2023-03-17: I watched Kuttey yesterday – what a terrible letdown. Given the list of artists as part of the …
2023-03-10: I attempted to watch Netflix’s new docuseries “MH370: The Plane That Disappeared” …
2023-03-09: I love USB C standard for charging - one cable at a fixed places charges everything throughout the …
2023-03-08: Silence is golden. Amidst friends, it is not. → It was Holi today, and I was surrounded by friends …
2023-03-05: Who knew iOS had built-in background sounds for rain, ocean, stream and few others? Plays even while …
2023-03-05: Tile. And not much else. #mbmar
2023-03-04: If only it was this simple to zip some mouths. #mbmar
2023-03-04: One of the questions people like to ask lexicographers is this: Can you sneak something into the …
2023-03-03: Solitude is wait. #mbmar
2023-03-02: Google has Ruined YouTube
2023-03-02: I love the weather when the winter has bid its goodbyes but the summer is yet to settle in. The …
2023-03-01: Feeling secure is being together #mbmar
2023-02-28: What a great test match between England and New Zealand! And I love that New Zealand won by smallest …
2023-02-27: Walked across this cosy little cafe during my evening stroll. The aroma of coffee beans was simply …
2023-02-26: The more that text generated by large-language models gets published on the Web, the more the Web …
2023-02-26: It’s time to shake things up, to turn the ship around. To innovate. Meta’s big, new idea: Charge …
2023-02-25: Email really is an amazing, miraculous technology. But at the end of the day, it’s in the hands of …
2023-02-25: I thoroughly enjoyed Vaalvi, a Marathi dark comedy thriller. I don’t remember the last time I …
2023-02-23: I watched all four episodes of The Romantics today. I loved the first two that documented the early …
2023-02-22: It’s summer enough for a nice natural’s ice-cream. With dry fruits overloaded.
2023-02-22: Since uninstalling YouTube from my phone, the first result that comes up as I start searching for …
2023-02-20: Too much is said about how AI - ChatGPT & likes - is already challenging our being. Our …
2023-02-19: The weekly report from Digital Wellbeing on my phone informs me that the daily average screen time …
2023-02-19: It’s just February, not peak summer yet by any means. But the afternoons are already hot …
2023-02-19: I sometimes hate how I read stuff online – hopping from link to link. Reading, but not letting …
2023-02-19: Though it sounds cheesy, I love the word play in this advertisement of Federal Bank. “Rishta …
2023-02-18: Seth Godin reminded me today that “no one cares about the noise in our head (or the actions we …
2023-02-18: How will these smaller groups of happier people be monetized? This is a tough question for the …
2023-02-18: I can’t remember the last time I had read all the new items from Stoop and Reeder. No unread …
2023-02-17: I had no idea a Mercedes-Benz makes a special sound before a crash which helps “make the noise …
2023-02-17: If you’re a developer or a tester, and you want to abbreviate the word “accessibility” in a bug …
2023-02-15: I wish every theme on Micro.blog got its own test blog under the account of the author of the theme. …
2023-02-14: We celebrated the Valentine’s Day with a creamy fruit cake and banana walnut muffin. A welcome …
2023-02-14: I turned off iCloud Photos & recovered the space that photos/videos were unnecessarily consuming …
2023-02-14: We had a service person visit us today – the plan was he would take some measurements & …
2023-02-14: Amidst the city life, the sky looked and it looked pretty! 🌅
2023-02-13: A blog is this, that and a lot more. There is no one definition for a blog. To each his own.
2023-02-11: My writing has changed a lot over the years. I read a post from 14 years ago, and it reads.. …
2023-02-10: [L]earning to write is about more than learning to write. For one thing, it’s about learning to turn …
2023-02-09: Instead of playing whac-a-mole with passwords, why not eliminate that avenue of attack outright? …
2023-02-08: When I write something these days, I replace every “you should..” with “I …
2023-02-08: After avoiding it for weeks, I began the 7-day trial for Ivory. Why did I do that? I know I will …
2023-02-08: Day One on the Web. Finally!
2023-02-08: Over the years, critics and audiences alike have re-examined the film and found, like the ship …
2023-02-05: I have been watching a lot of movies and a lot fewer series. The latter demand too much time, …
2023-02-05: Coffee and a book. After a long long time 🍵📖
2023-02-05: I watched Pathaan yesterday. The only reason this movie even is bearable is due to the charisma that …
2023-02-04: It keeps mistaking skiers, and some other fitness enthusiasts, for car-wreck victims. Source - My …
2023-02-02: I never tried Matter enough, even though I like most of what I have seen and respect their goal. I …
2023-02-02: Finally, if you were subscriber to Twitterrific for iOS, we would ask you to please consider not …
2023-02-01: In general, what characterizes this phase of the tech giants' development is a shift from unlocking …
2023-01-31: Does the stream of posts matter anymore?
2023-01-30: Boredom is a luxury not many can afford.
2023-01-29: [W]hy do layoffs at all if they don’t actually work? “People do all kinds of stupid things all the …
2023-01-26: Cracks, like scars, tell a story. They are not only beautiful to look at, they are also lessons in …
2023-01-26: Deep down, I want to work on lot of projects. But life is keeping me busy. With happiness the …
2023-01-26: Customer satisfaction, though important, is not as much of a priority as customer demand — and …
2023-01-18: Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires …
2023-01-14: I read someone rate a movie on a scale of 100. And that someone rated it 72. Not 70. Not 75. …
2023-01-13: I stopped reading Linchpin today. I don’t think this one should have been a book. It’s …
2023-01-11: Android has a way better to experience when connected to external monitors. Or keyboards and mouse …
2023-01-10: They may seem the cornerstone of democracy, but in reality they do little to promote it. There’s a …
2023-01-07: Often I am recommended a podcast which I wish was just a blog post. I find reading a lot more …
2023-01-06: I find reading on my smartphone much more convenient than anywhere else. That also means sharing …
2022-12-28: Covering everything from the company’s claim of transparency to its own security practices and more, …
2022-12-26: I published a post a day back while I was still recovering from the cold. I didn’t fuss about …
2022-12-20: The country’s vast population and high birth rate make it an attractive market for end-products as …
2022-12-18: Social media showed that everyone has the potential to reach a massive audience at low cost and high …
2022-12-16: We have to put these fights aside and declare a pandemic amnesty. We can leave out the willful …
2022-12-15: The clock continues to log its rigid seconds, minutes and hours, utterly unaware of the global …
2022-12-10: Why am I not able to write? I lack drive. I’m curious why the words have dried up suddenly.
2022-12-07: I have been using Matter for the last couple of days. I don’t see the benefit yet, other than …
2022-12-04: I finished reading Rework by Jason Fried today 📚 I loved the simple, usually apparent suggestions. …
2022-12-03: Working on making the now page dynamic. I no longer want to manually update this page – the …
2022-12-03: Google announced it’s going to start rolling out end-to-end encrypted group RCS chats to the Google …
2022-12-02: After almost a month of chaos, I sit at my desk on an evening with nothing eating up my brain. …
2022-11-29: At a cultural level, we didn’t stop smoking just because the habit was unpleasant or uncool or even …
2022-11-27: My family and I watched Strange World yesterday. I don’t remember when I was this unimpressed …
2022-11-21: I recently moved my /now page to my wiki. Such pages sit best there, so I intend to slowly move …
2022-11-20: Curbing my excitement for digital sketch notes. Trying to convince myself that I do not have time …
2022-11-20: Part of the power of a network is its distributed nature. That’s a plus when it comes to tech and …
2022-11-19: I’ve released a minor version of the Paper theme today. It adds support to include Mastodon …
2022-11-18: Always love the natural custard apple flavoured ice-cream! 🍦😍
2022-11-09: I am pathetic at being social on social networks. Or may be I am just plain lazy. I read all the …
2022-11-07: Every time I find a book enjoyable to listen to, the number of steps I walk increases. Or the time I …
2022-11-06: I finished reading: The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage by …
2022-11-04: I was so giddy watching the trailer for A Man Called Otto. I loved the original character Ove …
2022-11-04: One of the problems with Twitter is that it became a lot bigger and important than just a fun social …
2022-11-02: A lot of dev projects. Currently, cultivating my digital garden. I am moving my notes from all the …
2022-11-02: After I wrote about my changing music habits, I’ve tweaked my habits slightly. Earlier I asked …
2022-11-02: Often my daughter asks me the meaning of a word unknown to her. Which is fine, but she doesn’t …
2022-11-01: I figure, at the midway stage, India still isn’t in any position to be a contender to win the …
2022-11-01: The Curious Bee and her friends celebrated Halloween yesterday — she dressed up as a witch. She …
2022-11-01: Build my productivity system. As much as the p-word is hated, I need a process to manage the sheer …
2022-11-01: I just got an external display in my workspace at home. I should have done this earlier, but I was …
2022-10-31: “Even if you ideologically agree with him, unless you love being a replaceable cog who has to dance …
2022-10-30: I disabled all cross-posting today. I will manually syndicate the posts I want. Basically, I …
2022-10-29: I think it’s time to make all content 20% human-produced. To a coder, if his code …
2022-10-29: My daughter just shushed me because I talked to her while she was engrossed in her adventure novel. …
2022-10-29: In the past 30 years, the British economy chose finance over industry, Britain’s government chose …
2022-10-28: I have always built web apps with Node.js and Express for all my side projects till now. However, I …
2022-10-28: The games the shadows play.
2022-10-28: Can I read any big publication anymore? Everything’s behind pay wall - and I can’t …
2022-10-28: I don’t think Twitter users will mass exit the platform. Do people on Twitter care who heads …
2022-10-27: Loved this line from The Obstacle is the Way by Holiday Ryan 📚 Stop looking for angels and start …
2022-10-27: My aversion for the concept of timezone is not hidden - I probably have an yearly post begrudgingly …
2022-10-27: Life in a Portrait Mode
2022-10-26: I loved the recent article from Dan Lewis about the history of the word “curfew” and how …
2022-10-25: With a lack of any options for a minimalist phone in India, I am glad that Android allows custom …
2022-10-25: iPadOS, specifically its multi-tasking, must be Apple’s Achilles' heel in making the iPad the …
2022-10-23: And it begins - T20 #cricket worldcup is on the role. There’s been an exciting build up to …
2022-10-23: It is for conversations like this that I love browsing through the Micro.blog timeline. The only …
2022-10-23: Numerous world changing ideas are drained down during the shower, killed by the lack of any tool to …
2022-10-22: Don’t know why, but I am psyched about this year’s T20 #Cricket WorldCup. I don’t …
2022-10-22: Never listen to the person in you who has just woken up in the morning. He gives the worst advice. …
2022-10-21: When cleaning the home is not a chore but a family activity. There’s loads of shopping. …
2022-10-20: Since I moved microblogging to my blog, I have always focused on getting the look of the short posts …
2022-10-20: I am writing regularly and following a routine of early mornings without fail. I log on to my system …
2022-10-20: When a shade of green is glitzed up by the shadows. Just another game the light, or the lack …
2022-10-19: Being Favourite vs Being Popular
2022-10-18: I have never had the dark mode turned off since the option was made available on my devices. I did …
2022-10-18: I love the Remarkable tablet, from what I read – pity that it isn’t available in India. …
2022-10-17: Having More Choices is Dreadful
2022-10-16: I’ve pushed an upgrade v1.0.1 for Anatole theme today – it fixes a few minor issues with …
2022-10-16: Anatole – A Two-column Theme for Micro.blog
2022-10-15: I watched The Adam Project today. It’s such lazy movie - it had all the ingredients to be a …
2022-10-15: After returning to Safari from Arc, I realized how pathetic the experience with this default browser …
2022-10-14: A Day in the Life in Pune, India. A stairway to the blue skies on the other side. Every afternoon …
2022-10-14: I Love Technology
2022-10-13: I love this view everytime I visit the place. Looks so far out, but I usually just driven past them. …
2022-10-12: This is one of the major obstacles to practicing mindfulness with any regularity: you need to be …
2022-10-10: If you write a blog and are interested in conversing with your readers, do include a link for the …
2022-10-10: I don’t want to speak to even customer care now. If there’s an option for chat, I will …
2022-10-06: I’m done with my Arc browser experiment. I don’t use any of the unique features. Plus I …
2022-10-05: Do you start your mornings with a potent dose of caffeine from a freshly brewed cup of Joe? Or do …
2022-10-05: I am reading The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci. It’s a standard action, suspense thriller. But it …
2022-10-05: I always admire people who go to lengths to find unique ways to help them write and publish. This …
2022-10-04: I wish people didn’t include the feeds for their status updates (basically one word updates) …
2022-10-03: Sigh! Monday has already screwed up all my plans for the day.
2022-10-01: Our species' collective common sense is on a downward trend; my movie theatre experience yesterday …
2022-09-27: The longer a break I take, the more difficult it is to get back. It’s foolish but true. …
2022-09-26: I finished reading Stolen Focus by Johann Hari today 📚 I loved the premise of this book but found …
2022-09-15: Even though I knew deep within that it was coming, the news of Federer’s retirement saddens …
2022-09-14: Since I downloaded and started using the Arc browser, I haven’t gone back to the other …
2022-09-13: I read a flash fiction I wrote 5 years ago – it was a time when I was experimenting a lot with …
2022-09-10: For the last few days, I have been away from all the social timelines. No specific reason, just that …
2022-09-10: I liked this article from Monica Chin at The Verge, where she talks about what makes a good laptop. …
2022-09-08: I don’t get Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup. Let me be upfront and say I have no intention of …
2022-09-08: I didn’t follow the Apple event live – I was sleeping peacefully, unaware of what Apple …
2022-09-04: I love the visits to the library with my daughter. She loves spending time amidst the books – …
2022-09-04: I finished reading Think Again by Adam Grant today 📚 Though the book is in no way short, I …
2022-09-03: Unless you have skipped a lot of school, or work, or both – or you live in the USA – you have …
2022-09-01: I have been using a MacBook with Touch Bar for the past couple of weeks. I used this panel regularly …
2022-08-29: Don’t ever try to retell famous comedians' jokes. They have a whole process, a build-up before …
2022-08-29: I switched to the yearly plan for Micro.blog today. Knowing my love for this service, no idea why I …
2022-08-26: A few audiobook narrators mar the book for the listeners, making me return a book immediately. Worst …
2022-08-25: As I was cleaning the digital clutter today, I thought I should regularly inform people how they …
2022-08-25: I write many forms of posts & enjoy them all. But as my friends would know, my love for them is …
2022-08-25: Can we recover a physical literature? Can we recover a literature that is not merely read but felt? …
2022-08-24: At a time, visiting Techmeme homepage was a respite from the typical downer news on the front page …
2022-08-23: While I was writing the post yesterday about my dependence on smartphones, I realized how …
2022-08-21: With new lights, this spot that I have walked across so many times looked different. I liked the …
2022-08-21: I wonder if no one on Micro.blog creates any type of long-form posts using the web editor. I …
2022-08-20: Go to bed when you are tired, and allow your body to wake you in the morning (no alarm clock …
2022-08-19: Amit Gawande Takes "The Colbert Questionert"
2022-08-18: Against all odds, Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman is a very good show. But why does it look like …
2022-08-18: I wish there was a technology that could capture the smell you are experiencing, just the way you …
2022-08-18: In 1967, the Jornal do Brasil asked Clarice Lispector to write a Saturday newspaper column on any …
2022-08-17: For cord-cutters, leaving pricey cable packages behind in favor of streaming is a win for the …
2022-08-14: No End to Content Overload
2022-08-13: I have released a new version of the Paper theme today. It’s a minor upgrade that allows you …
2022-08-13: Here’s a word cloud of my posts that I created in 2008 – I had been blogging for around …
2022-08-13: I understand why Google is doing the #GetTheMessage campaign. I also understand why it would hardly …
2022-08-13: I stumbled across the first iterations of my blog that I had self-hosted with WordPress. I had left …
2022-08-13: I loved the trailer for Vengeance, looks so much fun. But I don’t think it’s going to be …
2022-08-12: Go outside as often as you can, ideally without devices. Work in the yard, or just walk around. …
2022-08-12: My daughter wanted to record a new video for her channel this week. She’d watched her old …
2022-08-12: I finished reading A View to Die For by Cheri Baker 📚 I really enjoyed this one. Paul Gumbs, the …
2022-08-11: It was relaxing to watch the calm river stream as I sat next to a shack. A cup of steaming hot tea …
2022-08-10: A place to discover books in new and exciting ways. Read the first page without judging the cover. …
2022-08-10: I am not a horror movie fan. I have seen a few over the years but do not enjoy them. With age, my …
2022-08-07: I watched The Gray Man today – mindless action is not entertainment to me. I had fun when it …
2022-08-05: I find it surprising that iTunes remain the only good store to buy digital music even today. There …
2022-08-04: I watched The Batman today – I am glad that after a few terrible few showings, we have a good …
2022-08-03: Not a natural blogger
2022-08-02: It was 10 years ago today that I began a seven-day challenge not to log in to Facebook. I …
2022-08-01: We sometimes write sentences that don’t need to exist. Hidden in a paragraph, we might not notice. …
2022-07-29: I finished reading The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by …
2022-07-27: I have been under the weather for the last few days. I rested for the first couple of days and got …
2022-07-25: I have been a PC guy since I was 10 years old. The first version that I used was Windows 95. I …
2022-07-24: An unpopular opinion, but I need not post everything on my blog. Some fleeting thoughts are better …
2022-07-23: You have to leverage the mind’s habitual and reflexive nature. Instead of consciously “trying to be …
2022-07-23: A social network or a community dies when the interactions dry down. When everyone speaks but there …
2022-07-21: I find and read a lot of brilliant articles/essays throughout the day. Most are shareworthy which I …
2022-07-20: There are times when I know I want to write about something, but I can’t think of anything. …
2022-07-18: This is a list of things you’re allowed to do that you thought you couldn’t, or didn’t even know you …
2022-07-18: My daughter regularly uses the assistants at home – for timers, for reminders. To play songs …
2022-07-17: I suck at emojis – I don’t understand this language. Why are there so many …
2022-07-17: These stunning images are a major achievement for us Earthlings. And given everything absurd we’ve …
2022-07-17: Did anyone think the drama around Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter will play out any …
2022-07-16: Yesterday, I ranted about how Youtube is aggressively pushing Shorts in their feeds and …
2022-07-16: A few years back, I stopped watching Elementary after the last episode of the first season. I …
2022-07-15: It has been raining incessantly here for the past week. So when the Sun shone through clouds …
2022-07-15: As far as time wastage goes, short video services are the new social media. YouTube Shorts, Reels …
2022-07-14: I finished reading The Comfort Book by Matt Haig today. Though I really enjoyed this book, I …
2022-07-13: Almost every morning, I get a notification from Day One reminding me of an entry I had made on this …
2022-07-07: My caseless device had the first fall today, thankfully a minor one. But until I picked it up and …
2022-07-02: Read widely. Read some books more than once. Write in your books. Don’t finish every book you start. …
2022-06-28: We have unnecessarily complicated the rating system for everything. It can simply be 👍🏽 or 👎🏽. A …
2022-06-28: I watched Death on the Nile yesterday. I hadn’t enjoyed the book – for me, it was one of …
2022-06-28: The animators knew that Carl would need a backstory to answer those questions. They decided to tell …
2022-06-26: I got bored watching Multiverse of Madness. I couldn’t finish, may be I will pick it up again …
2022-06-26: I came to know that “how Disney ruined star wars” is one of the most searched questions …
2022-06-26: For my blogging/writing setup, I am done thinking long term. It affects how I post, acts as a …
2022-06-25: Done with Newsletter Experiment
2022-06-25: The sense that one has become the instrument of invention is so satisfying that I find it truly …
2022-06-20: Between all the screwed up plans and schedules, Life happens.
2022-06-18: I have been using my phone caseless for the past few days. I don’t remember the last time I …
2022-06-18: “What’s the ONE thing I can do / such that by doing it / everything else will be easier …
2022-06-15: I remember I had tried Typora once as a Markdown editor, and I was impressed even then. I got to …
2022-06-14: Logging in at early mornings at office, busy throughout the day and exhausted in the evenings. The …
2022-06-13: There are places where even a sky crowded with clouds is lot cleaner than what you are used to …
2022-06-12: I always love the shades that setting sun colors the sky with! 🌄
2022-06-09: I know that these are three related terms with their own individual meanings, but I need a reminder …
2022-06-09: I liked Atom on Ubuntu, it was a nice markdown editor. So, it was sad to read Github is archiving …
2022-06-09: A prototype of the now halted device includes dual-cameras, a key differentiator from market leaders …
2022-06-07: Excitement. Anticipation. Nervousness. A new job triggers all these within me, even after 15 years …
2022-06-06: [J]ust doing it once today is ultimately the only way to become “the kind of person” who does that …
2022-06-02: The only [linux] cheat sheet you need - Unified access to the best community-driven documentation …
2022-06-01: People almost invariably don’t want to hurt other people and feel bad when they do. The fact that we …
2022-05-31: I love what Grammarly can do – but boy, its Premium tier is costly. Ironically, every time it …
2022-05-31: I am tired of even the simple utility apps going for subscription model instead of right out …
2022-05-31: When writing, and also when doing research for writing, it’s important to get the details right, but …
2022-05-31: Every now and then, there’s an XKCD comic which I can make no sense of. Today’s (or XKCD …
2022-05-31: To be lonely, then, is to desire an absent want. It is to feel an emptiness that remains unsatisfied …
2022-05-30: I have replaced Windows on my laptop today with Linux – basically, I installed the Lubuntu …
2022-05-28: “Staying up late does not give you more time. It delays the renumeration against the work your …
2022-05-27: I am looking forward to today’s qualifier between RR and RCB. I have always loved the play RR …
2022-05-27: It’s best to put emoji at the very end of your written content which also means not using them as …
2022-05-27: I let my subscription to the Freedom service expire today. I intend to do the same for Pocket soon. …
2022-05-27: Every time I listen to the song Daryaa from Manmarziyaan, I am reminded of the genius of Amit …
2022-05-27: In line with one of my recent posts about writing for audience, this is a wonderful quote from Leo …
2022-05-26: I use Firefox on Windows/iOS/Android and Safari on Mac. But the comparison that Brave publishes is …
2022-05-26: A smartphone with a case is just not the same device. I have never used a device without a case …
2022-05-26: I like how the playoffs have lined up in this year’s IPL. The teams that played the best are …
2022-05-26: Sigh, my daughter has got to know of K-pop music, especially BTS and Blackpink. She never listened …
2022-05-26: Finished reading: Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch 📚 It had a brilliant premise — unique and …
2022-05-25: Suppose China ends up invading and successfully annexing Taiwan; what would happen to the 2.7 …
2022-05-25: Now that I have used the Micro.blog timelines with filters (hide replies and long-form posts only) …
2022-05-24: Writing publicly, with the voice of your readers chirping at the back of your mind, is ineffective. …
2022-05-24: I recently finished watching The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix. It’s an engaging, bingeworthy series. …
2022-05-24: [D]esigning a language to be minimalistic, to have fewer concepts, and to choose primitives that …
2022-05-23: I recently got to know (h/t Gabriel) that “On This Day” feature doesn’t work with …
2022-05-23: I want you to know that most of your life will happen in the gray spaces between bliss and …
2022-05-23: I have been traveling for the past week – rejuvenating myself amidst the nature. Relaxing on …
2022-05-11: Who’s on first?→ Abbott and Costello perform the classic “Who’s on first?” …
2022-05-09: If you make your own website, consider making short URLs. This is not about a URL shortener. This is …
2022-05-04: Flowers and thorns must have a special relationship - often the former attempts to veil the spikes. …
2022-05-03: Experimental picture with nature’s colors at night. I’m not too proud. But an experiment …
2022-05-02: A photo of a darkroom photo enlarger. Though very different from what’s on display, it’s …
2022-05-02: I have come across many guess-the-word games recently, mostly after Wordle. Semantle is another one, …
2022-05-02: I have seen this bit of genius so many times, in many languages. I have no idea who did it first, …
2022-05-02: I said I will participate in the May Photoblogging challenge and missed to post on the first day …
2022-04-30: I watched Spiderman: No Way Home today and, oh boy, it’s such a fun movie. It had me giggling …
2022-04-29: Paper Theme Now Supports Full Posts on Homepage
2022-04-29: I don’t think I can use the Magic Mouse anymore. It is terrible ergonomically. My wrist pain …
2022-04-29: I was very lucky with today’s Wordle. My attempt to figure out the characters got me the right …
2022-04-28: I got lazy, wasn’t reading much books. Just listening to audiobooks. Agatha Christie to the …
2022-04-27: I read a lot many long-form posts that are published with Substack these days. I know that’s …
2022-04-27: I wrote a long post yesterday which, as I read again now, am glad that I did not publish. I had made …
2022-04-27: Did you know you can import data directly from a webpage with MS Excel, as table? I didn’t. …
2022-04-27: Over the years, I have had many wrong perceptions and I have realised that the assumption that how I …
2022-04-26: Twitter’s most committed users often love the service and hate it with equal passion, two feelings …
2022-04-25: A Healthy Challenge
2022-04-25: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars’ two …
2022-04-25: The name ‘East Timor’ is a tautological toponym, meaning ‘timor’ is Malay for ‘east’ and ‘east’ …
2022-04-25: Mumbai Indians (MI) lost another match yesterday — this year’s IPL has been boring. The two …
2022-04-24: A Healthy Challenge
2022-04-21: I can never wear my watch while sleeping. I want my sleep to be comfortable – one with a watch …
2022-04-20: I wanted to watch Dune recently and I thought it had to be a Netflix original. No idea why I thought …
2022-04-19: With Giddy Excitement
2022-04-18: Intel has a new AI that can detect if a student is bored or distracted - their claim is it helps to …
2022-04-17: I had no idea Pebble (or at least part of it) was purchased by Fitbit. Almost 6 years back. So …
2022-04-17: I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed listening to a book as much as I did Project Hail Mary by …
2022-04-16: Japanese mechanical pencils are a cut above the rest, boasting innovative features. But are they …
2022-04-16: My most immediate takeaway from this novella of a thread is that Twitter is way overdue for long …
2022-04-15: A Familiar Routine
2022-04-15: Elon Musk wants to own and take Twitter private then? This might be good for users but terrible for …
2022-04-14: I am tired of websites with pop downs asking for permission to show notifications. Why would I …
2022-04-14: Where else is Google starting to fall behind, and how could competitors chip away at its edge? Human …
2022-04-14: My daughter has reached an age now where she lip syncs to songs, mostly pop, in front of the mirror. …
2022-04-10: Apple needs to launch a TV+ app for Android. They have one for music. So I can’t understand …
2022-04-06: At times I feel everyone other than me is doing so much with their time while I sit here blank, …
2022-04-04: Redacting takes time. You can’t edit pictures by thinking; you have to do it by looking. The more …
2022-04-04: I have been very keen on listening to Audiobooks recently. The moment I have some spare time, I am …
2022-03-31: Dyson’s headphones blow filtered air at your face → Dyson said it engineered the headset to …
2022-03-29: OnePlus is promoting their upcoming device with this tagline - “our most advanced cooling …
2022-03-28: When there are too many things I want to write about, I can’t publish any. I usually then take …
2022-03-28: At times, Wordle is all about luck when it’s all about which character you select with 10s of …
2022-03-27: I upgraded to Galaxy S22 today. I love the design of this phone, plus the feel in the hand. …
2022-03-27: I don’t care about Wordle streaks. Rather, I can’t. I never solve it at a single device and so never …
2022-03-27: After a break of 3 weeks, I sent out the email letter with posts from the last weeks. The posts …
2022-03-27: Today’s Wordle was tricky. Two tries in and I had a big smile on my face. I am sure I wasn’t alone.
2022-03-25: It’s been so long that I listened to any podcasts – the audiobooks are keeping me busy.
2022-03-22: The Micro.blog Android app has improved a lot over the last 30 days. I must have missed a few …
2022-03-21: Not visiting timelines was refreshing. I don’t think this experiment will stay though. Being …
2022-03-09: iPhone SE is a lazy upgrade — Apple is a boring company. If there is one thing that will dent the …
2022-03-05: I have recently been a lot picky about the stuff I buy. Or the subscriptions I sign up for. Or the …
2022-03-01: I have been away on vacation since the last few days – I had no network I could connect to. My …
2022-02-23: The guiding philosophy is “Go deeper, not wider.” Drill down for value and enrichment instead of …
2022-02-23: Last year, TikTokker Avery Steeves posted a video asking why no one talks about how there’s an …
2022-02-23: Seriously Samsung, do you want me to still “pre-book” S22 — one you launched on 9th February — for a …
2022-02-21: This year (2022) is going to see my journal/log’s 10th anniversary and 100th notebook. After many …
2022-02-21: Satisfaction that’s one minute more
2022-02-21: Liked a thought by Noah Garfinkel → One reason I still have trouble believing crypto currency is …
2022-02-20: A Lesson in Staying Positive
2022-02-20: Porting Hugo theme to Micro.blog
2022-02-19: I find the story of Douglas Corrigan pretty fascinating and inspiring. Sometimes the wrong way is …
2022-02-19: I am on a #30day challenge of not accessing any of the social timelines and have signed out from …
2022-02-17: My today’s Wordle play was so crazy. I cracked it in the first round and still I needed four …
2022-02-16: I loved the clouds floating in the vivid skies today. They crowded throughout all at once. And …
2022-02-16: Today’s Wordle was tricky. I didn’t know such a word exist. I tried it because it …
2022-02-15: Love is knowing your partner better than you know yourself! It was only yesterday when I quipped …
2022-02-15: Why Micro.blog works for me?
2022-02-14: I am observing huge performance improvements with blogs hosted at Micro.blog recently. I click …
2022-02-14: I am like Po from Kung Fu Panda, I eat when I am upset. Or even nervous. All curated habits go down …
2022-02-13: I didn’t know Wordle has a “Hard” mode where “any revealed hints must be …
2022-02-13: A Stranger on the Wheels
2022-02-13: I am exited by the Jurassic World Dominion trailer, mainly by the star cast from the original one. …
2022-02-13: I didn’t know today’s wordle word was a word. I knew the word, but I didn’t know …
2022-02-12: I like the new Galaxy S22 devices, especially the non-Ultra ones. If the rumour that Samsung might …
2022-02-12: I now have 3 posts in draft, unpublished, because I’m not yet satisfied. Another reason why …
2022-02-11: Letters from Tikwadi – A Story in Post
2022-02-10: I have released an upgrade 1.0.4 to the Paper theme today. There are no visible changes, just fixes …
2022-02-08: I replaced my glasses today after going through the tiring trouble of shopping for them. There is no …
2022-02-05: A morning during a train ride, in a foreign land, an unknown city is always beautiful. Curious how …
2022-02-04: I love the play of yellows here. The light highlights a shade that’s already lovely. Day 29 of …
2022-02-03: A scene so normal, a plain boring. Or something so dramatic that looms overhead. Well, no one can …
2022-02-02: A morning walk skipped for a relaxing cup of tea with my wife. Basking in the morning sunlight. A …
2022-02-01: From my morning walk today. It felt dramatic some time, it felt serene another. It was neither. And …
2022-02-01: I have released a new version of the Paper theme (v1.0.3) today to display category list on the …
2022-01-31: I had to work late into the evening in the office today. What it means is I am left with a tired …
2022-01-31: I was back looking at the skies from a familiar spot again. Each time the sun has coloured it …
2022-01-30: Sometimes it’s the shadows that lead the way, act as a landmark for you to point yourself …
2022-01-30: I’m spending too much time passively reading through the timelines, especially Micro.blog as …
2022-01-30: I have settled onto an easy workflow for publishing newsletters with Micro.blog. Another issue for …
2022-01-30: I have been busy tinkering with many things these last few days. I don’t like when this happens …
2022-01-29: The sky was oddly clear today, was so after so many days of scattered clouds. I pause, looked up …
2022-01-28: This tree is at a pretty central location around where I live. I love how peculiar it looks, but I …
2022-01-28: After working for a week to finish a few coding projects that were pending for some time, it’s …
2022-01-27: Another from my morning walk – this time it’s different. When reserved is reserved no …
2022-01-26: A spot that I have walked by so many times. So many memories. A happening, busy corner of our gated …
2022-01-26: I have released a new version 1.1 of Posts Stats plug-in today. It adds the support to display a …
2022-01-26: Google is shutting down FLoC. Or so we are made to believe. Not surprising at all. This reminds me …
2022-01-25: Another from the walk on a cloudy morning. This time it’s the blue skies trying to peek …
2022-01-24: On the morning walk today. The skies were laden with clouds. The sun busy attempting to peek …
2022-01-24: I have released a new version 1.0.2 of the Paper theme today, which addresses the reported issues …
2022-01-23: The skies from the morning walk. I love how the shot came out, though, I can’t put finger to …
2022-01-23: Paper – A Clean Theme for Micro.blog
2022-01-22: On the morning walk today. With the sun burning through the clouds, with the wind mills cheering, …
2022-01-21: A half way into the challenge today. When I began, I had no idea I would be doing and enjoying this …
2022-01-21: I wanted to attempt porting a Hugo theme to Micro.blog – check what it takes. Of course, the …
2022-01-21: I Cannot Begin to Tell You How Proficient I Am in Microsoft Word → Many are the candidates who come …
2022-01-21: The web doesn’t have version numbers → I just wanted to make the point that it’s unfair to claim a …
2022-01-21: I verified today that the Post Stats Micro.blog plugin works with the upgraded Hugo version (0.91). …
2022-01-20: On the everning walk today. I find the game fascinating that the swaying trees play with the dimming …
2022-01-20: JavaScript Is Not What It Used To Be → The legacy of JavaScript is something that cannot be changed …
2022-01-19: After a few days of attempting photos at night, I preferred to go for my morning walk into the early …
2022-01-18: I am trying a lot of pictures in the night for my challenge. I am not finding it easy, especially …
2022-01-18: After a few busy weeks, it’s good to be back reading the timeline at M.b again. The …
2022-01-17: Nothing fancy, just another night walk. I love the lights in the night. Day 11 of #30day 🖼️
2022-01-16: A third into the challenge, yet nothing’s special. Skies, but during the night walk – I …
2022-01-15: A similar view as the fifth day. The same tree sprawling through the same skies. But a shot so very …
2022-01-14: Every morning, I walked across these fire hydrant - I find their symmetry always charming. Also the …
2022-01-13: Another morning walk, another day of cloudy skies! Dull and uneventful. So had to search for colors …
2022-01-13: After a phase of consistent writing, these are a silent few days. I have been busy a lot. Too many …
2022-01-12: On the morning walk! The skies today were absolutely dull, cloudy and uneventful. So, here’s another …
2022-01-11: On the morning walk! The skies were laden with clouds today, it also meant the sun had a great …
2022-01-11: How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life - The Atlantic → Theoretically, hobbies should be among the …
2022-01-10: Of the morning walk! Same spot as yesterday, but back to the morning sky. It looked uneventful, the …
2022-01-10: I am really enjoying Wordle everyday. Today’s was absolutely close – I had to get the …
2022-01-10: What about Social Media is bad?
2022-01-10: How often does a technical or political thought piece alter a person’s perspective? Not very …
2022-01-09: On the evening walk! Skies from the same spot as the last two days, a different time today though. …
2022-01-09: I am happy with the second issue of the weekly newsletter that I sent out today. The minimal styling …
2022-01-08: Doing what you love
2022-01-08: Morning of the walk! Same spot as yesterday, same time. But such different shades of the sky. Day 2 …
2022-01-07: At times, something that’s waste can gain a lot of value. An item in case, Fordite. This wasted …
2022-01-07: Morning of the walk! Also begins the first of the next 30 day challenge. Day 1 of #30day 🖼️
2022-01-06: What is a productive day? Well, when it is closer to your bedtime, and you feel good inside for the …
2022-01-06: The 41 Best Pens for 2022 → The title of “The Best Pen” is a weighty one—not everyone wants the …
2022-01-05: There are days when nothing you read inspires any thought in you. Or a curiosity to comment on …
2022-01-04: Museum of the World → Welcome to The Museum of the World - an interactive experience through time, …
2022-01-04: I saw this hanging at the door of my daughter’s room today – am always fascinated by how …
2022-01-04: After all these years, the early morning cup of tea with my wife is one routine that hardly breaks. …
2022-01-04: Ben wrote a wonderful post suggesting, reminding, that everyone should blog, should write. I always …
2022-01-03: Styling Newsletter Digests in Micro.blog
2022-01-03: A minor styling suggestion while using Posts Stats plugin with Marfa theme in dark mode. Add this …
2022-01-02: Defensive CSS by Ahmad Shadeed → Defensive CSS is a collection of snippets that can help you in …
2022-01-02: A good friend who has gone indie had once suggested I should provide folks online an opportunity to …
2022-01-02: The Case Against Crypto → These days so much of my free time is booked with calls to explain to …
2022-01-02: Today’s posts mark the completion of 30 days of daily posting on my blog. It wasn’t a planned …
2022-01-02: I managed to complete (and crush) the 2021 reading challenge, the third in a row — read 35 against …
2022-01-01: I have been searching for the next audiobook to listen to and am just not able to find one. The book …
2022-01-01: I finished reading Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie today. I didn’t enjoy this Poirot …
2022-01-01: I welcomed the first dawn of 2022 the same way as every dawn, a cup of tea with my wife. Every year, …
2021-12-31: Fortunate that I am writing this
2021-12-30: It has been the third day in a row today that I decided to sleep early, get back to routine and …
2021-12-29: I decided against replacing my theme with something entirely new. I have too many custom components …
2021-12-29: An inner monologue around my site’s theme to follow. I have grown bored by looking at my current …
2021-12-28: Oh, I have a profile on omg.lol. To be frank, that’s neither OMG, nor LOL. I did manage to not …
2021-12-28: A minor upgrade to the Posts Stats plug-in – the numbers are displayed with commas now, …
2021-12-28: I didn’t realize that the repository for Micro.Threads was private till now. No idea why I …
2021-12-28: I tried to watch Red Notice today. I couldn’t beyond an hour or so - it’s such a …
2021-12-27: I like to remind myself about the number of words that I’ve written on my blog. Well, now I do, …
2021-12-26: Remember that you’ve been doing research your whole life, merely by existing. You are the only …
2021-12-25: Christmas, the last festival for our family in the season of festivities. Commercialised are the …
2021-12-24: Being surrounded by all the festive sales and offers for the past four months, it’s been …
2021-12-23: I’m finding it a lot hard recently to focus on any form of writing. I’m making it unnecessarily …
2021-12-22: I find it so difficult to stick to a routine, especially a daily one. Whenever I make my mind to try …
2021-12-22: “If you don’t have time to do it right, you’re unlikely to have time to do it over,” reminds Seth …
2021-12-21: With another tumultuous year coming closer to end, it was time to start reflecting back. As I did …
2021-12-20: I recently got nostalgic and got my daughter a new toy I played with as a child. As is her habit, …
2021-12-20: I watched Incredibles 2 recently for the second time. I liked it a lot better on repeat viewing than …
2021-12-20: To everything that we do, there is always something we haven’t. Time is like a balancing scale. When …
2021-12-19: I love emails, sending and receiving them. In today’s world of social timelines where you shout into …
2021-12-18: I watched the pilot for Superstore today. Looks to be a fun, feel-good show. Need such shows to wind …
2021-12-18: It was around three years ago that I had recorded the first episode of a microcast. Now that I am …
2021-12-17: Every time I feel agitated or uncomfortable or frustrated, I pause and go on with my 5-deep-breaths …
2021-12-17: Managing unreasonable expectations from time
2021-12-16: Based on our research and findings, we assess this to be one of the most technically sophisticated …
2021-12-16: The last Sunday was pretty productive. I finished writing a personal story that I have been meaning …
2021-12-15: I’m pretty sure the “fediverse” refers to the federated social network that is …
2021-12-15: Now that there is a better support for drafts and scheduling posts in Micro.blog web interface, I …
2021-12-15: I recently cribbed about how my smartphone was becoming the pesky little distractor again. I was …
2021-12-15: It is reports like these that convinces me we are getting surrounded by mindless robots. To add to …
2021-12-14: After all the festivities, my daughter was back with an idea for her next video. As usual, she was …
2021-12-14: I published the first (planned) issue of the newsletter via Micro.blog today about my first evening …
2021-12-13: I love Pringles crisps. But the way they stack up, I could never eat them in a bunch — I feel guilty …
2021-12-12: Sunday evening today was supposed to be a distraction-free, creative session with my tools. It was …
2021-12-11: I was wishing my daughter good night today and she left me with a weird analogy. “… something …
2021-12-10: I’ve moved all the posts from Ghost to Micro.blog. With a single outlet for all my writing now, I’ve …
2021-12-10: After a welcome phase of independence from my smartphone, I am back to fidgeting unnecessarily with …
2021-12-09: Another batch of newsletters delivered, unintentionally. Updating old posts triggered emails today. …
2021-12-09: A request if you are serving a newsletter. Please mention what I, as a reader, can expect when I …
2021-12-09: With Micro.blog simplifying newsletters, many folks that I already interact with have enabled the …
2021-12-08: I was listening to some podcast today when at one moment the host said, “We were told no …
2021-12-07: As much as I love Ghost as a blogging platform, I hate maintaining an additional platform. I needed …
2021-12-07: Today, I unintentionally delivered an email newsletter from Micro.blog to my subscribers. While …
2021-12-07: An easy upgrade to Micro.blog premium just for email newsletters. Plus it’s in line with what I …
2021-12-06: Every single problem proposed to be solved by blockchain hits up against three fundamental technical …
2021-12-05: Assuming Manton is about to announce some way of emailing posts or digest of post to the subscribers …
2021-12-05: Prepend 12ft.io/ to the URL of any paywalled page, and we’ll try our best to remove the …
2021-12-05: An idea for a service → I want to build a service that serves static contents for independent …
2021-12-05: I recently watched two masters, music icons A. R. Rahman & Arijit Singh, have a candid …
2021-12-04: More blades don’t always mean better shave
2021-12-04: Whoever wins this India vs New Zealand second test match (looks to be going only one way at the end …
2021-12-04: Now that Micro.blog can schedule a post, it supports the bare minimum set of features that a basic …
2021-12-03: I’d a calming morning walk amidst a dense fog around me. I love the sweet smell of the fog, it …
2021-12-01: I came across the concept of Web3 so often recently that I had to make sense of the why, what and …
2021-11-30: I finished reading Four Thousand Weeks, a philosophical guide by Burkeman about time. This one is …
2021-11-30: I had no idea there exist movie versions of the Psych gang. Boy, I need to find out where I can …
2021-11-30: I was about to add dark mode to micro.threads, but I stopped myself. That’s not something I …
2021-11-30: Travelling, but not as a tourist
2021-11-29: Typatone is a brilliant little app which can help you “make music while you write”. …
2021-11-29: [Rest] is basic maintenance, not self-indulgence. We can’t function forever fuelled by adrenalin and …
2021-11-29: I like Readwise service — however I cannot signup for another subscription. Directly and in USD.
2021-11-25: While on my morning walk today, I came across a kid who was cycling around our gated community. I …
2021-11-25: I published the first issue of the revived Slanting Nib newsletter today where I narrate a personal …
2021-11-21: Lazy Defaults
2021-11-19: Now that Drummer supports Markdown, I find it’s a nice change overall. There are times when I …
2021-11-19: I use Google Photos as the store and thought that’s the only cross-platform option. I realized …
2021-11-18: What are the benefits of cryptocurrency for the general public? With money, isn’t centralized …
2021-11-10: A couple of years back, my daughter had written her first story from her imagination. This week she …
2021-11-10: Festivals are tiring, sipping away mental and physical energy. There's so much to do. And then some …
2021-11-10: Interesting observation this - an anecdote, sure. But curious nonetheless. Thinner columns help you …
2021-11-10: How is horizontal scrolling still a thing on web?
2021-11-09: I’ve been in festive mood since the last few days, away from all the systems I write from. I …
2021-11-03: No face, yet conveys so many emotions. A pen stand I love! #stationerylove
2021-11-01: What can I do with Alfred that I cannot do with Spotlight? There was a time when I used Alfred a …
2021-11-01: The most brilliant bookshops in the world → Perhaps most famous of all bookshops is Shakespeare and …
2021-11-01: I wish I understood Halloween celebrations better. I see so many carved out Pumpkins, I wonder is …
2021-11-01: I wish I understood Halloween celebrations better. I see so many carved out Pumpkins, I wonder is …
2021-11-01: Halloween isn’t celebrated in India, I believed. So when a few kids came to my door …
2021-10-31: On a regular Saturday morning this week, my daughter came to me with a topic and said that’s what I …
2021-10-29: Thanks to Micro.Threads, I discovered and followed a couple of folks that I thought I was already …
2021-10-29: I finished reading Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman today. This is a wonderful collection of …
2021-10-29: Lol’ed at this tweet by M.G. Siegler → Breaking: NYT to acquire Metacritic, refocus site from …
2021-10-29: A Few Meta Quips
2021-10-28: When I published the final issue of my newsletter last week, I had promised I won’t send another …
2021-10-28: Both David Warner and Aaron Finch seem to have found their form today – that’s not a …
2021-10-28: I had to connect with Google customer care today over a call. I spoke to a representative, but I am …
2021-10-27: I finished listening to Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks and I instantly wanted to purchase the eBook …
2021-10-27: Apple is three things - hardware, software and services. Sooner they realize that services cannot …
2021-10-27: Apple is three things - hardware, software and services. Sooner they realize that services cannot …
2021-10-26: I upgraded to macOS Monterey – is it odd that I like the compact Tabs in Safari better? Sure …
2021-10-25: I am not excited enough for the T20 World Cup this year. Rather, I am finding it a lot difficult to …
2021-10-25: I am not excited enough for the T20 World Cup this year. Rather, I am finding it a lot difficult to …
2021-10-24: The final issue of my newsletter went out today. It was a wonderful journey writing each of these …
2021-10-24: The final issue of my newsletter went out today. It was a wonderful journey writing each of these …
2021-10-24: It was a terrible first day at T20 World Cup. I hope the second day is a better. For one, …
2021-10-23: I don’t remember the last book before How to Live by Derek Sivers that made me contemplate so …
2021-10-23: Getting Post URL in Drummer
2021-10-23: A T20 with less than run a ball required, going into the 19th over, still in balance. Now, …
2021-10-23: I really liked what Frank Meeuwsen did with his script to crosspost to WordPress from Drummer. I did …
2021-10-22: Reminder to self: Don’t join another community now. If you can’t contribute or have …
2021-10-21: Writing through an outliner has surely made me update my blog more. It’s not for all, sure. I …
2021-10-21: I wish there was another view for the timeline at Micro.blog that displays just the long-form posts …
2021-10-20: My daughter wanted to record a different video this week. In her words, she didn’t want to …
2021-10-19: I am subscribed to too many newsletters. If a day goes by without reading, there’s a huge …
2021-10-19: I hope I didn’t break posting earlier. Did I? This is a test to check that. Fingers crossed …
2021-10-19: I knew there would soon be a way to post to my blog hosted by Micro.blog via Drummer. I didn’t …
2021-10-18: I am not going to watch the Apple event today. I have long stopped enjoying these pre-recorded …
2021-10-18: Reminder to self: don’t write posts on plans to “write more”. Write more ✍🏼
2021-10-17: I have recently been fascinated by various specifications of the camera and how they together impact …
2021-10-16: Getting Started Blogging with Drummer
2021-10-16: I had least interest in the IPL final this time. It was the worst case scenario - I support neither …
2021-10-15: 25 Classic Crime Books You Can Read In An Afternoon → To celebrate the art of brevity, we’ve …
2021-10-14: Not really proud of this undertaking, but there’s a reason. Bear with me. I will write a post …
2021-10-14: Lose the Very → Combine “very” with a simple adjective and get a more concise adjective …
2021-10-14: Some days are just way more productive than what you are used it. Today’s one such day. It …
2021-10-13: I had no idea a Pizza can be cut in any other manner than what I’m used to. Apparently, yes. A …
2021-10-13: What I Learned About My Writing By Seeing Only The Punctuation → [W]hen you look at those writers’ …
2021-10-13: Reminder to self. Stop being too serious about what and where I post. Be aware, though.
2021-10-12: Of course, I am giving Drummer a try. I have got the basics set up the way I like it. I know there …
2021-10-11: I wanted to try Drummer. But I can’t due to an error. It keeps saying “the file name …
2021-10-11: My daughter premiered a new video on her channel today. Her interest in collecting facts and turning …
2021-10-10: This was the first Amazon Festive sale during which I didn’t buy anything. Nothing. I don’t even …
2021-10-09: Would you call yourself an editor of your blog? I prefer the word writer.
2021-10-09: “Luck is near you,” reads a drawing that my daughter made and gifted me. I’ve framed it and put it …
2021-10-09: I haven’t watched Ted Lasso season 2 yet. I was waiting for all episodes to be available so …
2021-10-08: Why Do I Write?
2021-10-08: The thing with debugging issues is that sometimes, the systems just don’t want to work. …
2021-10-08: I absolutely hate it when I unsubscribe from a list (that some service has force-added me on) and …
2021-10-07: Why? Why do I sign up for upgrading platforms late in the night? My sleep has been ruined a lot many …
2021-10-06: Now that am rethinking subscriptions to publications, I have since long wanted to subscribe to The …
2021-10-06: My subscription to NYT failed to renew today. It gave me a chance to rethink the subscription again. …
2021-10-05: I once tried watching Game of Thrones - I could not last beyond second episode. I must be in …
2021-10-05: Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet → At 1658 UTC we noticed that Facebook had …
2021-10-04: How much ever I try, I cannot be an active microblogger – I mean putting short posts. I cannot think …
2021-10-03: When my daughter requested recently if she can have her YouTube channel, I wondered if she would …
2021-09-30: Yep. I know first hand now, that’s just plain weird 🤦🏽♂️
2021-09-26: Gruber says, and many have observed the same. The iPhone 13 Mini has longer battery life than last …
2021-09-26: I spent a wonderful evening with close friends yesterday whom I met after a long period, some after …
2021-09-23: I joined Literal yesterday — I am @amit there. I also have three invites to share. So, if you are …
2021-09-22: I love the 120-Hz display. Because I can then read the text while scrolling. A comment from one of …
2021-09-22: Austin Mann’s reviews of iPhone cameras are absolutely brilliant each year. And this year’s one for …
2021-09-22: I believe I don’t know how to use a browser. There are just so many features in every browser that …
2021-09-20: I published the 20th issue of my newsletter yesterday. Though I am proud that I have stuck with this …
2021-09-20: After a two-weeks break away from all the timelines, it was good to scroll through a couple of them …
2021-09-20: In reply to micro.blog/ronguest/… Thank you, Ron. I will pass on your feedback. She …
2021-09-19: After a year of recording and sharing videos with the closed family, my daughter requested for …
2021-09-17: Gabriel wonders how all write emails, specifically two questions — where to draft and how to review. …
2021-09-17: Isn’t it fascinating that there are two services so similarly named, Discourse and Discord, being …
2021-09-17: Earth’s mysterious red glow, explained → In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, scanning and sorting …
2021-09-17: Cambridge scientists might have possibly detected presence of dark energy. About a year ago, the …
2021-09-16: “Erased From the Internet” - now that’s one phrase that I never thought I would hear. But I knew if …
2021-09-16: It’s curious to watch Gruber on CNBC TV, something doesn’t feel right. I can’t put my finger on …
2021-09-16: If you like ebooks, great. Enjoy your dim, gray screen in peace. If you hate them, don’t worry about …
2021-09-15: There’s so much of coverage for Colossal — a firm that plans to resurrect the Woolly mammoths. I …
2021-09-15: Apple and other companies need to stop delivering these pre-recorded overproduced keynotes. Without …
2021-09-15: I love to scroll through this 360-degree panoramas feature at National Geographic about Everest and …
2021-09-13: By the way, here’s a meta update which I forgot to put out there. I have ended the trial of the …
2021-09-13: Why’s the colour of everything marked unisex so bland? Who decided that mens don’t like any colours …
2021-09-13: I updated my Now page today, the weekly reminders help. Sure, I don’t update the page every week. …
2021-09-13: I had no idea the president of Guinea is named “Alpha Condé”. Wow! What a great name. No surprise …
2021-09-13: I have heard many good things about Derek Siver’s new book “How To Live” from a few people I trust. …
2021-09-12: The Atlantic is right, the Internet isn’t dead. It is just crowded with more people who aren’t …
2021-09-12: Some newsletters are just too long for my liking. I can read long ones if they are genuine essays, …
2021-09-12: I am on a video call, setting a Windows laptop for one of my cousins. I am sure she is confident …
2021-09-10: I published a few thoughts on busyness. Over the years, I’ve realized that my mind has become …
2021-09-09: Be natural, flaunt your multiple shades. It is the contrast that makes us interesting. Even royal …
2021-09-08: My potential is mine to fulfill or to waste. I completed agree with Kimberly Hirsh. When someone …
2021-09-08: I have decided to stay away from all the timelines for the next two weeks. Micro.blog. YouTube1. …
2021-09-07: Why’s there a fascination among the devs to reinvent the old tech that isn’t broken? Maybe the …
2021-09-07: If you were to take a guess, when do you think the term “microblogging” was first coined? Another …
2021-09-06: I spent a few calming hours with my Kindle in the garden today. Away from the hustle bustle. Away …
2021-09-06: I love this Indian Test cricket team that has the belief that they can bounce back from any …
2021-09-05: Kids are free, untouched by the necessities of the life. The concept of “necessary” doesn’t register …
2021-09-05: I modified my homepage today to group posts by date and sort in chronological order in the day. Why? …
2021-09-05: I finished reading: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. In a way, it’s …
2021-09-05: There’s no such thing as writer’s block. There’s simply a fear of bad writing. Do enough bad writing …
2021-09-05: Why’s there a sudden rise of alternatives for GoodReads being launched? And curiously, most are open …
2021-09-04: I am seriously considering Dropbox for everything backup - PCs, Mac, Photos across all services. …
2021-09-04: Why do I need to set the skin tone modifiers for every emoji separately? That does not sound right. …
2021-09-04: If you are not fully vaccinated yet — well, McSweeney’s essay is important for you — you need to …
2021-09-03: I always wonder what is the right response to people reaching out for guest posts. Most of the time …
2021-09-03: While closing a task in most of the task management systems, including to-do lists, you can set it …
2021-09-03: Is a third booster shot proven to be helpful for all? Nope. So I don’t understand the rush to …
2021-09-01: I’m cleaning the list of the RSS feeds I am subscribed to. There are a few subscriptions that …
2021-09-01: The tension is simple: If a platform is carefully vetted and well-curated, it meets expectations and …
2021-09-01: It’s crazy how one’s mind works. Here are two posts separated by 4 years. I recently published one a …
2021-09-01: Ulysses looks to be a really great app for writing all types of posts. Sure, it does not work cross …
2021-08-31: Now that I think about it, the overall messaging space is a mess and personally it’s a frustrating …
2021-08-31: Google’s inability to decide the story of its messaging apps is laughable. Sure, there’s …
2021-08-31: I see the dark mode is enabled for Micro.blog on the web. Nice to see the update @manton @vincent. …
2021-08-31: China puts limits on playing video games → Children and teenagers are now banned from online gaming …
2021-08-30: You can have a broad sense of direction without a specific goal or a precise vision of the future. I …
2021-08-30: Ah, the new iMac is in the house and am setting it up as a, well, new iMac. No restore from backup. …
2021-08-28: I came across this suggestion from Oliver Burkeman a few time in the last couple of weeks. What if …
2021-08-27: There a few people who are natural “gifters”, I am not one of them. Why is it so hard to …
2021-08-27: I finished reading Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath. I wanted to …
2021-08-25: I am reading two nonfictions on psychology, The Antidote and Made to Stick – both so different …
2021-08-25: I haven’t started watching the second season of Ted Lasso yet. Rather, I am rewatching the …
2021-08-24: Yep, that’s how even I experience the web today. And I have already complained about that …
2021-08-23: “You are more useless than a footer on an infinite scrolling website” :p
2021-08-23: I published another issue of Slanting Nib today. I enjoy the workflow that I have struck with for …
2021-08-22: This trend of closing off the doors to the content on the internet is getting extremely frustrating …
2021-08-20: We respected the lone tree, standing tall. Alone.
2021-08-20: “As some richer countries hoard vaccines, they make a mockery of vaccine equity.” Dr. Matshidiso …
2021-08-19: That’s one angry, cuddly Autobot! 🤖
2021-08-18: I published my Micro Camp talk as a blog post today - a feedback I had received after the talk. In …
2021-08-18: Be a Donkey to Relieve the Creative in You
2021-08-17: Benches of varied colours and shapes- they always attract me. They have their ears to many wonderful …
2021-08-17: Over the years, I’ve hoarded so much of electronic crap. Every now and then, I will find an …
2021-08-17: Currently reading the audio book : Made to stick by Chip Heath 📚
2021-08-16: I am a coder and a writer. And it is absolutely painful to have these two personalities live within …
2021-08-16: Yellow is my favourite colour! ☺️
2021-08-16: Setting up ElementaryOS has been a frustrating experience. Attempting to get the WiFi working with …
2021-08-15: Current state - reviving an old MacBook Pro.
2021-08-15: All I read on the timeline today is about Glass. A lot of people got the access and a lot are …
2021-08-12: Blame and curse auto-correct as much as you want. But if not for that feature, I would still be …
2021-08-11: Liked Martin MacDonald’s tweet→ My brain is like Chrome. 237 tabs open, 3 are frozen, and …
2021-08-11: The Mysterious Street Snack → Soon enough, I’d learn that my idle curiosity was, in fact, a mystery …
2021-08-11: I shouldn’t do that, but I tend to skip over the names, especially longer ones, as I am …
2021-08-11: I am pretty excited about the upcoming Micro Camp 2021. Not because I am giving a talk – well, …
2021-08-10: Amidst all the moving and settling , I finally took my second shot for the Covid vaccine. Finally. …
2021-08-10: Is 21.5-inch non-retina iMac still a good option to consider? What about 24-inch M1-based iMac? The …
2021-08-09: I published another issue of my newsletter today - it narrates my experience to be back to the place …
2021-08-09: In process of recording myself talk, I have earned a new respect for the folks who do this …
2021-08-08: [Facebook Wants Us to Live in the Metaverse] …
2021-08-06: Slanting Nib & A Keyboard
2021-08-04: Rating the film rating systems
2021-07-27: Skies blanketed by clouds Breeze idling with playfulness Garden nurtured at home. Ingredients of a …
2021-07-26: What Will Happen to My Music Library When Spotify Dies? → These methods of archiving are either …
2021-07-26: I am wary of using any Apple services as my default - they make it very difficult to use them …
2021-07-25: In the last three days, I have started reading three new books. It wasn't planned, people who know …
2021-07-21: The publication portals and channels around tech news are too noisy. They make exclusives out of …
2021-07-20: I am reading many people's writing process today and am absolutely stunned at how simple my writing …
2021-07-20: I dislike the fact that I have published very few long form posts recently. It's as if I can only …
2021-07-19: Could Gen Z Free the World From Email? → The main problem with email then is not necessarily that …
2021-07-15: Falling in love with Strangers → I knew I missed little exchanges with strangers during sheltering …
2021-07-15: No doubt, today’s the age of pampered kids. Is it good? Is it bad? Does it have to be one of these? …
2021-07-13: I’m struggling to find a convinient way to share videos with family members for a recent …
2021-07-12: OnePlus completely messed up my upgrade plans with its product launches this year. I have been …
2021-07-12: It still boggles my mind that there is no link to GoodReads from Amazon when I am looking at a book …
2021-07-11: I looked at my daughter get frustrated that a book is too boring for her - it never holds my …
2021-07-10: Is pinboard still the best bookmarking option that exist out there?
2021-07-05: I understand link rot is considered as a huge problem. But why? I mean I technically understand why. …
2021-06-30: There are days when you just don’t want to do anything that you need to do. You know you …
2021-06-28: The only time I would trust a service like One-Time Secret - a way to share sensitive information - …
2021-06-16: My writing halts when my reading pauses. It’s frustrating to see the thoughts sit in the …
2021-06-03: Curious, was Goodreads recently hacked or something? There are random likes from my account to …
2021-05-30: The technology coverage across portals is so boring - The Verge, Engadget all included. Most bits …
2021-05-29: I am in that state of mind where any book over 400 pages gets an instant rejection from me. I just …
2021-05-27: I love these peaceful few moments every morning when I pause, sit back and relax. Looking out to the …
2021-05-27: Science is mercilessly murdered on WhatsApp groups.
2021-05-26: So am logged into Clubhouse app now. What next? I think this service has one of the worst first …
2021-05-25: I finally stopped reading The Guest List. A quarter in and not hooked yet to any character’s …
2021-05-24: What’s the farthest you go into reading a book before you decide it just isn’t for you? …
2021-05-22: Why is Apple TV+ available exclusively on Apple devices? Is is such a big pull towards Apple …
2021-05-19: I got overwhelmed looking at the color palette spread across Android 12 via Material You. I have …
2021-05-17: Free beer, money. Free rides to vaccination sites. And the incentives continue to pour in from the …
2021-05-17: I hate binge-watching shows, but I fall for it so often. I like the weekly release of the new …
2021-05-16: “You can get rid of masks if you are vaccinated” is a faulty message. People are …
2021-05-16: How to (Actually) Save Time When You’re Working Remotely → During a time of global crisis, it’s …
2021-05-16: What’s the recommended Text Expander utilities for Windows and Android? It comes so handy and …
2021-05-15: Before there was Twitter and Facebook and other social media, was there any physical equivalent of …
2021-05-15: How crazy is the mind? It already believes mask is the normal attire. Just a thought of seeing …
2021-05-15: I always struggle giving titles for my regular posts - especially quick thoughts. Sure, if I’m …
2021-05-14: Look what I got! Thank you, Jean ☺️
2021-05-09: Say you are focused, reading something and thoughts keep popping up in your mind. About some stuff …
2021-05-09: I clicked on a link to an article at CBS. As per my defaults, it opened up in Firefox. CBS asked …
2021-05-03: Yahoo, the destroyer → After almost 30 years in business, Yahoo has come to be known as a …
2021-04-30: Another dimension in games → Ever notice the view is wrong in all first person games that exist …
2021-04-27: I am surprised that the bike sharing projects are failing. Maybe it’s not tried in proper …
2021-04-26: How am I doing right now? 2021 edition
2021-04-26: I am happy with the format that I’ve settled on for my newsletter Slanting Nib. A regular …
2021-04-25: I finished reading Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day today. I cannot apply all the …
2021-04-25: “The happiness of loneliness” - such a curious phrase from my yesterday’s post. I …
2021-04-24: Music is the only time machine out there. You come across a song or an album, and a flood of …
2021-04-22: The reminder that Patrick Rhone inspired me to set seems to be working. This is a second update to …
2021-04-21: Another day, another Covid tale -The Pandemic Has Been Tough for Extroverts. The introvert in me …
2021-04-20: Bug in Notepad Involving Asterisk in Title Bar → [W]hen you open a text document and change the …
2021-04-19: I’ve unsubscribed from the NYTimes digital subscription. I haven’t been getting enough …
2021-04-18: I came across a headline “Six Tips to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by the News” with the …
2021-04-16: Whoever coined the adage “picture speaks a thousand words” must have seen a post from …
2021-04-16: I love the Android platform, but I also love the ecosystem of apps and services on iOS. I …
2021-04-13: My family loves to watch singing reality shows. It's an opportunity for me to get some focused time …
2021-04-13: I just had a wonderful power nap – even a few whole night’s sleep don’t revitalize …
2021-04-12: I had a productive writing and reading Sunday this week. Read many of the long pending posts from my …
2021-04-11: I have been reading many books from Christie recently. Every time I get into a reading lull, I pick …
2021-04-11: Unless you’re really sure the other person will get your humor, or appreciate it, it’s …
2021-04-11: The recent ad from CRED feat Rahul Dravid is an absolute masterclass. No doubt it is trending …
2021-04-10: Om Alone → I have also developed uncanny abilities—not exactly superpowers, but I am now able to …
2021-04-07: Revisiting 2020 through the /now page
2021-04-07: The effort that the developers across collectively spent on building the “small”, …
2021-04-01: I am curious - isn’t a drone that can carry a human just a helicopter? A self-driving, may be. …
2021-03-30: If you maintain a /now page like I do, what do you write in there? What’s a good enough …
2021-03-29: Dan Lewis recently made me aware of one of the most beautiful love story, that of Long Distance Love …
2021-03-25: What Data Can’t Do → Numbers don’t lie, except when they do. They [statistics] can help remedy our …
2021-03-25: This discussion on Stack Exchange proves again that the majority, including me, understands so …
2021-03-25: It was a couple of years ago when I had ranted about how the alternatives to the popular social …
2021-03-20: I love my laptop a lot more than my smartphone and my tablet. I’m more comfortable with the …
2021-03-19: I absolutely love the Daily Mixes that Spotify serves. Every new song or album or artist that it …
2021-03-18: Does getting the vaccine lend one liberty to return to normalcy? From what I've read, the …
2021-03-18: The 2021 Oscar Nominations, and What Should Have Made the List → It seemed obvious that the absence …
2021-03-18: The first “promise” Ghost 4.0 makes is “Turn your audience into a …
2021-03-17: Meta Alert: Btw, the yesterday’s MailChimp experiment for email digest was a failure. The …
2021-03-17: I am usually good at keeping the thoughts from my work away from what I publish at my website. I …
2021-03-17: When do you consider it a productive day? When you achieve a lot from the backlog, but not much from …
2021-03-16: Another day when I think about all the meta stuff around my blog and how I swing between complete …
2021-03-16: MailChimp seems to have a good RSS-to-Email option – this should work for the simple need that …
2021-03-15: I’m warming up to the idea of providing a daily/weekly digest of my posts to be delivered via …
2021-03-14: Is Your Dog Really Your Best Friend? →
2021-03-14: I love my breakfasts a lot more than any other meals in the day. I can bear a delayed lunch or a …
2021-03-13: Stoop has to be one of the very apps that works far better on Android than on iOS. The later lags, …
2021-03-13: A few guilty pleasures
2021-03-12: What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear the word “India”? …
2021-03-09: I cringe when someone uses the phrase “normal people” while describing a section of a …
2021-03-08: My daughter has been reading short storybooks since she was 5. She likes to read – she would …
2021-03-06: Who is Ghost targeted at? Why is everything around this service so pricey? I understand that it …
2021-03-06: I’ve removed all the custom fonts, something that I’ve been extremely picky about, from …
2021-03-05: Wow, there has been a deluge of Hello messages written to the “world” today. The world …
2021-03-04: Me, Reading → No! How can this be?! I’ve read only fifty-two per cent of this damn book? No! How …
2021-03-01: Is there a threshold of word count that when hit, and only then, an essay or a book will be …
2021-02-28: Just a few pages in and I was excited to read Factfulness by Hans Rosling. Given the times we are …
2021-02-27: March is yet to begin and the Summer’s already here. The room coolers are out. The earthen …
2021-02-27: I finished reading Endless Night by Agatha Christie and am not at all impressed. This review might …
2021-02-26: On Personal Names...
2021-02-26: Why is it that it's only the Mac, iPhone, or iPad apps that work well with the Indieweb principles? …
2021-02-24: I don't like GitHub's dark theme - it's painful to my eyes. There's too much contrast between the …
2021-02-24: Sometimes I get afraid of tapping that YouTube app. It just drains too much of my time - even with …
2021-02-24: I only recently came across this wonderful Netflix show Manhunt: Unabomber. Boy, it was brilliant - …
2021-02-23: Dropbox can also store your passwords now with their password manager - and it’s built into …
2021-02-23: For all the non-iOS users, what’s the Android phone that you currently use or are planning to …
2021-02-18: Of course, there had to be a term decision fatigue - “the emotional and mental strain …
2021-02-17: I know password manager's an important service and one shouldn't hesitate to pay for it. But …
2021-02-11: Is today’s doomscrolling a severe variant of 2007’s wwilfing? I’d, for sure, …
2021-02-11: I read a headline “The science of reasoning with unreasonable people”. Why would I do …
2021-02-11: I finished (finally!) reading 4:50 from Paddington today. I was about to rate this book a lot lower …
2021-02-09: Stop Defacing Quotes With Brackets! → If the changes are not obvious, don’t use the quote; if …
2021-02-09: Has anyone used Beeper - “a single app to chat on iMessage, WhatsApp, and 13 other …
2021-02-08: This comment from Dave Winer made me pause. [Y]ou don’t make money from a blog or podcast, …
2021-02-08: Why We Fight Over Fiction → Our moral evaluations of the main big actions that influence our world …
2021-02-01: Why is it that every time I take a break from writing, for whatever reason, I find it extremely …
2020-12-31: I managed to complete my 2020 reading challenge – finished reading Fraudster by R.V. Raman. …
2020-12-17: I am just one book away to complete my 2020 reading challenge. Goodreads tells me there are still 14 …
2020-12-08: I wish Micro.blog had an option to delivery email digest of the posts - I like the way Dave Winer …
2020-12-08: Achieving simplicity is the most complex activity.
2020-12-05: Tenet is finally getting a theatrical release in India. And of the 4 reviews that I skimmed the …
2020-12-04: I was fascinated to learn about the so called town under one roof - Whittier. It has to be one of …
2020-12-03: Public speaking is a skill not all who speak publicly master - many tend to lose the …
2020-11-30: Prompts help me write - this last month has reinforced this belief of mine. It’d helped me …
2020-11-29: It was a dark lane, darkened further by a fluctuating street lamp. The pedestrian found it curious …
2020-11-28: The masks can’t mask the ugliness of one’s soul. In that sense, it is absolutely …
2020-11-27: I just watched Ocean’s Twelve - such a silly, illogical film. Absolutely disappointed again, …
2020-11-27: It’s refreshing to see some one-day cricket action back with two strong teams in India and …
2020-11-26: It’s pretty obvious that one adjusts those knobs that they control. So isn’t it better …
2020-11-26: I find it curious that I often think better clear when my mind is full of thoughts. I am edgy with …
2020-11-26: Here’s a theory, iPads and MacBooks would some day (not too far away, too) run the same …
2020-11-26: There are very few people that love their blogs, and talk about their setup with more affection than …
2020-11-26: The New York Times Sells Envy → [E]nvy and ingratitude sell, so Manjoo gets to misrepresent data, …
2020-11-25: The world would be so much simpler, calmer if the only way to communicate with others was to call …
2020-11-24: In India, there are set of stores called provision stores - they are commonly seen in every …
2020-11-24: To Let it Out → You’ve been through a lot this year and it looks like you need the perfect place to …
2020-11-23: All forms of art have potential to capture even intricate aspects of our world. A still photo can …
2020-11-23: When Computers Were Cool → [T]here isn’t, today, an equivalent of the SGI Indy, or the Sun …
2020-11-22: I read the word Border and first thing that comes to my mind is the 1997 iconic film that I’d …
2020-11-22: Why’s there still no TV show around Harry Potter universe? I would love know a lot more about …
2020-11-21: I love winters because I love sweaters. Nothing can beat the comfort that a warm, cosy sweater lends …
2020-11-20: As the day fades away into the darkness, so does my hope of ending the day with a few items from my …
2020-11-19: The statement “it’s not possible” is incomplete if not associated with either a …
2020-11-18: Apple’s dependence on Intel is about to end, I guess? Or may be not for pros? One never know …
2020-11-17: I drove to my native village today - a trip that I took a lot many times by a passenger train as a …
2020-11-16: Memories, happy & sad - something I never knew staying stuck at home would ever form. The …
2020-11-15: In a galaxy far far away, there is a beacon being launched in search of life on other planets. They …
2020-11-14: One man’s spooky is another man’s adornment. One man’s spooky is another …
2020-11-14: Continuing the theme of capturing the colors of Rangoli in the light of Diyas! Of course, the skill …
2020-11-13: I guess “I guess” is used more as a filler than an actual guess. The world can’t …
2020-11-13: Every Diwali, I capture how Diyas enliven the colors of Rangoli – oddness of this year …
2020-11-13: Google Photos Just Made the Case for Breaking Up Big Tech→ Now that Google has lured more than 1 …
2020-11-12: The chilly winds are in and around, the winter wears are out. But old ones are showing the wear, so …
2020-11-12: Apple Arcade games are too large in size. Even if there’s a game that interests me, I have to …
2020-11-12: I don’t understand the concept of maturity ratings - why is there no universal, simple system? …
2020-11-12: An updated daily front page of The New York Times as artwork on your wall → Every morning, I wake …
2020-11-11: Don’t let something knock at the walls of your heart for so long that it starts to become a …
2020-11-10: The elderly - a species that knows a lot, speaks a lot, but isn’t heard enough. An unfortunate …
2020-11-09: The force of circumstances has to be amongst the strongest forces that exists in this earthly …
2020-11-09: If Apple wishes to continue selling iPhone XR, I hope it refreshes the internals along with SE. I …
2020-11-08: In bind, we all are. Of routine. Of strange. Of situation. Of schedule. Of life. Yet we trudge …
2020-11-07: Inflating egos have caused more worriment for us humans than any technological evils we fabricated. …
2020-11-06: Feature Requests for Micro.blog Hosting
2020-11-06: I got into Star Wars pretty late – although I do vaguely remember watching The Phantom Menace …
2020-11-06: I had no clue about the size of iPhone 12 Pro Max until I looked at all of them together. This …
2020-11-05: Stoop, I often to greet someone in respect. Stoop, I never to earn from someone the …
2020-11-05: I am excited for the IPL playoffs that begin today. Even though I’ve been a staunch supporter …
2020-11-05: From whatever little I’ve learnt about the man in the last 4 years, if Trump loses the …
2020-11-04: There’s a pathway near my home that I took a stroll on today - it was so calm, and so close by …
2020-11-03: It’s not the extraordinary that astonishes me anymore but the usual. Such has been the year.
2020-11-02: One would think with the lull outside, with hardly anything to do outside, it would be easier to …
2020-11-02: Dave Winer writing on how uneasy he feels about the impending US presidential elections. Is it so …
2020-11-01: Liked a review for The Trial of the Chicago 7 – sums up my thoughts about the movie really …
2020-11-01: With the way IPL has played out this year, I’m sure the mood in many teams room is a tad …
2020-11-01: I just created an account at Letterboxd, I’ve been delaying this for no reason. I love …
2020-11-01: On Motivation and Writing Prompts → Prompts don’t “force” us to be creative: they give us an excuse …
2020-10-31: I came across this opinion from Jack Baty about static sites and I completely agree with him. …
2020-10-31: I am not too convinced with this reverse toonification experiment of Pixar characters - every …
2020-10-31: I really enjoyed Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 - it was an absorbing account of an …
2020-10-31: Through the Dark Clouds - A Short Story
2020-10-30: Before there was Pixar, I had studied under this Pixar lamp. Those were the days when priorities …
2020-10-30: There was a time when I loved using Last.fm. The recommendations were brilliant; they had also …
2020-10-30: I’ve been under the weather since a last few days & felt the worst yesterday evening. I …
2020-10-29: An apt reminder from John Gruber on why leaders still matter, they instill virtues. A sense that …
2020-10-29: There are elections in US and then there are elections in India. I don’t know how it’s …
2020-10-28: My quest for simplicity wins me over again. Simple is always better. It’s a lot less friction …
2020-10-28: I have always1 wondered when is it that I write the most? What makes me active at writing? Or when …
2020-10-27: I wonder if I would be ok to post mainly from mobile, but as a regular micropub post. WordPress …
2020-10-27: I have been writing a lot less recently - I wish I knew why. I think the prime reason for that is …
2020-10-18: Yesterday marked the beginning of Navratri, a nine-day festival for us Indians. And again, as has …
2020-10-06: I hate shopping for deodorant...
2020-10-04: I also binge-watched the complete final season of The Good Place. I didn't like it at all - such a …
2020-10-04: I watched Moneyball today and, as someone who doesn't fully understand baseball, I didn't like it as …
2020-09-29: I enjoy reading books and essays in the humour genre the most. However, I find it extremely …
2020-09-29: I read this heartfelt post at McSweeney's by Jen Coleman, a high school English teacher, on children …
2020-09-27: I finished reading the second book in The Rabbi Small Mysteries series, Saturday the Rabbi Went …
2020-09-23: Getting Back to Reading More Books
2020-09-23: Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and …
2020-09-20: I asked Alexa to set a reminder for 10 PM. She did, however for the next day. Then I asked Siri to …
2020-09-20: Book Review - Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
2020-09-19: As I read this post that I wrote exactly 12 years back, I wish I could be more like that guy. He …
2020-09-19: The online Apple Store is finally launching in India in a week. I need to be fast and block all my …
2020-09-15: One of my senior colleagues delivered a timely reminder of one truth -- we don't take any good or …
2020-09-12: Small Town Diaries – Waltz of the Rain
2020-09-02: When I began the little side project about ten weeks back, I hadn't set any specific expectations …
2020-08-31: Small Town Diaries - Shopping
2020-08-31: Ever since I travelled back to my hometown, I have not been able to keep up with my routine. I’m not …
2020-08-19: I recently took a big decision to travel across the state and temporarily settle down into my …
2020-08-12: Another issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard newsletter is out today. It features a few essays …
2020-08-08: I need to stop treating the weekends as special. I stay up late on the night before, ergo I get up …
2020-08-08: I always wonder what drives the journalists that sit in their air-conditioned newsrooms to go on a …
2020-08-07: We never call anything that’s good ‘content’. Nobody walks out of a movie they loved and says, ‘Wow! …
2020-08-05: Another issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard newsletter is out today. It features a few …
2020-08-04: I came across this short little post I'd written 9 years back, ruminating on how we are so …
2020-08-03: Writing in Markdown is not always easy. If you are providing an interface, an editor of any form, …
2020-08-02: I recently watched Free Solo, 1917 and Greyhound. Here are my thoughts. Free Solo This was such a …
2020-08-01: Perfectionism Isn't Healthy
2020-07-29: The sixth issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard newsletter is out today. It features a few essays …
2020-07-27: I subscribed to Pocket Premium today. Recently, I have been reading a lot of articles on the web. …
2020-07-25: Finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. I didn't want to read another self-help book. But …
2020-07-24: I don't know how to meditate
2020-07-23: Buying Experience with Time
2020-07-22: Another issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard newsletter is out today. It features essays that …
2020-07-20: Is 20 percent project still followed at Google? One where every employee is recommended to spend 80% …
2020-07-20: Twitter is a lossy compression medium. You compress an idea into a few phrases, and people must …
2020-07-17: Slow Down. Be Present.
2020-07-15: The next issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard is out now and should be in your inbox if you have …
2020-07-15: Each human being has been granted two qualities: power and gift. Power drives a person to meet …
2020-07-12: I have unsubscribed from most (all?) of the daily newsletters about news. I am already bombarded …
2020-07-11: Proposed Captcha for the AI Age
2020-07-11: Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out
2020-07-09: Shuddering - A flash fiction
2020-07-08: The third issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard newsletter is out today. It features thoughts from …
2020-07-06: One of my dad's closest friend passed away today. Understandably, my dad was very sombre for the …
2020-07-06: When Did Americans Lose Their British Accents?
2020-07-05: I'm not subscribing to HEY
2020-07-04: I just watched Hamilton and am left breathless -- what an experience this was. I'm so glad that …
2020-07-04: USA! USA! USA!
2020-07-04: It's not cute when you see a child struggling with a magazine because she thinks it's an iPad; it's …
2020-07-03: What else could I do?
2020-07-02: I'm not going to write about...
2020-07-02: You know, ultimately, we all have to believe things we haven't seen. As rational as we are, as …
2020-07-02: Yesterday I managed to get all my subscriptions into a single place to check how much I was spending …
2020-07-01: The second issue of Slanting Nib & A Keyboard is out and should be in your inboxes if you'd …
2020-07-01: I find it curious that while Apple is rolling out the support for widgets and personalization so …
2020-07-01: The second issue of my weekly newsletter Slanting Nib & A Keyboard is ready and scheduled to be …
2020-06-29: HEY has me conflicted
2020-06-29: My definition of magic in the human personality, in fiction and in poetry, is the ultimate level of …
2020-06-28: Finally, I have completed a pretty tricky exercise that I had started about a couple of weeks back. …
2020-06-28: I am planning to roll out some changes to my blog. I fear there would be many things that would be …
2020-06-27: I find it extremely interesting that I have most things going for it now. I do not know what's even …
2020-06-26: I am not yet sure how can I live without the quick draft. I need this option so bad. When I have a …
2020-06-23: I am about to start an exciting project. I plan to publish a newsletter for …
2020-06-22: Another test post, from the WordPress editor. Things look absolutely fine from here. They aren't …
2020-06-21: Every Pixar Movie Ranked *
2020-06-20: I am surprised there aren’t more television sets that support Bluetooth to pair the headsets. …
2020-06-20: At times I wonder..
2020-06-17: Only a child’s mind can dream up a multiplayer game of Marble Run by stitching Jenga and …
2020-06-16: The only way for you to Indiewebify your WordPress blog is to subscribe to a business plan? That …
2020-06-08: Can I reset my resolutions that I started the year 2020 with? I didn’t get my full quota of …
2020-06-07: Absolutely loved, loved Onward. Such a simple story, but told with so much affection, so much heart. …
2020-06-07: With the whole world with their faces behind masks, I’m surprised not enough energy is spent …
2020-06-07: Put a price on that "sure"
2020-06-07: Rethinking stuff...
2020-06-04: NYTimes decision to publish an opinion very clearly unfit leaves me uneasy. The publications need …
2020-06-03: The choice from The Atlantic to only provide annual subscription plans isn’t working well. As …
2020-06-01: The time capsule tells you so much about how thoughtful the little girl is. Look at all the items …
2020-05-30: This is absolutely gold — Building the Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder …
2020-05-30: The #GeorgeFloydMurder protestors in US are just people, asking for justice. I see no arms with …
2020-05-29: What if we decide that Thrusday is the start of a week and we get two days off in middle of the work …
2020-05-23: I wonder how easy it is to write with WordPress. I know this is a brilliant platform; one that is …
2020-05-22: I received a call today from an unknown number. The lady at the other end wanted to know if I was …
2020-05-22: I have decided to actively be back on Twitter again. In a way, I never was off Twitter; I have been …
2020-05-21: Book Review: The Mystery of the Blue Train
2020-05-20: My 6-year old casually asked me today, “When I will grow up and go to space, way beyond the …
2020-05-19: If you can write more than 2K words reviewing a small music app, it is the writing part you enjoy …
2020-05-18: For every action, there are tens of justifications. For every justification, there are hundreds of …
2020-05-18: Whipping cream without an electric beater is not easy. For that matter, any part of cooking is not …
2020-05-18: After months in lockdown, the first thing I did today, even before I brushed, was placed a few …
2020-05-17: We are living in a simulation. Some developer has messed up a property on prod and has peacefully …
2020-05-17: “Most discrimination and hatred is based on a lack of empathetic awareness of people that …
2020-05-16: Time to get back to some focused reading. There’s nothing better than a quick, nice Poirot …
2020-05-14: Something deep within made me say this today - “Chickpeas in cuisine are like potholes on the …
2020-05-12: With Stadia, Google underestimated the lack of interest amongst the pro gamers in streaming game …
2020-05-12: Musk, his tweets and predictions are irritating. I can never make up my mind if he is an unlucky …
2020-05-12: I recently came across this unique app Mubi - a curated movies streaming app. “Hand-picked …
2020-05-12: Any feedback on the Freedom app? I am into a trial period, however, feel that the trial is too …
2020-05-10: Stop quoting politicians, making what meaningless they say the headlines. Quote experts, give them …
2020-05-08: Interesting to know what makes Llamas antibodies more effective again Coronavirus. Science, respect. …
2020-05-07: Tech news, especially about new products, just don’t interest me any more. Feel so futile. …
2020-05-07: In this period of lockdown, we’re avoiding every visit outside the home as much as possible. …
2020-05-07: As much as we appreciate how effectively South Korea managed to contain the spread of the pandemic, …
2020-05-07: Even I hope work from home culture stays. But I also hope this does not. It isn’t healthy. I …
2020-05-07: There’s still so much that we still do not know about the virus and the pandemic that …
2020-05-05: I watched (finally) The Rise of Skywalker yesterday. I am surprised I managed to stay spoiler-free …
2020-05-03: The guidelines that we follow during these days - to stay clean, healthy - is affecting me in many …
2020-05-03: I am tired of listening to the same old rants about surveillance. I get it - the apps being used for …
2020-05-02: I don’t like Micro.blog’s app on iPad. The sidebar need not be sticky. It sticks out …
2020-05-02: "I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school
2020-04-30: It is only April and I already hate 2020. In times like today when the world is already engulfed …
2020-04-30: First Irrfan Khan. And now this - Rishi Kapoor hospitalised passes away, not doing well. I pray for …
2020-04-30: I am really surprised by the sheer amount of heartfelt tributes pouring in for #IrrfanKhan from his …
2020-04-29: We lost a brilliant artist very early today — this is a big, big loss to the …
2020-04-26: How am I doing right now?
2020-04-25: After Trump talked about medical usage of UV light exposure and injecting disinfectants in his press …
2020-04-24: I read this brilliant tweet from Evan Greer highlighting how cynical the techies have been left as …
2020-04-23: Summer is setting in — stays too hot throughout the day. And is equally bad in …
2020-04-20: I watched a few episodes of the new Netflix miniseries Hasmukh. Only because there was Vir Das …
2020-04-20: I realize that I have so much time at hand by not doing the activities that I always wanted to …
2020-04-16: “But dad, why is 14 spelt as fourteen while 40 is forty? Why can’t they keep things …
2020-04-16: I understand now why the post-apocalyptic fiction tends to focus on the aftermath of an apocalypse - …
2020-04-15: I like what I see in the new iPhone SE. First the perfect name — the …
2020-04-15: Almost all the core features of Github are free now. It’s so refreshing to see the approach …
2020-04-15: Some day, the world will be free of the effects of the current pandemic we are living. All would …
2020-04-14: One thing that Corona pandemic hasn’t managed to change - media, social or otherwise, is …
2020-04-14: I heard about another “simpler” service aimed to replace Medium - Typehut. Of course, …
2020-04-12: Apparently, Google plans to charge for using reCAPTCHA. Looks like we have trained Google’s …
2020-04-12: I cut my hair at home today with “some” help from my wife. Then I helped my dad with …
2020-04-11: I find it ironic that “the everything store” has found it extremely difficult to serve …
2020-04-11: I have been winding every day down with this playlist on Spotify — Calming …
2020-04-09: I am avoiding anything too serious in these times — searching for something to …
2020-04-07: I am getting used to this new normal
2020-04-06: I have realized that am not afraid to click the “Follow” link on a profile on …
2020-04-06: If you publish a newsletter, please, please include a link to your archives very close to that …
2020-04-06: I have now learnt about how to cut hair at home. To make sanitizers at home. To make masks at home. …
2020-04-06: This had to be the worst time for US to have Donald Trump as President. He comes out as indifferent …
2020-04-05: Snow-capped mountains are visible from places that have never seen them in decades. Ganga water is …
2020-04-04: I started, and stopped watching Manifest — another in the list of …
2020-04-03: With a significant majority of the world following a stay-home routine, many of the planned events …
2020-04-01: Kai Brach delivers a brilliant advise as part of this week’s newsletter of Dense Discovery. I …
2020-03-31: I am always fascinated with the idea of a book club - may be because I just haven’t got a …
2020-03-30: I have been working with David Merfield on a little side project. The idea started simple - what if …
2020-03-29: I don’t think it must be surprising to anyone — the use of that dumb, …
2020-03-29: I watched Parasite today — I didn’t like it. I believe if a movie with …
2020-03-29: I’ve been working with IndieWeb for quite some time now and I still get confused with …
2020-03-29: I am still not sure about dates of the posts! Ignore this pls.
2020-03-28: I’m getting tired of the Coronavirus coverage around. I don’t want to watch it, read …
2020-03-28: Apparently, the lockdown and stay at home orders have caused the podcast downloads to decline. I …
2020-03-27: It has been a wonderfully productive day today. There’s a dev project that had been stagnant …
2020-03-27: Dear people, we are divided by Nation. Region. Race. Religion. Launguage. Culture. Economies. And …
2020-03-26: Coronavirus looks pretty much the same, no strains more deadlier that others - and that is a good …
2020-03-25: It was exactly a year ago that I had given up on Stoop, the newsletter app. I had a smaller device, …
2020-03-25: Food Safety and Coronavirus: A Comprehensive Guide
2020-03-24: 7.5-inch e-ink display is powered completely by NFC
2020-03-23: I feel too stressed out these days. It is not from the pressure of work. Or from the fear of getting …
2020-03-23: I missed a final “feed is shifting” post before I consolidated all my posts at one …
2020-03-23: I watched Contagion - I still can’t believe a movie was made that so closely foretold the …
2020-03-21: Ruth Marcus has written a wonderful opinion piece at The Washington Post on how this latest global …
2020-03-21: When it is dark outside, lighten yourself from within. And there is no easier way to do so than to …
2020-03-21: I can attest to this study on how CarPlay and Android Auto can impair driver’s reaction. I …
2020-03-20: I was completely surprised and equally frustrated, to read the only NYTimes reporting of Indian …
2020-03-19: To say that the situation is not that bad yet, that it’s not scary, is a bit irresponsible at …
2020-03-18: Over the last week, I’ve added some features to Blotpub that were long in works - support for …
2020-03-18: Coronavirus has been affecting me, my immediate family and even the world at large in extreme ways. …
2020-03-18: I am toying with an idea to enable another option for the readers to comment on posts. I have always …
2020-03-17: The latest episode of Reply All was an absolute gem. It was fun and equally intriguing. The mystery …
2020-03-17: This social distancing exercise takes a toll on one’s mind, it is not very easy to undergo. …
2020-03-16: Coronavirus has completely taken over all forms of media and the discussions around me. Not an hour …
2020-03-14: I am having fun getting back into Indieweb stuff — working on adding support …
2020-03-12: Is there anyone who can easily find the one emoji that they do not use very often? How many of the …
2020-03-10: A quick question for the IndieWeb community here, how do you send the webmentions? Is it automated …
2020-03-10: With the recent exercise of changing a few things around, I have also reset my \now page. I intend …
2020-03-08: I have completed the consolidation exercise that I had planned to carry out this weekend. All the …
2020-03-07: I am going to consolidate all my online posts at single place. I currently have posts spread across …
2020-03-06: Stand-up is an extremely difficult form of comedy — it cannot be easily …
2020-03-03: What’s it with the UX of the apps on Android? They just don’t look clean, finished. Is …
2020-02-09: I recently ordered a new t-shirt and, of course, it was delivered with a pair of extra red buttons. …
2020-02-04: I recently finished reading Suspect by Robert Crais. I enjoyed this book, almost most of it. However …
2020-02-02: I do not fathom the recent craze for folding devices. Basically, we were tired earlier of the thick …
2020-01-17: I was part of a technical forum today where a question was casually floated - what is the difference …
2020-01-14: My 6-year old daughter casually said, “the roads are so bumpy now-a-days”. And left me …
2020-01-03: The decade gone by - 2010-2019 - was the most important decade of my life. This was the first full …
2019-12-26: Make YouTube Less Addictive
2019-12-23: The season finale of The Morning Show was brilliant. Extremely powerful, and so well performed. Not …
2019-12-20: I Switched From Apple Music to Spotify
2019-12-02: I started watching a couple more shows from Apple TV+, Servant and Dickinson. I have enjoyed …
2019-11-30: I loved the position of the lone tree overlooking the valley - seemingly wondering how the life …
2019-11-30: I learn that Microblogvember runs through till 6th - I intend to complete the story I’d …
2019-11-29: I was feeling a little down in the morning today, so I stayed in the bed for a little longer. As my …
2019-11-28: I did not realise releasing Twitter handles that are not in use for long would actually be an issue. …
2019-11-27: I have slowly started realizing that I still have a use for Twitter. There are some thoughts that …
2019-11-26: The holidays have affected one aspect though - the flash fiction series has been left behind. Not …
2019-11-25: I’d a wonderful few days of getaway from the routine life — a time far …
2019-11-24: Serenity that surrounds you outside will always trump the chaos within. It makes you forget the …
2019-11-23: The best holidays are ones that make you forget about your real home, makes you wonder why you do …
2019-11-22: A frustrating end to an already terrible day. An unwanted, unplanned start to the anticipated …
2019-11-21: Was that really Mary that she saw at the window with dad? The thought was eating Gina from the …
2019-11-20: Roy paused at the window for a second. He stood there alone — it made him …
2019-11-19: Does anyone use Spotify as a podcast player? I am always torn - for me, music and podcasts just …
2019-11-18: The initial feedback from the Apple community on MacBook 16inch has been unsurprising. I still …
2019-11-17: I watched the Endgame again today. I had enjoyed that movie the first …
2019-11-16: Roy leaned in towards Mary - the stick missed his neck by a feather and shattered into pieces …
2019-11-15: Disney+ must have affected the productivity of so many nerds in the US. And many families too. The …
2019-11-14: Motorola Razr looks cool and has its unique twist on foldable screen. A regular screen folding into …
2019-11-13: Roy couldn’t believe Mary stood, in flesh, before him. But then who else was staring back at …
2019-11-12: He wished he could reach outside the window and feel the touch he dearly missed. He did stretch his …
2019-11-11: I recently was stuck with a prompt, I just couldn’t come up with a satisfying subplot. I …
2019-11-11: The Aging Spaceship
2019-11-10: Roy gazed out at the nippy darkness outside. The surrounding wasn’t deserted, but he felt …
2019-11-09: Roy relished the cold weather, more so if brought on by a persistent drizzle. A gentle wind wafting …
2019-11-08: “When life clasps you in the grinds, holds you down with sheer pressure of existence, when …
2019-11-08: I have now watched 4 episodes of The Morning Show and I have to say it has grown on me with every …
2019-11-08: I finally set my data with Google to self-destruct after every 3 months - the lowest amount …
2019-11-07: She was sure she‘d be full with all sorts of expressions once the throwing stick crossed the …
2019-11-06: She looked patiently at Roy’s window. She was getting herself ready for this moment for quite …
2019-11-05: She stood at the corner of the street, closely monitoring the surroundings. She tracked Roy as he …
2019-11-04: What pisses me off the most with Google’s Fitbit acquisition is the fact that Fitbit kept the …
2019-11-04: I intend to blog on each day during the month of November — and as a challenge, …
2019-11-04: “You don’t always have to be mean to others, Roy”. It was only a couple of …
2019-11-03: “Roy’s Abode is not fancy,” he was known to assert, “but it’s …
2019-11-02: He gawked at the unshut door. Was it his fuzzy memory playing games with him again? Wasn’t it …
2019-11-01: He checked his pockets again. He was sure he’d locked the main door while leaving the home …
2019-11-01: I recently read through a few of my journal entries from a month back. The experience was …
2019-11-01: A quarter in, I had to stop reading Deep Work after another chapter trying to convince me why deep …
2019-10-31: I kind of won’t mind if flip phones made a comeback. Not that they are the best form factor …
2019-10-30: I wonder what has caused a sudden surge of Bluetooth earbuds being made available in the market. I …
2019-10-23: Logging out judiciously from social media
2019-10-21: Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords
2019-10-20: Infinite scrolling sucks. I hate that more and more websites are implementing this terrible feature. …
2019-10-20: It’s so ironic that Google names one of the colours on pixel 4 as “Oh So …
2019-10-20: 📚 Finished reading Sourcery. I usually enjoy the fantastical narration that Terry Pratchett …
2019-10-19: Early morning drive through the nature with a steady drizzle around is always rejuvenating. …
2019-10-18: Why there's no Instagram on iPad?
2019-10-17: Apparently, Google’s face unlock on Pixel 4 can allow access to a user even if he has his …
2019-10-16: I did not watch the Google event yesterday. And almost everyone is saying the actual event was a bit …
2019-10-15: Update on the no-news experiment
2019-10-15: No doubt, pixel 4 looks a lot better than their previous versions - especially from the back. That …
2019-10-15: With any event from Apple or Google, I made a point to catch it live. Not much for this one, as …
2019-10-15: Facebook has launched the next version of the Portal and The Verge has the review. After more than …
2019-10-15: Tik Tok, Tick Tock…Boom.
2019-10-13: I recently had my wisdom teeth extracted. Boy oh boy, if I had known earlier that the road to the …
2019-10-13: Get yourself a blog
2019-10-12: When do I want Automation?
2019-10-10: I had to stop reading Thinking Fast and Slow. Not sure if it was the audiobook form or my current …
2019-10-09: I love the simple paintings that my sister makes.
2019-10-06: I'm glad that Android exists
2019-10-05: I recently went through an experience that put my rational mind under a scanner. After a tiring …
2019-10-04: Every now and then, you come across people who are filled with negative vibes. There is nothing …
2019-10-01: Quick thoughts on few tech news today
2019-09-30: Every now and then, I wonder about that time when I am at my creative best. It is, rather, …
2019-09-30: Apple Arcade needs instant play - similar to the instant apps on Android. It is extremely …
2019-09-26: A year ago I wrote “Woke up to find that Amazon brought a bag full of ‘things’, …
2019-09-25: I am not a gamer. I cannot play a single-person shooter. I was ok with this particular style of …
2019-09-24: I recently started watching Undone. Actual storyline aside, I am not yet sure if I like this method …
2019-09-24: I recently changed the pair of glasses I was using. I do not like to go through the pains of this …
2019-09-24: I find it fascinating that Twitter recommends me to follow someone that hasn’t been active …
2019-09-23: While cleaning up my old notes back from 2009, came across this wonderful quote by Hunter S. …
2019-09-22: I have been planning to refresh the look of my blog for quite some time now. I, finally, managed to …
2019-09-20: Recently, I have been seriously considering moving my Wordpress account to a paid plan. It hosts my …
2019-09-19: I am tired of people making fun of a feature just because they cannot think of a use for that. This …
2019-09-18: I wonder what the purists think of the recent computational photography trend. Google started it …
2019-09-17: I had no idea that there exists something called Nation Play-Doh Day. It does, and it is today. This …
2019-09-16: It's just some bottled clay..
2019-09-16: It was a different day today. It was a different birthday today. There was no late night, or early …
2019-09-16: There are so many of these apparently great films of the 21st century that I haven’t seen …
2019-09-15: I wonder what’s the best way to make note of the fleeting thoughts, say adding an item to a …
2019-09-15: If a website doesn’t function on a browser other than Chrome or with content blocking on, it …
2019-09-14: Recent partial failure of the Indian lunar exploration mission — communication …
2019-09-12: Apple needs to stop being so stingy with the storages they provide. I do not recall they putting …
2019-09-11: Face recognition, bad people and bad data
2019-09-07: Not justifying either side. But the fact that there is a possible conflict of interest with …
2019-09-06: For my 5 year old daughter who just watched another magician perform, magic is a skill that is …
2019-09-05: Reading Log for September
2019-09-04: Effectiveness of Customer Service Representatives
2019-09-01: A Month of Bullet Journaling
2019-08-31: I believe I have finally managed to get the Micropub posts - mainly likes and notes - created via …
2019-08-29: When will the private companies selling consumer products stop assuming they continue to own the …
2019-08-28: I remember there was a discussion sometime back about using Shortcuts to make Micropub requests - …
2019-08-27: Nothing that Google does to hoard more data is surprising any more. Sigh! What happens when you …
2019-08-26: No Planning against Unplanned
2019-08-26: Long time back, I had added The 15:17 to Paris in my watchlist, for one simple reason. Clint …
2019-08-24: Here Come the Space Tugs, Ready to Tidy Up Earth's Orbits
2019-08-22: Being normal is a privilege
2019-08-22: How can Google continue to deliver the GMail app on iOS with the attachment functionality that is so …
2019-08-21: Notes, Messages, Phone and Photos. These are the apps from Apple that I use on my iPhone. All others …
2019-08-20: I am fed up of reading the long posts from men that list down all the household tasks that, as per …
2019-08-18: “BBQ is happiness!”
2019-08-17: Walking through a foggy street
2019-08-17: Nature paints in so many colours - but it pays special attention when it paints in white. It is …
2019-08-16: Silence Within
2019-08-16: Terry Pratchett's artistry with words
2019-08-15: The Promise of “instant”
2019-08-15: How ergonomical are the ergonomic mouse in reality - especially the vertical ones? I am seriously …
2019-08-14: I have decided that I will skip the iOS public betas this year. iOS 13 betas just haven’t …
2019-08-14: The concept of dreams always fascinate me. There are dreams that jerk you out of the sleep. And …
2019-08-14: Apparently, less than half of Google searches now result in a click — that …
2019-08-13: It is tiring to make decisions. Because the judgement that follows after every decision invariably …
2019-08-12: Making Decisions
2019-08-11: Being Digital Literate towards Privacy
2019-08-11: Natural beauty always trumps everything artificial - allows me stay connected to our roots.
2019-08-11: Stealing Hours from Sleep
2019-08-08: I went very conservative while setting the reading challenge for myself this year - I have been very …
2019-08-06: After months of neglect, I finally updated my /now page today. There have been too many updates …
2019-08-06: This is the snapshot of my daily habit tracker for August. I have started with a smaller …
2019-08-06: The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking
2019-08-05: Black coffee or a green tea - what would sit next to me as I get started on my next project? Uhmm …
2019-08-03: I’m seriously considering buying an instant camera — thought of having …
2019-08-02: The Trouble with Emoji
2019-08-02: A couple of my colleagues have been debating on since how long the dinosaurs have been …
2019-07-29: Given a choice, would you prefer a prepaid unlimited plan for something or pay as you use? More …
2019-07-27: I came across an interesting project - rwtxt - which is now serving the ideas subdomain of my …
2019-07-27: It has been pouring down incessantly since yesterday. The sound of stillness such that cloudburst …
2019-07-25: I realized FaceId does not recognize me while am yawning. I doubt it may not even be a bug - may be …
2019-07-25: Machine learning is about to revolutionize the study of ancient games
2019-07-25: Cursive writing is fun. Cursive writing is difficult - not everybody’s cup of tea. I was to …
2019-07-25: And the journey begins! 🤞🏽
2019-07-24: Files are fraught with peril
2019-07-23: Have We Hit Peak Podcast?
2019-07-23: What if there existed a social network designed for decency? The only intelligence it would have is …
2019-07-22: There was a time when I used to diligently write a short story every week. I wanted to attempt …
2019-07-21: Book Review: Seriously... I'm Kidding
2019-07-20: Clouds can spread gloom - but the rain that follows brings out all the colourful umbrellas. The …
2019-07-20: Every now and then, I spend some time selecting that one good wallpaper for my lock and home screen. …
2019-07-19: Apple also wants to serve exclusive podcasts now. This recent craze of everyone coming up with their …
2019-07-18: Do people use cases or covers for their smartphones? I am always split — keep …
2019-07-16: We had a nice little family dinner at a cozy, laid-back barbeque restaurant. It was evening full of …
2019-07-16: So I finally jumped the ship - upgraded to iPhone XR from SE. As much as I liked the smallwe form …
2019-07-16: The ICC World Cup deserved a better end than what played out on Sunday between England and New …
2019-07-10: India's loss in World Cup Semi-Final 🏏
2019-07-10: This ICC Cricket World Cup is of One Day International (ODI) cricket — one day. …
2019-07-09: Came across this essay on how it is never too late to be successful and, hence, happy. It made me …
2019-07-05: It’s good to be back to a healthy lifestyle. For past few months, my routine had been …
2019-06-28: If you have watched or are watching the Chernobyl series, you just can’t miss the companion …
2019-06-28: I wish there was a clean Micropub client which could handle long form posts - especially saving …
2019-06-28: With Ive gone, will we see Apple embracing more colors in their designs - especially hardware? …
2019-06-21: I started watching Chernobyl this week — 3 episodes in and it has already made …
2019-06-17: A spot-on rant on twitter by @colmmacc on the bickering between Genius and Google …
2019-06-16: Ah, the hype that was created all around the cricket match of ICC World Cup - India vs Pakistan - by …
2019-06-16: With my daughter and iPad as a platform growing up together, it is becoming difficult to have a …
2019-06-16: After a long time, our whole family visited the movie theatre to watch The Secret Life of Pets 2. It …
2019-06-16: I finally watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - boy it’s such a fun movie. A fresh …
2019-06-14: It’s been around two months now that we’ve no television at home. And surprisingly I …
2019-06-14: A great overview from @viticci on iPadOS. Looks like this is the beginning of a bundle of iPad …
2019-06-11: I have read reactions to WWDC from many folks now. And almost each one of them has found a different …
2019-06-02: Watching Agents Of Shield, the series is surprisingly good. Initial few episodes were ok, but it has …
2019-05-28: It’s been crazy times recently. Times with changes abound, changes in every facet of my life. …
2019-05-20: When people declare on Twitter they would be at some place in town and are open for a meet, are they …
2019-04-30: I do not understand this narrative of folding phones being the smartphones of future. Why would you …
2019-04-28: A hot Sunday Summer afternoon is well spent with the whole family over a game of Dobble. Lots of …
2019-04-24: Are podcasts wasting our time?
2019-04-24: Managed to book tickets to Endgame — boy, the craze for the movie is off the …
2019-04-22: I am done binge-watching all the seasons of Brooklyn 99 - it was a refreshing time-out at the end of …
2019-04-22: Publishing to the open web
2019-04-22: Missed a great innings from MSD yesterday — boy, the man can do anything. He …
2019-04-15: I believe Indian selectors went with the safe options, calm heads over fireworks, while selecting …
2019-04-14: Do people use Anti-virus software, especially on Windows? I never used one on Mac, but since moving …
2019-04-12: I realise I have a very different taste in music than majority of the people out there (or so I am …
2019-04-12: This week’s episode of Reply All (#140) was pretty interesting. Of course, the issue being …
2019-04-11: IPL matches are running too late into the night — I just can’t stay up …
2019-04-10: “Samsung’s Galaxy A80 is an automated notchless slider with rotating triple …
2019-04-10: Castro welcomed me today with this screen. Of course, they were expecting an “Aww …
2019-04-09: If there’s a one feature on iOS that has remained in my wishlist for too long now is setting …
2019-04-09: The Golden Age of Half-Truths → I would argue that we are living in the golden age of …
2019-04-08: I am a quarter into Lethal White. Intriguing as always from Rowling, the story moves as the mystery …
2019-04-06: When I watched the first couple of episodes of Brooklyn Nine Nine, I instantly gave up. I thought it …
2019-04-03: State of Mobile Imaging
2019-04-03: Most people have some filler word they fall back to during public speaking/presentation. I have …
2019-04-02: Imagination and Creation
2019-04-02: I see iA Writer for Windows finally supports the much needed feature, Library of posts. It’s …
2019-04-01: Joining a new place of work is always full of anticipation, hope for what the day, coming months and …
2019-03-31: A visit to a hair dresser is always a frightful experience. With each question they ask, I …
2019-03-29: Pleasing to be back to reading. Keeping my Kindle always next me has helped and I have started …
2019-03-28: The convenience of Bluetooth headphones has stifled the hatred I had for the inherent lag it brings. …
2019-03-27: I am reversing my judgement on Spotify, I just didn’t like the interface when it launched. I …
2019-03-27: It is so easy to screw up one’s YouTube experience. Just watch something you aren’t …
2019-03-27: Does anyone use the Brave browser? I always hear it is just like Chrome, without the ugly parts …
2019-03-26: Today’s Apple event was the first one where I have no opinion on. They showed many services …
2019-03-25: Discussing Social Networks, Again
2019-03-25: With growing age, I have become too choosy about the type of movies/shows I watch. There was a time …
2019-03-25: When I had found Stoop, the newsletter app, I instantly became a big fan. But I have realized the …
2019-03-24: When you have a mind not too clogged with some insignificant thoughts, one can get things done. I …
2019-03-24: Selecting and Reading Books
2019-03-24: I’ve been using Spotify for a couple of weeks now. I still hate the …
2019-03-24: The emojis, they are tired now of being so important for all, but always captive to the smartphones. …
2019-03-24: Decluttering my mind
2019-03-24: It’s been almost a month that I didn’t read or write anything significant, I intend to …
2019-02-24: I realized today that it was on this day a year back that I had opened Micro.threads to all. It was …
2019-02-24: Articles
2019-02-22: The homepage design of almost all news publications look very similar these …
2019-02-20: I agree with Brad Frost’s suggestion to stay boring while desiging login forms. I have indeed …
2019-02-14: How Focus Music Hacks Your Brain → Different types of music affects your brain in different …
2019-02-13: I have been quite busy recently both at my day job and at home. Too many things to look after, …
2019-02-13: Dave Pell on Amazon buying Eero So now Amazon can run your router, your home security camera …
2019-02-12: Amazon acquiring Eero is a nice reminder of the risk of the technology players getting too big. It …
2019-02-10: Another fascinating video from CGP Grey on The Better Boarding Method Airlines Won’t Use. …
2019-02-10: It was discomforting to read Owen William’s account of his failed attempt to add his site to …
2019-02-10: Dear Internet, stop throwing more links to Eleventy at me now. It strains my resolve to not try …
2019-02-09: I tend to agree with John Gruber’s thoughts on “On Covering Webcams” The …
2019-02-09: I wonder how many people with iOS devices use any browser other than Safari. I can never convince …
2019-02-09: A fascinating story of The First Lady of the Internet A passing glance at this peculiar genealogy …
2019-02-08: In an article on how Instagram “travel influencers” are affecting homeownership around …
2019-02-08: Recently David documented the steps to expose a JSON feed on a @Blot site. I’ve been running …
2019-02-08: Every now and then I am reminded of the fact that Opera browser still …
2019-02-07: Foxcon’s entry to Wisconsin looks to have affected the town in tumultuous proportions as per …
2019-02-07: Adding On This Day feature to Blot
2019-02-07: “Cleaning your room takes effort. Blurring your background on Skype does not.” This is …
2019-02-07: When someone publicises the intended motive behind their service as “to democratize audio and …
2019-02-06: I always believed Anchor was strategically working towards an acquisition. I never thought they …
2019-02-06: Has the political realm across the world always been this messy? Or is it that I read more about it …
2019-02-06: It is to capture discussions like this that I had initially built Micro.threads. I eventually added …
2019-02-05: What are the recommended, non-tech, non-news newsletters? Other than NextDraft, of course. I have …
2019-02-05: Design is not how it looks. Design is how it works. A nice reminder from Patrick Rhone …
2019-02-04: Indian Government wants to put control on Tik Tok - this is a fall-out of the fake-news debacle with …
2019-02-04: Spending a quality time with close family amidst nature is the most effective way to get …
2019-02-04: I managed to catch up on two great television series - Doc Martin and The Good Place, both highly …
2019-02-03: Why CAPTCHAs have gotten so difficult
2019-02-03: A great thread by Destin of Smarter Every Day on how crazy minds are fooling YouTube algorithms with …
2019-02-01: I attempted to watch Black Mirror: Bandersnatch today. Netflix managed to solve a lot many technical …
2019-02-01: I published my thoughts on the wonderful movie “Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli”. It’s …
2019-01-31: Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli - Celebration of a life
2019-01-31: Introducing Codeblog - “Why isn’t the internet more fun and weird” → …
2019-01-31: I feel updates to m.b discover feed have slowed down significantly. May be @macgenie too is getting …
2019-01-31: In a year marred by media tirade for their sheer disregard for user’s privacy, Facebook …
2019-01-31: Just when I thought that I was done with theming my online presence, I’m being tempted to …
2019-01-30: Just a glance down the Twitter timeline and it fills one with rage. There’s just too much …
2019-01-30: Apple finally blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps. The ties between the two companies …
2019-01-29: Bluetooth headphones suck big time if used for listening to any form of music. They are good only …
2019-01-29: There’s a planned change in how DNS responds to queries from non-complaint systems and it can …
2019-01-28: Diary and Journals
2019-01-28: I intend to stop publishing the weekly digest from this week onward, at least in its current form. …
2019-01-28: Surprisingly (or not may be), I was dearly missing the system-wide emojis from Mac as I switched to …
2019-01-28: I understand the argument of this GDPR article on Verge, but, as a developer, I also believe that …
2019-01-27: What do you do with your old electronic devices? I find this decision especially tricky with laptops …
2019-01-27: I am making conscious efforts to avoid the fillers in my writing, and whenever possible in my …
2019-01-26: It’s been a year today since I became part of the micro.blog community. It was a fascinating …
2019-01-25: On this day, a year ago
2019-01-25: I see a lot of people exploring wiki, especially TiddlyWiki, as a way to capture thoughts these …
2019-01-24: Apparently, phones with foldable displays are all the rage among OEMs and tech media. I however …
2019-01-24: Reflecting on the last 10 years
2019-01-23: In case you watched the “super wolf blood moon”, you also witnessed “the first …
2019-01-23: I agree with Michael Tsai - Apple needs to get their act together on hardware front. This is just …
2019-01-22: To everyone who serves RSS feeds for their blogs, subscribe to them in a feed reader of your choice. …
2019-01-22: I love email, more than ever
2019-01-22: I haven’t read a better inspiration to write down the thoughts than this quote from Michael …
2019-01-22: To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet → The museum (Museo del …
2019-01-21: I have been a 1Password user for quite some time now. But the recent switch of platforms has given …
2019-01-21: I had no idea iA Writer is already launched for Windows. This should potentially address my …
2019-01-21: After a brief holiday hiatus, Third-Person Voice is back with a new story. Introducing Tikwadi, a …
2019-01-21: The Lone Conductor [#4]
2019-01-21: Jack Baty is bang-on when he says this. I subconsciously ignore such posts. I’ve read about …
2019-01-21: Switching to Windows
2019-01-21: 🗓️ The Weekly Digest [21/01] 🔗 Useful Wordpress Plugin by Tyler 🔗 …
2019-01-20: I might have unintentionally polluted the timeline for a few with a flurry of “new” …
2019-01-20: I am still not sure why would someone report the teaser of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as …
2019-01-18: A thread on Google buying Fossil’s IP on wearables triggers a discussion around watch UX and …
2019-01-18: I don’t want to be a brand → When everything becomes a performance, nothing is truly …
2019-01-17: Given that micro.blog was down most of the day today, I got a feel of how a timeline with just the …
2019-01-14: Don’t kill my app → Smartphones are turning back into dumbphones. We’ve to …
2019-01-14: Watching the sun set into the expanse of an ocean is a great time to ruminate — it’s …
2019-01-14: I am still in a vacation mood, enough that I may skip drafting the weekly digest this week. However, …
2019-01-13: A cup of evening tea as the waves come gliding along the shore - the soothing sound, the serenity.
2019-01-11: It is for reasons like this that I never keep my SmartTV connected to internet. It doesn’t …
2019-01-09: Came across this wonderful, little app MorningPages. It looks like a simple, no bells and whistles …
2019-01-08: “When you remove meaningless words, the power of your words goes up.” - Seth Godin I …
2019-01-08: New year, new GitHub → GitHub Free now includes unlimited private repositories. For the …
2019-01-07: Pingdom stops their free plan now → (Pingdom) will no longer offer our free plans as of …
2019-01-07: It’s really fascinating to me that so much of complex design on web is possible now with CSS …
2019-01-07: Ditching Medium → As you’ve probably heard, people aren’t happy with Medium at …
2019-01-07: 🗓️ The Weekly Digest [07/01] 🔗 A year of kindness by Sameer 🔗 …
2019-01-07: Humble brag alert - Micro.threads used up my free dyno hours on Heroku, for the 1st time. Plus few …
2019-01-06: 🎥 I finished watching second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - boy, such a …
2019-01-05: Social Networks won't fade away
2019-01-05: Apparently, Nokia is soon going to release a smartphone with five rear cameras. And two flashes. …
2019-01-05: The iOS Menu → I realised six months ago as I was using my Mac, using the menus, that I need …
2019-01-05: It is wonderful to slowly rouse from your sleep, you thinking it must be middle of the night, only …
2019-01-04: I know am a bit late to share, but I always enjoy parsing through the findings from GitHub …
2019-01-04: If you need to persuade someone to take action, you’re doing marketing. Seth Godin on …
2019-01-04: xkcd, as always, gets it bang on why I dislike the smart computers of today correcting and reminding …
2019-01-04: It is always exciting to check the Pingdom monthly report. And always see zero outages with response …
2019-01-03: Discuss on Micro.blog
2019-01-03: It’s so great to see updates to the Dialog app. It‘s a great app - very well-designed …
2019-01-03: Anticipation of any sort is the biggest sleep killer. Your mind wanders around, stitching up every …
2018-12-31: A Warm Adieu, 2018
2018-12-31: 🗓️ The Weekly Digest [31/12] - Season Special! 🖼️ Celebrations! Sameer …
2018-12-30: Every time I read or watch anything listicle, I cringe. I inattentively fall for the shady tricks …
2018-12-29: In times like these when I have to fight the winter outside and wake up early to watch a cricket …
2018-12-28: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch → we could finally see the video-streaming service roll out a new …
2018-12-28: 🎥 Finally managed to watch The Last Jedi — I thoroughly enjoyed the …
2018-12-27: Finally, managed to document the steps to enable webmentions support on one’s site. I hope it …
2018-12-27: Displaying Webmentions with Posts
2018-12-26: Minor Micro.threads update: You can now favorite/unfavorite a post right from the thread discovery …
2018-12-26: We are all poets now → Every word counts. Every breath as well. In a world filled with empty …
2018-12-26: The joy of art is in letting one’s mind free to express itself. I need to remind my sister to …
2018-12-25: The ‘Future Book’ Is Here, but It’s Not What We Expected Physical books today …
2018-12-25: My timeline’s full of charming, festive pictures, full of merriness. Any review post for this …
2018-12-24: It’s Christmas Eve. And isn’t it a wonderful time to marvel at the life one has? …
2018-12-24: Marvelling at Life [#3]
2018-12-24: Stories are written so that mind stays free to wove some more stories. It works more often than not …
2018-12-24: 🗓️ The Weekly Digest [23/12] 🔗 YouTube Conundrum by Nitin 🔗 Quantum …
2018-12-24: The Fall and Rise of M. Night Shyamalan → In one of the first scenes, the nanny enters the …
2018-12-22: Fog Waves Are The Most Beautiful Thing I Captured After 8 Years Of Experimenting - Bored Panda …
2018-12-22: So Blot still seems to be down. So I have dusted my old Hugo based journal, just to see if things …
2018-12-22: Fog Waves Are The Most Beautiful Thing I Captured After 8 Years Of Experimenting - Bored Panda …
2018-12-21: Advocating for privacy in Australia → Both the bill itself, and the controversy around the …
2018-12-21: The Rise and Demise of RSS
2018-12-21: Open APIs and the Facebook Trash Fire → I’m done assuming good faith; I’m done …
2018-12-20: So we name the moons of other planets - Titan for example - but our moon is just the …
2018-12-20: It doesn’t matter what is right or wrong, true or false regarding Facebook’s behavior. …
2018-12-18: I, finally, added the links to Third-Person Voice for all the podcast players out there in the about …
2018-12-17: Another episode of Third-Person Voice is out now. For them, the walk was supposed to be about …
2018-12-17: A Walk to Remember [#2]
2018-12-17: 🗓️ The Weekly Digest [16/12] 🔗 On switching to a pixelbook via Colm 🔗 …
2018-12-16: I have been on an unplanned official travel for the last week - one full of crazy full day …
2018-12-12: I wish there was a way to ignore the limit for Screen Time on iOS at the complete device level, …
2018-12-10: I always loved this quote from Terry Pratchett and just came across this gem again today. If you …
2018-12-10: I had missed that David has added a new function to Blot “to step around the issues …
2018-12-10: 🗓️ The Weekly Digest [09/12] 🔗 CSS suggestions by Josh 🔗 Bob Dylan …
2018-12-10: 12 days of microblogging: linkblogging Micro.blog adds a Markdown link back to the original post …
2018-12-08: While recording the second episode of the microcast, I realised it is difficult to get a consistent …
2018-12-08: Social community that you decide to be part of, matters. And this fact remains true even online. …
2018-12-07: The second episode of Third-Person Voice is out. He anticipates this to be the best day of his life. …
2018-12-07: Best Day of My Life [#1]
2018-12-07: Goodbye, EdgeHTML From a social, civic and individual empowerment perspective ceding control of …
2018-12-07: I enjoy the cricket matches in Australia. They start broadcasting very early in India, and end …
2018-12-06: No company launches as many chat services as Google shutdowns every few years. Hangouts first, Allo …
2018-12-05: Aha, the microcast Third-Person Voice is approved by Apple and is available on iTunes now. Do …
2018-12-05: I am always split on supporting both a dark and light mode of one’s website, especially for …
2018-12-03: I subconsciously ignore anything listicle these days, so much so that I do not even read the …
2018-12-01: The Weekly Digest [01/12] 🔗 Directory of Hyperlink Nodes by Brad 🔗 pixelbook …
2018-12-01: I recently (and nervously) published the first episode of a microcast featuring the short stories by …
2018-12-01: I attempted recording and publishing a microcast for the first time with Wavelength for micro.blog - …
2018-11-30: Introducing Third-Person Voice [#0]
2018-11-30: We would soon be able to ask Alexa to play music from Apple Music too. That’s a welcome …
2018-11-30: The 96-year-old painter who saved a village → When a former soldier learned that his village …
2018-11-30: How to Become an Astronaut → Although the most attractive thing about being an astronaut is …
2018-11-30: Google keeps struggling with their re-entry in China market - another day, another leak from …
2018-11-29: It’s good to see Walt Mossberg try DuckDuckGo and come out impressed. Of all the services …
2018-11-29: Tech community looks pretty divided on the benefits of Project Fi, now Google Fi. Few say …
2018-11-28: How Restaurants Got So Loud → Like the open office, the loud restaurant seems to have …
2018-11-28: I’m not comfortable with Gmail guessing the next word I may write as I compose a mail - more …
2018-11-28: A Former Facebook Employee Said The Company Has A “Black People Problem” → …
2018-11-28: Am almost 2/3rd into A Short History of Nearly Everything and I do not think I enjoy every part of …
2018-11-27: Inspiration and motivation cannot be concocted in any science laboratory. A fact that’s both …
2018-11-23: You need neither PWA nor AMP to make your website load fast → Google hardly invented CDNs …
2018-11-23: I had no idea the live-action remake of The Lion King was also in works — and …
2018-11-21: A great animated video from Apple for Holidays about a creative girl who keeps her creativity boxed …
2018-11-21: One particular person and his undying coverage on the news media has ruined so many things for me. …
2018-11-21: It was fascinating to watch this video where Jonathan Morrison attempts to edit an entire video on …
2018-11-20: If true, this is scary. Apparently, “the content of every webpage visited using Google Chrome …
2018-11-20: All I‘ve been focused on for last few days has been a small homely function - the …
2018-11-06: MacBook Air (2018) has made the purchase decision for existing Air owners who are waiting …
2018-11-06: Celebrating the festival of lights by illuminating every dark corner of our surroundings and, …
2018-11-05: Techies keep dreaming of a day when iOS and Android can be used for serious console-style gaming. I, …
2018-11-05: There are some nights that you just can’t go to sleep - you try everything, nothing works. …
2018-11-04: An OCR Cliche Romance writers, be forewarned, the child who leaps into her arms or the heroine who …
2018-11-03: What Is The Morning Writing Effect? → Yet another version might be that sleep itself is the …
2018-11-03: I’m from a generation that is spoilt by the usability of a mouse. Is it better? Simpler? I …
2018-11-02: I’m always on the look out for some popular, light TV series - comedy, mystery, drama - that …
2018-11-02: I have been using iPad for so long now, and still had no idea that the mode of the keyboard can be …
2018-11-02: I had completely forgotten that Flickr was acquired by SmugMug and had been their property - makes …
2018-11-02: The more I think about the account from Andrey Sitnik on how a month without computers helped him, …
2018-11-01: Flickr free accounts are changing → There was a time when I was in love with this service. It …
2018-11-01: How a Month without Computers Changed Me
2018-11-01: I finished reading Becoming Steve Jobs today. It told few wonderful stories of Steve - chose to …
2018-11-01: Growing up in India, I got introduced to Halloween as a festival pretty late - wasn’t until I …
2018-10-31: Every now and then, I come across stories that makes me realize how little I know about things …
2018-10-31: I let the product announcements from Apple distill into a list of stuff I want, not I wish I had. …
2018-10-30: I think may be Apple now need to announce a USB-C to lightning dongle too - for using iPad with …
2018-10-30: I do not like these new fonts that Apple is using on slides to announce specs. They aren’t …
2018-10-30: Mac mini lives. Or is it that it is reborn? Whatever the case, it makes Apple put a lot of push …
2018-10-30: Twitter should kill Retweets first
2018-10-30: I wish I understood the compression and streaming of audio better to understand why some form of …
2018-10-30: I have observed significant reduction in the time for the posts to appear on the Micro.blog …
2018-10-30: Less than 24-hours away from the Apple event and we still haven’t seen any credible hardware …
2018-10-30: Why haven’t audiobooks gone more mainstream yet? After so many years of existence, Audible …
2018-10-29: This thread on Quora captures some of the best stories from real people meeting Steve …
2018-10-29: You know what the biggest surprise of any Apple event going ahead will be? An updated iPhone SE. The …
2018-10-27: The games that light plays in darkness always mesmerises me. At times, I am glad that my camera …
2018-10-27: How China Rips Off the iPhones and Reinvents Android
2018-10-26: I wonder what are the simpler ways to pull the data out from Mastodon? I do not think it supports …
2018-10-26: Boy, Google’s Night Sight mode looks totally bonkers — if the image …
2018-10-26: With a very different demographic than West, India has an efficient way of solutioning a tech that …
2018-10-26: Things I wish Apple will launch
2018-10-24: At times, you can’t understand why something triggers a positive vibe in your mind. And you …
2018-10-24: Double-Check Your Facts
2018-10-24: An investigation reveals many apps were used to dupe brands; revelation, they say, shows …
2018-10-24: iPhone XR Screens aren’t terrible
2018-10-23: I don’t get the enmity for Bluetooth headphones. For normal usage, these are very convinient. …
2018-10-23: There was a time when I used to visit the Wikipedia main page as a routine, every morning. …
2018-10-23: There are new calls for retraction of Bloomberg’s compromised spy chip …
2018-10-22: Time for another break. Time for another chai! ☕️
2018-10-22: Learnt that “olden” is an accepted English word. It is so obvious, but I never thought …
2018-10-21: Micro.Threads Update: Added an option to fetch more posts in the Thread Discovery section. …
2018-10-21: YouTube’s recommendation engine is one of the worst out there. It fails to understand long …
2018-10-21: So OnePlus preferred to postpone their event by a day to “maximize the amount of people we …
2018-10-20: Magic happens when you let the colours play their natural game!
2018-10-20: Me: “Let’s go, brush. It keeps your teeth healthy” Daughter: ”We …
2018-10-19: It’s fascinating to read the comments declaring Android EU licensing as a bad move …
2018-10-19: ’ Impossible’ is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. -Napoleon …
2018-10-19: Looking at all the personalized invites for the October event, I am sure Apple would have a …
2018-10-18: “Helm is a personal server that lives where you do. It’s finally incredibly easy to …
2018-10-17: “Wear Space is a wearable device designed to aid concentration by limiting your senses of …
2018-10-17: As we move closer to the end of October, I dread there would be no October event from Apple - so no …
2018-10-17: Facebook is just being Facebook - “after saying last week no data collected through Portal …
2018-10-16: Last few weeks have been days of many firsts; it was only apt that I captured all these thoughts. It …
2018-10-16: If you end your review with a question mark, I do not think you are doing your job well. Review is …
2018-10-16: I am missing out on too many wonderful posts on m.b written while I was asleep. RSS won’t …
2018-10-15: On Podcasts, News and Well-being
2018-10-12: I don’t understand Google’s call screening feature. How does it solve the spam calls …
2018-10-12: I finally watched Justice League and I am left with a strange feeling. Sure, the movie is a drag, …
2018-10-12: Watching the hands-on videos of pixel Slate has been a very strange experience. Every frame suggests …
2018-10-12: I am loving this new addition to the Discover tab - now I can browse all the emojitags right here. …
2018-10-12: Thoughts on Google’s Call Screening feature
2018-10-11: So Samsung has launched a quad camera smartphone in Galaxy A9? This madness needs to stop - these …
2018-10-10: I have realised that I am being a lot more “social” on web these days. And I think m.b …
2018-10-10: Displaying images from Blot on Micro.blog
2018-10-09: Had a brilliant ambience at the bistro we visited today. Perfect for a chatty evening with family.
2018-10-09: Being Social on Web
2018-10-09: Watching the #MadeByGoogle event live today would be like going to that one movie which …
2018-10-08: Just came across Mixnode which as per the folks behind “turns the web into a giant …
2018-10-08: Another of those articles that triggers a heated debate on how and when to adopt a …
2018-10-07: I hate shopping - especially shopping for clothes. Especially clothing for myself. I would argue so …
2018-10-07: Is something wrong with the link between webmentions.io and micro.blog? I used to get replies on m.b …
2018-10-07: This story from John C Dvorak is indeed a cautionary tale - for both writers with publishers and the …
2018-10-05: Best thing I like about Castro is how it handles chapters. It lists down all the chapters (with easy …
2018-10-05: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Such a wonderful read. I wonder how the hell have …
2018-10-04: There is a huge deviation in battery performance on Android devices with and without data connection …
2018-10-03: Every time I hear someone say “no normal person gives a damn about privacy”, I cringe …
2018-10-03: The best thing about Siri Shortcuts is that it can be triggered via text - swipe-down and search. I …
2018-10-02: Sometimes you behave with others, especially your close ones, in a way that you know just …
2018-10-02: I was a guest today in the pretend home of my daughter. She invited me to her pretend kitchen to …
2018-10-02: I was a guest on this week’s episode of @monday - it was a fun experience. Frankly, I was a …
2018-10-01: I‘ve decided to get inspired by my dad and strictly follow a daily routine - doesn’t …
2018-10-01: Google would like us to believe that Chrome is just one of their many services, not a tool …
2018-09-30: I had no idea DuckDuckGo had such a vast list of categories for Instant Answers. It has become the …
2018-09-30: Procrastination and Routine
2018-09-30: Sorry, Chrome is Not a Google Service
2018-09-29: Though a bit old, this post from Bron Gondwana is such a fascinating view on emails. I’d …
2018-09-29: I am surprised to read the pushback against Marzipan and the extremely new Apple apps ported from …
2018-09-27: Nice, this post from @vasta got a mention from @leo on this week’s episode of MacBreak Weekly …
2018-09-26: “Manyverse is a social network mobile app (…) not running in the cloud owned by a …
2018-09-26: This sucks, Google’s screwing with it’s most indispensable services i.e …
2018-09-26: I wonder if anyone successfully follows the Pomodoro Technique - I have attempted the approach so …
2018-09-26: Played a game with a shared AR experience and, oh boy, did we enjoy it! It was a great family …
2018-09-26: Frustration dwells in the void between planning and implementing - unfortunately, “just do …
2018-09-25: There are times when I wish I can mute a thread on m.b - make all the discussions around a topic to …
2018-09-24: “Facebook is shit”
2018-09-24: Smartphones have enabled capturing the fascinating games the light plays.
2018-09-24: I’m done with Chrome — doesn’t matter if the default signed-in …
2018-09-24: I hate spiders. Smaller they are, creepier they get. I think that man with a suit has just made them …
2018-09-24: I’ve now switched to Castro — this is a wonderful app with some thoughtful design …
2018-09-22: As I enter the 35th year of existence, I am made to realise that my health is my most priceless …
2018-09-21: Woke up to find that Amazon just brought a bag full of “things”, untied it on stage …
2018-09-20: I find it fascinating that Hello Internet is placed under Education category in Overcast. In the …
2018-09-20: This is a month of change - I was forced to change the desk I work from. And I thought this is a …
2018-09-17: Tranquility of a lake amidst the idling mountains never fails to mesmerise.
2018-09-13: To be frank, I am left a bit disappointed with today’s event. May be it is about wrong …
2018-09-13: So, iPhone SE is dead then for Apple? Why do these companies keep hating us people who want smaller …
2018-09-11: The fact that Chrome is the only one among the top browsers that does not have a native reader mode …
2018-09-10: I’m seriously intrigued by Pinboard, the feature set looks promising. And it’s another …
2018-09-06: Aha. Twitter tells me I am part of the “selected group of users” for a survey …
2018-09-05: I do not think I like this - the deviation’s may be too high for my liking. Time to rethink …
2018-09-03: It’s Micro Monday time. I’d recommend you to follow @vishae for her distinct point of …
2018-09-03: Simplicity of Love
2018-09-03: So, there is another leak of pixel 3 XL now that clearly shows the device? I think at this point …
2018-09-03: I have two posts in draft, incomplete, for last 5 days - they just need some final thoughts, some …
2018-09-03: Is it just me who tries to fit replies on micro.blog within the 280 characters, especially from iOS …
2018-09-02: I believe there are some books which just happen to kill your reading spree — and then you …
2018-08-31: “My precious..”
2018-08-31: So the next Windows major update is going to be called “Windows 10 October 2018 …
2018-08-31: I logged out of mastodon today on my browser - a re-login was a deterrent enough to save all the …
2018-08-31: Don’t want to brag, but I really find the discover section on Micro.threads helpful. There …
2018-08-31: I believe “all data is anonymised” has to be the biggest lie all these data hoarding …
2018-08-31: Due 3.0 looks nice. Rich custom snooze in notifications is a good addition in itself. Options …
2018-08-30: So now we have this “Olivery - world’s first smart olive oil bottle”, wtf? Can …
2018-08-30: Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media
2018-08-30: Twitter is testing a feature where it suggests who to unfollow
2018-08-30: There was a reason I stopped reading news throughout the day, I just didn’t want a constant …
2018-08-30: We need a directory of people who are active microbloggers. It needs to group them by interests, …
2018-08-30: A culture canvased on the wall.
2018-08-29: One thing that Google’s scattered focus - multiple start-ups inside, than a cohesive company …
2018-08-29: Today I decided to remove the Micro.blog app from the dock to a folder on the home screen. Screen …
2018-08-29: Directory of Microbloggers
2018-08-29: More Tagmojis are supported now, so few proposed ones striked from @burk’s list. Hurrah! That …
2018-08-28: I won’t disagree with this poster at a Barbeque place nearby.
2018-08-27: Reminiscences of the days gone by, when sales were not what these drove.
2018-08-26: Rakshabandhan - the celebration of one of the funnest and purest relationships, of a brother and a …
2018-08-26: So Amazon Echo devices are losing market share to Google Home now? All these devices look to be …
2018-08-25: Why do Linode services and offerings look so .. dated? As if people behind just didn’t …
2018-08-25: Puzzle time with daughter - assembling beauty, a piece at a time.
2018-08-25: Every time there’s a story around ads, I grumble knowing that so much talent is wasted on …
2018-08-25: It’s time to catch up on all the lost sleep last week working late on the hobby projects …
2018-08-24: The biggest struggle for me while using Mastodon is the fact that it does not recognise Markdown. …
2018-08-24: Me. Words. And Chai ☕️
2018-08-24: Apparently, 23andMe had an API that “developers of health apps, weight loss services and …
2018-08-24: Aha, I had no idea Jason Mraz has a new album out - Know. Time to put him crooning in the …
2018-08-24: It’s been some time now that I have listened to a track that’s so fun and so …
2018-08-23: ♺ Reposted a toot from D Dino i proofread my writing by piping it through espeak
2018-08-23: There‘re many feature requests for the new platforms that we users are making. To do some …
2018-08-23: Your Users Aren't Always Right
2018-08-22: I come to this place often. And ruminate. There’s something about the structure that calms …
2018-08-22: Time for churning some thoughts. Time for slurping some chai. ☕️
2018-08-21: Blotpub bundles a Media Endpoint now
2018-08-21: Another blogging platform I was fond of, and had self-hosted in between, Ghost is upgrading to 2.0. …
2018-08-21: A walk amidst the nature, under an umbrella. With raindrops composing the best of the music to go …
2018-08-20: Cathy O’Neil at Bloomberg mentioned she felt sympathy for “the big boys of …
2018-08-20: Creating a new view on Blot
2018-08-20: I had no idea there is a new Cormoron Strike novel coming. I like the name too, “Lethal …
2018-08-20: Mark Zuckerberg and other big boys don’t have my sympathy
2018-08-19: Blotpub now supports syndication to Mastodon
2018-08-19: I think I may need a how-to on ActivityPub. The goal and the approach sound so promising. But how do …
2018-08-18: I decided today that I do not want to display the likes, replies and repost types of posts on my …
2018-08-17: Sleep has to be one of the costliest currencies out there. You borrow some from your daily kitty and …
2018-08-16: A trail in nature, to serenity. A quest to seek calmness. When your reinvigorated mind carries your …
2018-08-16: So is it time now to dust-off our old Tumblr blogs now? I know we are (finally) fed up of Twitter …
2018-08-16: This week’s episode of @Monday was absolutely brilliant. It was great listening to the …
2018-08-15: Blotpub update: Endpoint now supports uploading photos, however just as multipart data. So you would …
2018-08-15: I seriously wonder how different is Mastodon from Twitter - of course, other than the fact that it …
2018-08-15: There are colors that nature paints just to brighten your day!
2018-08-15: ★ Liked “Selling Your Power Back to Twitter” Why would anyone sell their power …
2018-08-15: ★ Liked “MIT mathematicians solve age-old spaghetti mystery” The twist wave …
2018-08-14: ★ Liked “The Quietest Place in America Is Becoming a Warzone” If we …
2018-08-14: Meditation
2018-08-14: ★ Liked “Dear Journalists: The war on what you do is escalating.” …
2018-08-14: So nice and brave of @manton to congratulate third-party dev for an app that sits right against his …
2018-08-14: It’s been so long that I wrote a fiction, let the teeny writer in me express himself freely. …
2018-08-14: Twitter Has Desensitised Us
2018-08-13: Reads I Liked (13-Aug)
2018-08-13: I read some fanwars and associated diatribes after a long time today. I read some cringeworthy …
2018-08-13: Nature and family get-togethers go along pretty nicely
2018-08-13: I am kind of bummed that no one here had any interest in Yahoo! Pipes. I really wish there was an …
2018-08-11: Remember Yahoo! Pipes? I had built so many custom feeds combining different feeds using that …
2018-08-11: Micro.blog - A wish and a fear
2018-08-11: Date 2018-08-11 01:15 It’s amusing to see the weekly reports from Screen Time. I knew I have …
2018-08-10: Reads I Liked (10-Aug)
2018-08-10: I have been reading a lot of views from people who are leaving Twitter. But it is different from the …
2018-08-10: I read this post first in my feed reader. I wonder how these reads will get translated into BAT. Not …
2018-08-10: Search Engines need to redesign their results
2018-08-10: Why not just quit Twitter?
2018-08-09: Here’s a snapshot with all the “new” Android smartphones being sold online, …
2018-08-09: When you have “magic” in your name, you tend to suffer later. I was always sceptical …
2018-08-09: Another day, another AMP horror story. AMP has to be the ideal use-case on how an incumbent on web …
2018-08-09: Blotpub implementation thoughts
2018-08-09: I would like that world. However, I think we tend to ignore the social aspect that Twitter has …
2018-08-09: It is important, but extremely difficult, to hit that right balance between being productive and …
2018-08-08: Bad news: there's no solution to false information online
2018-08-08: I wonder how is this still allowed on the App Store.
2018-08-08: ★ Liked “How I gained commit access to Homebrew in 30 minutes” As an industry, …
2018-08-08: Every day dawns with a new lesson. There is just so much fun stuff to learn in the IndieWeb world. …
2018-08-08: ★ Liked “First Amendment Experts Warn Facebook Banning InfoWars Could Set Completely …
2018-08-07: After an extremely productive last couple of weeks, it was time to reflect on the days gone by and …
2018-08-07: Micro.blog is the only service that I use which uses email-only authentication. And it is a …
2018-08-07: ★ Liked “AWS icon quiz” You use AWS, but how well do you actually know AWS? …
2018-08-07: Freeing the Web from the Browser
2018-08-07: I also believe Bloomberg’s this statement, though accurate, is misguided. “(…) …
2018-08-07: India is turning out to be a difficult market to crack for Apple. No surprises — it is a …
2018-08-07: ★ Liked “Reporter vs Journalist” I’d love to reserve the term blogger …
2018-08-06: Blotpub Now Supports Likes and Replies
2018-08-06: ★ Liked “How Does Mastodon Work?” I’m going to try and cover all of the …
2018-08-06: Some mornings just aren’t easy. And it is even more frustrating if they are Monday mornings. …
2018-08-05: To anyone using Business G Suite just make sure that you’ve “downgrade” instead …
2018-08-05: Upgrading Lab to Home
2018-08-04: Micro.Threads Update
2018-08-04: ★ Liked “A Moral Imperative” What I don’t hear often in the discussion …
2018-08-03: Blotpub - Micropub Endpoint for Blot
2018-08-02: ★ Liked “Engineers Fix Original Defects in the Statue (of Liberty)”. From the …
2018-08-02: ★ Liked “A Spectre is Haunting Unicode” To sum up - in 1978 a series of small …
2018-08-02: Theme Refresh for My Blot Blog
2018-08-02: Techmeme introduced a new form of ads today. This is how the homepage looked. And this how they …
2018-08-01: In line with the last update on Blot experiment, setting up webmentions. I think I will go with …
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2018-08-01: Back home after days of travel. It’s always great to be back at home, the “usual …
2018-07-30: Folks with blogs on Blot, how do you typically post? Any micropubs? Or is it always save to dropbox …
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2018-07-29: I hate reading articles on websites with monospaced fonts. It’s ok for code snippets, but …
2018-07-29: Posting Liked Articles from Web
2018-07-28: Time to be on a train, a rail road trip with family is always fun!
2018-07-28: 1440
2018-07-26: That One Shirt in Your Wardrobe
2018-07-26: ★ Liked “Juul & its House of Smoke & Horrors” by Om Malik “And …
2018-07-26: ★ Liked “How to close all Safari tabs at once on iPhone and iPad” All you have …
2018-07-25: I listened to a couple of microcasts today and I get the lure now. It is easier to share quick …
2018-07-25: ★ Liked “No, you probably don’t have a book in you” Every story is not …
2018-07-25: ★ Liked “Departing Facebook Security Officer’s Memo: ‘We Need To Be …
2018-07-25: Podcasts Is a Costly Medium Even for Listeners
2018-07-24: I find it fascinating that Bill Gates does not have a feed with full contents of his notes. I wish …
2018-07-24: I realised today that Feedbin also supports following Twitter feeds and Podcasts. How usable is …
2018-07-24: This week’s episode of Twit was really fun. Lively debates on varied topic, with logical …
2018-07-24: ★ Liked “How to improve Twitter in 2018” by Dave Winer Make a commitment to …
2018-07-24: ★ Liked “Fascism These Days” by Brent Simmons What if agents in the Secret …
2018-07-24: I find the timeline here on Micro.blog gets overwhelming at times - it’s usually full of …
2018-07-23: It was a slack non-productive post office time today. Binged watched one of those not-so-intelligent …
2018-07-23: Finally I watched Durkirk. I do not know how I feel about it. Yet.
2018-07-22: The weekend rounded off perfectly with a quality family time - a delicious home-cooked dinner …
2018-07-22: ★ Liked “Why Is Google Translate Spitting Out Sinister Religious Prophecies? ” …
2018-07-22: ★ Liked “Been Down So Long It Looks Like Debt to Me” My debt was the result, …
2018-07-22: ’’ tags : likes, link, social 🎶 Listening to Lag Ja Gale Se Phir. …
2018-07-22: It still surprises me to find that there is no way on iOS to look at the call history by contacts - …
2018-07-22: ★ Liked “Ten Years Later, “The Dark Knight” and Its Vision of Guilt …
2018-07-21: Interesting way to catch tip modifications by waiters. However, I am always surprised that in this …
2018-07-21: This always used to drive me nuts when different people used different varients of flag (-r Or -R) …
2018-07-21: It’s fascinating to think to think that anybody can replicate Facebook, “kill” …
2018-07-20: Micro.threads Update. Refreshed user discover section to show more information for the recommended …
2018-07-19: ★ Liked “Being the change isn’t enough” by Daniel Goldsmith
2018-07-19: It was great listening to @EddieHinkle and @macgenie talk about all things IndieWeb on this episode …
2018-07-19: Though I agree with Sundar here, I think the sentiment is missing the core issue EU raises - …
2018-07-19: ★ Liked “Software Development” by xkcd
2018-07-18: Changing Date Format in Blot
2018-07-18: I have been following a daily evening routine these days to refresh my user recommendations. And I …
2018-07-18: ★ Liked “Money Laundering Via Author Impersonation on Amazon?” Reames said he …
2018-07-17: Email indeed is the perfect, and oldest, decentralised social network for communication. You do not …
2018-07-17: Update - IndieWebifying the Blot site
2018-07-17: Are humans really blind to the gorilla on the basketball court?
2018-07-17: Update on Micro.threads User Discovery section. Rolled out some performance improvements. Added some …
2018-07-16: I was seriously considering buying a domain name in my daughter’s name today, who is still 5. …
2018-07-16: I just carried out my customary buy on Amazon Prime Day. And of course it is for an Amazon device. …
2018-07-16: h/t Daniel Goldsmith
2018-07-16: A nice post. Early this year, I too followed a similar path to take my web and social presence Indie …
2018-07-15: I dreamt a horror movie today. I think if produced it can be one of the best horror movies ever …
2018-07-15: User Discovery with Micro.threads
2018-07-14: Interesting, thank you Ryan for sharing that. I for sure want to explore it more, just for the …
2018-07-13: I’m planning an experiment. The only way I will consume news for next few days would be via …
2018-07-13: Thank you Aaron. I am confident the consistency of Aperture will consistently grow with more edge …
2018-07-13: State of Microsub Servers and Client
2018-07-13: ★ Liked “Shameless vs. shameful” by Seth Godin Shaming a person is a …
2018-07-13: What’s the feed reader service of choice amongst the community here? I remember many floating …
2018-07-12: After a really productive few days, I thought it was a good time to update what’s happening …
2018-07-12: ★ Liked “Inside X, the Moonshot Factory Racing to Build the Next Google” (..to …
2018-07-12: “Magic Leap Finally Demoed Its Headset And It Is… …
2018-07-12: Though I agree with Daniel’s sentiment, it’s part of the overall cycle of …
2018-07-12: So, AirPods remain the wireless earphones of choice for many, primarily due to the ease of use, …
2018-07-12: https://twitter.com/statuses/1017248490160836608
2018-07-11: One of the worst feeling is the helplessness you feel as you look into the painful eyes of your …
2018-07-11: At times, I just wish I wasn’t following the technology space closely. My buying decisions …
2018-07-11: I really liked this comment from a hacker news thread1 on a post around how Microservices …
2018-07-11: ★ Liked Throwing and Catching by Seth Godin We spend most of our time in catching mode. In …
2018-07-11: We should tread carefully while bringing AR and ads technologies together. AR is still a growing …
2018-07-11: Update on Micro.threads
2018-07-10: ★ Liked “re-setting my mental clock” by @ayjay I have always told myself that …
2018-07-10: Micropub endpoint from the ground up
2018-07-10: Whatsapp is following Facebook’s footsteps — fighting fake news problem with full page …
2018-07-10: Update on Blot Open Questions
2018-07-10: It’s fascinating when you find art all around you. And some looking down at you. Inspiring.
2018-07-10: ★ Liked Privacy Policy for ascraeus.org When you send a webmention to this site, you are …
2018-07-09: So, I had recently got a blog created with blot.im. It will continue to exist in parallel to …
2018-07-09: I think I may have hit the right ingredients to what I want to achieve with my blot blog. Look wise …
2018-07-09: I read this nice article on how being a parent might (or might not) affect one’s writing. It …
2018-07-08: @colinwalker Do you have a different feed that is fed to micro.blog than your exposed rss? Your …
2018-07-08: Creativity and Parenthood
2018-07-08: This how-to series from Apple on Twitter is brilliant marketing. Showcases the product, …
2018-07-08: ★ Liked “An Interview with Andy Hertzfeld - Architect of the original …
2018-07-07: I and queues have some animosity. I know everyone thinks so, but it’s not the regular …
2018-07-07: Though micro.blog hosted blogs typically are a lot cleaner, I still prefer to read the long posts in …
2018-07-07: ★ Liked A Vision of Paradise by Jeremy Martin
2018-07-07: Amy Hoy writes so effortlessly about the web and websites as the internet around was changing. With …
2018-07-07: I would have liked a Shortcut invite getting into the weekend — but then now that I …
2018-07-06: I’ve finally decided to give blot.im a try. I like the simplicity of posting. Couple of …
2018-07-06: Whenever I read a book instead of Twitter for half an hour, I’m like: “Oh yeah! Words …
2018-07-06: At times, Musk behaves very similar to the president of his country. Goes after everyone who …
2018-07-06: I think I might give up and start using the official Twitter app. Don’t think at this point I …
2018-07-05: There are days when you figure out things are broken with your site and you just can’t find …
2018-07-05: A great read. Defining facts is hard — and hence is writing about and surfacing …
2018-07-05: For a person not interested in football as a sport, I still try to remain informed on FIFA updates. …
2018-07-05: ★ Liked How itty.bitty works Good showcase of possibilities. Static goes next level. …
2018-07-05: Article 13, which makes platforms directly liable for copyright infringements by their users …
2018-07-04: I think I need to gain control on how a feed client, micro.blog app for example, process my …
2018-07-04: I am tired of the tangled cables around my earphones. They are too messy and discomforting. I think …
2018-07-03: So that foldable Surface “phone” running Andromeda OS? Yeah, that was just a concept …
2018-07-03: After a bit of playing around, I am still not clear on the purpose and benefit of IndieBookClub. …
2018-07-03: It’s time to catch up on C.B. Strike - second story “The Silkworm”. I like the …
2018-07-02: As we move away from the centralised web to the peer web, it’s time to rediscover, …
2018-07-01: Siri shortcuts are amazing — potentially game-changing. Just default …
2018-07-01: I have seen Monocle in action now and realise the power of Microsub standard. I do not think I can …
2018-07-01: I always wanted to sort out my webmentions and the respective microformats in reply posts. …
2018-07-01: It turns out that culture is the most powerful force available to us. Culture comes from each of …
2018-07-01: Finally got the support for like and reply webactions — have handled the …
2018-06-30: ’’ tags : likes, link, social I always wonder what made us so careless, so …
2018-06-30: Playing with lights is always fun!
2018-06-30: You know how at times you keep making a very very silly mistake, but you blame a much …
2018-06-29: I was facing an issue with my micropub endpoint while publishing via an external app. The markdown …
2018-06-29: It had been so long since I was actively engrossed in something. It was kind of a low productivy …
2018-06-28: Every time I read about Google Duplex, there is a sense of uneasiness in me. I just can never put it …
2018-06-28: Book Review: Murder in the Mystery Suite
2018-06-28: In the new Google Duplex demos, the system clearly calls out it’s Google Assitant, but then …
2018-06-28: Safari is a browser, wish the updates to such an important app wasn’t tied to OS upgrades. I …
2018-06-27: Best update in iOS 12? Post upgrade it asked for iCloud password 0 times. That is many ones less …
2018-06-27: Incredibles 2 was underwhelming. Action (which was sleek, no doubt) won over balanced narration. …
2018-06-27: Log message: downloading beta profile. See you on the other side.
2018-06-26: Just performed a Windows 10 reset - because it was getting bogged down by the loaded crap. Reset …
2018-06-26: I am still not sure how Apple continues to justify minor Siri improvements on yearly iOS upgrade …
2018-06-26: I run Google Analytics today on my site. I really need not run any Analytics on my site. I think I …
2018-06-25: I had the same start to my day as Colin’s - with a glorious morning. However, where I was …
2018-06-11: Been so long I have been away from writing anything. I think that sort of phase when consumption …
2018-06-11: Browsers continue to make mockery of the web standards. Just look at the behaviour of autocomplete …
2018-05-27: Come’on SRH, no less than 160 to defend. Make #IPL2018Final worth the 4 hours.
2018-05-08: I hate the continuous scrolling paradigm adopted by many websites (Quartz, Venture Beat) today to …
2018-05-04: Planning a family vacation is not easy. So many parameters to think of.
2018-05-04: The seduction of access to privileged (non-public) data is irresistible. Prioritizing data because …
2018-04-24: From the Medium help section. Medium taps into the brains of the world’s most insightful …
2018-04-24: Google gets even more interested in podcasts now. Currently, they look primarily focused on …
2018-04-18: M. G. Siegler recently posted his thoughts on Arrogance Peaks in Silicon Valley. I found this belief …
2018-04-18: When @bradyharan first referenced his new podcast, about all the podcasts that aren’t made, …
2018-04-17: I keep hearing that there are parts of the world where using Facebook is a necessity. I wonder what …
2018-04-16: Amongst the mountains, facing the green valleys. A calmness eventually sweeps in.
2018-04-13: I am surprised there exists another social network that I did not hear about earlier (it’s …
2018-04-13: I’m surprised that cause and medications for an ailment as simple as headache is still not …
2018-04-11: The more I think and hear from the voices (a lot smarter than I) talk about the rumoured …
2018-04-09: As I look at the hundreds of links bookmarked over the years of browsing, I am stunned how can this …
2018-04-09: I simply love the podcast The Truth. Every episode has a unique fiction to narrate, with an …
2018-04-08: I am almost on the verge of deleting the YouTube app from my phone. The algorithmic overloads have …
2018-04-08: Thoughts on The Rule of Links
2018-04-08: Every now and then, it’s better to let the mind go completely blank. Many a times it is …
2018-04-04: Another day, another update on Facebook’s grey terms around their product usage. Now …
2018-04-04: I am completely against Tweetstorms. Not because it’s difficult to present and parse for …
2018-04-03: I literally shouted “This is f*^&>$! awesome!” during a chase sequence in Baby …
2018-04-03: @manton I find the character ‘&’ eats up 5 characters instead of just one in iOS …
2018-04-03: “Deep Impact” is an intriguing watch. It’d a story to tell in a genre. But it …
2018-04-02: Time. Those fleeting moments of time.
2018-04-02: Ezra Klein interviewed Mark Zuckerberg recently and fascinating to hear him evade (though clearly …
2018-04-02: I consider every visit to a barber as one where I assign a project to a sculptor. My only …
2018-04-01: I have finished reading another fiction - review in progress. And I realise it is first time since …
2018-03-30: You tend to remember the things that went wrong, that were not easy to carry out the first time …
2018-03-30: My daughter servers me a dish of Play-Doh breakfast every now and then. Got served some colourful …
2018-03-29: A great article on a recent event in cricket → For all the ball-tampering madness, we can …
2018-03-28: Greens always mesmerise me - a velvety bed so serene for the flowers.
2018-03-28: I have realised there’s a block worse than writer’s block - a reader’s block. …
2018-03-27: Most tech bloggers often dislike Apple because they tend to stay focused on a theme in an event. …
2018-03-27: An alarming and distressing thread → Want to freak yourself out? I’m gonna show just …
2018-03-27: I finally watched Wonder Woman & I must say I had too high expectations for this. And this …
2018-03-25: Slippery slope that is win-at-all-costs
2018-03-25: It is pretty amazing what you can create when you let the nature work its magic on the complete …
2018-03-23: I am tired of listening to comments on Facebook, mentioning it’s already too late or no point …
2018-03-22: iPad still remains the best device for consumption. And shines at times even for creation given it …
2018-03-22: Great analogy by Dave Winer → It’s just that people who use the new Google-powered …
2018-03-20: Every now & then, I come across a IndieWeb enabled site with all the principles implemented, …
2018-03-20: I wonder can we not post titles with notes in quill? I want to post replies with some comments, but …
2018-03-20: It was great listening to @modernlittleme. I say this again, it is refreshing to hear new thoughts, …
2018-03-19: A good book is the one that makes you shout at a character to not do a thing he’s doing. To …
2018-03-18: It is so difficult, even frustrating at times, to find just that right combination of a pen and …
2018-03-16: When your mind is loaded with stuff, from work and from home and from others, it stops churning …
2018-03-15: A delicious multi-course meal is always the best way to get through a tedious work week.
2018-03-14: Such a great first episode of Micro Monday — I love the format, & I love the concept. It …
2018-03-13: Does preparing for an exam mean making one learn? I never believed that, but am always reminded that …
2018-03-11: As we detoured in search of dinner, we had no idea we would halt at a place that hadn’t aged …
2018-03-10: I recently switched off the “Trim Silence” mode. Even got the playback speeds to 1x. …
2018-03-09: At times, we do surprise ourself with what we achieve with the creativity - and let the nature grow.
2018-03-09: Short, crisp review of Galaxy S9 → “If you want this phone, just buy an S8” - …
2018-03-08: It’s difficult to keep up with any goals once you are on an official travel. Thoughts have …
2018-03-08: There’s something unnaturally beautiful about this bench - in midst of a hive of activity, in …
2018-03-07: At times, it’s the calm, the silence, an empty pathway that lends the solace. One such …
2018-03-07: I am always surprised by the number of typos in e-books. One would think a digital format would be …
2018-03-07: Even after so many travels, every imminent one makes me nervous even now. And am sure it is not …
2018-03-06: She narrated so many tales. Wish I had understood at least a couple.
2018-03-06: Amazon Alexa Devices Are Laughing Spontaneously → People are reporting that the bot [Alexa …
2018-03-06: This week was an interesting one. Not much productive, but then just productive enough. What I am …
2018-03-05: This lone lamppost always befuddles me — I can never decide whether to be saddened by its …
2018-03-05: Micro Monday: @eli. His stream is full of interesting posts and snaps. And some delightful …
2018-03-05: They say the world online is spoilt, spiteful. It’s all rage, and slander. All one utters of …
2018-03-05: So I wasn’t too off on Oscars predictions. We can kind of guess which movies will win the big …
2018-03-04: So the Oscars are almost here. And I’ve got a feeling that it will be The Shape of Water, …
2018-03-04: A tray of fresh breakfast served by my daughter’s imagination.
2018-03-04: Open Web and Your Social Signature
2018-03-04: Watched Spider-Man: Homecoming again. I just love every film in MCU. Superhero films are supposed to …
2018-03-04: I guess the attempt from Apple to market HomePod as a speaker-first-smart-later device didn’t …
2018-03-03: Greens at home make a tiresome day just a tad more soothing.
2018-03-03: “Being a parent makes you feel like a blanket that’s always too small.” Few …
2018-03-03: Communities to Combat Isolation
2018-03-03: I wish the full screen mode on Safari did what I want it to do — go full screen on the …
2018-03-03: I get a physical newspaper delivered to me every morning. My morning cup of tea with a daily dose of …
2018-03-02: Stairs to serenity, an opportunity to rise above the routine hustle and bustle.
2018-03-02: In continuation to my wish for the publications to allow subscribing only to their exclusive …
2018-03-02: Every time I attempt to read any publication, I am bomabarded with the content marked …
2018-03-01: So after carefully considering which apps actually deserve a place on my device, I’ve for the …
2018-03-01: ‘Bro Culture’ Led to Repeated Sexual Harassment → Former Google …
2018-03-01: Adore that season where winter is bidding adieu and summer is getting ready, knocking on the doors. …
2018-02-28: I am becoming too much fussy, too much skeptical about things. I find a perfect, vacant parking spot …
2018-02-27: Why a billionaire’s Instagram alternative is suddenly so popular → So how does it …
2018-02-27: Human, you talking to me? Jeez, mon, I’m surrounded by amateurs.
2018-02-27: My daughter teaches me, makes me think so much from dawn to dusk. Her curiousity towards her …
2018-02-26: Micro.threads update. Added refresh support for existing threads, useful mainly for all Discover …
2018-02-26: Every time I have to open up my code, it makes me extremely nervous. There is so much mess that …
2018-02-26: Finally, got the microblog section of my site, the journal as I call it, designed just the way I …
2018-02-26: If you had to recommend one post, long, short doesn’t matter, what would that be? Something, …
2018-02-25: Updated the /now page for this week — it’s been all about the hobby projects. So few …
2018-02-25: "So, what version of yourself are you?"
2018-02-25: I am seriously coming to that side of belief where microposts are no different from longer posts. As …
2018-02-24: More than the actual gameplay, I am mesmerised by the zen mode in Alto’s Odyssey. At times, I …
2018-02-24: I am part of so many interesting conversations at micro.blog that make me wish for a way to follow …
2018-02-24: Finally watched The Big Sick. It’s refreshing to see some real couples, doing normal …
2018-02-24: It’s been a very hectic week, loaded with work and hobby projects. Sleep is affected. Life …
2018-02-23: @manton I started working on an app based on Micro.blog APIs — started as a project to learn …
2018-02-23: I look at some people and heartily feel the society does not deserve them. I am confounded as to …
2018-02-22: "Thoughts on Google’s strike against non-https sites"
2018-02-22: Google, AMP and Consumer Welfare
2018-02-21: Yee-haw! Alto’s Odyssey is here. Farewell to some hours of productivity. And welcome some …
2018-02-20: You code. Or you write. Rarely can you do both together. That context switching is not so seamless. …
2018-02-20: On my IndieWeb Journey, there are few things I haven’t sorted out yet. To set up a media …
2018-02-19: I had been displaying the webmentions on the posts for some time now. Idea was to validate if things …
2018-02-19: I got a JSON feed setup for my site. When I began, I did not think it would be this simple. I love …
2018-02-19: Another day, another playground. It’s a feed fixing day — I need to decide how I want …
2018-02-18: I’m surprised to see the number of blogs run by blot here. I can see the attraction of a …
2018-02-18: As planned, I got a /now page setup for my site. I do not want to load it with too much of text. …
2018-02-18: So unlocked one more pin with my latest post. Can I say it wasn’t intentional? Planned? …
2018-02-18: Read. Patiently, slowly, uselessly.
2018-02-17: There are days when her doll becomes her life. Whatever she does, it stays by her side. For her, it …
2018-02-17: I sincerely hope the “Reply All” option is higher on @manton’s list of to-dos …
2018-02-17: I am surprised I never tried VS code earlier. I think there’s something about dev tools that …
2018-02-17: I’m really impressed with Visual Studio Code. It works great on Mac (and of course is cross …
2018-02-16: I plan to get a “Now” page setup for my site. I debated a lot if I would be able to …
2018-02-15: The sheer number of modules available in Node can overwhelm you at times. Think of any utility, …
2018-02-15: “Math is math, why would they change math?” Gosh, this Incredibles 2 Trailer is …
2018-02-15: I am reading posts mentioning Apple should have caught rings problem in QA. However I have a genuine …
2018-02-15: Notifications were barging into my life very frequently, throughout the day. And night. I had to …
2018-02-14: Purge Undeserving Notifications
2018-02-14: “Google details how Chrome’s optional ad blocking, which goes live tomorrow, will …
2018-02-14: Biggest shortcomings of humanity come to fore when we stop appreciating others’ and their …
2018-02-13: A great post from @colinwalker explaining his learnings from his Write365 challenge. It reminded me …
2018-02-13: We Should All Write. Everyone Can.
2018-02-13: AMP for Email → Because AMP for Email is an open spec, we look forward to seeing how other …
2018-02-13: I watched the first season of Black Mirror completely. It took me at least a couple of days to get …
2018-02-13: I am surprised at the sheer scale of insider information that Gurman has managed to scoop. …
2018-02-13: It is annoying to watch your hairline recede. It is even more annoying to be a mute spectator of the …
2018-02-12: "Receding Hairline"
2018-02-12: 🎵 A great song this - Here I dreamt I was an architect I need to listen to more from this …
2018-02-12: It’s difficult to maintain, support and improve legacy features. Always better to clean the …
2018-02-12: Alto’s back with a new adventure → The main evolution is that Alto has learned to …
2018-02-12: HomePod is speaker first, after all → Siri on the HomePod doesn’t need to be terribly …
2018-02-11: There is no better way to sign-off the week than enjoying a sumptuous meal with your family, sharing …
2018-02-11: I wish there was a single place where I could see all my paid subscriptions. There is a reason at …
2018-02-11: Finally managed to document the journey embracing IndieWeb principles on my site built with Hugo. …
2018-02-10: IndieWebify Your Hugo Website
2018-02-10: I am seriously considering closing my gmail account. I am weary of dumping more and more of my data …
2018-02-10: So the timeline is full of individual’s HomePod reviews. And almost everyone’s loving …
2018-02-09: “Understand humility. Foster dignity. Live memorably. Endure.” → “The …
2018-02-09: It’s mesmerising to wake up to some of the most beautiful creations of nature — a lot …
2018-02-08: Since the day I brought Echo in my home, I always wondered how smart the ecosystem of IOT devices …
2018-02-08: I hate that my Kindle has great battery life — I keep running it for weeks for it …
2018-02-08: Finally managed to catch up to the Falcon Heavy launch posts/videos. Gosh, it just was an inspiring …
2018-02-08: In response to a great article by Kashmir Hill on living in smart homes, I have captured some of my …
2018-02-08: Living in a Smart Home
2018-02-08: Feedly does not handle the posts without title well. How about the alternatives? Feedbin, …
2018-02-07: HomePod reviews should be pretty heartening for Apple. They looked focused at nailing the hardware …
2018-02-07: 🎵 A great playlist - Autumn Acoustic Pop. Keeps your mind at calm.
2018-02-07: Nature has the ability and avidity to affect your state of mind — at times in most positive …
2018-02-06: I think I need to clip my subscription list of podcasts. I have realised I am spending significant …
2018-02-06: Late to bed, early to rise. Not the way for healthy life. But that’s what I am going through …
2018-02-05: For Micro Monday, I would like to recommend @colinwalker. He writes some great posts, on his really …
2018-02-05: Social media tricks me into thinking I’ve connected with other humans when really I have only …
2018-02-05: 🎵 Such a creative track this - Efflux of Time by Aditi Ramesh.
2018-02-05: Every time I listen to the Best of the Week playlist on Apple Music, I realise how different my …
2018-02-05: Great trailer for Westworld Season 2. Fitting background music to an impactful utterance of the …
2018-02-05: You know the best way to spread a bit of positivity around? Greet people in the morning. I have …
2018-02-05: It’s promising to see when humanity puts its difference aside to help out an animal in …
2018-02-04: @colinwalker Sure. For me, when I referred to long posts, I meant ones a bit refined, independent …
2018-02-04: So finally managed to open-source the enhanced theme on my site. More about the overall setup here. …
2018-02-04: This is such a great post benchmarking Hugo against Jekyll. The faster build times was extractly the …
2018-02-04: At times, it is useful to not wait to get the perfect code base before checking in, especially on …
2018-02-03: 🎵 Now Playing Free Fallin’ - such a great song.
2018-02-03: What is it with the latest websites that the “Request Desktop Site” just …
2018-02-03: There was a time recently when I seriously considered buying a Windows. Needed an Air, but not the …
2018-02-03: You stay late, you screw up your mornings. You don’t, well, you anyway screw up the mornings. …
2018-02-03: “You’re killing me with your eyes But with your smile you revive” 🎵 …
2018-02-02: Cleaning your code to make it ready for open source or to put it out in public is always such a …
2018-02-02: Why Micro.blog has a great chance to succeed?
2018-02-02: I guess it’s the seasons of new bots signing up on twitter. Suddenly a rush of new followers …
2018-02-01: I believe when organisations say AI powers each of their offerings/products, they use the term way …
2018-02-01: “What would make more sense to me is that Amazon converts the latter into a marketplace where …
2018-02-01: 🎵The whole playlist is stunning — has taken me through so much of tiring hours. …
2018-02-01: Adding Touch Support on Mac
2018-02-01: These are such great captures of the lunar eclipse from yesterday. Of course, not captured by me - …
2018-02-01: Who would make me feel starstruck?
2018-01-31: “When life gives you lemons, check to make sure they aren’t, in fact, underripe …
2018-01-31: @manton How does crossposting from micro.blog to twitter handle the syndication? Will the …
2018-01-31: I think I might have finally cracked the Micropub endpoint riddle - an attempt to post via …
2018-01-31: Customary reminder that timezones are mess if not handled during dev and build.
2018-01-31: “Software will always be simple and reliable if it is built to address the problem it aims at …
2018-01-31: Facing an issue parsing webmentions accessed via webmention.io api. I am not sure what the sort …
2018-01-31: I wish I did not have to use any of the Google apps on iOS. But I just can’t find a way to …
2018-01-30: Stop Making Software Complex
2018-01-29: Enabled the h-entry microformat markup to posts/journal entries. POSSE handled via IFTTT recipes on …
2018-01-29: Embracing IndieWeb can at times feel overwhelming. But it’s the amazing implementations that …
2018-01-28: I have enabled an extremely basic processing and display of two types of posts - likes and replies. …
2018-01-28: On my journey towards embracing IndieWeb, achieved - identify via microformats2, IndieAuth enabled, …
2018-01-28: Dues to Clear
2018-01-26: Experimentation continues with IndieWeb projects — over to Webmentions. It is a …
2018-01-25: Today has really been extremely productive. I have got many of the things sorted out. Posting from a …
2018-01-25: Exploring the option to enable an editorial process in CMS. So that a draft can be saved first …
2018-01-25: Managed to solve the problem with avoiding issue with including title for microblog in crossposting. …
2018-01-25: It’s been about 6 months now that I got my static site up with Hugo. Pretty satisfied with …
2018-01-25: I am since long fascinated by IndieWeb and multiple projects the guys are working on. One project …
2018-01-23: How Dark Patterns are employed by health insurers
2018-01-22: This is a test post to check for on-this-day feature.
2018-01-19: Book Review: Origin by Dan Brown
2018-01-16: The Opposite of Fitt’s Law
2018-01-16: Fallout of the False Ballistic Missile Alarm in Hawaii
2018-01-11: Four Color Theorem and Software Complexity
2017-11-22: The Unnatural Case
2017-10-04: When No One Cares
2017-09-25: Herding the Herder
2017-09-14: Steve Jobs Theatre - A Unique Apple Product
2017-09-13: Perfecting Existence
2017-09-08: Ganesh Visarjan 2017
2017-09-08: Publishing Platforms Still Fail Writers on Mobile
2017-09-07: He, who wasn't welcomed
2017-09-02: Why Microsoft failed with Windows Phone?
2017-09-01: "A Writer's Dilemma"
2017-08-30: Why do we keep failing at foreseeing the technology advances?
2017-08-27: "Medium"
2017-08-26: Static Website: Benefits & Writing Process
2017-08-25: "Ganeshotsav 2017"
2017-08-23: "Solar Eclipse 2017"
2017-08-23: Equaling Out
2017-08-19: Life of Bitcoin Miners
2017-08-19: Walking to the Happy Place
2017-08-19: "Journal"
2017-08-15: Moving from Squarespace to Hugo
2017-08-15: Things are Changin'
2017-08-15: "Journal"
2017-08-14: "Journal"
2017-08-11: Displaying Favicons in Safari tabs
2017-08-11: "Journal"
2017-08-10: "Journal"
2017-07-24: The Unearthly Baggage
2017-05-15: Day When a Loan Shark Was Tamed
2017-05-09: We're all a mess
2017-05-07: That’s My Sun
2017-04-28: The humans behind the AI
2017-04-22: Till the Fireworks Last
2017-04-09: The Quiet Onlooker
2016-11-29: Book Review: A Man Called Ove
2016-11-27: Marvelling at Life
2016-11-03: Our Mutual Pact
2016-09-17: A Walk to Remember
2016-07-12: Best Day of My Life
2016-05-15: The Lone Conductor
2016-03-31: The Other
2016-03-29: Pinboard & IFTTT
2016-03-08: Idea of The Daily Message
2016-02-07: Why Gender Equality is important for men too
2016-01-02: Book Review: The Oath of the Vayuputras
2015-08-02: Book Review: Mort
2015-04-27: The Ads Dilemma
2015-04-12: Passwords are, still, mess
2015-04-11: Thoughts on The Martian
2015-01-24: Kindle and Paperbacks
2014-12-17: Book Review: Gone Girl
2014-11-30: Experience watching Interstellar
2014-11-19: Book Review: And Then There Were None
2014-10-30: Book Review: The Cuckoo''s Calling
2014-09-06: Own your blog: With Ghost and Digital Ocean
2014-08-30: Anyone can write
2014-08-21: Showman I adore
2014-08-21: I want to use Overcast, but I can't
2014-08-13: The Conscious Subconscious
2014-08-07: End of journey
2014-07-28: Pen is, still, mightier
2014-07-23: Here's to another start!
2013-12-30: Remembering names..
2013-12-29: Book Review: Inferno
2013-08-13: Here’s a word cloud of my posts created in 2008 – I had been writing for around 2 years …
2013-08-08: Book Review: Kane and Abel
2013-08-06: Stop overthinking
2012-08-06: Speechless...
2012-08-06: Make us fools, but we hate waiting.
2012-06-26: Evidence of Machine Learning scratched at Google X Laboratory
2011-08-10: If India lose 4-0 against England..
2011-08-04: Uniting the divided nation, at least by name.
2011-07-22: Another day, another change
2011-06-29: If a great musician plays great music but no one hears, was he really any good?
2011-06-29: Change changes everything!
2010-07-16: Selecting your contact number: An activity worth million dollars..
2010-06-18: Thank you Mr.Timezones for making world messier a place to live..
2010-06-07: 2 ke 15million; a non-economist view of a 'convinient' money making deal..
2010-05-25: Making birthday celebrations an embarrassing experience..since 1912!
2010-05-15: Is she Indian? A timepass bet, literally..
2010-05-04: I do not drink. Research says I am dumb..
2010-02-04: Decoding the plight called elevators..
2010-01-24: Switching Lives (Repost)
2009-12-27: My time travel to the future me..
2009-12-14: Thoughts on movie making (and reviewing)
2009-10-15: Is ignoring climate change a risk worth taking?
2009-09-27: A day when I let my unethical mind cells win
2009-09-21: Getting Choosy at Supermarkets..
2009-08-23: Quick thoughts
2009-07-30: A quickie to Darling Harbour..
2009-06-12: One Fine Morning...
2009-05-29: Nothing goes wrong..
2009-05-27: Contemplating my present days..
2009-03-18: The useless "S" word!!!
2009-03-12: An Experience
2009-02-27: A lame effort ...
2009-02-11: 'Fatty' Brain ...
2009-02-02: The modern face of armed robbery..
2009-01-28: Why does darkness exist?
2009-01-08: What really is ambition?
2008-12-27: A passage I long to live...
2008-12-11: Why do I even try?
2008-10-13: Dawn of a new Era...
2008-10-09: Nine...
2008-09-26: What happened to my Ambitions?
2008-09-19: Switching lives...
2008-08-26: Me and Garfield
2008-08-25: Tottering along the floor to..
2008-08-20: I blabber about ...
2008-08-19: I am superstitious
2008-08-18: Twitter in Blog/Website..
2008-08-18: Superstitious and Me??? ..Nah...
2008-08-15: Vande Mataram..
2008-08-13: Journey to a self-hosted blog ...
2008-08-12: Reduced activity
2008-08-09: Still in the womb ...
2008-08-06: Gulped...
2008-07-09: Just tweak Google search box.. Concentration Gauranteed
2008-06-18: Mysterious Me...
2008-05-29: Here I blog ...
2008-05-20: IPL should end ...
2008-04-10: News media tickled my thinking brain again...
2008-03-26: Am still not dead...
2008-02-14: Earn security, but at a price...
2008-02-05: I am breaking....
2008-02-03: A Commute through Orkut Communities...
2008-01-29: Security and Privacy!!!
2008-01-28: Operation 'Not Afraid'!!!
2008-01-17: Indian Kangaroos in Kangaroo Land!!!
2007-11-28: Laugh Monkey Laugh...
2007-10-11: An Apple a day...
2007-10-03: Blank....
2007-09-25: When is a kilogram that is no longer a kilogram still a kilogram?
2007-09-18: Software Programmers Panico!!!
2007-09-09: Global Warming Culprits: Cows and Pigeons join the party!!!
2007-09-02: "Independence Day" Celebrations ???
2007-07-25: Microsoft's Secret of Success Lies in.....
2007-07-22: Quality 'Confidus' for Softwares!!!
2007-07-06: Google and Firefox drowns me in a mystery !!!
2007-07-05: Decoding IM's !!!
2007-06-16: Powerpoints??? Good Gracious!!! Save Me
2007-06-06: Smoking N Choking out ... Are we really???
2007-05-16: Wordpress Through Eyes of a Blogger!!!
2007-05-10: Talk the universal language !!!
2007-04-30: Answers Unquestioned!!!
2007-04-24: A Wake Up Call!!!
2007-04-12: Speechless......
2007-03-24: Cricket... What!!!
2007-03-23: Lets corner the lions!!!
2007-03-21: "Change Do Sir"
2007-03-15: Nah.... Not Again!!!
2007-03-15: Great Opportunity to help Mankind.
2006-03-24: The Original Bismil Poem !
2005-10-20: A good reason for making MARATHI as National Language!!!
2005-10-18: "Sachin not a Match Winner": A judgement
