Dream Diary fucking Police edition

It started off pretty innocently. Me and my friends were trekking in SGP. A freaking tiger started chasing us, my friends ran away, I jumped from a duct, and saw two small tiger cubs hiding beneath the duct. I just follow the stream out of the jungle, and catch up to my friends who had come out from another entrance. We are talking in excited tones about the tiger, when a man in a gorilla costume attacks us. 

Again, we run run run and scatter

I slide, dodge, let everyone run past me, and roll into a small store. I buy a cigarette, and some chivda. A bunch of locals catch me and accuse me of disturbing wildlife, and tell me to compensate, I have to participate in a Ramleela, and the guy in the gorilla costume is playing a vanar along with his friend who is also in a gorilla costume. These locals did not like us venturing into the jungle and disturbing a tigress with two young cubs. 

They ask us to pick roles, I decide to be Sugriv. They are placated, similarly, all other people are assigned roles and given costumes too. While these other people are getting ready, I give one of the poor local kids chivda. Her mother says I am good. 

Now, since my friends struggled with the locals, the police get involved, and demand a bribe of 120 bucks. I just pay the bribe. The police let my friends go. I go to buy more chivda to the shop, but when I am paying, some lout tries to scam me by trying to slip a key in my pocket, to make it look like I have stolen it. I catch his hands. The police sees this and tells me to hold his hand firmly, and handcuffs me to the lout. The lout does some sleigh of hand, and makes the handcuff go between my hand and belt loop. I feel like the lout and the police are together trying to scam me in some way, and continue to hold tight to his hand, preventing him from escaping. 

I start abusing the cop and telling him you guys are useless, cannot even catch a bicycle thief who is clearly visible on CCTV camera, are corrupt, just go about harassing kids smoking ganja, don't do any work, have no training, and are gundas just like the thieves that they are supposed to catch. 

Woke up feeling a deep disgust for police pigs. 

Space Travel Edition DD

 Woke up dreaming that I am an astronaut on a mission! 

It was some kind of tower launch complex. People were being selected for an important flight. I was slow, and took a wrong turn in an elevator, and someone else got my spot for reaching early. There were seven seats on the flight (so a shuttle crew?). One of them got bumped off after a health screening. I was talking to another cadet, and explaining politics. 

I said something like, this is not politics, this is something far worse, these are people tripping on power. They just like the amount of control they have over people's lives. 

I then calmly went for my flight, since the spot was free and woke up. 

Dad's memories

I talked about the Dyson Wet Cleaning survey, and my dad randomly responded with this

Most of Indian houses, till the 60's, were single story, with a roof top n a space for drying clothes. Our house in Komaralingam had a open space, ground floor, back, as it was built on a sloping ground. That was used for drying almost anything, under a open sky. It had a sloped tile roof, with a wind 12 V generator on top, two blades, wood, Swedish, I think as well as a ammonia gas refrigerator with heat from a wick - kerosene under pressure. Bathing water was from fire wood, or cow pats. We had two cows n a buffalo. We had storage batteries for the generated electricity, DC, which used to last for about 16 hrs, on one charge. Cleaning n mopping lasted about 2 hours, including handwashing of clothes. The house does not exist any more, as the wood work was left raw, not varnished. When we did get AC 250 v connection, then we had almost not much work, as we had to change only the bulbs n holders. Twice a day, about 10 a m n 4 p m, the voltage would drop to about 220 volts. From using agricultural pump sets. Oh, we had kerosene/diesel pumps for water. Dad had fixed up a parallel generator, off the water - extra pulley n belt drive. The usual lighting otherwise was petromax wick lights, under slight pressure.

Kashmir Wheel

Site Description and Context

In the rugged, mineral-rich valleys of Kashmir, at an elevation of 2,800 meters, the Khewra Salt Mine Complex (Site KS-25) has yielded a groundbreaking assemblage of prehistoric artifacts. Dated preliminarily to ca. 12,000–10,000 BCE through stratigraphic analysis and preliminary optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating, this site represents one of the earliest known human-engineered mining operations in South Asia. The excavation, conducted between March and June 2025, uncovered a suite of tools, implements, and an unprecedented wheeled structure, offering profound insights into the technological sophistication of Late Pleistocene human populations.

Artifact Catalog and Analysis  

Lithic Tools

The excavation revealed a diverse toolkit comprising 47 lithic implements, primarily fashioned from locally sourced chert and quartzite. These include:  

Microblades (n=23): Finely crafted, averaging 4–6 cm in length, with evidence of pressure flaking and hafting wear, suggesting use in precision cutting of halite (rock salt) crystals. Microscopic residue analysis indicates traces of sodium chloride and organic material, possibly hide or plant fibers, hinting at multi-purpose applications.  

Scrapers and Burins (n=15): Robust end-scrapers and burins exhibit heavy edge wear, likely employed in processing mined salt or shaping organic materials. One burin, cataloged as KS-25-B17, features an intricately notched edge, potentially for grooving wooden handles or supports.  

Heavy-Duty Picks (n=9): Large, bifacially flaked picks (20–30 cm) were recovered near collapsed tunnel sections, suggesting their use in extracting salt deposits from bedrock. Their ergonomic design, with smoothed grip areas, indicates prolonged, specialized use.

Organic Implements

Preservation conditions within the saline environment facilitated the recovery of rare organic artifacts:  

Wooden Shovels (n=4): Constructed from juniper wood, these shovels (60–80 cm long) feature broad, flattened blades and polished handles, optimized for scooping loose salt. Radiocarbon dating of one specimen (KS-25-W03) places it at 11,800 ± 120 BP, among the earliest known wooden tools in the region.  

Woven Baskets (n=2 fragments): Fragments of tightly woven plant fibers (possibly willow or reed) suggest containers for transporting mined salt. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis confirms salt impregnation, indicating direct contact with halite.

The Wheeled Structure

The most astonishing discovery is a partially preserved wheeled structure (KS-25-WH01), located in a sealed chamber at a depth of 12 meters. Measuring approximately 1.2 meters in diameter, the artifact consists of a solid oak wheel with a central axle hub, reinforced with sinew bindings. The wheel’s surface exhibits wear patterns consistent with rolling over uneven terrain, and its axle shows traces of animal fat, likely used as a lubricant. Associated wooden fragments suggest a cart-like frame, possibly for transporting salt loads.  

Technological Implications: This find predates the earliest known wheeled vehicles (ca. 3,500 BCE, Mesopotamia) by over 7,000 years, necessitating a reevaluation of prehistoric technological timelines. The wheel’s construction, requiring advanced carpentry and an understanding of rotational mechanics, indicates a level of engineering previously unattributed to Late Pleistocene societies.  

Cultural Context: The wheel’s placement in a sealed chamber, alongside ochre-painted stone slabs, suggests ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to salt’s value as a trade commodity or cultural artifact.

Methodological Notes

Excavation employed a grid-based approach, with 1x1 meter units mapped using 3D photogrammetry to preserve spatial relationships. Artifacts were cataloged in situ, with soil samples collected for geochemical and palynological analysis to reconstruct the paleoenvironment. The saline matrix posed challenges, requiring specialized preservation techniques to stabilize organic materials during extraction.

Discussion and Significance

The KS-25 assemblage challenges existing paradigms of prehistoric technological development. The diversity and specialization of tools reflect a sophisticated understanding of resource extraction, while the wheeled structure suggests an early mastery of mechanical principles. These findings imply that the inhabitants of KS-25 were not merely subsistence foragers but participants in a complex socio-economic system, potentially involving long-distance trade networks centered on salt—a resource critical for preservation and nutrition in antiquity. The wheel, in particular, stands as a testament to human ingenuity, predating known analogs by millennia and suggesting that technological innovation in the region was far more advanced than previously hypothesized.

Conclusion

The discoveries at KS-25 illuminate a forgotten chapter of human history, where a prehistoric community in Kashmir harnessed advanced tools and mechanical innovation to exploit one of nature’s most vital resources. The wheel, in particular, stands as a monumental achievement, its weathered grooves whispering of a people who defied the constraints of their time. These findings compel us to rethink the dawn of technology and the boundless creativity of our ancestors, leaving an indelible mark on our understanding of the human journey.

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 David's wallpaper

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Something weird happened today morning. I woke up feeling like the barrier between two worlds had been breached, like something very wrong and evil had happened. I had gone to sleep listening to a podcast. We were a bunch of people in a room listening to this guy talking. It was about all life in the universe being in the form of information, but the information was encoded within the fabric of spacetime itself. 

I woke up with the stale, salty taste, something that happens after a migraine attack. The dream was similar in some ways to another one I had a few days back, like as if Im on a different track only, and dealing with something very important, and universally fundamental. 

I went back to office and listened to the podcast, because the memory of the dream vanished rapidly as soon as I woke up. I even turned off the podcast and went back to sleep in an attempt to recover it, but I dreamt of something entirely different in round two. Im short-circuiting or hacking the sleep cycles, to see how it goes. Going to sleep at 11:00, with an alarm for 04:30, and another alarm for 7:00. Then, I can put in another sleep cycle or get some work done before going to office. 

No clue why I am doing this, just to give some more time for myself in the mornings I guess. Feels right tho. 

DND 50

 We were taken to a long tree and we were all separated. We talked to each other psychically. We run out of spell slots. The people on the island knew all our secrets and suspect us of killing the captain. All my stuff is taken away. We are taken to govt building where we are charged. 

You are charged with the murder of Ker Dumas, leaving monastic part, consumption and illegal trade of drugs, murdering civilians, captain grotto, our case would be heard three days later and the captain would be getting in touch with us. 

practice compassion

The universe is mostly gas. Hydrogen, helium, lil bit of lithium. All of these make your voice high pitched, along with mostly beneficial side effects. In the pristine, early universe, vast clouds of mostly hydrogen collapsed directly into the first black holes, forming the superstructure of the universe in its first instant. Most of creation consisted of equal portions of matter and antimatter, with an infinitesimally miniscule amount surviving some primordial instability, a kick that created a universe fundamentally out of balance. 

The biosphere was born instantly. Under the heat and pressure of a universe unexpanded over time, the habitable conditions were ambient. Liquid water could exist in space, but the only problem was, there was no oxygen. After most of creation annihilated each other, the remaining clouds of hydrogen collapsed into the first supermassive black holes. The first galaxies sparkled up in the infalling matter. Their stars cooked oxygen, and died young after living fast. The spores of life were seeded at the dawn of time. 

SOHO vs PUNCH

 

OSIL

The Orient Scholastic Institute Library is located on the 29th floor of Zenith Tower on Senapati Bapat Marg, nestled among the skyscrapers of Lower Parel. The bags are scanned at the lobby, and visitors are issued photo ID cards. There is an additional security check on the 29th floor, where visitors have to deposit electronics before being allowed to enter. The entire floor is sealed off from the outside with thick concrete walls. There are no windows. The library looks like the inside of a bank vault, housing a tremendous collection of unique documents containing ancient and potent wisdom. The text is inked, painted or scratched across a wide variety of surfaces, including tree bark, rolls of cloth, strips of palm leaves, copper plates, bamboo slices and paper. Most are in critically endangered languages, some studied only in academic circles, and a few in long forgotten ones, unsupported by unicode. 

In 2014, the library initiated a digitisation drive. The idea was to provide access to all the documents through computers and the internet. Scanners were procured, along with hard drives. Volunteer members went through the laborious process of digitising the documents. An expert team carefully edited out the cracks, holes, tears, folds and mould as and when they were scanned. A tech bro offered funds to the library to host a publicly accessible copy of the entire collection, and in 2019 purchased the rights for using the entire text corpus to train a large language model. A supercomputing cluster in Balkum chewed through the documents, resulting in the Thane Creek drying up. In 2025, a multimodal LLM was launched, OSILbot. The first user was an early adapter, a technology enthusiast who went to the gym on the third floor of Zenith Tower. His time was precious and he wanted a tl:dr of the whole library. He asked OSILbot to summarise everything it knew. 

Cultivate spiritual balance through self-awareness and interconnectedness, live in harmony with rhythms of nature, practice compassion

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So just finished watching The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar very randomly in the middle of the night, while pausing the Voyager binge. I just loved how the whole story was narrated, blending sets and reality. The stupid trick of using a box painted with the colours of the floor to indicate levitation was brilliant and funny. I don't know how a movie can be so wholesome and wickedly funny at the same time. 

The presentation was like the best way to read the book. Ayoade was a bit self-conscious though, but it was cool to see him as an Indian. I really liked how they used the same actors for multiple roles. This movie was so fresh, but still so Wes. 

The jank is building up in my bedroom, need to fix it. Also need to fix all the lights in the house. Time for another clean-up operation. Thing is I cannot even call in professional cleaners because the sockets for them are burnt through. However, I did manage to clean up the house to a great extent one weekend, just need to do that again. 

Next week is going to be eventful. 

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I am sleepy, but I updated my site. IDK why I was a bit too restless today. I intended to go to office but didn't. Still slept a lot and wrote a bunch of stories. For the site as well. Japan's iSpace crashed its second lander today. Elon went nuclear on Trump in the morning, bit of an Axiom 4 scare there, I shared a Boeing meme a few hours before Starliner began trending. I wrote a story about star lifting, its fascinating way to extend the lives of stars. I didn't even get to the main topic I wanted to write about, Lazarus Stars. At the same time in the morning, Senate provided discretionary funds to save Gateway, SLS/Orion, but not the Mars Sample Return Mission, tho it cleared a Mars relay orbiter. 

A bunch of NASA extended missions are at Mars and the Moon. Curiosity might shut down. Davinci and Veritas are also gone. Dragonfly and Roman might survive. Chandra, Fermi, Juno, Osiris-Apex, New Horizons are all under threat. Juno hurts the most because it is the most distant operational planetary orbiter. 

Have to see how things turn out. I had a positive approach, waiting to see final decision, but things are looking dire. I hope the data availability channels are not compromised. NOAA and NHS are seeing cuts too. IDC about NHS in all of this lol. 

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Had gone to the Asus office today, got out there quickly, but spoke to all the PR team members for the first time. Left there quickly though, as I got there early. Then took a long nap, and in the evening got on the call for the Axiom 4 press conference. My question was not picked, I was a bit miffed and anxious for a bit wondering why. I guess it is because it was a generic question. This was a minor setback, will see if I can get an opportunity to pose that question again in the future. Making myself feel a bit better thinking at least I got an answer from SpaceX last time. 

There are a lot more people covering second hand info, even when there is an opportunity for people to get the info first hand. The official X handle of Axiom Space itself is not showing too many engagements.. which is a bit sad. 

Also learned that the NASA Juno mission may be one of the culled extended programmes by Trump's skinny budget. I like that one because it has a great outreach component. Still, have to wait and watch. 

DND 49

We speak to the crew and figure that it is going to take two days to go to lemon tollard. Creek tries to take the help of the crew to figure what happened. Creek tries to talk to Mason about snackks stash. Tsui takes a swim underwater to check out the environment. Tsui just sees barnacles, right into sunlight shining into their private parts. She signals creek. 1319 scries on the manacles, sees the body of the cap in the hold. We know a very sharp weapon was used to cut the flesh. 

On the night of the third day, the tree we saw many days ago was very tiny, it grows bigger and bigger till we see the largest tree I've ever seen. It is almost as large as a mountain. To get to the tree, we need to go around an island in the north and the south. We reach Lemon Tollard late in the night. There are lots of ships of different shapes and sizes. Creek remembers a whole bunch of places, where we have taken swimming. We see a lot more races here, including tritons. 

DnD 48

 We found that the captain Grotto had been murdered, and Pyro had been injected and stabbed. The happy time did not go quite as planned. Pyro came under a localised zone of truth, and was forced to divulge everything about why they are where they are. Figwit was on crow's nest. Once Pyro divulged to the assassins that another person connected to the duergar was on board, two of the assassins left the captain and went away somewhere. The assassins talked to Gushti and went away, 1319 and Tsui follow the assassins. Tsui and 1319 hear sex noises from the cabin, but it is actually Pyro being beaten up or something. Everyone rushes upstairs and the assassin in the cabin disappears in a puff of smoke that smells like sulphur. When we go back, we see Gushti is killed as well. Pyro speaks to the dead bodies in the hold, we only get the name of the merchant who had hired the boats to put in the crates Thorin Mur. The assassins had sneaked aboard using these crates. 

Gushti was told to help these people because of the Barabedroar, the CIA of the dwarves. The shadow dwarves who operate in the dark. We scry the dwarf sleeping at home. We cannot figure out the nature of the Runic stone blasting out sex noises. We see a massive tree faraway in the distance on the horizon.