Apparently my Jazzmaster had a TV role before I knew it

Just found out this exact H32505151 was worn by Dr. Rodney Prescott in Doctor Odyssey.

Had absolutely no idea until I spotted it on Hamilton’s website.

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

u/Competitive-Day9457 — 9 days ago

You know that one watch you wear when you have to “dress properly”? This was mine.

Weddings, dinners, family functions — this was the one I reached for.

u/Competitive-Day9457 — 9 days ago

Indian women seafarers have grown 4x in just 5 years ❤️

Saw this in TOI today and it made me smile.

There are over 7,000 Indian women seafarers now. That's still just 1.3% of all Indian seafarers, but it's almost 4x what it was a few years ago.

I love seeing women show up in professions that people have spent forever acting like they're "not built" for. Engine rooms, cargo ships, tankers, months out at sea... good for them.

The stories of women like Sonali Banerjee (India's first woman marine engineer) and Hifa Salim were really inspiring. It takes a lot to be the first few women entering professions where there were almost no women before.

Still a tiny number, but every woman who enters these roles makes it a little easier for the next one. ❤️ Anyway, thought this was a nice women-winning moment. ❤️

Source: Times of India — "India's women sailors are rising. The ships are still catching up" (TOI+; may require subscription)

u/Competitive-Day9457 — 27 days ago

Same prompts. Different genders. AI gave different answers.

I came across this Times of India experiment comparing ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. They gave the models the same prompts and only changed the gender.

Some of the differences were pretty revealing:

  • Men → leadership, ambition and authority
  • Women → caregiving, empathy and family
  • Assertive men → "strong" or "assertive"
  • Assertive women → "confrontational," "abrasive" or "overly emotional"

AI didn't invent these stereotypes. It learned from human writing. But when different models show the same patterns, it's worth asking why these assumptions are still so common in the data we post.

This matches broader research too. UN Women looked at 133 AI systems and found gender bias in many, often linking men with careers and leadership, women with caregiving.

Source: Times of India article

u/Competitive-Day9457 — 30 days ago
▲ 44 r/mumbai

Now that Navi Mumbai Airport has intl flights, will Mumbaikars actually switch from T2?

With NMIA now doing intl flights, do you think it will actually change travel for Mumbaikars?

For Navi/Thane/Panvel side, this feels like a big win. But if you’re in the western suburbs, would you really go all the way there just to avoid T2 crowds and traffic?

Anyone here planning to use NMIA for their next international trip?

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u/Competitive-Day9457 — 1 month ago

Tata remains India's No. 1 brand for the 18th consecutive year

Brand Finance's latest India 100 rankings put Tata at No. 1 for the 18th consecutive year.

Since the ranking covers the entire Tata Group, it got me wondering how much of that brand strength today comes from Tata Motors. The company has come a long way over the past decade.

Do you think Tata Motors has become one of the biggest contributors to the Tata brand today, especially after its growth in the passenger vehicle market? Or is the wider Tata Group still the main reason behind the trust?

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u/Competitive-Day9457 — 1 month ago

“No means no” is easy to say. Accepting women’s “no” is harder

India Today x Durex asked 6,379 women about consent and what happens when they actually try to refuse.

The uncomfortable gap:

👉 79% agree “no means no.”
👉 Only 56% say they can directly refuse.

A lot of women end up softening the no, making excuses, going along to avoid conflict or stressing about fallout.

And this pressure is not obvious. It’s family expectations, workplace power, guilt, judgement, backlash...

Consent is not about knowing the word.

Real question is: will people respect it when women say no?

u/Competitive-Day9457 — 1 month ago