Taste is all you need
Taste is what makes a good engineer a great engineer.
Mohnish Thallavajhula
Latest posts
Greece Trip
In May 2026, I got the opportunity to visit Greece. It was quite an experience. Got to shop around, explore and learn about the Greek mythology.
Dedupe Tabs Pro
I created a Google Chrome extension to dedupe tabs using a customizable keyboard shortcut.
Bringing down my ZSH load times from ~3.1s to ~230ms
I noticed how slow my ZSH had. gotten and decided to fix it. Timed, profiled, and fixed it.
STEALTHFACTORY.COM
I now own the domain name - stealthfactory.com. My patience paid off.
What’s going on with the web?
It seems like the general web app quality has gone down over the past few months. WTF is up with that?
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast
I picked up the phrase "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" from the movie F1 and it has changed the way I operate.
LLMs integrating Health data
With LLMs accessing my health data, I hope they show valuable insights.
Learning Python
Learning Python has become an essential aspect of a programmer's tool belt.
Parting ways with my old Mustang
After 13.5 years of driving my Mustang, I sold it a couple of days ago.
Happy New Year 2026
My customary new year blog post where I summarize what I did the previous year. Happy New Year 2026.
Sparking Joy
I've been doing some cleaning and following the KonMari Method to do so. I've also borrowed some ideas from Elon's algorithm.
Downgrading my Apple Watch to a fitness tracker
I've decided to downgrade my Apple Watch Ultra 2 to a mere fitness tracker to track my workouts and sleep.
TypeScript is dogshit
Fuck TypeScript, dawg. It does not float my boat.
AI is the new UI/UX
AI is the new UI/UX
Japan Trip
I finally got to visit Japan and it was as expected. Wonderful. I had a fabulous time there and loved learning about the history and culture of Japan.
Sabbatical
I was on sabbatical in June 2025 and I loved it.
It’s here!
Got my Barca membership card in the mail today. Woot Woot!
Barca fan, Officially
I am now an official Barca fan and I am very excited.
I’ve figured it out
I've finally figured out what I'm going to do with my 2 domain names - mt.cx and cx.mt
Rebuilding my RSS feeds
After losing all of my RSS feeds, I've finally found a good alternative to build back my collection.
Photoshop
Photoshop recently celebrated its 35th anniversary and I reflect on how it has affected me over the years.
Kudos, reMarkable Team
reMarkable listened to the community and shipped the Shapes feature in 47 days.
H I J K LLM NOPE
LLMs are everywhere now. All the tech feeds are filled with LLM news.
Ghostty
After using Terminal.app for over a decade, I recently made the switch to Ghostty, a new terminal emulator, and I love it.
Herbal Tea
I picked up a new habit of drinking herbal tea before going to bed every night. So far, I like it and I've been enjoying this routine.
Happy New Year 2025
My yearly roundup for 2024
Coding on autopilot
Over-relying on copilots for programming puts you on autopilot. It creates mental laziness and that is something to be avoided.
Tesla’s Optimus
Tesla just demoed the Optimus and I think it's dangerous and now is the time for the Government to regulate the manufacturing of such bots.
Picking a Text Editor is a big deal
Now that Sublime Text 4 has asked me to upgrade its license, I am officially in the marked to try out a new text editor since it doesn't seem to have official support from a few new pieces of tech.