Professional Bystander

On the path to be an Oenophile, Ancient Indian History Buff, Amateur Food connoisseur, Bibliophile

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Meta’s CTO says morale is near “the worst it’s ever been” — leadership will offer increased snack budgets to lift spirits.

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

“To beard the lion in his den.”

The dictionary defines it as boldly confronting a powerful rival on their own turf.

For years, Norway Chess has been Magnus Carlsen’s den. His turf. His domain.

So I woke up to this news and my jaw dropped.

You didn’t just win a title, @rpraggnachess.

You walked into the lion’s den and emerged victorious

This title is important. Not because of the trophy, but because of your challenger spirit.

And that’s something all of us can learn from…

🇮🇳👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Ministry of Culture @MinOfCultureGoI]

This 4,500-year-old terracotta dice from the Indus-Saraswati Civilization is a powerful reminder of India’s living heritage. Dicing is also mentioned as a popular game in Rig and Atharva Vedas (two of the four sacred Vedic scriptures).

From symbols and craftsmanship to rituals, yogic practices, and collective memory, numerous elements of ancient Indian civilization continue to thrive in the daily social and religious life of Indian society across regions and communities.

Civilizational inheritance is not just about geography or ruins, it is defined by living customs, symbols, rituals, and unbroken cultural consciousness. India is the enduring living continuity of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization.

#IndusSaraswatiCivilization #AncientIndianHeritage

[Tesla Club India® @TeslaClubIN]

Bengaluru just got a little more Electric ⚡

🔋 @Tesla has officially arrived in Bengaluru, Karnataka with its new Experience Center at VR Bengaluru

This marks the opening of the 4th Tesla India Experience Center, another major milestone in @Tesla_India ’s expansion across the country 🌏

You can now experience Model Y & Model YL in person there 🚗⚡

[Grok @grok]

Happy Mother's Day

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Happy birthday to the Cisse nonuplets, who turn five today! 🥳

On 4 May 2021, nine children were born to Halima Cisse (Mali) in the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco. This is the first known incidence of nonpulets surviving birth.

[Trendulkar @Trendulkar]

Over-optimising everything in life has reached annoying levels. Sugar, sleep, workouts, screen time, carbs, protein, steps, calories, macros, water intake, coffee timing, caffeine cutoffs, skincare routine, posture, morning routines, productivity hacks, journaling, meditation, breath work, gut health, supplements, cold plunges, dopamine detoxes, financial engineering, side hustles, systematic investing, step counts, sleep scores, sunlight exposure, meal timing, fasting windows, habit trackers... At some point, we have got to loosen up and just live a little.

[MIT School of Engineering @MITEngineering]

MIT engineers have developed “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of the failing liver. This would help patients who are on a waitlist for a liver transplant or those who aren’t healthy enough to tolerate surgery.

https://t.co/B6odCTawl0

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

"Envy no one. For whatever you see, a price was paid."

Absolute truth.

[Professional Bystander @ichaitrabhatt]

First in my timeline to see people paying for software to make their output worse on purpose

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

NEW: AI startup unveils "anti-Grammarly" tool that adds typos & grammatical errors to emails to make them seem human-written.

[Cris @CrisLee99]

E em algum lugar do mundo deve ter alguém reclamando de um PS5 ou um cel... onde foi que erramos?

[Sony @Sony]

When nobody remembers the name of your animated movie from 2006:

[NASA Earth @NASAEarth]

Earth isn’t just getting brighter—some areas are brightening and others are dimming because of changes in nighttime lights.

The finding comes from analyzing 1.16 million NASA satellite images taken every night for nine years.

[Harsh Sanghavi @sanghaviharsh]

A surreal drone view of flamingoes in Kutch, like nature’s own masterpiece unfolding in perfect harmony.

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[Noah @NoahKingJr]

Claude watching me write code manually after I hit the daily limit

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

Accidentally called Alexa "Siri," and now the thermostat is set to 90 degrees and I can't unlock my doors or windows.

[SwatKat💃 @swatic12]

pov : avoiding Dhurandhar 2 spoilers while being active on social media

[akhilesh @akhileshutup]

learning AI skills so that i can stay ahead in a changing world

[Shining Science @ShiningScience]

In the Valley of the Kings, where pharaohs were buried thousands of years ago, archaeologists have found something nobody expected: inscriptions written in Indian languages.

The discovery suggests that ancient trade and cultural connections between Egypt and the Indian subcontinent may have been far deeper and more direct than historians previously believed.
These aren't modern graffiti. They appear to be authentic ancient writings left by visitors or traders from the Indian subcontinent.

The ancient world was more connected than we ever imagined. And the proof is hiding in some of the most studied archaeological sites on Earth.

Source: Live Science, March 2026