Shahrzaad Parekh

Amateur Photographer | IT Sec Geek | Grammar Enthusiast | Manchester United fan | Tifoso | Sci-Fi Nerd | Reader Of Books |

[Warrior Moms Maharashtra @WMMaharashtra]

Mumbai is beginning a 2 year tree census using GIS mapping/QR codes/scientific measurements to document every tree’s species/girth/canopy & health. Urban India desperately needs this level of ecological accounting🌳 @Warriormomsin

https://t.co/mIdxmEmrz5 via @richapintoi

[SFLC.in @SFLCin]

India now has TWO parallel systems to take down content online.

The IT Act has a "blocking" power under Section 69A. It lets the government order platforms to restrict content, but ONLY on narrow grounds and with a structured review process.

#contentblocking #freespeech #censorship

@IFEX
@amnesty
@RSF_inter

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@TheRaulVinci @thevirdas Use an open source password manager like Bitwarden or KeepassXC to create and store random, long, multi-character passwords. Your responsibility is to ensure your Master Password is long, unguessable and secure.

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@b50 HP Smart - the most ironic name. Why TF do I need to log in to an HP account to see how much ink is left in my printer cartridges?

[IDIA Law @IDIALaw]

If you’re a young lawyer from Kerala or Sikkim, this is for you!

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If you have no connections, guidanace or support - The Litigation Fellowship changes that for you.

Your first step towards a strong career in litigation starts here!

👉 Register soon - scan the QR code!
📅 Application deadline: 24th May 2026

#IDIA #Lawyer #Inclusion #Sikkim #Kerala

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@moonsez @ZEE5India https://t.co/f2kUo1BKXc

Basically replace the default DNS with https://t.co/fx10SymQPO in your home router. This will block a significant percentage. Be warned, some services might not stream if they detect that ads aren't being served.

There are paid versions too.

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@kaul_vivek Would you rather be a Useful Idiot or a Greater Fool ?

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

The current definition of EBITDA. #finance

[Parimal @Fintech03]

A few days back, I was reading about how Indian Standard Time (IST) is actually generated. IST is not generated by a single clock, it is a synthetic time.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in New Delhi is the guardian of Indian Standard Time. NPL maintains an ensemble of 5 Cesium atomic clocks & 2 Hydrogen Masers.

These clocks are kept in a specialized, environmentally controlled vault in New Delhi. The true IST is a weighted average of all 7. If one clock drifts by even a nanosecond, the others vote it out of the calculation.

The Hydrogen Masers are the stable anchors, while the Cesium clocks provide the accuracy. This allows India to maintain a time signal that is accurate to within 20 nanoseconds of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) in France.

[Wise @trikcode]

the generation that refused to accept cookies.

is now giving AI access to their desktops, files, and bank accounts.

[james hawkins @james406]

110-year-old Turkish grandma shares her secret to a long life:

"i never once used Microsoft Teams"

[Adithya Venkatesan @adadithya]

One of the biggest scams Indian telcos have pulled off is to convince you you're in 5g mobile internet, when it works in 3g speeds.

If you ever experience 5G abroad, you'll instantly realise how poor Indian telecos are.

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@bhupendrachaube Recover from your backups once Claude deletes all your project data.

[David Portier @davidportier]

Dear restaurant owners:

We all hate the QR code menus. Stop.

-everyone

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@_amitbehere * Turn on 2FA wherever available. And use a good password manager to ensure you use non-repeating random, long-length passwords everywhere.

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@SuB8u @sowmyarao_ Firefox and a paste extension like this https://t.co/lYEZxY4rrH

Advanced users can also temporarily set a flag in about:config as a workaround.

[Madhu Menon @madmanweb]

Use a password manager. If you can remember a password, it's not secure. I have an entire thread on Internet security about this.

And while I'm at it, use 2FA wherever possible! Don't go crying to Meta when your accounts get hacked. They won't help.

[Shahrzaad Parekh @SparxNet]

@madmanweb +1 Open source password managers preferably and a discrete app is better than saving passwords within your browser's native password managing module.

Bitwarden, KeepassXC, Proton Pass are all excellent choices.