Category: Life

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Walking, Talking, Writing: A Blog Post Experiment

So, I’m going to attempt to write a blog post, actually by dictating it using IdeaShell. It’s my dream to write a whole blog post using voice. It’s not done using any Text-generating LLMs, but this is done using Speech to Text (STT). Just to try it out. I’m doing this while I’m taking a stroll at Madras, an evening stroll. It’s a good way to test it because I just wanted to test it in different environments. How does it perform?

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Local Music, Global Discovery

I listen to Music from my homelab server using Navindrome and several client apps. It works both when I am online and offline. But one of the things that you miss when you listen to local Music is discoverability. It’s not easy to find new, interesting Music unless you’re on one of those...

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What is My Political View in 2025?

I am quite politically engaged and follow it with genuine interest. So I need to understand where I stand using a consistent set of parameters. Sometime in 2009, I came across The Political Compass, which felt like a good fit for this purpose. Since then, I’ve been taking the survey from time to...

ನಾಗರತ್ನ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಅನುದಾನ - Nagarathna Memorial Grant 3

Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2025 – Results

There were 100+ high-quality applications this year, making going through and selecting hard and time-consuming. I am happy about them. Thanks to friends for pitching. Gangadhar(25K), Shweta/Ashwini(50K), Divya(50K), Nemo(50K), Kamala Manoharan (100K), Y(30K), S(10K), and T(10K) pitching in to make the total amount 4.25L. This is also the first year a former grantee has become a grantor (Not in their name), making it truly special.

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Installing Enhet Wall Cabinet

Table of Contents1 L-Shaped Clamp for support2 Installation3 Additional Material required4 Tools I used Installation is easy with just two screws, but I didn’t believe just two screws would be enough, so I did more. I got two L-shaped clamps and screwed them to the wall at the bottom so that the sides...

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A challenge of blog questions

I got tagged by Sathya to take up the challenge of blog questions. I don’t even remember the last time something like this happened. But I am thrilled to see blogging is popular again and, in most cases, becoming an alternative to social media. A selfish reason for participating in this challenge is...