- I am getting frustrated with a car mechanic for not fixing my Tata Nano’s gearbox. It has been with him for four months now. Unless I call him, he doesn’t provide any updates. I ended up pinging the person who recommended him who is a genuinely a very warm and nice guy!
- Apparently (he told me), all car mechanics do this. They never proactively update you unless you ask.
- He reassured me that the mechanic is very good at what he does and that the car should be fixed in a few more weeks.
- I felt bad about involving him.
- My impression of the mechanic is that he’s a good guy and understands what he’s doing, but he doesn’t keep me in the loop.
- I’ve started migrating away from Notion to other open-source or self-hosted tools. For example, WordPress (this site) is now my platform for blogging. My notes are in Joplin now. I still need to find a good tool for to-do, web clippings, and task management—perhaps Zoho?!
- Yesterday, we went to Aditya’s place to meet a common friend. The “Hound of Madurai” was in town and feeling extremely lovey-dovey about meeting old friends. Why not? It took only 90 minutes to drive 20 km.
- Kaalu was so tired after the whole “meeting friends” affair that she slept the entire night in one position. Usually, she keeps changing her sleeping spots throughout the night!
20 km in just 90 minutes. Driving in Bengaluru!
- I have interviews scheduled for a senior role early next week at Fortanix. I had a manager screening yesterday which I think went well. I felt alive talking about security and the SaaS services built around it. I liked that they started with manager screening for a senior role. So that we both could easily decide if we want to invest further time in the interview process. I had to say no to the HP Enterprise interview because they start with a technical interview first and I am not feeling motivated to prepare for it without knowing what their plans are!
- I bought this saw for pruning branches. It’s a good saw—very sharp. The pole is quite long and the overall build is fine, but it could be much better. In particular, the grip on the loosening/tightening joints isn’t great. The saw also didn’t come with a safety cover.
- I used it to cut most of the lantana trees growing in an empty plot next to my house and trimmed some branches from the mango and Jamun trees that were blocking light. My neighbor also enjoyed trimming branches that were blocking his security camera’s view. All in all, a good purchase.