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.
If you are interested in tracking weather alerts like I am, you should know about the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP). CAP is a standard XML formatted message that shares disaster/emergency alerts between creators, distributors, and receivers. For example, extreme rain alerts from IMD/Mausam (creator) to phones (receivers) through telecom service providers (distributors). It...
I’ve always dreamed of talking to computers. Cloud tools made it possible, but nothing beats doing it right on your machine. The first one I encountered that ran well locally was Dragon Speak. It worked pretty well but was very expensive and closed. In recent years, few models can run locally and do...
It was mostly kids and me at home this week. Managing full-time work, kids, and housework by myself was tough. Four kids (okay, one human toddler, a parent, and two pets) are a handful, even when you have regular support. But thanks to a friend and sibling who live close by, I could...
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...
It’s been a good week. The pain did flare up midweek, but regular exercise has helped bring it down. I can correlate the reduction to neck exercises. I’m starting physiotherapy at Stairs Physiotherapy again. Interestingly, I’ve received a few messages and emails about this. It turns out that I’m not alone; others in...
It’s a common requirement to share the files between multiple devices we own, sometimes even with strangers. Even though it’s a widespread requirement, there is no universal standard. iOS folks use AirDrop and Android folks use QuickShare, etc. They work only within their walled gardens, even though the data transfer happens in a...
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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. Email [ i @ thejeshgn dot com]. PGP/GPG Keys are here.
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