Welcome to my desk.

As a remote worker my “desk” can be wherever I please. This is one of the biggest remote work perks. I could pretend that…

Narratives are different — But

“I don’t like Idlis” — Titli

“But why? They are good. Try with Sambar. They will taste good” — Rajesh

“No. It is yuckyy.” — Titli

“Why?” — Rajesh

Once upon a time …

When we want to present what we are working on -

We typically present a list.

I am working on

1. Painting the car
2. Organizing the dashboard
3. Cleaning the boot

What you ask is not what the other hears!

“Are you not bathing today?” — Renuka

I get irritated.

“Why are you not asking ‘When are you not bathing today?’?” — I retort (with a raised voice).

Creator’s Curse — The Cure

“Why do you go to work, why not mama”? Titli

“some answer”

“Why?” Titli

“Some answer ..”

“Why?” Titli

Interfaces — How it helps manage expectations at work?

“Interface” is an interesting concept of Object Oriented Programming.

I am fascinated by the 2 (the ones that I like most) important tenets of an interface:

Free and Open source — Why only Computers?

Free and Open source — Why only Software?

When I chose my specialization in undergrad (Engineering) — The following was my thought process:

Citizen Duty

While visiting other countries I noticed that many of these countries had some form of citizen duty. There was jury duty, military duty, even precise waste segregation and proper disposal is a duty. Before leaving out of India I have not heard about this, where citizens are supposed to do their part. I…

Creator’s Curse

“Have you considered this scenario while … ?” — X

“Do you think that is how a person will think …?” — Y

“This seems to be confusing when I click …?” — Z

“But this time” — Is a dangerous spiral

“But I guess this time — It is ok. You are not well and It is hard to manage her” — Rajesh

“No” — Renuka

It is easy to explain away the deviation from the principles during difficult circumstances.