From 25d6fc71bd258432643ed049c70483f35d71f338 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niladri Das <125604915+bniladridas@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:52:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): use Kolkata with location emoji, remove London
 and hand-typed
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- header: London, 2026 -> 📍 thread, Kolkata, 2026
- remove hand-typed from subtitle stitched with care
- colophon: Set in London. Typed by hand. -> 📍 Kolkata
- footer: hand-typed in London -> 📍 Kolkata
- pre-push comment: the London way -> slowly, then once

Keeps 100% sensitive, no em dash, full-width hero
---
 README.md | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c30a97d..665f6cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <em>thread, London, 2026</em><br>
-  <sub>an image pipeline, hand-typed and stitched with care</sub><br>
+  <em>📍 thread, Kolkata, 2026</em><br>
+  <sub>an image pipeline, stitched with care</sub><br>
   <sub>0.1.0 &nbsp;·&nbsp; BSD 3-Clause</sub>
 </p>
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ We treat checks as part of the work, not an afterthought.
 Formatting is `black` (127), `isort` (black), `ruff` (E,F,W,C90,I,N,UP…), `clang-format` for C++. Commits are conventional: `feat(api): …` / `fix(ci): …` / `docs(readme): …`.
 
 ```bash
-# before you push, the London way: slowly, then once
+# before you push, slowly, then once
 pre-commit run --all-files
 python -m pytest
 ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Full matrix: [`docs/COMPATIBILITY.md`](docs/COMPATIBILITY.md) · Onboarding: [`d
 Thread
 : a tiled image pipeline
 
-Set in London. Typed by hand.
+📍 Kolkata
 Printed with care on quiet paper.
 No tracking. No cloud. Just tiles and stitch.
 
@@ -437,5 +437,5 @@ Docs site: mkdocs.yml  (theme: readthedocs)
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <sub>hand-typed in London &nbsp;·&nbsp; 100% sensitive &nbsp;·&nbsp; not a dump</sub>
+  <sub>📍 Kolkata &nbsp;·&nbsp; 100% sensitive &nbsp;·&nbsp; not a dump</sub>
 </p>