

@nimitnshah @5anket Hahahaha. Nut-cases, like I’ve always maintained.

1:37 AM Jan 9th 2012 in reply to nimitnshah

@rasagy Thanks! Delhi is taking care of the chilling for all of us at the moment. :)

1:31 AM Jan 9th 2012 in reply to rasagy

@vrinda_m Thanks! Did you end up visiting Mahabalipuram?

1:29 AM Jan 9th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

Most shaky cake cutting ever undertaken last night on the train, courtesy @souvikdg.

3:45 PM Jan 8th 2012

@5anket Thanks bade bhaiya. India mein kab tak?

3:33 PM Jan 8th 2012 in reply to 5anket

@vrinda_m If you haven’t been there before, then totally. Otherwise make it a lazy meal at Pondicherry.

2:05 PM Jan 6th 2012 in reply to vrinda_m

Local Bank Manager here setting new standards for brand loyalty with his “Welcome to Bank of Baroda, the number one…” ringtone.

5:42 PM Jan 4th 2012

“As Lonely Planet likes to state, places change, good becomes bad, and crap becomes awesome (or words to that effect).”

12:24 AM Jan 4th 2012

“Be a Tata Technologies PFLE. Passionate Fun-Loving Engineer.”

/via 93.5 Red FM, Jamshedpur

12:02 PM Jan 3rd 2012

@lokallobaat When did Royal Stag start commissioning twitter endorsements?

8:02 PM Jan 1st 2012 in reply to lokallobaat