Weekly Notes 11/2026

by Thejesh GN · March 13, 2026

It’s been a hectic week. Most of the things I had planned have been done, but there are always things left to do!

Visas are here. All of us got 3-year multiple-entry travel visas. Maybe we can make another visit to Australia and spend more time there. I would love to ride around Australia if possible. But before that, hopefully, airlines will have enough fuel to take us there.

Uma's Painting — Uma’s painting efforts.

March 15th is the last day to apply for NMG/2026. If you were planning to apply, please do. Also, please forward to interested folks.
I wrote a short blog post about using Moodle CodeRunner to run Bash questions. I use it for in-class lab.
I finished #30DaysOfWatercoloring in 90 days. I am very late, I know, but it’s complete, and I love it.
Updated IDVC 2025 data and published it. I have also made the 2026 data live. But take it with a pinch of salt, as there have been very few survey submissions. But I think we will have enough items soon, maybe by the end of April.
I played a game of pickleball with friends this week. I could also attend two P.T sessions this week. I could do 3 sets of 10 reps at 55kg on lateral pulldowns. The goal is my body weight. I should cross it this year. I am very happy about it, given where I was at this time last year. BTW, I have lost weight and am now at my ideal weight – 58Kgs.
I have had a couple of OpenOffice bookings this week and had some great conversations about FOSS, OpenData, etc.
If you want quick access to Windows, here is a JavaScript emulator that runs Windows 2000 in a browser. I don’t know how Amazon implemented AI tools for its developers. For the organization that runs a lot of internet infrastructure, they should have been more deliberate and thoughtful. I wouldn’t agree to a code merge that is not reviewed and signed off by a person. Glad/sad to see Amazon coming to the same conclusion after disasters. Seems organizations and governments think Sovereignty in AI means deliberately hiding facts and sanitizing history, rather than conducting research and building. This thought process is completely different from what the FOSS world thinks about Sovereignty. India relaxes rules to allow easier Chinese investments again. It just shows how arbitrary these decisions are. We might even see TikTok soon!?! All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), an anti-war film, is now in the public domain. You can watch and share it using the Archive.org link. LibreOffice has Markdown support now.