On My Mind A week away from the usual vagaries of modern life and a social media (and news) fast has been a welcome break. It looks like I didn’t miss much on social media. I am glad I took some time to reacquaint myself with my camera and exercise my compositional skills. I went … Continue reading Field Notes. 08.04.2024
As a diabetic, my life is a constant balance between hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic levels—and proper food consumption is key to maintaining steady blood sugar levels. Work, travel and access to the right kinds of food determine how successfully I can keep my sugar levels in my desired range. At the start of the pandemic lockdown, I decided to embrace intermittent fasting. Losing weight wasn’t the primary motive; instead, I wanted to bring some discipline to when and … Continue reading Intermittent Social media fasting
Learning about AI has taken precedence over almost all creative activity during the past six months. Not only am I reading less fiction, but I’m also using my cameras infrequently. I’ve felt very guilty about being an absentee photographer, only making opportunistic images with my iPhone. Creator’s guilt is my kryptonite — so when Chris … Continue reading Climbing a Mountain on a Foggy Morning
No matter how much I try to avoid political news, there’s no hiding from the forthcoming U.S. presidential election and the ensuing political circus. Not even technology newsletters are a respite. Charlie Warzel of The Atlantic and Sarah Frier of Bloomberg in their most recent editions made a point that echoes something I said two … Continue reading Musk, the Foxy Kingmaker
The CrowdStrike fiasco has once again focused the spotlight on Microsoft’s Achilles’ heel — security, or rather the lack there of. I have been writing about technology long enough to know that nothing about the Windows operating system surprises me. Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal outlined a multitude of reasons why the “blue … Continue reading Surely Microsoft Isn’t Blaming EU for Its Problems?
