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Here is Discontent’s first newsletter of this week.
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A CCTV company is paying remote workers in India to yell at armed robbers - For less than 400$, an Indian in Haryana monitors a 7-Eleven in US. Globalisation huh? Read the story here.
Writers express their displeasure with… Gmail! - Newsletters were supposed to be the wild wild west but their is one omnipresent sheriff in town, Gmail. This article hit close. A pet peeve for any newsletter writer and reader too. Read the story here.
Why it took us thousands of years to see the colour Violet - If one saw artworks from a certain age, say ancient or medieval, one would find a distinct lack of colour violet. Which begs the question, why did we not use violets until recently? The answer varies from what defines a colour and even how humans and our vision has evolved. Brilliant essay. Read the story here.
A David Bowie painting at 5 bucks a piece - Of course, that is only one half of the story, the other half is that now they are being sold at 88k. Read the story here.
Robots making biryani - I hate this. I definitely hate this. Sure, an AI powered biryani will be better than what some of are used to but it will be just utterly sad because it will never surprise you. It will be the exact same thing, always. Interesting read though Read the story here.
Short Story of the week - Kafan (The Shroud) by Munshi Premchand
PODCASTS🎧
I love an All India Radio interview. Their is something unique about them. Perhaps the stubbornness. They will not change, and for good.
Milkha Singh, the Flying Sikh, passed away last week. One of our earliest sports icons. Listen to this audio biography. An interview conducted by Jasdev Singh. One thing that strikes me the most is the quality of Milkha’s voice.
Internet Full Power🖥
Cute Covid video
Inspiration behind Shining
At the center court
Fuji, you beauty
Why is Pig’s meat called Pork and Chicken’s meat is called..well Chicken
What you smoking bruh?
The best ad of the week
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