Krittika
@krittikaa.bsky.social
Cat mom and somewhat nerdy. Ex-engineer now doing business things.
London-Bangalore-Delhi. Posts are personal opinions.
London-Bangalore-Delhi. Posts are personal opinions.
None of you like Macbeth, eh
The cat: is an obligate carnivore
Also the cat:
A sailor’s wife had chestnuts- sorry, apples, or beans, or coriander - in her lap, and munched and munched and munched.
“Give me,“ quoth I
Also the cat:
A sailor’s wife had chestnuts- sorry, apples, or beans, or coriander - in her lap, and munched and munched and munched.
“Give me,“ quoth I
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
None of you like Macbeth, eh
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In early Old English, there's a handful of cases of the verb 'do' appearing as "dōm", bearing an archaic first-person singular ending (-m).
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In early Old English, there's a handful of cases of the verb 'do' appearing as "dōm", bearing an archaic first-person singular ending (-m).
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
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If we trust that an LLM can actually provide instructions to build a nuclear bomb, and not you know, a synthesis of what novelists think goes into a nuclear bomb, then we should be asking how the LLM was trained to know how to build a nuclear bomb, and address *that*
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If we trust that an LLM can actually provide instructions to build a nuclear bomb, and not you know, a synthesis of what novelists think goes into a nuclear bomb, then we should be asking how the LLM was trained to know how to build a nuclear bomb, and address *that*
The cat: is an obligate carnivore
Also the cat:
A sailor’s wife had chestnuts- sorry, apples, or beans, or coriander - in her lap, and munched and munched and munched.
“Give me,“ quoth I
Also the cat:
A sailor’s wife had chestnuts- sorry, apples, or beans, or coriander - in her lap, and munched and munched and munched.
“Give me,“ quoth I
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The cat: is an obligate carnivore
Also the cat:
A sailor’s wife had chestnuts- sorry, apples, or beans, or coriander - in her lap, and munched and munched and munched.
“Give me,“ quoth I
Also the cat:
A sailor’s wife had chestnuts- sorry, apples, or beans, or coriander - in her lap, and munched and munched and munched.
“Give me,“ quoth I
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🚨🚨🚨 A FREE LITTLE SURPRISE TREAT (A WEENO TREAT IS IN THE GOD TIER OF TREATS) WITH EVERY ORDER FROM HER SHOPPE OF MAGNIFICENT DELIGHTS KLAXON 🚨🚨🚨
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨🚨🚨 A FREE LITTLE SURPRISE TREAT (A WEENO TREAT IS IN THE GOD TIER OF TREATS) WITH EVERY ORDER FROM HER SHOPPE OF MAGNIFICENT DELIGHTS KLAXON 🚨🚨🚨
How can anyone be frightened of samosas. I refuse to accept this :(
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How can anyone be frightened of samosas. I refuse to accept this :(
Want to make an authentic Bengali fish curry but also there shouldn’t be any clean up and I shouldn’t have to use the wok 😭
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Want to make an authentic Bengali fish curry but also there shouldn’t be any clean up and I shouldn’t have to use the wok 😭
Hmph. I’m from the land where the communist parties fight over who gets to sponsor Durga Puja. Unimpressed by all this
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hmph. I’m from the land where the communist parties fight over who gets to sponsor Durga Puja. Unimpressed by all this
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Here’s a bit more about these lovely and talented women who were all victims of femicide.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
The 14 women who were killed at Ecole polytechnique
Dec. 6 marks the 25th anniversary of the shooting rampage at the Universite du Montreal's Ecole polytechnique in which 14 women were killed.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here’s a bit more about these lovely and talented women who were all victims of femicide.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
While the Your Party shenanigans are amusing, just getting uneasily reminded of the beginnings of the end of democracy in India: when a large majority of opinion-makers 1. Loses faith in politics 2. Thinks politics == amusement
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
While the Your Party shenanigans are amusing, just getting uneasily reminded of the beginnings of the end of democracy in India: when a large majority of opinion-makers 1. Loses faith in politics 2. Thinks politics == amusement
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As we count down to Christmas, here's a #GiveAway
I will write a custom micro fiction, for the winner (with them as the main character in it)
How to go about it? Just make sure you follow me and repost this post
Winner will be drawn on the 26/12/2025
#WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky #AmWriting
I will write a custom micro fiction, for the winner (with them as the main character in it)
How to go about it? Just make sure you follow me and repost this post
Winner will be drawn on the 26/12/2025
#WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky #AmWriting
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As we count down to Christmas, here's a #GiveAway
I will write a custom micro fiction, for the winner (with them as the main character in it)
How to go about it? Just make sure you follow me and repost this post
Winner will be drawn on the 26/12/2025
#WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky #AmWriting
I will write a custom micro fiction, for the winner (with them as the main character in it)
How to go about it? Just make sure you follow me and repost this post
Winner will be drawn on the 26/12/2025
#WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky #AmWriting
Oh. That’s all right then.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Oh. That’s all right then.
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A working class party is something to be
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A working class party is something to be
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The good doc writes perfectly cromulent stories. Commission him to write one for you?
As we count down to Christmas, here's a #GiveAway
I will write a custom micro fiction, for the winner (with them as the main character in it)
How to go about it? Just make sure you follow me and repost this post
Winner will be drawn on the 26/12/2025
#WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky #AmWriting
I will write a custom micro fiction, for the winner (with them as the main character in it)
How to go about it? Just make sure you follow me and repost this post
Winner will be drawn on the 26/12/2025
#WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky #AmWriting
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The good doc writes perfectly cromulent stories. Commission him to write one for you?
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The Holy Father heard you had some objections to the filioque clause and he just wants to discuss them
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Holy Father heard you had some objections to the filioque clause and he just wants to discuss them
Various birds are a-twitter and the cat is beside herself with excitement.
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Various birds are a-twitter and the cat is beside herself with excitement.
Well this is how I know I’m a foreigner because among other things i think panettone is excellent. Making it sound like Italian soan papdi* is a bit mean
*sorry, only Indians will know this
*sorry, only Indians will know this
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Well this is how I know I’m a foreigner because among other things i think panettone is excellent. Making it sound like Italian soan papdi* is a bit mean
*sorry, only Indians will know this
*sorry, only Indians will know this
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Streamins service UI is increasingly bad deliberately. It's dark UX patterning as access to show catalogues narrows.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
is there a reason why every single paid streaming service UI has only gotten incredibly worse and less usable over time
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Streamins service UI is increasingly bad deliberately. It's dark UX patterning as access to show catalogues narrows.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
A beautiful post by Dr Eleanor Parker from 2020 on the timing of Christmas - in the context of another time of uncertainty. Written from a British Christian perspective, but some bits are of universal relevance
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2020/11/time...
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2020/11/time...
'Time's handiworks by time are haunted'
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and it’s a strange one. Public worship is currently banned in England, though that’s supposed to end in...
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A beautiful post by Dr Eleanor Parker from 2020 on the timing of Christmas - in the context of another time of uncertainty. Written from a British Christian perspective, but some bits are of universal relevance
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2020/11/time...
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2020/11/time...
Mumbai people, check out these cakes!
Hello! 🍜
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.
Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.
Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mumbai people, check out these cakes!
“But sometimes, when her husband was at the office, she sat down near the window and thought of that evening at the ball so long ago, when she had been so beautiful and so admired.”
www.eastoftheweb.com/short-storie...
www.eastoftheweb.com/short-storie...
www.eastoftheweb.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“But sometimes, when her husband was at the office, she sat down near the window and thought of that evening at the ball so long ago, when she had been so beautiful and so admired.”
www.eastoftheweb.com/short-storie...
www.eastoftheweb.com/short-storie...
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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seasonal reminder that if someone says they don't drink:
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
seasonal reminder that if someone says they don't drink:
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
-it's none of your business why
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people are burned out and might just be tired
