Ashok Kuppusamy

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at https://t.co/cLu9I7M2wC

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at https://t.co/arzrqInqJA

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

A message from the family of Dolly Parton.

[Dallas Cowboys @dallascowboys]

this game, this star, this team will make us brothers 🗣️

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

I miss the Sonics

[Pitless @pitlessball]

The top 10 plays from the 1996 NBA Finals

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

@ccposter @sonikudzu @mattyglesias Yup, my kids got the balance bike from their older cousins. They should be handed down forever across families and communities for generations.

[Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica]

I‘ll stop posting timelapses of the aurora from the @Space_Station when I’m tired of looking at them . . . so basically never! Another unforgettable display of this ethereal phenomenon as it danced beneath us last night, this one even more special as it was shared with @astro_anil, as he witnessed it for the first time with such intensity. The red wavelengths (above the green) were particularly bright in this pass.

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

@rgajwani Our ICE cars are >10 years old and we’ve only kept them for the kids to learn how to drive. We love FSD and expect every new car we buy will have it. And Waymo et al becomes ubiquitous over the next 20 years. So are our kids last generation to learn driving?

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

Especially weird when your kids start learning to drive. I would like to have FSD because of safety but realize they will never learn to drive with FSD as a crutch. They will be the last generation to learn to drive anyway.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

When you use Tesla's FSD for virtually all of your miles for months on end, and then you go back to manually driving for a bit, you realize how much you suck at driving compared to FSD. The cameras and AI just see things you don't, it centers in the lanes better, braking is smoother, it can't get distracted, etc.

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

And of course what makes the World Cup really awesome also.

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

What makes this even more special is that the players are actually from the counties they represent. That kind of regional identity has largely disappeared from U.S. college and professional sports, making championships like this feel uniquely awesome and meaningful.

[The Sunday Game @TheSundayGame]

75 YEARS AND THE WAIT IS OVER!!!!!

MAYO ARE FINALLY ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!

📺 Watch on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
📻 Listen on RTÉ Radio 1
#SundayGame

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

@ramez Biological warfare? Depends on the actor of course.

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

@levelsio Think of them as tariffs by the EU

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

I grew up reading PC Magazine in the 80s & 90s. I’d devour every issue the day it arrived and Inside Track was always one of my favorites. I never met John, but he influenced how I think about technology. Grateful for his writing and the impact he had on us. RIP John.Thank you.🙏🏾

[Steven Sinofsky @stevesi]

Rest in Peace John C. Dvorak. This wonderful tribute below describes his recent and very successful podcast. For decades starting at the advent of microcomputers, Dvorak was a leading advocate for the empowerment and business of computing. His writing was truly a voice of the PC generation.

The first book of his I read was "The Rise and Fall of Osborne Computer" which is the ultimate story of pre-PC microcomputer travails and hubris, one that meant a lot to me because I too was Osborned.

I began reading him regularly with the weekly trade magazine InfoWorld and his monthly columns in the OG PC Magazine where he synthesized, reviewed, and commented on the weekly goings on of the PC era. He documented the rise of the PC, Mac, Windows, and the roller coaster that was OS/2 and the companies and people doing it all. Many times we'd meet at the cafeteria for lunch and a Dvorak column would be a topic of conversation. Running into him at COMDEX was an exhausting rapid fire debate, which I had in the early 1990s regarding the fate of OS/2 at a Microsoft Systems Journal magazine party.

He also wrote many books for using the PC and early software. He continued to write over a dozen books over two decades. His name literally meant PC, though no relation to the turn of the century keyboard layout.

Below is a classic column written after attending COMDEX in November 1985. If you've seen Halt and Catch Fire then this would be contemporaneous with that pitch perfect depiction. This was a special COMDEX because Windows 1.0 was already two years late and was finally about to ship—I was in college and received the disks in January. I just smile ear to ear reading this. You can just feel the wide lapels, big eye glasses, cigarette smoke, and polyester.

Thank you John for all you wrote and all you shared. May his memory be a blessing.

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

You are not alone

[Chris @citehchris]

last night the bartender asked me if I was okay because she said I just looked lost in deep thought and I had to explain I was just thinking about erling haaland

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

If Belgium hadn’t flopped and gotten the simulation penalty, they might very well have run the table. The only team to score o Spain.

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

Norway's Viking Row makes its way to the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show 🇳🇴

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

Brilliant

[Larry Stone @StoneLarry]

Jude Bellingham is the best British player named after a city in Washington state since Roy Kent

[Ashok Kuppusamy @ashokk]

@DKThomp I wonder if it will be any better than using actuarial science that life insurance companies use to predict mortality at a population level.

[Frnk @MC_frnk]

So according to FIFA grabbing Haaland is “physical football,” but the second he pushes back it’s a foul? Makes sense. 👍