Tech entrepreneur, amateur philosopher, minimalist.
As I was gazing through the stone sculptures by artist José Manuel Castro López , I couldn't resist thinking about the irony of working on stones instead of working with them. Making something interesting from something mundane has been vital for us humans. Our tools, art,
Cooperation in game theory makes broader sense in the context of philosophy and Stoicism.
Last week, I moved this website from a sluggish WordPress instance to a nimble Ghost installation. It took a bit of tweaking the data for over 15 years of my posts and media. Touching the blog after a long time made me wonder, why haven't I written a
At times, making a decision is hard. Making good decisions, although subjective, is harder. There have been days when I’ve stood gazing for minutes in the cereal isle, contemplating which one to buy. This “ analysis paralysis ” had started to silently spread to bigger, more important, personal
What are you? What do you mean, what am I? You are beer. And this bottle, is your company. You think, you’ll get into that glass. You’ll have fun. Isn’t it? But look at this [trying to pour the capped bottle in the glass]
Last month, Professor Andrei Linde, who’s said to be the father of the theory of cosmic inflation , was surprised by his assistant with the ‘smoking gun’ evidence of the origins of the universe. After having waited over 30 years, the new proof (of gravitational waves from
A tweet this morning pointed to an article titled “ Stop talking about your brilliant startup idea! “, in which a fellow Melbournian writes (in summary): Nobody cares about your idea. Stop talking to your friends about your ideas. Stop talking to customers about your ideas. Stop telling me your
Lately, I’ve been focusing on attaining more discipline in my professional life as a startup founder. It had become apparent to me that I needed to step up and make it happen . Striving for it has raised an interesting question in my mind — could positive thinking be
When 1 in 3 humans are affected by a disease, it needs attention and help from all corners. There are many types of cancers, so it’s hard to say if we’ll ever be able to completely cure cancer. But prevention, early detection and proper care are
Ever insightful, Paul Graham, recently wrote about Schlep Blindness , a phenomenon related to overlooking hard and unpleasant problems: Why work on problems few care much about and no one will pay for, when you could fix one of the most important components of the world’s infrastructure? Because schlep
Over the past few decades, Computer programming has ignited gallons of technological innovation, disrupting one industry after the other. For as long, programming has been a skilled task, a niche profession, art of sorts too. It has also made good programmers a rare breed. But I’ve started to
Italian-American jazz guitarist Joe Pass once said: If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards. I’ve been thinking about it for a while and its, almost lyrical, resemblence to life touched me. Any failure or setback in life can be overshadowed
Compulsive, disillusioned, aloof at times, hooked on to new ideas , craving for the next shot. In the dark depths of “The Valley”, they sniff on domain names. Despite suffering from a distortion in perceptions of time and space, there’s nothing quite like inhaling that volatile $9.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the
In between high school and university, I sold my first commercial software, a billing application I wrote back then in Pascal for a banquet organizer in the neighbourhood. Those were probably the most satisfying $10 I had earned. It taught the programmer in me some simple yet invaluable lessons in