Dhanushka Kularatne

🇱🇰 techie in the valley

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@h_liyan Yeah a song writer having to read off a teleprompter screams of authenticity.

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

These are also the fans who will have no problems dit hing the sport for the next social media sensation. Drive to survive fans won't last you for ever. #F1

[Autosport @autosport]

Stefano Domenicali isn't too concerned over the criticism of F1's new regulations 🗣️

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

This! Planning to unsubscribe from apple TV, this F1 season is a disaster. Drivers overtaking others accidentally, others breezing past to overtake on the straights, etc. it's not a spectacle of speed and skill anymore.

[Manual do Piloto Pobre @soupilotopobre]

Aqui, um desabafo sincero.
Normalmente, quando tem corrida de madrugada igual hoje, assisto de manhã na F1TV. Evitava redes sociais e sites de notícia para não receber spoilers e sentir a emoção como se fosse ao vivo. Mas hoje, pela primeira vez em anos, decidi apenas ler o resumo e sinto que não perdi nada. Isso nunca aconteceu comigo, nem mesmo durante as dominâncias mais chatas, onde nada de diferente acontecia.

E não é sobre motor elétrico ou qualquer outra coisa. Não sou purista e não tenho nada contra a evolução. Minha frustração é que um esporte de velocidade deixou de ter o objetivo de ser o mais rápido em uma corrida para se tornar aquele que melhor gerencia a bateria.

Na minha opinião, a FIA conseguiu estragar a F1.

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@MattP1Gallagher BS. Overtakes don't require any race craft anymore. It's like duck hunt, aquire target, press deploy. Done

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

This aged really well 🤣🤣🤣

[Kartik Kannan @kartik_kannan]

If you thought the "Zimbabwe Shock" in Colombo was the end of Australia’s T20 World Cup (like many of the fans scared of the Aussies across the years), you haven't been paying attention to history.

Today in Pallekele, they didn't just bat; they launched a scorched-earth campaign against Sri Lanka, reaching 100 in just 8.2 overs—a possible record for T20WCs on this island

There is a psychological blueprint to this team: They don't just "bounce back"—they rebuild the entire stadium with the rubble of their previous defeat.

The 2023 CWC Blueprint

Remember October 2023? Australia lost to India in Chennai and got hammered by SA in Lucknow. The "experts" wrote them off. They didn't lose another game for the rest of the tournament, silencing 100,000 people (including me) in Ahmedabad to lift the trophy. 🏆

The "Pre-WC Slump" Superstition

History shows that Australia often uses a series loss right before a tournament to flush out the ego:

2007 CWC: They were whitewashed 0-3 by New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy just weeks before the World Cup. Result? They went undefeated in the Caribbean to win their 3rd straight title.

2026 T20WC: Just two weeks ago, they were spun out 0-3 by Pakistan in Lahore, suffering their heaviest-ever T20I defeat. Err....Are we seeing a trophy loading at Ahmedabad again?

The Mental Shift

After the Zimbabwe loss, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head didn't just "try harder"—they shifted to a mode of total aggression. They bat like a team possessed because, for Australia, a loss isn't a failure; it’s an invitation to remind the world who owns the knockout stages.

The Old Guard might have invented the game, but Australia perfected the art of winning it when it matters most.

Watch out, Super 8s. The world's most dangerous team is officially "angry." And yes, welcome back to Chepauk on 26th February!

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

https://t.co/WvGOxCkzJN

[Sheri. @CallMeSheri1_]

Naseer Hussain took the ICC = BCCI to the cleaners. (Sky Cricket Podcast)

"If India, a month before a tournament, had said that their government did not want them to play in a country for a World Cup, would the ICC have been so firm and said, ‘You know the rules bad luck, we’re knocking you out’?

The only thing all sides are asking for is consistency. Bangladesh, Pakistan & India must be treated the same. Yes, Indian fans may say, ‘Cry more, we have the money.’ But with power comes responsibility. Constantly sidelining Bangladesh or Pakistan diminishes their cricket. That’s why the great games between India and Pakistan or India and Bangladesh have become increasingly one-sided over time."

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

😅 #humanoidrobotics
Source: CNBC
https://t.co/OtHr76RrX7

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@KSSKsam Maybe non retired players?

[Nic Cruz Patane @niccruzpatane]

San Jose Airport now has designated pickup areas for autonomous vehicle ridesharing services.

Welcome to the future.

[near @nearcyan]

I rode in a Zoox (self-driving Amazon car) today!

Overall an amazing experience; another rare time where the present truly looks, feels, and sounds like the future

Waymo set a *very* high standard for me to compare to but I feel like Zoox was able to achieve a similar level of polish throughout the experience

Pros:
• App is great and actually works (rare!)
• Driving is very smooth, about the same as a Waymo (both of which are nicer and smoother than most humans)
• The leg space and seat layout are great and unparalleled. There's drink holders, usb ports, wireless charging, and music control on touch screen
• 10/10 SFX, voice, animations, and subtle details. They matter!

Cons:
• Service area is small (mostly East Mission + SOMA, see below)
• I feel a little less safe in Zoox versus Waymo. Waymo still has a driver's seat, a steering wheel, and more importantly, a dashboard which shows me what the car sees and what it is thinking and planning. Zoox has none of these (the touch screens don't show me LIDAR or AI predictions), which does feel super cool, but will take me a bit to get used to
• The vehicle draws attention to itself more so than Waymo due to its irregularity, which I dislike because I don't feel safe in NE Mission and SOMA (but this isn't really Zoox's fault, is it? I trust it to not crash me!)
• No Spotify integration but I could choose songs from Zoox FM

Misc:
• My pickup time was 7min, which is on par with or ~2min above my average Waymo pickup time
• My ride was free. I don't know what the price will settle on when there's larger availability and also don't know current availability or timelines
• There were two semi-urgent stops on my ride from a cyclist and a motorcyclist who both came aggressively close (around 1ft) to me. One stop was a bit less smooth than Waymo's would have been, but the car still made smart choices
• Rides are available 8AM-11PM, riders must be 8 or older, no pets, alcohol, or smoking

Overall:
• Really cool experience. Feels less like taking a taxi and more like being in a smooth amusement park ride that tries (and succeeds!) at convincing me I'm living in the year 2030

• For now I'll stick with Waymo due to the UX, music control, familiarity, and availability (I've spent 105 hours of my life in a Waymo thus far apparently), but once Zoox expands their service area, especially if I'm with 2-3 friends, I'm looking forward to trying it more often

Disclosures:
• I love Waymo and self-driving cars
• I own exactly one share in Amazon valued at $234
• I wasn't asked to tweet or review but no one told me I couldn't so send tweet

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@KSSKsam For a moment I thought you were talking about Sri lanka 🤣

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@KSSKsam That was boring?? Did you watch suzuka last week?

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@KSSKsam Necessary evil. You should not just look at the end product, but also at the multiple tiny advances along the way, and most importantly the amount of people you upskill along the way. Imo the most important output from university research is people!

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@KSSKsam What if a male guest needs some assistance in a restroom, e.g., someone slipped in the shower. That would be awkward for both parties.

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

@yudhanjaya @DumindraR Could it be that @DumindraR didn't want to continue?

[Sanjiva Weerawarana @sanjiva]

Chathuranga, the election is over. You and your team won.

Now it's time to work on delivering daily, not on talking about the past or making promises about the future. I suggest 80% of the time go to *working*, 15% to talking about the past and 5% to making promises.

In a private company we don't spend any time talking about the past (its a waste of time) but you guys are politicians and so you need some time for it :).

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

Gives me @UPGammanpila vibes.

[eranga tennakoon @erangatennakoon]

Still, my standing about this guy is the same.

[Dhanushka Kularatne @DhanushkaK]

Oh man, this is fierce!

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

The Office of Government Efficiency is off to a great start with split leadership: two people to do the work of one person.

Yeah, this seems REALLY efficient.