I am pretty sure you are annoyed by facebook posts like the one below. The “Tag this guy/ tag that girl/ tag that Apache Helicopter” genre of Facebook posts has proliferated in my news feed in the last year. These kinds of posts have minuscule entertainment value but still, generate massive activity because people keep […]
Author Archives: Piyush Hatwalne
Some TV that I used to know
The year was 2007. The place, my school. The last bell rang. We rushed out of the classroom like bubbles of well-shaken soda bottle and headed for bicycle stand. A debate started heating up about the current form of Yuvraj Singh and the upcoming T20 world cup as we headed back home. Although I was […]
Two major disadvantages of Smartphone revolution in India
https://play.ht/articles/d40c2dd6cb07 The unmitigated advantages of Internet and Smartphone proliferation is one of the things I have changed my mind about in last few years. There is no doubt that the current Smartphone and internet revolution that is happening in India is going to be cause of many fundamental changes in Indian society. But some of […]
How I fell in love with twitter
For the most part of my life, I did not understand how Twitter worked. I remember when I was in middle school, someone told me, Twitter is just like Orkut and I created an account. I logged into Twitter for the first time and I had no idea what I was supposed to do. What […]
My introduction to F1
I have done it. I followed the complete F1 2017 season. This may not sound like an achievement, but for a 22-year-old who hasn’t ever followed any sport in his entire lifetime, it is a special achievement. Until March of this year, I didn’t use to follow any sport. Of course, as an Indian, I […]
The Uber bond- The finances of future transportation
Uber’s self driving efforts Almost everyone in the technology space is expecting self-driving cars to be future of personal transport. The day is not far when you would get up in the morning, get ready for work, and as you open your front door, a car rolls right in front of you. You get in the […]
Apple just went from a cult to a religion
The temple of Apple. Iphone X was not the “One more thing ” of the September event, basically everyone in the tech world already knew it’s design and specs before launch thanks to the numerous leaks. Most of the other announcements like the apple watch and the apple TV were also predicted beforehand but, one thing […]
“Chota Hathi” Vs Actual Elephant
Tata ace Commercial A few years ago Tata made this commercial for their pick up vehicle ACE. In the TVC it is implied that Tata ace is equivalent to a small elephant. Or is it ? * Roll Vsauce intro music* A few days ago when I started thinking about the question, I immediately thought that […]
Sell me this pen – A different take
Most of the answers to the “sell me this pen” relies on trying to make the pen more valuable than it really is. But one might try a different approach. Here is how it might go: Interviewer: Sell me this pen.* Draws a random pen from the pen holder and places it on the table* […]
Why total human annihilation is less likely
Every religion have a concept of world destruction.Hindu mythology says that universe is destroyed at end of every “Yuga” and is reborn again. Islam has concept of “Qayamat” or the “Day of Judgement”. The point is that it is quite common for humans to think that humanity is doomed in future. This begs the question, […]
