How do you design a complete hell of a walking/biking trail? [This is how](https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/13ifqjy/lovely_day_for_a_walk_along_the_new_66_trail/). The sad part about this is all this was a part of billions of dollars worth of road expansion and the communities successfully argued that the trail on other side of sound wall would increase crime and it was worth suffering the deafening noise instead.
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My extended family whatsapp groups have blown up with messages around congress win in Karnataka and what it means for Hindus and Brahmins in the state. Disappointingly its a whole new slew of Muslim hate and how Karnataka is on path to be Islamified. Even non-issues like Burqa in schools are now things that Muslims are doing actively to take over Karnataka. Its just so disappointing. I am not giving Congress a clean chit here — their entire campaigning in state was around reservations for everyone and anyone (including paying hard cash monthly to people), and advancing casteist policies, but I am more disappointed for the family that they should know better.
Its week 3 of RTO and I have mostly been ambivalent towards it. On surface I don’t mind the idea of being at work a couple of times at work, but each time I’ve been here its been impossible fore me to stay more than a couple of hours before heading home because it just seems…. so… banal. One of the pre-pandemic things we used to have was assigned desks cubes; I so wish we had them again. Having your own space at work gives you a sense of belonging. I could store my work related chargers and cables right here, along with energy bars and snacks that I got from home – the convenience it provided was great, along with the sense of homeliness that every time I came to the building I did not have to go hunting for an ideal spot to sit in the “agile” workplace. The 6 times I’ve been here I have sat in 6 different locations because a) why not and b) the desks that I sat last time have been taken already.
If companies are serious about RTO, they need to start creating environments where employees want to feel like coming back without feeling like they are visiting a neighborhood park every day and go hunting for a brand new bench. People like familiarity, and people like seeing the same folks in their general area day in and out – thats how you spark conversations between random people and ideas flow. Companies (mine def should) consider going back to assigned seating to bring back that sense of togetherness. Otherwise I am just going to hotspot few hours a day each week & head back, and treat this exactly like what every one of us doing right now – a checklist item that needs checked off each at work, nothing more.
I sincerely experienced trauma of 2016 with tonight’s succession. To the point I can’t sleep now thinking about 2024.
On nice afternoons like today our neighbors like to get their music system out and grill. Luckily their music choices matches ours so we don’t mind the loud music – actually sounds like a fun block party going on plus good music what’s not to like? So I am also on deck enjoying their music!
If this is true it may finally be time for me to stop my upgrade every year habit. There is a price at which it is not worth it. [iPhone 15 Pro Rumored to See Huge Price Hike – MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/14/price-hike-coming-to-iphone-15-pro/)
Air was good movie but also left me with feeling of *is this it?* type feeling. Like did anyone really need a full fledged movie on this? The movie lacked weight I suppose hence Air?
TV over fireplace, yes or no?
On one hand TV over fireplace seems like a good use of space that always seems perfect for TV and nothing else. The walls usually stay empty or become a art piece hanger. Mounting TV over fireplace saves good real estate in other parts of room and allows some moderate flexibility in furniture arrangement. You could potentially draw an antenna line from chimney to get local channels. The cons of course being that no matter how low you mount the TV, your viewing angle is always going to be higher and not at eye level. Heat and how high/low TV is mounted is a real concern (though not as much as it used to be).
The advantage of wall mounting a TV on wall is obvious – you can mount it at eye level and have floating shelves for soundbar etc. But more often than not it locks you in a particular furniture arrangement, and not to mention makes it impossible to move TV elsewhere. Also, its not like the TV is mounted flush with wall anyway, so there is always going to be some distance between wall and TV which eats into space.
I am trending more towards wall mount rather than over fireplace, but what would you do?
Even though it makes no difference who is in power in Karnataka – congress or BJP, I am still glad congress had a thumping victory, if only to shut my own relatives first and other to teach BJP that yelling “modi” and “development” together doesn’t mean win elections. Hopefully congress plays it smart but I have zero hope in them either.
Its warm as hell outside like peak summer and I am SO FUCKING HERE FOR IT! I love love spring, but I will not mind the hot summer as well for the next several decades.