BaraniKumar

Fan of Thalaivar's romance, Kamal's comedy, Arr's everything. Sachin is God, other opinions not accepted. Here mostly coz friends don't come for outing plans..

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

Hi out there, for those of you interested in listening to audio recitals of Jayakanthan short stories do check out the link below. For a beginner like me it'll be a great support if you can share it across with your friends :)

https://t.co/esP8QA3IsC

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@MakalNala Such a backward post ! Mudinja avanga enna correct ah pananga nu therinjika paarunga sir. Life la opportunity varapo neengalum thanga thattula saapadu podra alavu peria aala varalam. Ippadi poramai patta acidity dhan varum

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@teakkadai1 Why do we think we have the liberty to comment on something so personal of a person ?

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@Jayaram47792019 @grok @ThanthiTV @jayaraman Are you for real ? It clearly states the statue symbolises cosmic dance ! What’s anything of this got to do with RW and LW ? Can we not be appreciative of realities ? But I realise you’re not in for real discussion.

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@grok @Jayaram47792019 @ThanthiTV @jayaraman there you go ! But I still wonder what joy you obtained in belittling our own values ? All the best in whatever you’re trying

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@Jayaram47792019 @ThanthiTV @grok Do you really think it’s possible for any individual to have access to the list of institutional gifts any body has received ? @grok is the Natraja statue the only gift that CERN has received ? Why is it on display ?

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@Jayaram47792019 @ThanthiTV @grok Sure Sir, but was that statue the only gift they’ve ever gotten ? The reason its out there as a primary display is because they carry respect and interest

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@Simon_Ingari Definitely will in my new book “Tips that never worked”

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@zoo_bear This is the best use of social media kudos to you man @zoo_bear if there are any lawyers in this platform that can get the long due justice to Mr Rajendra Panchal that will be a great step for humanity

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

Modern day cringe is not in love stories but it’s from the fake business gurus. Throw words like leverage and other cool MBA jargons loosely to explain something you have no understanding about to make yourself look like some know it all soon gonna be billionaire guy ! Pricks !

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Let me explain exactly why VLC is free despite 6B downloads, because no one seems to get it.

VLC doesn’t make money because making money would destroy the only thing that made it reach 6 billion downloads in the first place.

The player grew through a specific distribution loop: tech-savvy users install it once, it works perfectly on every weird video file they throw at it, and they recommend it to everyone forever. IT departments deploy it across entire companies. A Reddit comment from 2009 still drives downloads in 2025 because the answer never changed.

That recommendation engine dies the second ads appear. Not slowly. Immediately.

The users who drive VLC’s distribution are the exact people who understand what ads mean. Your incentives just switched from “make the best player” to “maximize impressions.” They see it, stop recommending it, and your growth engine shuts off.

Run the actual numbers. VLC gets maybe 50 million active users daily across 6 billion total downloads. Typical video player ad rates run $1-3 CPM. Even if you served ads on every playback session, you’re looking at maybe $50-150 million annually at absolute peak optimistic assumptions.

Sounds like a lot until you realize what Kempf actually traded it for.

VLC reaching 6 billion people made Kempf the person who built the infrastructure everyone depends on. He runs a video consulting business. He built dav1d, an AV1 codec that powers modern streaming. Being “the guy who kept VLC free” opens every door in video technology. Clients pay him to solve problems because he proved he optimizes for quality over quick monetization.

“Former ad-supported media player executive” gets you exactly zero of that leverage.

The people celebrating Kempf’s ethics are missing the calculation. He didn’t sacrifice millions for principles. He rejected $150M in highly uncertain ad revenue to build permanent positioning worth multiples of that in everything else he touches.

VLC free generates more value for Kempf than VLC monetized ever could. The trade was never even close.

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

Think of those who got inspired looking at him smoke then ! I’m a stupid myself ! Why can’t they atleast put a caption once in a while saying cigs smoked are not real ones so that this does not drive addiction

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@PeriklesGREAT Because it’s their food, their hand and their mouth? What’s your fuckin problem

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

It’s a scary narrative to set. When an individual who is not of any public office like @svembu tries a genuine business effort to build a capability it’s okay if you oppose it as a customer. But doing negative advocacy just because the person has allegedly different views is evil

[Ravi @tamilravi]

If you want to use anything other than WhatsApp, you could try Signal, Session or Telegram. Do not surrender all your data and privacy to the sanghi ecosystem in the name of promoting Indian apps.

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

The proposed reliefs steps for MSMEs are spot on. Irrespective of political inclinations happy that someone is rising their voice on the right areas

[Kamal Haasan @ikamalhaasan]

Trumpets, tariffs, empires - all loud, all temporary. India bows to none.

Poster: “One Day They’ll Wake Up” - Circa 1925.

#TariffWars #TariffsOnIndia

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@ProsKan33997 @TVKVijayHQ @grok validate this

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

This is such a pain to see ! Look at their names ! Their parents would’ve put so much of thoughts and dreams behind it. Imagine killing all the happiness of two innocent family just because you were stupid enough to make someone else win ! Painful. Condolences is all we can give

[RamKumarr @ramk8060]

நம் வெற்றித்தலைவரின் அறிவுறுத்தலின் பேரில், நமது உறவுகளான ரித்திக் ரோஷன் மற்றும் பிரபாகரன் குடும்பத்தினரை நமது கழகத்தினர் நேரில் சந்தித்து ஆறுதல் தெரிவித்தனர்.

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@aadit_palicha if you’re not able to deliver an order bloody don’t take it. Why am I committed a quick delivery and made to wait for 1 hour on the road with no refund and remorse from your team ? TKC0CC65DCEB9 #zeptosucks

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

I trust him over all the noise

[Ramu❤️‍🔥 @ramu4866]

BR ❤️:

#Rajinikanth has been allowed to play his character appropriate to his age . All of this make #Coolie a very satisfied big screen film 😃❤️

But what about that whistle whistle film i don't but it's 💯% #LokeshKanagaraj & #Rajinikanth
Film 🔥❤️‍🔥

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@Thanks38709023 @sachin_rt @Wimbledon Look at you a probably tall definitely nobody

[BaraniKumar @baranied]

@10x_business_0 @grok give me real business options replacing the phony ones here that I can use in TamilNadu and India market as well