What is KTLO? If you are working in tech or are close to its jargon, you know what KTLO refers to. For others: It means “Keeping the Lights On”., that is, activities that are so critical for your business that you cannot not do them. …

Hey, the fad of the season is for everyone worth their salt in the tech industry to document their ChatGPT story, right? Here is mine to earn my salt. Earlier today, my wife was conducting her English (online) classes to a Grade VI kid. She asked him to give a…

There is this news today where a Hindi-speaking person spoke in Tamil. See this (Could be behind a paywall, though, but here is the blurb you need) Forget the news itself. What matters to us (in this post) is the language. The speaker (Hindi-speaking person) is the host. …

At my home, after an exasperating hour of work yesterday, it got conclusively proven that WFH affects productivity. Specifically, these were the concerns that came to light: Routines and mechanisms going haywire Need for frequent context switching Churn with the manager’s time with the heightened need for better coordination between…

(This is fiction, so you know before reading). I switched off from work. I mean that literally, by switching the Work mode in my goggles OFF. It was a long day of dealing in strategy theatre in the metaverse, with various avatars from across disciplines, some human, some machine, and…

I am a fan of this quote: “The past is not written yet; it’ll be written in the future”. This means something to the effect of — By creating a better future, you can make the follies of the past look insignificant. For example: If you scored pretty low in…

If you are not a full-time believer¹, the usual rational explanation on the need for God is: We humans want a thing on which we could place our anxieties, so we can go on with our lives without getting stuck. God happens to that that thing. For example, assume you…

It has become a routine now: I start my meditation practice. Immediately after, someone disturbs me. Depending on the time of the day, or where I am situated, it is someone from my immediate family, extended set of relatives, friends, neighbors, colleagues, service providers, shopkeepers, or even people with whom…

As Is Most (or all) personal assistant software I’ve come across have been attempts to provide ‘assistance’ to you in a ‘personal’ way (what a finding, who would’ve thought of a more meh start to this post). They have all been attempts to replace a human, who would have provided that assistance…