Weekly Notes 39/2026

In one of my earlier blog posts, I mentioned that I have become more routine, more protective of my time, and indirectly more productive since becoming a parent. That continues. I totally get how Parvathy feels in this video. I am still not a proper morning person. I wake up around 6 AM. That said, I pay close attention to how I feel physically and mentally, and I also pay close attention to rest. Most of my awake time goes into what needs immediate attention and being nice to my future self.

This week has been tough but interesting overall. Lots of good conversations, both technical and non-technical. I hope to find more time to write next week.

• Uma wanted to get on a digger; she asked me. I said I don’t own it; if you want, you need to ask driver uncle. She called him loudly and asked him if she could come inside. He said, “Yes.” After a while, she asked, ” Can you start and move the hand? He said, “No.” I was just watching the conversation.
• This week’s P.T. was at odd times because I was traveling; thanks to Bhumika for accommodating. I couldn’t play this week, but I was able to run wherever I was, which is a good thing.
• The Indian Express has done a good series on the CEC and ECI of India. For me, the most worrying factor was that technology blocked what the law allowed; hence, 97 voters couldn’t be added to the voter list, and I think it’s a crime that should be punishable. Also, what was decentralized in process and pre-tech is now centralized by technology; i.e., voter list creation is decentralized but centralized technically, and storage and RBAC are centralized. Ideally, each state should own the platform with a separate installation and database. They should sync to the central one only for reporting purposes, as it used to work before. We are kind of losing it due to the centralized architecture design, and it goes directly against the Constitution.
• I was in Chennai to meet the team. It was a very short but hectic trip. I couldn’t get a train ticket, so I took a private electric bus. I must say KSRTC (Karnataka) has the best buses in the country.
• I like that Anand includes “Mistakes I made” and “Questions I was asked” in his weekly updates. Lume is a small, crazy-fast hybrid search engine written in Rust; you can run it locally or on your server.