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Epic Battle Between Lions, Black Mamba and Eagle! | 🔗 YouTube |
A snake eagle caught a black mamba, which then took over and got hold of the eagle. The eagle was trapped by the mamba and the mamba was stuck in the talons ...

I was perusing HackerNews today. Believe me, it is a good timesink. ⏳

I came across a link to a video titled: Epic Battle Between Lions, Black Mamba and Eagle!. Hoping I wouldn't be rickrolled, I watched the video. It was from Rietspruit Game Reserve, South Africa.

It opens with a rare and intense moment already in progress: a snake eagle caught in the grip of a black mamba. The eagle, clearly in distress, is trapped in the snake’s coils, an unexpected reversal of roles between predator and prey.

As the camera continues rolling, the situation grows even more complex. A pride of lions appears nearby, drawn to the scene. And then things turn interesting.

The entire encounter plays out with minimal interference from the people capturing the scene. And their off-camera commentary adds spice too.

👉 Watch the video here

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Yesterday, at the third Tech Writer’s Tribe Chennai conference, I gave a session on a topic I keep returning to: using personal knowledge management (PKM) to make sense of our work lives.

Since the time slot I had was too short for a tool demo (25 mins), I decided to talk about the set of some #pkm practices that were grounded, flexible, and human.

Here’s what I covered:

  • Using a daily note as a home base for thoughts, tasks, and meetings
  • Timeboxing and interstitial journaling to improve focus and reduce context loss
  • Writing structured notes for meetings and people to build continuity over time
  • Treating PKM as a personal practice, not just a productivity method
  • Offering a glimpse into how Obsidian can support these flows

If you're curious, you can view the slides here.

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | 🔗 imdb.com |
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

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This felt like a documentary about the Mission Impossible series. The cuts from previous movies and a half-hearted attempt at tying up plots from the rest of the series was boring.

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Coimbatore ➡️ Chennai
Coimbatore to Chennai

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🚗 Self (Kushaq): 487 km in 7h 25m with 🛑 at A2B Nallarayampatti☕, & Kadothgajan Nattukozhi Virunthu, Ulundurpet 🍽️.

  • An uneventful journey back home.
  • Started earlier than usual to avoid late evening traffic nearer to Chennai.
  • Had a Campa Cola Energy drink hoping to stave off any tiredness. It was a bust (taste-wise similar to a Red Bull but none of the caffeine). A post-lunch Red Bull helped me stay alert.
  • A tiring fortnight with drives on three consecutive Sundays (and all three were #F1 race 🏎️ weekends to boot) ends.
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Tourist Family | 🔗 imdb.com |
A quirky Sri Lankan family seeking a fresh start in India transforms a disconnected neighborhood into a vibrant community with their infectious love and kindness.

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We had been talking about watching this movie in Chennai but never got a chance. Finally got around watching it in Kozhinjampara tonight in a nearly empty theatre.

Raviraj Theatre