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Weekly Notes 31/2025

This is the fourth week (WN28/2025) of school for Uma. She enjoys going. Since midweek, I’ve been asked to wait outside as she’s very comfortable with her directress, or guide. Even during playschool, she was always happy to attend. So in that sense, it’s always been easy. But compared to playschool, The Earth...

My Power on the Go Kit. 0

Power on the Go

I have written about batteries and power banks before, which I use when traveling, primarily in the car or when staying somewhere for an extended period. However, this post is specifically about my power management during trips on flights and trains, which can also be applied to other situations. Flights seem to be...

Uma loves playing with warer 3

Weekly Notes 30/2025

This week was another good but hectic week. I went to school almost every day with Uma, I completed most of my planned tasks, and didn’t miss physiotherapy. So not bad. For the last couple of days, it has been cloudy and drizzled a bit; otherwise, the monsoon has vanished. Uma loves playing...

Jotheyali Web Playlist Player. Load and play JSPF playlists from web URLs. 0

Jotheyali – Web Playlist Player

I prefer a vendor-neutral playlist of songs and media. The standard I like is JSPF (JSON XSPF). It’s also a standard feature that ListenBrainz supports, but unfortunately, it is limited to what’s available on MusicBrainz. If you want to maintain playlists outside Listenbrainz, then try mbzlists. It’s a FOSS playlist creator, editor, and...

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Weekly Notes 29/2025

This week has been hectic but excellent. Many good and interesting things are happening at work in parallel, which keep me busy during the workday. Since Uma started school, we’ve also adjusted our daily schedule. We’re busy from 6:30 in the morning to 8:00 in the evening. That has reduced my time for...

Uma - Collecting flowers on the way 2

Intentional Observation

Uma started school last week. As part of her schooling, I attend school every day to observe her and provide support if needed. Currently, it’s for an hour every weekday. During this period, I sit there observing her and her surroundings for an hour, and nothing else. I don’t interact with her or...