Upgrading in Process
I am upgrading multiple things. So things might break. Comment below if you find any broken stuff.
Thejesh GN Blog
Going Serverless with OpenWhisk
I have been using Webhooks for a long time now. Webhooks are HTTP callbacks. They usually get called with HTTP Post request on an event. For example system one does a POST request on system two when something changes on system one. These are typically used by heterogeneous systems for plumbing. In my...
Using DataTables with CouchDB
DataTables is an Open Source jQuery plugin that adds controls to any HTML table. Usually DataTable takes an existing HTML table and adds functionality to it. It can also pull data from a remote JSON and create table on the fly. It’s a useful feature. Although for big datasets it doesn’t work as...
Dear Mr R S Sharma: Aadhaar Number has no place on the Open Web
The Center for Internet and Society recently published a report called Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar numbers with sensitive personal financial information. After it was published it got wide media coverage. R S Sharma, currently chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India,...
Offline First Apps for Indians – Part 1
In 2015 I drove across India. It involved some of the most developed areas to very remote places. In some places it was difficult to get couple of hours of electricity. Connectivity was very patchy and in some places non-existent. In 2017 things have improved but not uniformly across India. Most of India...
Reverse Engineering iTag – A Bluetooth Low Energy Button
Couple of weeks back I bought a few iTags. These are simple BLE buttons. They have a small led, a button and a buzzer. CR2032 – a 3v coin cell battery powers it. Since they are Bluetooth Low Energy devices, a single cell can power them for years. It’s easy to change batteries...
Hyderabad police have Orwellian plans for you; they’re building a surveillance hub
Something strange and worrisome is happening in Hyderabad. The police there want to collect records of every resident, regardless of whether or not the person is a suspect of any crime. And it doesn’t end there. They want to collect very specific details including phone numbers, relationships, voter identification numbers and Aadhaar numbers....
