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I am a coder and a writer. And it is excruciating to have these two conflicting personalities live within me. When the coder wants to code, the writer checks his choice of words, the structure of comments, or the depth of documentation—the writer wants the coder to write an
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As much as I should avoid hopping across blogging platforms, I often do it almost yearly. Here's what I had written about seven years ago, which is applicable even today. It is August. I like to think I am a writer. Somewhere deep down, I also know, though,
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Many folks have recently written about politics and its impact on communities. Though I generally avoid talking about politics, this question from Manu piqued my interest—should you keep some topics off of online communities, specifically social platforms? I say, why not? After all, social media is a resource, just
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I have encountered this trend for noting down one’s “app defaults” a few times now, the latest from Manu. I always enjoy reading about the services others use. This time, I wanted to contribute to the list. * Mail Client: HEY * Mail Server: HEY * Notes: Notion / Keep Notes * To-Do: Tick
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Someone reading my yesterday’s post might think I hate interacting with folks online. Or don’t want people commenting on my blog posts. That’s not the case. Rather, through these interactions, I have clarified my thoughts. Whenever I publish posts online, it is with an acknowledgement that I
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There was a time when I listened to podcasts. Then, I stopped doing that. There was a time when I scrolled through Twitter and Facebook, and we all know that story. Eventually, I also stopped watching YouTube videos. I detached myself from every form of passive consumption. I came to
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Everything, some might say. But such barbs might not help identify and address the core issue. For the past few days, I have read a lot of posts where people describe why they are quitting social media — Facebook, Instagram, and the peskiest of all, Twitter; I empathise with the stories
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It is August. I like to think I am a writer. Somewhere deep down, I also know, though, that I am first a developer. So every August, I happen to relook at the current setup for my presence on the web, go back to the drawing board and change things.