I am the creator of thinkdeli. I write a lot to clear my mind. I publish my writing here.
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You start a new coding project. You are building a scene. You imagine data moving around - being read from the database, resting briefly in a cache, being presented to a user. You are trying to orchestrate this elaborate ping-pong in your head. And then, you feel the urge to have a sip of something. Anything. It’s not a drink you are craving. Your brain is telling you this coding business is too ...
I am an introvert. I know it is a strength. I use it more as an excuse to not meet people. But as you start discovering your tribe in life, people aren’t that much of a problem. Finding your tribe matters.In the past week, I attended three meetups. This is very unusual for me. I had a great time. Each event was unique. It started with a Hasgeek conference, then an insightful interview and workshop...
I am here. I am sorry, I am not here for you. I am here for myself. I made a promise. I want to keep it. I am setting expectations - again more mine than yours. It takes away the performance pressure. It’s ok if you don’t read further. I am writing this more for me than for you.At the start of the #NoBreakNovemeber challenge, I had a simple goal in mind. Show up every day, and write at least a ...
Switch to personal pronouns when writing. Change the we to I. Change the ours to my. Talk about yourself. Rid yourself of the responsibility to talk about others.Keep it simple. Don’t generalize. There is enough to talk just about you. No need to make it about everyone else. About you is interesting. About everyone is boring. Instead of saying our life, say my life.
Had a demo with a large org today. It all began with an initial call a few weeks ago with one of the team members from this org. We tried to show everything we had built. We discovered that querying large datasets in natural language is a use case that this team is interested in. Fortunately, we had started building something along these lines just a few days ago. We showcased whatever little we ...
Sometimes you need a reminder of what you are capable of. This scrappy ‘robot’ is just that. We can think of something and build it. Don’t need no AI. Only need some time tested concepts of mechanical and electrical engineering, and, most importantly, a group of friends - each person in the group more weird than the other.Here is to the builders and the believers. Use your hands. Create something ...
I was watching First Man - a movie about Neil Armstrong. In one scene, he has just docked his spacecraft with the Lunar module during a mission in the lead up to the moon landing. Everything seems fine. Suddenly, their spacecraft starts spinning uncontrollably. They try communicating with the Capcom. But they get no real help. The G force is so strong, the co-pilot passes out. Neil Armstrong is tr...
A quote I have recently stumbled upon and has stayed with me since is Annie Dillard’s “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” It is a remarkable quote. It captures such a profound insight in a simple beautiful way. I realized once again that I am spending my days doom scrolling instagram and youtube. How did I find the time you ask? Am I not supposed to be busy building my c...
I was visiting my parents six months ago when this thought crossed my mind for the first time. The car won’t unlock. I came back upstairs. “Why won’t the car unlock? I think the battery is down. Did you leave the lights on by mistake?” “Didn’t we change the battery last week?”, dad asked.“You changed the battery?”“Arey, the battery in the key!\, mom explained. “Didn’t you change it last week?”, da...