life
I wasn't sure where an article like this belonged. Essentially, I wanted to document some of my philosophies (which is just a fancy way of saying that if I face a situation, these are the guiding principles that help me make decisions) that I think have helped me
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As web developers we've used countless UI libraries that give us an interface for creating grids. Now things have become much easier thanks to Grid and Flexbox in CSS, but it is still nice to have everything arranged in nice consistent classes for production use. Recently, I set
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One of the traits of Indians who speak the English language is using 'no' at the end of sentences which are questions. I do it from time to time. It is frequent for Yes/No questions where you say the entire sentence first as an assertion and at
life
I held the elevator open for an elderly lady entering the building. She thanked me, and saw the floor that was already active. Her apartment was on the same floor, she said. I exclaimed "Neighbors!", to which she smiled and said, yes. On reaching the floor, we discovered
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In the part 1 of this post, I wrote about getting a new laptop from/for work. I also dug into the similarities and differences between my old Thinkpad T440 and my work computer, a Macbook Pro. Now, after more than 6 months of using the Macbook as my primary
life
My recent post was about finally getting a permanent flat in Berlin, especially one within walking distance of my workplace, which must've been a dream of many. It certainly was one of mine. Coming from Mumbai, where a commute of an hour or two is no biggie, Berlin
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The best way to learn is to teach, they say. I totally agree, and that's one reason I have so many articles on my blog explaining random topics. Part of the goal was always to understand the topic better myself. I got reminded of it while I was
life
I arrived in Berlin some six months ago. From that point until now, I have lived in three different parts of the city and I've finally found my permanent nest in the fourth one. I want to share some things about this entire journey, from my Airbnb to
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This is the webdev presentation from 26th June 2019. PDF
life
While there's nothing specific I plan on writing in this post, I'll share a few things as they come to my mind. 6th of June, 2014 was the day I bought this domain. I must admit, I was a bit embarrassed to have my name in
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It is no secret that I'm a huge fan of this guy. For my first snippet, I'd like to put down a few quotes from one of my favorite articles of his. Often, I browse shopping sites like Amazon for no reason, looking at exotic gadgets
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I have been fortunate enough to have worked alongside some very smart and kind people in all the companies that I've been part of. And in all those people, I always noticed a common element. You instantaneously have an appreciation for how wise they are from the way