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The Weekly: The Indignity in Flying Commercial
The meltdown with IndiGo across multiple airports all over India was a sobering reminder of how delicate the airline business really is. This episode also reminded me of the misery that passengers endure when flying commercial. My rants against that misery, are not new. But IndiGo’s debacle in 2025 made me list down things that…
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The Weekly: AI Eats AI Research
I am earnestly trying to think and write about anything but AI these days. I was honestly going to write about cricket this week. The recent drama that is engulfing Indian Cricket at the moment is worth talking about. But that will have to wait for something a little more consequential. AI Eats AI Research…
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🏏 Ending superstar culture in Indian Cricket
The current coach of the Indian national cricket team is on a simple mission: to end the team’s “superstar” culture. He is accomplishing it, by becoming the center of attention.
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The Weekly: 996 or AI? Pick.
First things first. Been away for a while. I have probably gone through 3 rounds of burnout this year. Those burnouts triggered an intense re-look at my life and life choices. I will speak to the burnout soon. What I can say is that while I accomplished a lot this year, I am not ending…
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The Weekly: Language is not Math
… and more from this edition of the Weekly. Counting and numbers as concepts strike me as different from words and language. This became obvious to me when I saw my toddler learning how to speak and count. We may assign words and language to numbers, but the abstract ideas of counting and arithmetic do…
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The Weekly: India does not need Generative AI
… and more from this edition of The Weekly. I contend that India does not need to worry about advancing fundamental GenAI research. Instead it needs to worry about knowing how to apply all of computer technology, and not just GenAI, to an Indian context. A tale of two problems: Research and Applications of Gen…
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The Next Big Dud
The Cloud was probably the last “next big thing” from the world of software and computer technology. Before that it was the Social Network and the iPhone before that. I will also throw in eCommerce, streaming, Big Data and SaaS in there. And all of this came after the mother of all big things: the…
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Was it a Boeing?
When my wife told me about a plane flipping upside down my reaction was immediate: “was it a Boeing?” To be clear, I don’t think Boeing is responsible for this latest airplane incident, at least… I don’t know that it was. But such is the reputation that Boeing has earned for itself. The reputation bears…
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I distrust the NYTimes
I was browsing an ebook store just now when I saw a book cover brandished with the “New York Times Bestseller” badge. I immediately developed a dislike for the book and wanted to move on to the next book as quickly as I could. I have been thinking about those two visceral seconds and how…
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