The Doctor (Commissions open)

I managed to at least take a back up of 2TB of my data, (2012 to 2016 archives) thanks to a borrowed drive where I could save it. But my original disk is going to fail and I should save up to get a new back up. Good time for you to buy some art / photo / print of my work. (List of links below)

This is one of the many reasons why I use my partner's hand-drawn art for my book covers - AI could never.

True UP model

For non S Asian folks who don't know the song, feast on this youtu.be/a18py61_F_w?...

ECI tells Supreme Court that the West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal had the authority to bulk submit Form 7 without stating the reason why. who needs laws and rules when we have BJparty to bulldoze all of it.

SELLOFF: Silver ETFs in India are down as much as 53% from their January 2026 highs → Silver is at its lowest in 11 months at $52.81, down over 21% in the last two months → Silver is down 56.6% from its record high of $121.76 set in January 2026

Apex is one of the great stalwart sff magazines that's survived the corpo-fascist blighting of the internet. Help them keep going. My 1st non-flash pro pub was with them; 'The Widow and the Xir', 2011, a story about nomads, ghosts, transmigrating souls on the desert moon of a Saturnine giant:

Ownership means control. If Google can block any app on your phone, you don't really own it. Join the 100,000+ people fighting to keep Android open. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org

If you're an indie Indian music fan with some basic graphic design / copywriting / social media chops who's currently un- or under-employed, hit us up, we have an idea we're working on

Comrade Parvatibai Bhor: A Fighter's Story October 30, 2026 5.30 - 7.30 pm Press Club Parvatibai Bhor went from a child bride at 9 to a "lal bawta wali", reading Lenin & leading strikes in the 1930s. Her autobiography has just been translated into English by senior journalist Lina Mathias.

I'm flattered someone was mad enough to preserve it and find me on Bluesky to send it to me again

Want to drink water? BYO filter Want to breathe? BYO purifier Want to travel? BYO vehicle Now want to have sauce, bring your own tomato paste timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedab...

okay weird PSA i guess, but some recent @bsky.app update has most likely reset everyone's chat request options to no one... so you might want to take a look at it...

The court directed social media platforms to remove or disable access to the video at each URL listed in Adani Enterprises’ petition. They were also directed to disable reposts, quote posts, shares, and other engagements. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10966...

I think the reason mudixi keeps saying 2047 mein humme vikas milega, kyunki the actual plan is akhand china 2047.

“But something profound has shifted. Modi’s aura of omnipotence and serene competence has been shattered. The protests have transformed his main challenger, Rahul Gandhi of the Congress Party, as well. ... The political landscape, settled for so long, is suddenly altered.”

When someone has lifetime of immunity, I guess they have no trouble perjuring themself...

Gyaanu is back at gaslighting that 2023 act provision has its own issue...

well well well...

hell yeah, this is the way!

@malinsundberg.com and I are opening day 2 at Swiftsonic! Cannot wait for you folks to hear what we're cooking up!!

a PM with no work~~~

Buzo, a 7.5-month-old black Labrador, was a gift to a couple in their seventies. He loves running and they can't keep up. Friendly and vaccinated, in Greater Kailash 1, South Delhi. Call or WhatsApp: 98101 65517

Dad gifted me something I most wished for. A typewriter.

www.financialexpress.com/business/eco... Rather than seeing inflows of US$ 100 billion a year, we are seeing redemptions of US$ 25 billion a year. And it is not due to the AI we read about but due to the other AI we don’t write about: Arrogant India.

Cleansing your timeline with this feisty little creature who, after stalking various people’s shoes and scraps of paper, joined us for a beverage at the take-away counter of a south Bombay eatery.

Uttarakhand ERO refused BJP worker’s bulk Form 7 objections. After ECI complaint, 5,359 were accepted

A semi-realistic portrait of a troll lady named Huffy for an Instagram follower! She was created for a giveaway I had hosted a year ago. #worldofwarcraft #wowoc #trolloc

Incredible stuff here by Carol

What even is this country of ours?

At #COP17, delegates from across the world gathered at UN biodiversity talks burst into applause after Inger Anderson, UNEP chief, acknowledged last night’s election win in Brazil. “Let me start off by giving a big, big shoutout to Brazil. I’m encouraged to acknowledge this political annoucement.”

Deadline Extended! Present your research at Monk Prayogshala's 12th Annual Research Seminar. 📅 21st November 2026 📍 Hybrid: Mumbai & Online 📄 Paper submission deadline: 4th November 2026 Register: buff.ly/AGh3CyY

I like that we still use the term "peg" when referring to alcoholic beverages today. I really like the sort of old timey formalities and etiquette, at least my family continues to practice when drinking. They probably learned from watching their elders. The British sophisticated way to drunkenness.

INDIA: Maid to order: Mumbai’s app-based domestic workers face pay cuts, safety gaps and eroding ties with employers www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...

Mumbai and Goa jointly lead India’s top 50 restaurants for 2026, with Goa matching Mumbai for the first time.

Amidst all this <gestures vaguely but wildly> excellent news from Brazil and Serbia.

This was a lovely unexpected surprise! Thanks @the-engine-idling.bsky.social @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social

A typical Monday for me is working on my Orders or Client work (Crafter & Consultant by day). Today I paused & picked up my notebook. Sitting with tea, gathering ideas for short stories. The goal is 5 by end of November... 👀 #writingcommunity #authorsky

Such a pretty book ❣️ #BookSky

I wrote that 🥹 can’t believe this little story found a home at such an incredible magazine 😭 Hope you guys enjoy reading it 🥹

That's my bestie and the most amazing writer I know 😀 @kmhassan.bsky.social

How can one make sense of this? It's a question I'm struggling with. On Sep 29, an underaged driver on a two-wheeler hit my dad while he was crossing the road in my hometown Nashik in India. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and entered a comma within minutes.

if the judiciary, the government, and the police, are incapable of following the law idk what the people are supposed to do

If we could save everyone from the Y2K bug, why can't we make the companies fix these 'unleashed' Agentic AI dooms day timeline we are sitting in?

Maybe ChatGPT’s full name is Chatwarlal Gupta.