Sunday, 22 March 2026

Hardwired Wireless

Beware of the ITTIAC techie.
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First he rejects the e-waste generating bluetooth headphones, since their battery dies out oh so often. 

Then he buys a wired around-ear headphones and goes full retro.

Then he buys a usbC to 3.5mm Dac to connect to modern smartphones without the audio port.

Then he realises his new headphones cannot be connected to his smart tv at a reasonable viewing distance despite the 1.2m cable.

Then he uses a battery-pack to power a BT to 3.5mm USB dongle, to connect to smart TV, and then use 2-sided socket converter to connect both 3.5mm jacks of headphone and dongle to finally make an improvised...
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BT headset!!

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Aspiring in an Amaze

I was loading up the boot space of my trusty Honda, with a couple of badminton racquets, a soccer ball, a cricket bat and a bag of tennis balls, shuttlecocks and some boardgames, hoping to use them during a planned family outing to a resort.

A certain 12-yo witnesses all the ambitious stocking up of these play items, and goes...
"We finally have a sports car!"

Friday, 13 March 2026

Mistory

No one shall ever have to regret not paying enough attention (or dozing off) during their History lessons in school.

Just don't worry and be patient. 

History repeats itself, and you will get to read it in the news someday in future.

Friday, 6 March 2026

A Not Ball

New terminology alert for T20 cricket 

A Not ball..

Short form of Not-a-boundary ball, a boring tactic used by cricketers without intent, who just jog here and there just to keep the scoreboard ticking, and letting the other batsman do the heavy-lifting by hitting the ball enough to make it a not-not-ball!

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

வள்ளுவர் @2026

எப்பொருள் Online-Chatbot-AIக் கேட்பினும் அப்பொருள் மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்ப தறிவு