- The popular version of the Dunning-Kruger effect says that stupid people overestimate their capabilities. This is true, but the effect is much more general than that. It says if your expertise level is different from the average, then you judge the “average competency” differently. So if you have above-average expertise, you might overestimate what the average competency is. Folks who had above-average education tended to overestimate what average education looks like (and vice versa), and so on.
- Embassy is a great project. I am porting a blocking C firmware to non-blocking firmware using Rust, and it is a joy to write in. I hope things are still as good as now when I need to take a not-so-happy path. The other option was using ROS or FreeRTOS, but I am not very excited about writing in C or C++ or even Python.
- Things are getting interesting at work. The AI pricing is increasing, token usage is being curbed, and folks are demanding their dosage back.
- All sync communication like Slack must be banned around serious work unless they are moderated by grumpy old people who get heart attacks every time someone shoots 10 notifications when one would have done :-). Go back to emails, please! Put effort into writing and reading. And no, I don’t mean write in Victorian English or have perfect grammar.
- I had to go see the mechanic about my Tata Nano. It’s been 8 months since the car went to his garage. Man, he can lie with a straight face! I may have to explore legal options from next month onwards.
- The monsoon has arrived in Bengaluru, but rains are still deficient. Lantana plants in my neighborhood are doing great, sadly for local flora.
- Yesterday, I had a chat with my neighbor. He is a retired bus driver from KSTRC. Nice guy and very helpful. Old people love to talk about plot price, house price, cars, and other stuff. He has experienced an automatic car in Bengaluru traffic and is now planning to sell his manual.
- Today, I filed my ITR and GST returns. I am getting a bit used to them now. Both government portals are actually fine. The ITR portal is pretty good, and the GST portal works after some practice. This year, I had to file ITR2 (due to some stock selling/buying). It was easy to get the details from the CSDL repository and add them to the form. It takes a while to learn the acronyms and abbreviations. Last year notes in Notion helped.
- I thought of hiring a CA but I didn’t see much value. They save the hassle of knowing how to file ITR, which I was keen on learning anyway. And to file ITR by CA, I need to collect all data and share it with them, which would take the same amount of time. So what’s the point? Perhaps they know something that Reddit/Gemini doesn’t about saving taxes?
Weekly Notes 2026/27
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