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.
How many times have you put down your name and number in a visitor’s book after making a purchase in a store? And filled in all your life’s details — from birth date to marital status — while registering on an ecommerce site or some delivery app? Next time you are asked to...
Last few days 1 I was in a conversation with someone. In most cases he would end the argument with “It’s common sense”. I agreed to disagree with him on “common sense”. “common sense” is a starting point to any debate. It’s not how one ends the debate. Most people including him end...
Like every geek, I have been asked to set up computers for family and friends. These days I get asked about mobiles/web than computers. These are friends who want to be safe online and minimise loss when they misplace their phone or other devices. Over couple of years I have made a list...
In mid-August, news reports on the Scorpène leak — over 22,000 pages of sensitive data related to India’s Scorpène-class submarines was compromised — sent the Indian Navy and the government into a tizzy. The dust had barely settled on the matter when news of one of the biggest breaches of financial data —...
Day 8th was probably the longest drive in this trip. Roughly around 600 Kms. But the roads were great so we didn’t feel much. We left Lucknow quite late by 9am. We had half tank fuel, so I didn’t think much. Ecosport gives at least around 350 Kms for that much fuel. Only...
Varanasi to Lucknow is not very far. Its about 300KMs. But road isn’t great. It took us more than 7 hours to cover. But its all worth it. Lucknow is a beauty or at least the area we saw. Traffic is so much better than Allahabad or Varanasi. We reached around 2pm, so...
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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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