- Tim Hoare has died. I re-read his Turing acceptance speech. Following paragraph felt poignant.
“….At first I hoped that such a technically unsound project would collapse but I soon realized it was doomed to success. Almost anything in software can be implemented, sold, and even used given enough determination. There is nothing a mere scientist can say that will stand against the flood of a hundred million dollars. But there is one quality that cannot be purchased in this way– and that is reliability. The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity. It is a price which the very rich find most hard to pay.” - I had less than ideal on-boarding at new job. I was reminded some aspects of “Indian Workspace” I often hear people complaining on Reddit. Most of the things are fine but folks don’t care about notification sound being loud, talking next to you or having long and loud meetings. Moreover, everything lives in people head, not in documents. You must have meetings for doting ‘i’ and crossing ‘t’. Daily standup can last one hour!
- Bengaluru has flower season. Its a pity that garbage on the road kills the view that could be spectacular. The GKVK campus road is blossoming.
- Ookie can easily make 3-5 words phrases like “how about this one”. She is now 25 months old.
- It was a pie day this week and I didn’t do anything. Not a single friend left in Bengaluru who reminded me of or would get excited about it. Last year, we had apple pies at 3:14pm.
