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 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...
We follow a zero-screen policy for Uma. That means we don’t watch anything when she’s awake. It’s reduced my phone and TV time, which is good. Thankfully, she’s not too interested in work computers. But keeping toddlers away from phones is hard. Everyone has one, and you can’t control others. The moment she...
Today was my first encounter with moral police, though I wasn’t his target—a teenage1 couple in the park2 was. As I entered, I noticed a young couple hugging, maybe even kissing, but I couldn’t see clearly as I was not paying much attention. Then I saw a man with a toddler approached them....
I was supposed to meet friends for lunch during the weekend, but I got the day wrong. So they were all at the restaurant waiting for me, and I was home. They sent me WhatsApp messages promptly, and I ignored them as I checked messages only once every 3 or 4 hours. My...
This Wednesday was the state assembly elections in Karnataka. Hopefully, Karnataka would have voted for a party that is not communal and which will work towards keeping Karnataka ಸರ್ವಜನಾಂಗದ ಶಾಂತಿಯ ತೋಟ (shanthiya thota – Garden of Peace) . Without peace, there is no prosperity.
No one knows the whole story of the fictional characters Uri and Nanje Gowda. These fictional characters are the highlights of this election season. So I asked ChatGPT to generate a fictional story for me.
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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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