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To be or not to be in the limelight
As a person, I have always avoided limelight – stage, or otherwise – in workplace, etc. More like a background presence person, but if the person is not there everyone will wonder what went wrong. By nature, music is a performing art. So you need to be a stage performer. In my musical journey of…
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A chance to learn
At some point of time one needs to be given a chance. Otherwise the world will be stuck in the chicken and egg situation permanently. Sometimes one doesn’t know what to ask for, it’s like push the person in pool for swimming. Forcing circumstances on a person can many times create a diamond out of…
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Alternative career in music?
I have been learning to play Tabla (an Indian musical instrument) since January 2021. I get a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment when I learn and practice my skills. It further encourages me to learn more about Indian classical music and other instruments like harmonium. Tabla and Harmonium pair up as the most common combination…
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Long term usage review of 13″ M1 MacBook Pro from the lens of a Windows & Linux user
The story begins with a long time Windows & Linux user getting a taste of the Mac world. I joined a new organization – CoLearn last year. The company gave me a 13″ M1 MacBook Pro (2020) for work usage. Prior to this, I had never used a Mac, I had been a full time…
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Everybody is a trader and money is a storage device of time
In this world, everybody is a trader. The thing that is traded changes depending on person. A stock market investor trades money in lieu of asset (stock). Similarly people trade their time to acquire money. Think a bit more and you realize money is a storage device of time in some sense. The stone age…
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Headphones and fatigue due to online meetings
I have been doing online meetings long before we had the pandemic and lockdown. Over the years the duration of the calls started increasing since I was working for a startup. Once the call durations increased I started feeling a weird kind of exhaustion at the end of every call, and I couldn’t exactly point…
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A small review of JBL E65BTNC
In 2016, I came across a nice deal for an on-ear headphone – The Motorola Tracks Air. It was selling on Flipkart for ₹2500. That was steal deal, considering the original price is ₹8990. I used it for on and off for quite some time but the on-ear type meant it started hurting my ears…
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Maintain lead acid batteries regularly
Thursdays are usually maintenance day for the electrical power supply company in my area. So there was nearly a full day power cut. Luckily, I have a UPS so that sorts out the problem for 8-9 hours. The lead acid battery I use for my UPS is about 3-4 years old, and these being unsealed…
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Results of an online survey about preferred tyres
I am facing some instability on my car rides and after showing it to numerous mechanics, wheel alignment centers everyone said the same: The tyres have gone bad and they need replacement. The car hasn’t had that much running to justify a tyre replacement so I started looking online for solutions. Finally I have to…
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Call Rate comparison: Per second vs Per minute
A simple graph I made using spreadsheet to compare call rate in per second vs per minute. There was a similar graph somewhere around, but I lost the link and hence I made my own graph 😛 1.5 paisa/second and 45p/minute are common rates in per second and per minute plans offered across India, so…
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