Uma turned three today. She walks and talks a lot now. We are in Sydney for a short trip to meet her cousin and celebrate. Today we went to Koala Park Sanctuary, Sydney. She has heard The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright and Jim Field hundreds of times, and she wanted to see them. She saw Koala, Dingo, Wombat,...

We had a long weekend due to Yugadhi and Eid. I didn’t do much. Mostly spent time at home, sleeping. I feel rested after a long time. Summer Pink flowers of Bengaluru. On Saturday, I was at IndieWebClub/BLR meetup. I could help some folks with WordPress. Other than that, it was just fun to see and listen to so many...

It’s been another hectic week, but towards the end, it was a bit relaxing because of Ugadhi and Id breaks. Wish you all a happy Ugadhi and Id. The war continues. I doubt the folks who started the war know what they want or how they want it to end. This war is not just illegal but also foolish. I still think pushing...

One thing you should know is that I love bags, and I have quite a few of them, in different kinds. In my head, there are purposes behind it. But I am always looking for general-purpose bags. I have a couple of them, which are jack-of-all-trades kind of bags, which I love. Unfortunately, they are all getting old (5...

It’s been a hectic week. Most of the things I had planned have been done, but there are always things left to do! Visas are here. All of us got 3-year multiple-entry travel visas. Maybe we can make another visit to Australia and spend more time there. I would love to ride around Australia if possible. But before...

I started it in December. The first 28 were completed in 34 days. The last two took almost two months. Though I would like to credit this delay to work becoming hectic, it’s mostly me not being able to prioritize. The work is still hectic, but I can take out 20 mins and do a painting. Day 30: Finally 30 days. Last...

I have been teaching a course at APU that includes Bash scripting. I have a love-hate relationship with Bash. It’s a weird combination of a programming language and an iterative CLI. It’s confusing, easy to make mistakes, and hard to debug, but on the other hand, it’s available on almost all systems. It builds on...

Work has been hectic. But I can see the end, which is good, I think. Also, my orthodontic work is coming to an end. I should be free of steel cables in my mouth in three months. Magna Tiles are a hit Manju and I did a Big Loop Ride in a Day on Saturday. It was long and tiring, but we could do it. I am very happy...

ನಿತ್ಯಾನಂದ ಬಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಯವರ ‘ಅಳವು ಅರಿಯದ ಭಾಷೆ’ ಪುಸ್ತಕಕ್ಕೆ ಇಸ್ಮಾಯಿಲ್ ಅವರು “ಕೇಡಿನ ಭಾಷೆಯೇ ಆಡುಭಾಷೆಯಾದಾಗ…” ಲೇಖನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿದ್ಡಾರೆ. ಸಮಯ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಗ ಓದಿ. ಆ ಲೇಖನದ ಈ ಎರಡು ಪ್ಯಾರಾಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದಿವೆ. ಆ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಾವಳಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ‘ಅನ್ಯಮತೀಯ’ ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಈಗ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ...

We wanted to check whether we can ride for long hours if required. Also, just check our physical condition. To check this, we had to do a loop around Bangalore, covering various types of roads and grades in a day and at least 600 km. We had an idea of the route, then we rode. We were generally slow; it took longer...

The work has been hectic. I actually don’t like hectic mode. I prefer being prepared and doing planned activities. But I do understand that not all real-world things can be planned, so one will feel stressed about time. I think it’s going to be like this till the end of March. So at least I know when it’s going to...

Uma loves singing. Recently, she has been humming ಬಾನ ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಜಾರಿಹೋದ. I wanted to create a karaoke version of it. Since the video already had the lyrics embedded, all I needed to do was separate the audio into vocals and instrumentals using musicara. And then remove the original audio and add the...