Musings. Et Al.
Stories and Opinions by Amit Gawande
Howdy! I am a software developer living & working in Pune, India. I am currently a product architect at Infosys – also a casual blogger, an amateur writer and a technology enthusiast.
Selected Posts for You
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Dues to Clear
・3 mins“Yes?” Ninad heard a confused, deep whisper at the other end. “This is God speaking,” Ninad spoke loudly, trying hard to control his laughter at the same time. “You have some dues to clear, mister. Can we talk?” Ninad was having the time of his life, making prank calls from the comfort of his room. The rotary dial telephone had been his entertainment hub for the last few hours now. But things were about to change for the worse.
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Things are Changin'
・4 minsIt is August. I like to think I am a writer. Somewhere deep down, I also know, though, that I am first a developer. So every August, I happen to relook at the current setup for my presence on the web, go back to the drawing board and change things. Simplicity vs Customisation This domain has had its fair share of hops across multiple CMSes and hosting networks. It began its journey on wordpress.
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The Quiet Onlooker
・4 minsShri sits on a roadside bench looking at the traffic as it crawls by. It is the early morning, and so is way too crowded being the peak office commute time. He looks on as vehicles drag themselves along past him. Now and again, there is that one lunatic who dares to zoom through such traffic. Pedestrians walk around Shri trying to cross the road through this maniacal traffic. He sits there, staring blankly at nothing specific.
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Book Review: Origin by Dan Brown
・3 minsA mystery thriller — what do I expect from a book that categorises itself as that? A deep, dark mystery to start with. Woven into a tight, intriguing plot. A protagonist as bemused as the reader about the main plot, but a lot smarter to overcome the clues and riddles en route. If it’s a Robert Langdon mystery, I am trained now to expect a bit less of the later. Of course, with abundance of information on art - the artists, the structures, the paintings - delivered as riddles relevant to the overarching plot.
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Book Review: Gone Girl
・2 minsDark, Psycho Thriller with neither Mystery nor Thrill. I started reading this book wanting, assuming, it to be a suspenseful thriller. I was unaware it is more of a sociopathic, twisted whine-fest. Some can call it a character study, narrative of flawed minds. For me, though, it is all whining. Sick. Sorry! First. You get thrilled only when you long for some character, root for the happenings surrounding their lives.
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