A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.
I was checking the air quality reports of Bangalore for the period of 3 months when we were under strict lock-downs due to COVID-19. Bengaluru’s air has been doing much better under the lock-down. I am sure this is not a unique case. According to the analysis by CREA, for the Health and...
Last Sunday(2020-06-21), we were having our evening tea on balcony. That’s when I saw her. I do see many dogs on the street. But she looked very scared and lost. It was clear that she did belong there. I went down with some treats to meet her. And that’s how she is at...
I have been using Zim Wiki for a long time now. Its my knowledge base. Very frequently I also use it as an outliner to take notes. This is an outline about that; written in Zim Wiki and exported as HTML. I have also attached a screenshot below. Outline is hierarchical text. Its...
Globally, while there has been a shift towards open data policies, some Government of India’s departments have gone the opposite way. They have decided to stop putting out data in the public domain. Data enthusiasts and voluntary organisations have been pitching in with their efforts to build open data resources in India. My...
It wasn’t easy to decide this year. There were more applications than usual. And I was confused quite a bit due to COVID-19. But at last, here we are with the results of Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2020. This year, again, we have three grantees. We also have an anonymous1 donor of INR.20K....
The case of 12-year old Jamalo, who was walking from Andhra Pradesh to her village in Bastar (Chhattisgarh) collapsing 11 km short of her village was widely reported. However, there are many such heartbreaking cases. News reports tracked during the ongoing lockdown suggest that more than 300 people died because of the lockdown:...
Thejesh GN (ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್) “Thej” is an Independent Technologist, Hacker, Maker, Traveler, Blogger, InfoActivist, Open data and Open internet enthusiast from Bangalore, India.
He loves experimenting with all things life and hence some times he is called hacker and other times duct tape.
You can read more about him here.
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