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.
I love using sparklines. I use them everywhere from Google Sheets to web pages. Popularized by Edward Tufte. It’s usually a small line chart without axes or coordinates. Like this . I like them because they go very well with text, without disturbing the flow but significantly adding to the information display. Sparklines...
Table of Contents1 Macros and Security2 Install3 Create python directory4 APSO – Alternative Script Organizer for Python5 Write your script live6 Save your script and debug7 What next? Are macros still useful? I think yes. Macros give the users ability to programmatically script the content. This can be really useful in many situations...
Table of Contents1 Basics2 APIs, Webhooks and Hacks3 CLI4 Data5 Community I have been using Habitica for last two months very religiously. Habitica is an open source project meant to promote good habits by introducing the concepts of role playing game. I started using Habitica in 2015, on and off. But since this...
For last few days we have been running a dog cam to watch Max. whenever we are away. Max is getting older, faster than I think. So even though he is very comfortable staying alone at home 1, we like to keep an eye on him for our sanity. The camera is nothing...
Nagarathna Memorial Grant is a no strings attached grant of one lakh rupees (~$1400). It’s a micro grant targeted at everyone. The reason for grant could be anything as long its meaningful to you and people around. Though I prefer free and open source or creative commons projects. It’s not a must. It’s...
Table of Contents1 Reach and Offerings2 Certification3 Team and Community4 Industry Association and Internships5 Content License6 Technology7 Footnotes I started with NPTEL in Jan 2015. It was still very early. They were gearing up towards the launching many courses. I was introduced to NPTEL by my manager as the platform that to educate...
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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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