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2 October 2024

Decentralised Open Indexes for Discovery (DOID)

A conceptual and technical framework for resource discovery on the WWW using decentralised, open, machine-readable indexes as the building block.
24 July 2024

On software as an "in-discipline"

Some long lingering thoughts, prompted by the CrowdStrike fiasco.
13 May 2023

This time, it feels different

The AI breakthroughs in the past few months, unlike other technology hypes, feels different.
15 November 2022

But, aren't you folks web2?

And if you are, then why don't you convert to web3?
1 August 2022

Reflections on IndiaFOSS 2.0

Deeply biased, personal reflections on the IndiaFOSS 2.0 conference held in Bengaluru in July, 2022.
2 March 2022

FOMO? YAMO.

Fear of missing out on software? You ain't missing out.
12 December 2021

"Open source" is not broken

FOSS is not broken and the log4j2 fiasco is not FOSS' fault. The system is broken.
26 November 2021

On "Powered by AI / ML" marketing

Much of the "Powered by AI/ML" marketing is bogus.
16 October 2021

The Javascript "ecosystem" is a hot mess and so is software development in general

I have a small Vue 2 project (an admin UI for dictmaker) that I created with vue cli six months ago. Today, I picked it up again to finish it, and started out by doing a yarn upgrade.
30 January 2021

The "Atmanirbharta" of open source software

Indian startups need to stop pandering and talking and start acknowledging and contributing to FOSS
18 March 2019

The absurdity of clubbing AI with blockchain

AI is a contentious term whose mainstream interpretation refers to not one particular thing, but to a broad category encompassing a wide variety of concepts, techniques, and technologies—all eventually working towards the common goal of eliciting “intelligent" behaviour in computers.