Shubham Agarwal

Hitting reset

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Pandemic killed chivalry too. It’s not that I don’t want to hold the door for you, I just don’t want to hold the door at all.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Every soccer fan knows exactly where Cape Verde is on the map now. You were the real winners. #FIFAWWorldCup #CapeVerde

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

This hatrick from #Messi scratched every itch. What an absolute goat.

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

It was all Messi in Argentina vs Algeria 🐐

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Ferrari making the right strategy calls is multiverse stuff. #F1

[Formula 1 @F1]

HE’S DONE IT!!! 🤩

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX!!! 🏆🎉

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

So bad was the ending of S8 that they couldn’t find a single storyline for Jon Snow going forward in time. Serves them right.

[King Targaryen 🐉 @KingTargaryenn]

La serie secuela de Game of Thrones llamada: ‘SNOW’ ha sido definitivamente cancelada gracias, en gran parte, a Kit Harington, el cual no ha tenido pelos en la lengua a la hora de dar su opinión sobre por qué decidió abandonar el proyecto.

Y es que no ha sido por falta de presupuesto, ni porque HBO perdiera interés de repente. Fue una decisión consciente después de años de desarrollo. Ni él ni el equipo de guionistas conseguían encontrar una historia que realmente les emocionara y que justificara volver a Poniente.

Aquí te cuento el proceso de desarrollo y las declaraciones de Kit en la entrevista:

- HBO fue quien le propuso la idea primero. Su reacción inicial fue “no”, pero luego vio potencial en explorar a Jon como “un soldado después de la guerra”: un hombre roto, con estrés postraumático, viviendo entre los salvajes al norte del Muro. Una historia más oscura y personal.

- Pasaron un par de años desarrollando guiones y conceptos… pero nada terminaba de encajar. “Nada nos emocionaba lo suficiente. Si seguíamos empujando, íbamos a acabar con algo que no era bueno. Y eso es lo último que queríamos”, dijo Kit.

- También habló de su propio agotamiento: después de la Temporada 8 se sentía destruido. “Me miro en fotos de esa última temporada y me veo agotado. No tenía energías para otra temporada”.

Al final, con House of the Dragon funcionando tan bien y otros proyectos basados en el lore de Martin (como Dunk & Egg), HBO prefirió no arriesgarse a forzar una continuación que pudiera dividir aún más a los fans o manchar el legado.

¿Ha sido un acierto enterrar el proyecto antes de meter la pata, o os habéis quedado con las ganas de ver qué pasaba con Jon Snow al norte del Muro?

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Love it when people execute what they are meant to do. Thank god @palkisu didn’t limit herself to the saree business.

[Palki Sharma @palkisu]

#IndiaGlobalReview #IGR
An important announcement ⬇️

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

@DoorDash_Help Hi Eva, thanks for reading this and getting back. I don’t need any more refunds. Your human support agents, with their limits, processed 4 refunds of $13.84, $27.68, $10 and another $10 to surpass my order value eventually. I’m just befuddled as to why it was so complicated?

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Hi @DoorDash, I'd love to know how you arrive at random credits like $13.84 and $27.68 for an unfulfilled $55.36 order?

Genuinely asking so I can teach teams what NOT to do while doing math OR handling customer requests. #DoorDash #DoorDashFail

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

It honestly felt like a tactic to wear the customer down until they give up. To save some revenue?

You guys used to be good at this, please do better.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

I paid $55.36 for dinner. It was delivered to the wrong address (it's fine, it happens).

What shouldn’t happen: turning a 30-second refund into a 3-day, multi-ticket ordeal for a customer.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Farewell to the OGs of ULCCs (Ultra Low Cost Carrier). Pioneers. #Spirit

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

I don’t blame @raghav_chadha. He has immense potential and is one of the smartest, sharpest and most eloquent young politician today.

When a great founder realizes their startup is a dead end, they pivot. You can’t let that talent go waste. Be in the system to change the system

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Let me predict today that @raghav_chadha will go a long distance in Indian politics. Intelligent, eloquent, young and can stand his ground..

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

The best part of IPL? Stories of these uncapped players from various corners of India. Heartwarming read.

[Abhishek AB @ABsay_ek]

You remember the auction room of 2018. Some kid from Patiala, barely old enough to vote, zero first class games to his name, suddenly worth 4.8 crore. It looked like the kind of punt that destroys franchises.
7 years on, that same kid is hitting sixes like his life depends on it. Because it does.

From 2019 to 2022, Prabhsimran played just 6 IPL games. Punjab kept the chequebook open, kept him on roster, kept whispering about potential. But potential without release rots you. You spend nights in hotels carrying water bottles. You watch Gayle & Dhawan do your job. You start believing the auction price was a curse, not a blessing.

He ran to stay human. 7 kilometers, then 8. Every morning. The burning in his lungs was better than the silence of the bench.

Sachin Tendulkar told him something once; He said most boys would kill to sit where he sat. Told him to find contentment there. Sounds like advice for a monk, not a cricketer. But Prabhsimran clung to it.

Then 2023 happened. The Impact Player rule dropped. Purists screamed about death of cricket. For Prabhsimran, it was oxygen. He could swing from ball one without worrying about the collapse.

13th May 2023, Kotla. Delhi Capitals had them against the wall. He walked in & played the innings of his life. First 30 balls: 27 runs. Next 35: 76 runs. No other batter crossed even 20 runs for his team while he scored his 1st IPL century. Delhi missed the playoffs. Prabhsimran found himself.

But that is not why he bats like his life depends on it. You need to meet Sardar Surjit Singh, His father. Kidney failure. Three sessions a week hooked to machines. The house in Patiala is heavy with it. The only time the old man lights up is when his son opens for Punjab. They carry him to the couch before every game. Position the TV. For 3 hours, the sickness vanishes.

Think about that weight. Every boundary is not runs for him, It is medication. Every six is oxygen for an old man. When he says he plays for his father, he means it literally. The single joy in a week of hospital corridors & medical debt.

Come the 2025 auction, Punjab retained 2 players only. Shashank Singh & him. 4 crore for a keeper who had spent 4 years doing mostly nothing. He repaid them with 549 runs at 160 strike rate.

Shreyas Iyer gave him something simple; Freedom. Told him he was senior now. Told him one bad game would not end him. Freedom to fail.

Now he is flying. Strike rate pushing 173 this season. 80* against Mumbai off 39 balls. 51 off 25 against SRH. Each innings bigger than the last: 37, then 43, then 51, then 80*.
The boy who waited is now the man who delivers.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Check

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Our Artemis II crew will be going around the Moon, but they'll always find their way back home 🌎

During this complex journey, the four astronauts will travel ~685,000 miles on a trajectory around the Moon and back to Earth.

See their daily agenda: https://t.co/172PVtri2Z

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

@jammypants4 I saw your review on Chiraiya. Your videos mute the word s*x every time its spoken. Even when you are saying "...opposite sex". Is it you doing it or an automated YT algorithm? It materially deteriorates the point you are trying to make, sometimes making your content unwatchable.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Out of all the sci in #ProjectHailMary's sci-fi, it's the time dilation that blows my mind. Watch to find out why
*The journey of 11.9 light-years to Tau Ceti takes ~4yrs for Grace
*Theoretically, you can travel anywhere in the universe in human lifetime
https://t.co/8eVOCyBrS3

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

#ProjectHailMary redefines the epitome of friendship. I thought of Frodo & Sam, Andy & Red, Jules & Vincent, Jai & Veeru - but nothing comes close to Grace & Rocky, where one perfectly complements the other.

I wish us all a friend like Rocky. Better yet, a partner like Rocky.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Leaving this out here in case it gets lost.

[Clint Awana @clintoptions]

I have a secret to share

After your first $2–$3 million, a paid off home and a good car, there is no difference in quality of life between you and Jeff Bezos. Both of you have limited amount of time on earth; you have twice if not more than Jeff, so you are richer than him. A cheeseburger is a cheeseburger whether a billionaire eats or you do.

Money is nothing but a piece of paper or a number in your app. Real life is outdoors.

Become financially independent; that’s usually 2–3mil. Have good food. Enjoy the relations. Workout. Sleep well. Call your parents. That’s all there is to life. Greed has no end.

Repeat after me: Time is the currency of life. Money is not.

Sooner you figure this out, happier you will be.

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Looks like @united turned my hack into a product. #RowOfThree

[United Airlines @united]

The entire row is alllllll yours.

Welcome to United Relax Row, three adjacent United Economy seats with adjustable leg rests that can each be raised or lowered to create a cozy lie-flat space for stretching out...

You'll also get a mattress pad, blanket and two pillows. If you’re traveling with kids, a plushie too! United Relax Row will be available starting next year on more than 200 of our 787s and 777s, each with up to 12 of these brand-new rows.

https://t.co/bzHodhQ5Y8

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

And, we did it again. This whole #T20WorldCup is a lesson in how to turn conviction into results.

#TeamIndia #IndiaVsNewZealand

[Shubham Agarwal @defytherace]

Sunday well spent #INDvWI #T20WorldCup