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cyberjunkie.in
cyberjunkie
Just a hobbyist who likes writing, and reading blogs by other geeks.
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After much planning, anticipation, hyperventilating, preparing for the VISA formalities, we finally made our trip to Istanbul in late November 2025. The trip went smoothly. Istanbul has always fascinated my father. We spent about a week...
Even YouTube tried to do an Unwrapped thingy this year. It is awful and I am not including it here, but some of the others can be nice. I won’t lie, I like that Spotify creates a playlist of the music I listened to this year. I listen to...
I recently wrote about wanting to setup mpd/mopidy for Spotify but some things weren’t working the way I intended. I ran out of patience and installed ncspot instead, and it’s been great. It’s fast, the authentication is simple and the...
Yes, locked inside to be specific. As if the days couldn’t get more chaotic. This is the week, for my most hopeful and ambitious travel for my folks. My wife also has a work offsite, where she’s flying out in a couple of hours. It’s...
It’s been a busy two weeks and more. I wish every day, to write a little on my blog but there has been much on my mind, while at home and at work. Sleep has been sketchy. I am taking my folks on a overseas trip and I’ve been preparing to...
I use Spotify and I am not too ashamed about it. I’m sure there are concerns about how they treat artists. I have used most popular music streaming services - YouTube Music (also when it was Play Music), Apple Music and lately, Spotify...
I don’t care for AI. I don’t care for it enough, for many reasons. Most folk today are leaping over each other to claim the title of ‘prompt engineer’. I’m sure there are a few good use cases for AI; it can be a tool in situations if...
I’m introverted, and asocial. I like spending time on my hobbies. I’m the type to finish off all my work first, then relax. I’m the type who eats all the boring stuff off a plate, before relishing the good stuff. I have a high-speed...
Owning a car, like many other things in India, can be quite a frustrating experience. You’d think a company like Renault operating in the country would have its act together. The service center franchises surely don’t, or, unknown to me,...
I have a few domains registered but I’ve done little with them. Hosting a blog was one of the long-pending things to do. I chose to use Hugo - it’s familiar ground - Markdown, a single command to generate the pages and I have a handy...
I’m a hobbyist-generalist. I spend all my time on things interesting to me. I also read blogs to further those interests. I wrote for work in the past, and I’ve been nudged lately to write on things that interest me. So, this is my...