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Uma's Painting 0

Weekly Notes 11/2026

It’s been a hectic week. Most of the things I had planned have been done, but there are always things left to do! Visas are here. All of us got 3-year multiple-entry travel visas. Maybe we can make another visit to Australia and spend more time there. I would love to ride around...

Day 30 of #30DaysOfWatercoloring 2

30 Days of Watercoloring is Complete

I started it in December. The first 28 were completed in 34 days. The last two took almost two months. Though I would like to credit this delay to work becoming hectic, it’s mostly me not being able to prioritize. The work is still hectic, but I can take out 20 mins and...

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Running Bash programs on Moodle CodeRunner

I have been teaching a course at APU that includes Bash scripting. I have a love-hate relationship with Bash. It’s a weird combination of a programming language and an iterative CLI. It’s confusing, easy to make mistakes, and hard to debug, but on the other hand, it’s available on almost all systems. It...

Magna Tiles are a hit 0

Weekly Notes 10/2026

Work has been hectic. But I can see the end, which is good, I think. Also, my orthodontic work is coming to an end. I should be free of steel cables in my mouth in three months.

ಅನ್ಯಮತೀಯ 1

ಅನ್ಯಮತೀಯ

ನಿತ್ಯಾನಂದ ಬಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಯವರ ‘ಅಳವು ಅರಿಯದ ಭಾಷೆ’ ಪುಸ್ತಕಕ್ಕೆ ಇಸ್ಮಾಯಿಲ್ ಅವರು “ಕೇಡಿನ ಭಾಷೆಯೇ ಆಡುಭಾಷೆಯಾದಾಗ…” ಲೇಖನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿದ್ಡಾರೆ. ಸಮಯ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಗ ಓದಿ. ಆ ಲೇಖನದ ಈ ಎರಡು ಪ್ಯಾರಾಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದಿವೆ. ಆ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಾವಳಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ‘ಅನ್ಯಮತೀಯ’ ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಈಗ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ನಿತ್ಯವೆಂಬಂತೆ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ‘ಅನ್ಯ’ರಲ್ಲಿರುವುದು ಯಾರೆಂದು ಈಗ ವಿವರಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಅಗತ್ಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲದಷ್ಟೂ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದೆ....

Somewhere in the Ooty Ghat Section 2

Big Loop Ride in a Day

We wanted to check whether we can ride for long hours if required. Also, just to check our physical condition. To do this, we had to ride a loop around Bangalore, covering different types of roads and elevations in a day, and at least 600 km. We had an idea of the route,...