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KoboToolbox to CouchDB 1

Connecting KoboToolbox to CouchDB for Real Time Data

I have recommended KoboToolbox (and KoboCollect) for nonprofits, and we also use it at DataMeet to collect all kinds of data, including IDVC. For IDVC, I pull the data from KoboToolbox, do some massaging, and then upload it to CouchDB. It works very well. But what if I want to make this whole process real-time? 

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Weekly Notes 46/2023

These two pictures of Echo and Pathu by a friend in their natural habitat :) Both of them look so lovely, so I’m posting them here.

Bekkina Kaadu - Savandurga Hills in the background. 0

Weekly Notes 45/2023

We spent an extended weekend at Bekkina Kaadu (Linger) near Magadi. We did nothing other than sleep, eat, and watch. On Sunday, we had to rush back as Echo wasn’t feeling well. Bekkina Kaadu is very close to the city and yet very far. It can be an ideal place to do focused work as you get Airtel 4G and nothing to distract you (other than ofcourse internet).

SIB Leaderboard Design 1

Building Surveillance in Bangalore leaderboard using Budibase and CouchDB

I wanted to convert the script from the blog post Who is mapping Surveillance in Bengaluru into a simple web app. I could have written a simple javascript and HTML code to call the overpass-turbo API for data and charted using javascript. All in the browser. But there was a much better option with less code.

The child is father of the man 0

Weekly Notes 44/2023

We have spent ten years together as a married couple. It’s been amazing. We went out for dinner at Edo, a Japanese restaurant. I loved the starters, but the main course was meh. We are yet to restart our monthly date nights properly; maybe this is that restart. We are staying at Linger this weekend....

An illustration of a female software engineer, engrossed in her work at night in front of her computer. She looks visibly fatigued, with bags under her eyes and a weary expression on her face. The setting should include several work tables with computers, all unoccupied except for hers. The room should be illuminated only by the light of her computer screen and any other small sources of light, creating a sense of isolation and dedication. 1

70-Hour Work Week

I heard NRN’s message on the need for 70+ hours of work week. Unfortunately, this is not the first time NRN has said something like this. He has said many times; I have heard similar comments from him a decade back, too. There are issues with it, in my opinion.