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If you write a blogpost full of subtle references, and nobody seems to notice, did you just waste your effort?
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Karthik S
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Learning skills
Are you learning real skills from your activities, or is it just something to make yourself temporarily feel better? I recently learned this framework…
Nov 2
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Karthik S
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Singapore notes - Part 2
Continuing (and concluding) my tour report from a family holiday to Singapore in early October.
Oct 20
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Singapore notes - Part 1
Part 1 of our tour report from our visit to Singapore last week
Oct 19
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Delivery notifications
The number of delivery notifications you get nowadays, every time you order from ecommerce, is insane. And I don't see it improving
Oct 18
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Karthik S
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IIT Madras
My attitude towards IIT Madras, where I studied between 2000 and 2004, has changed significantly over the last couple of years, from mildly negative to…
Sep 18
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Pertinent Observations on a random picture
Found an old picture last night. Here are some pertinent observations about that.
Sep 11
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Kidnap marketing
one interesting way of selling is - you do the work for free but hold on to the results until the customer has paid you. like you're kidnapping their…
Sep 10
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Founder modes, missionaries and mercenaries
Everyone seems to be talking about "founder mode" nowadays. And I realise I'd written about this ages ago. So tying the two concepts together here.
Sep 9
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Karthik S
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Blouse Piece
Everyone has a regifting cabinet. And there is an entire genre of goods whose only purpose is to be gifted, and regifted. Metaphorically, they are…
Sep 7
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Breaking stereotypes
It is a tautology to state that the more the number of bits someone needs to describe you, the more interesting you are
Aug 31
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Suzuki Method Everywhere
"Layered learning" is far more enjoyable than more traditional methods where you do a lot of "exercises" before you learn the whole process
Aug 29
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