Thejesh GN Blog

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Local LanguageTool With Eloquent and LibreOffice

English wasn’t my first/primary language. I attended a Kannada-medium school during my primary school years and switched to an English-medium school in high school. I caught up with it as I grew up speaking it with friends and then colleagues, as English is the primary language at work 1. Now that we are...

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Weekly Notes 27/2025

Welcome to the second half of 2025. How was the year so far for you? For me, it’s been mostly good, except for the radiculopathy and the rapid pace of the year. If the first half has gone by so quickly, I can’t imagine how fast the second will go. It usually feels...

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Cinema Sundays with My Parents

I watched so many (probably hundreds?) movies with my parents as a child and a teenager. We mostly saw them in theaters; in fact, there was no other option. The first set I remember is Premaloka and Ranadheera, directed by Ravichandran. Both were remakes, but it didn’t matter. Premaloka was released in 1987...

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Weekly Notes 26/2025

The only thing I miss about working remotely is being around people. I enjoy meeting people outside of work, such as over coffee or during lunch breaks. Even working remotely, I have tried to go out and meet and work with people at least once a week. However, for some reason, I didn’t...

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Godless but not joyless

So, when you don’t believe in God or follow a specific religion, what do you celebrate with others? Just because I’m not religious doesn’t mean I’m anti-social—I still want to spend time with family and friends, which often happens around religious festivals. Lately, I’ve been thinking about turning religious festivals into social events....

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Weekly Notes 25/2025

I continue to do Physiotherapy. It has helped a lot. Thanks to all the friends who recommended, encouraged, and gave me leads for Physiotherapy. One of the things that I believe helped me in my recovery is the Memory Foam Contour Cervical Pillow with Coolgel from My Armor. I know it’s a mouthful,...