Weekly Notes 23/2026

It’s been a good week in general. The work schedule is back under control. I am getting back to normalcy there. I also played after a long time on Sunday. We played singles again. It was tough but fun. It tests one’s stamina and technique more than doubles. I enjoyed it.

I am back to physical P.T again. I have also started doing some stretching at home every day, thanks to Sandeep and friends. My goal for the year is to gain muscle and do some pull-ups. I measure lean mass and body fat with a yearly DEXA scan. My body fat was 30% last year. I am not aiming a lot. But a couple of percentage points reduction from last year is a win.

And if I can dead hang for 2 minutes and do at least 3 proper pull-ups. I will consider it a win. Let’s see.

• Added more albums from Kannada and Malayalam to MusicBrainz. My contributions to MusicBrainz are mostly driven by the music I listen to, so I can track them in ListenBrainz. I also updated Uma’s playlist on her radio. It’s no more baby rhymes now. It has carefully selected songs. Currently, U2026 has songs from Kannada, Malayalam, English, and Italian. I figured out a way to publish playlists and embed them in posts. Maybe from next week I can include a weekly playlist.
• If you think you are a part of the majority, hate will never reach you. One day, it will reach you and your children, for sure.
• Got confirmations from all NMG/2026 grantees that they have received the funds. NMG/2026 is officially complete. I have added a blog post about the micro-granting BoF discussions at FOSS/2026. If you have any questions or points to discuss, please add to the post or send me an email. If you think you are a part of the majority, hate will never reach you. One day, it will reach you and your children, for sure.
• I like the Ways of Working series (on Substack) by Hiran. I had read about Viashnavi Murthy before and, for some reason, had not subscribed. I blame Substack. Thanks to Pradeep for bringing it to my notice again through Mehar’s story. I have subscribed now. I have sat on public benches and spent hours reading or waiting when I was a teen. Though some parts of the city still have public benches, they are vanishing faster. The world in general needs more public benches. Losing them is more than losing resting places, says Brune in this beautiful piece on Places Journal.