First time I am seriously trying KDE Plasma, I don't think I can ever go back, it's really good


(My file system got corrupted and after trying a few things using live usb, in haste I forgot that I had btrfs snapshots which I could rollback to, I wiped my entire drive. Lost all journals, uncommitted work, etc. I have a backup of journal but those are encrypted and dumb me forgot to backup the decryption key 😭)

If I have to credit modi for doing anything good then it would be making prisons a great place to stay. In today's India, prisons are perhaps a better option for your kids than school. You will get to meet many highly educated people there, from academics, journalists, engineers, lawyers, etc. All bad ones (rapists, murderers, thieves, etc are out most of the times on bail/parrole)

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gurmeet-ram-rahim-40-day-parole-bail-petition-rohtak-jail-dera-ashram/article70473454.ece

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/non-application-of-mind-copy-paste-order-led-to-detention-under-nsa-wangchuk-in-sc/article70502479.ece

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-was-bail-denied-to-umar-and-sharjeel-explained/article70495546.ece

https://musopen.org/music/composer/johann-sebastian-bach/ (login needed)
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/music?t=2404&h=all (best)
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCFtSXTlIMFFkyJbHO3V5b7A (adware/use ublock)

TIL Hungry Judge Effect
You are more likely to get a lenient verdict if your court hearing is after lunch break
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_judge_effect

this is what they teaching in my college infosec class 😭 and what I am reading for tomorrow's exam. (and yes all my passwords are now UcnB2s as the slide recommend, and I hope all my classmates also keep same password)

was reading about trusted computing base and it reminded me of this

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1130697/10-breakthrough-technologies-2026/
mechanistic interpretability one is interesting

https://youtu.be/NRrLJhQFmNg
this gov won't let opposition even cite few lines

“Would you like some wine?” I asked her.
“I don’t know, would you like wine?” she asked back.
“I really don’t mind, if you feel like it,” I replied.
“It’s as you please, whatever you want,” she continued.
“Either way is fine with me.”
“I agree.”
“So should we have it or not?”
“Well, I don’t think I’ll have any,”
“You’re right, I don’t feel like any either,” I concurred.
“Let’s not have wine then,” she concluded.
“Great, so we’ll just stick with the water.”

—On Love, Alain de Botton

India rank in bottom half based on corruption (least corrupt to most corrupt)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/10-most-corrupt-countries-in-the-world-india-stands-here/photostory/118242861.cms?picid=118242884

More then 800 people went missing in first 15 days of 2026 in India's capital Delhi
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/over-800-go-missing-in-delhi-in-first-15-days-of-2026-police-data-shows-54-people-a-day/articleshow/127902557.cms

125 out of 145 and 83 out of 100 of world's most polluted cities are in India
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/dirtiest-countries-in-the-world
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/india-ranked-among-the-worlds-most-polluted-countries-heres-its-shocking-global-rank-and-the-most-polluted-city/articleshow/118501598.cms

It is monday, and I dislike monday so today I shall fight and slaughter my way through this disastrous day. I AM DEATH AAAA YOUR ETERNAL FEAR AND THE DARKNESS THAT WEAVES THE FEARS THAT YOU CARRY WITH YOU AAAA"
- Me (A very cool person)

https://catherineshannon.substack.com/p/on-vigilance

It resonated alot with me especially when I am also going through this content gluttony phrase