ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास

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[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Nico Rosberg - 2016 F1 drivers championship win.

[Noor³🦁 @noorstappen]

Explain in f1 terms pls

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Daniel Levy sabotaged his chances of playing in Pep’s most expensive squad ever assembled. Yet, he stayed another year, never dropped his standards and secured a move to an even better club. Proved himself all over again. The legitimacy of this Ballon d’Or win is beyond question.

[The Spurs Web @thespursweb]

Harry Kane: “Thank you to Tottenham Hotspur as well. I wouldn't be where I am today without Tottenham. All the guidance, all the coaches you have allowed me to live my dream. For all those moments, all the ups and downs along the way has led me to this moment here today. To all the fans, Bayern, England fans, Spurs fans and all my fans around the world. I love you in this room tonight. The support you give me - I appreciate it all. I remember being a fan not long ago and what it means to play football. It was a dream of mine. Any time I can give back to you guys is an honour and privilege to do so."

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Been Spurs fan since 2011. ‘Generational’ talents have come and gone in that time. Harry Kane wasn’t deemed as one.
But what he has achieved over the years should be cited as prime evidence of how professionalism leads to success. It’s a journey that I’m proud to have witnessed.

[Tunku Varadarajan @tunkuv]

The tragedy of India: the voters face a choice between crony-capitalist religious fanatics on the one hand and leftist economic illiterates who scorn capitalism on the other. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Question to all the DJI, Insta360, GoPro users: there’s no direct service for their products in India. After the 1st year the authorised importer doesn’t cover even basic repairs. A premium product at ₹40-60k that is essentially useless if issues crop up after a year of purchase

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Great! Now, I’ll have to buy zip-secured bags for my grocery runs at the supermarket.

[Tesla @Tesla]

Do a kickflip!

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Protesters must ensure loose cannons and clueless figures don't hijack the narrative. Ordinary people silently want change, but not choose someone dumber than them or someone who wants to override their mandate. Rn, it’s just endless shouting for a power grab with zero substance.

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

The nations that thrived during global conflicts did so by resisting the impulse to engage in ideological turf-wars/ populist revolutions. Instead they relied on domestic resilience, strategic statecraft and ruthless economic self-interest to insulate their people from the chaos.

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Why is nobody asking the real question: What is an introvert doing in a group-setting?
A true-born, pure-blood, dynastic introvert would rather undergo un-anesthetized dental surgery than step in a room where someone might ask, "So, what will you have?”
You’re being Dhurandhared!

[Radha 🌟 @SheIsTheFire]

I dislike introverts who need to be told everything multiple times when in a group setting. You have to keep offering them food, try hard to engage them and check on them to ensure they are ok. They will just sit quietly in a corner and you will never know if they are ok or not, or if they are upset or need care. I hate doing that labour for them.

Like dude you can talk, you are normal! You are an adult, not a child. Please emote, talk and let others know what you want or don't want. Be a part of what's going on and don't kill the vibe by just disconnecting with who's around you.

Sincerely, an extrovert who always puts that effort.

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Employed at a GCC in India. Naively believed in this idea until we kept hearing this from senior people in the team “Why would I teach you what took me years to master?”
Mid-level managerial staff here operate by basically gate-keeping everything.
AI changed this team dynamic.

[Genius Business @GeniusBusiness_]

Jamie Dimon explains why JPMorgan stopped letting managers decide who works from home:

The question put to him was simple: why not let each manager decide?

Dimon's answer: they tried that.

"I believe in pushing power as far as down as you can. You know, regulators want all centralized. I push as far... to the branch manager, to the trader, to... with rules and, you know, constructs and stuff like that."

But on remote work, the delegation failed:

"We tried that with this, but the fact is they simply didn't exercise managerial skill. Everyone gave everyone everything, including people at my management table, by the way. And I eventually said, 'I've had it with that.'"

He is clear that he isn't against remote work across the board. He points to a test the bank ran:

"We have 10% of our people working home full time. We put virtual call centers in Baltimore and Detroit. We did it to see if they'd be effective. They're highly effective. They work from home. They're mostly minorities. That's why we did it. It's a home run. So I'm not against it where it works."

His position on employees who object comes down to choice on both sides:

"I also completely defend your right to say, 'I don't want to,' but I don't defend your right to tell me what J.P. Morgan's going to do. So you have a free market. You can do one thing, I can do another. That's what's called a free market."

He also argues that the debate is narrower than it sounds:

"You all may not know this, but 60% of Americans worked the whole time. Where did you get your Amazon packages from? Your beef, your meat, your vodka. Where did you get the diapers from?"

He lists UPS and FedEx, manufacturing, agriculture, hospitals, schools, nurses, sanitation, firefighters and the military, then says:

"It's only these people in the middle who complain a lot about it. I'm being quite serious."

Then he gives three reasons it doesn't work in banking.

1. Young people fall behind, and the damage compounds.

"The amount for the younger people being left behind. I've known this for a while. We can prove a little bit of it. And that is cumulative. It's not like the first month you're working. It's by the second year you have less people, you're put in less assignments, you know less what's going on, you have less conversations at the water cooler or in the cafeteria. So it's leaving them behind. I won't do that."

He adds that bringing juniors in while their bosses stay home doesn't solve it: "And to have the younger people coming in, but not their bosses, I have a problem with that, too."

2. People think they are focused when they aren't.

Dimon says he always hears "it works for me," and he describes what he saw on a call the day before:

"As I was talking, there were 12 people in the room and four people on the screen, and all four people on the screen were on their phone."

3. Management happens in constant, informal back-and-forth.

"When we meet in the morning, we talk, we have these debates all day long. We're talking, 'Hey, no, I checked on that. You're right about that. Here's what I think we should do.' All day long, constant update, constant share of information."

And on culture, he is blunt: "It's impossible to do culture that way."

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Who are these OEMs launching so many products for?
People have stopped buying houses all over.
Aren’t they aware there is an apocalypse coming.

[Autocar India @autocarindiamag]

The facelifted @Toyota_India Glanza has been launched at Rs 6.99 lakh (ex-showroom) for the base E trim. The top-spec V(O) trim starts at Rs 10.49 lakh (ex-showroom).

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Using a shoe-buffing brush straight on your skin - especially one that's been used on other customers. Practically an open invitation for skin infections.

[NE BU? @nebuhaber]

Hindistan’da bir berberin yalnızca 0.30 dolara (yaklaşık 10 TL) tıraş öncesi saç ve el yıkama hizmeti sunduğu iddiası dikkat çekti.

Uygun fiyatıyla müşterilerin ilgisini çeken bu uygulama, sosyal medyada gündem oldu.

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

That is, if you reduce the definition of a gentleman to a specific qualifying criteria - one who pays on first dates.
Henry is a nice guy otherwise. There are millions like Henry out there, quite capable of having a good time and keeping good company.

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Take 50 First Dates.
Henry pays for 49 dates and on the 50th asks for a split - gets an asshole tag.
Lucy meanwhile pays for the first time on the 50th date and walks away feeling she did a good thing that day.
He couldn't afford not to be a gentleman even once in 50 first dates

[Aastha Pal @aasthaapaasta]

first date and this guy asked me for a split, im icked so badly ugh, and then he’s asking for a second date?! bruh dont you get its game over as soon as you pull out your gpay scanner yuck

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

As the famous adage goes “there is simply no replacement for displacement”.
People are not going to give up on approx. 100cc of engine capacity even if all the might of the government’s punitive taxation rules is playing out against them.

[Autocar India @autocarindiamag]

.@royalenfield temporarily halts bookings for the Himalayan 440. Full story 🔽 https://t.co/SPmSOioLQX

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

This statement is an example of a key cognitive bias which has resulted in so many people from the film industry having made a successful foray into politics in India: Attribution Error. Step into the shadow of a giant and convince the world that it is them who cast the shadow

[Filmfare @filmfare]

#KareenaKapoorKhan meets F1 star Lando Norris and reminisces #SaifAliKhan’s racing character. 🏎️✨

#Celebs

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

@twinitisha Solid white body parts are generally less expensive to repaint and match than other colors

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

The kind of change needed for a meaningful difference in the lives of our generation is quite drastic at this point. No degree of political grandstanding from either the ruling or those protesting can change that. We need a more grass-roots level change to the way we operate and

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Quite like those folks who withhold their political views based on not having seen the full picture. All around us people blindly pick sides and vehemently oppose parties both sides of the spectrum. Are they supremely confident that they will never be proven wrong or made to look

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

Quite like those folks who withhold their political views based on not having seen the full picture. All around us people blindly pick sides and vehemently oppose parties both sides of the spectrum. Are they supremely confident that they will never be proven wrong or made to look

[ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ केसदास @Capt_CASEDAS]

The goal of public infrastructure, healthcare and education should be universal access and societal stability. While ed-tech startups begin as drivers of positive externalities, successive funding rounds drive them toward cream-skimming, eroding moral equity in eyes of the public

[Sandesh Anand @JubbaOnJeans]

We lost a generational opportunity because the entire ecosystem (founders, investors, tech talent) got infatuated with tuition-tech.
10 years ago, there was insane enthusiasm about scaling education with technology in India. The ecosystem let us down. Now no one wants to work in the space and no one wants to invest. In an area that's critical for India's future.