**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Mar 10, 2020, 14:10

Shahrzaad Parekh

Shahrzaad Parekh @sparx@mastodon.social

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**Electronic Frontier Foundation** @eff@mastodon.social · Mar 10, 2020, 14:10

Mar 10, 2020, 14:10

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff@mastodon.social

This bill would give Attorney General William Barr the power to write the rules for how Internet companies must operate. It doesn't take a political genius to predict how he'll use it: to break encryption. https://act.eff.org/action/protect-our-speech-and-security-online-reject-the-graham-blumenthal-proposal

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Mar 09, 2020, 14:20

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Mar 09, 2020, 14:20

Mar 09, 2020, 14:20

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Why You Shouldn’t Use Solid or Underlined Text Fields | https://uxmovement.com/forms/why-you-shouldnt-use-solid-or-underlined-text-fields/ #UI #UX #webdev

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Feb 21, 2020, 06:18

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Feb 21, 2020, 06:18

Feb 21, 2020, 06:18

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Here's a primer on digital safety in India to understand and minimise threats to your digital life by securing your key digital tools.

https://medium.com/karana/practicing-digital-safety-in-india-d84ad0dcfc91

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Feb 18, 2020, 14:32

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Feb 18, 2020, 14:32

Feb 18, 2020, 14:32

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BJP IT Cell at the forefront as usual.

We've Just Seen the First Use of Deepfakes in an Indian Election Campaign

https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/jgedjb/the-first-use-of-deepfakes-in-indian-election-by-bjp

**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Feb 17, 2020, 03:35

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**Softwarewolf** @faoluin@chitter.xyz · Feb 17, 2020, 03:35

Feb 17, 2020, 03:35

Softwarewolf @faoluin@chitter.xyz

@tinytoydragon @lyskar
1998: IRC? lol anon, why don't you use ICQ instead, it's much better.
2002: IRC? lol anon, just install MSN, stop being such a nerd.
2006: IRC? lol anon, with Skype you can make phone calls for free.
2010: IRC? lol anon, Chat is all you need, everybody is there already.
2014: IRC? lol anon, you should try WhatsApp, you can even send voice messages.
2018: IRC? lol anon, that's prehistoric! you should checkout Discord and Slack, so much better.

**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Feb 18, 2020, 08:04

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**Jayati Ghosh** @JayatiGhosh@mas.to · Feb 18, 2020, 08:04

Feb 18, 2020, 08:04

Jayati Ghosh @JayatiGhosh@mas.to

RT @digitaldutta
The rise of Big Data and death of statistics happening simultaneously in India. Why is it a problem? becuase Big Data is not open while statistics are.
https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/economy-policy/national-statistical-commission-won-t-release-nso-s-consumer-spend-report-120021800045_1.html

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2020, 09:55

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2020, 09:55

Jan 28, 2020, 09:55

Shahrzaad Parekh @sparx@mastodon.social

While the IT cells of both the BJP and Congress engage in coordinated activity on Twitter, the former has a much larger and more complex structure than the latter.
Like accounts that appear to be affiliated to the BJP, the Congress' social media war room also appears to have a core group from where its content originates.
This core group is much smaller that that of the BJP, only 0.1% of the total network, as against 7% for the saffron party.

https://www.firstpost.com/india/massive-tweet-volumes-complex-hierarchies-coordinated-attacks-hacker-reveals-how-bjp-congress-it-cells-wage-war-on-social-media-7965121.html

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2020, 07:37

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2020, 07:37

Jan 28, 2020, 07:37

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10½ commandments of writing |
http://theconversation.com/10-commandments-of-writing-129069

**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Jan 10, 2020, 03:56

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**sankarshan** @sankarshan@mastodon.social · Jan 10, 2020, 03:56

Jan 10, 2020, 03:56

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RT @thewire_in@twitter.activitypub.actor
There is startling difference in 2020 as compared to ten years ago when audio, or rather radio drama, was in decline across much of the English-speaking world.

https://thewire.in/culture/the-speedy-evolution-of-podcast-and-audio-storytelling

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Jan 02, 2020, 07:57

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Jan 02, 2020, 07:57

Jan 02, 2020, 07:57

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An iconic and unforgettable character -
http://theconversation.com/happy-birthday-mr-bean-celebrating-30-years-of-a-major-comedy-character-124593

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 30, 2019, 08:02

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 30, 2019, 08:02

Dec 30, 2019, 08:02

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How Designers Engineer Luck Into Video Games
https://pocket.co/sI4inK

**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Dec 23, 2019, 16:11

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**Xenon Fiber** @xenon@sleeping.town · Dec 23, 2019, 16:11

Dec 23, 2019, 16:11

Xenon Fiber @xenon@sleeping.town

internet

I hate how many websites force an unclosable audio player into my notifications that require force stopping the app to get rid of

every website that does this is shit

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 20, 2019, 07:35

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 20, 2019, 07:35

Dec 20, 2019, 07:35

Shahrzaad Parekh @sparx@mastodon.social

How to communicate without a data connection. #tech #protest

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**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2019, 18:05

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2019, 18:05

Dec 19, 2019, 18:05

Shahrzaad Parekh @sparx@mastodon.social

Steam sale starts. Steam store goes offline. Every. Single. Year.

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 11, 2019, 17:23

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 11, 2019, 17:23

Dec 11, 2019, 17:23

Shahrzaad Parekh @sparx@mastodon.social

The Snapdragon 865 will make phones worse in 2020, thanks to mandatory 5G

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/qualcomms-new-snapdragon-865-is-a-step-backwards-for-smartphone-design/

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2019, 13:34

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2019, 13:34

Dec 09, 2019, 13:34

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It’s a five minute walk from my house to the pub. It’s a 35 minute walk from the pub to my house.

The difference is staggering.

**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Dec 09, 2019, 01:02

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**Nitin Pai** @nitin@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2019, 01:02

Dec 09, 2019, 01:02

Nitin Pai @nitin@mastodon.social

My column in @livemint@twitter.com today: to succeed in the second Space Age India must allow private enterprise to participate. Separate ISRO’s regulatory, commercial & research functions; and level the playing field for all players. https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/india-is-in-the-second-space-age-with-one-hand-tied-at-the-back-11575814985255.html

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 07, 2019, 08:03

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 07, 2019, 08:03

Dec 07, 2019, 08:03

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You Need a Telephoto Lens in Your Landscape Kit, Here’s Why

https://petapixel.com/2019/12/06/you-need-a-telephoto-lens-in-your-landscape-kit-heres-why/

#photography

**Shahrzaad Parekh** · Dec 04, 2019, 06:55

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**Srinivas Kodali** @digitaldutta@freeradical.zone · Dec 04, 2019, 06:55

Dec 04, 2019, 06:55

Srinivas Kodali @digitaldutta@freeradical.zone

There is no public draft of the data protection bill 2019, the cabinet seems to have approved it. A bill made without any transparency cannot protect our #privacy

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 04, 2019, 07:27

**Shahrzaad Parekh** @sparx@mastodon.social · Dec 04, 2019, 07:27

Dec 04, 2019, 07:27

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The Srikrisha Committee and MEITY have been opaque and ineffective, the Committee has refused to make the comments submitted to the bill public, and refused to disclose the information under RTI Act as well, stating that the submissions were “confidential” and “not available for public dissemination” without the consent of the submitting entity.

https://www.medianama.com/2019/12/223-personal-data-protection-bill-approved/