# namaste (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover namaste. Page: Feed: --- ## [Thirst Trap Rides into the Weird West + Hello from My New Austin Home](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/thirst-trap-rides-into-the-weird) _2026-06-16 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ It's not every day a new story rides into the world! Plus summer reading season ## [Karma Is a Beast is OUT TODAY! 🖤](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/karma-is-a-beast-is-out-today) _2026-05-19 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ (Book 2 in the Namaste & Slay series) ## [🚨 Catching Up + Huge Life Update + Announcements!](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/catching-up-huge-life-update-announcements) _2026-04-21 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ Big News: Moving to Austin + Joining Lue Elizondo + Live Podcast Tomorrow + $2.99 Sale! ## [Open Forms is now 0.4.0 - and the GUI Builder is here](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2026-03-12-open-forms-is-now-040/) _2026-03-12 · Blogs by Aryan_ Open Forms is now 0.4.0 - and the GUI Builder is here A quick recap for the newcomers Ever been to a conference where you set up a booth or tried to collect quick feedback and experienced the joy of: Captive portal logout Timeouts Flaky Wi-Fi drivers on Linux devices Poor bandwidth or dead zones This is exactly what happened while setting up a booth at GUADEC. The Wi-Fi on the Linux tablet worked,… ## [Superstars Writing Seminars Recap & Book Preorder News! Buckle up for 2026!](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/superstars-writing-seminars-recap) _2026-02-16 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ Just back from a whirlwind week at Superstars Writing Seminars 2026 and jumping into the new year with the writing winds at my back ## [I Hit the New York Times Bestseller List! 🎉 (And Big News on Karma Is a Beast)](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/i-hit-the-new-york-times-bestseller) _2026-01-22 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ Bestseller Vibes + Preorder Time! ## [Introducing Open Forms](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-12-21-introducing-open-forms/) _2025-12-21 · Blogs by Aryan_ Introducing Open Forms! The problem Ever been to a conference where you set up a booth or attempt to get quick feedback by running around the ground and felt the awesome feeling of - Captive portal logout Timeouts Flaky Wi-Fi drivers on Linux devices Poor bandwidth or dead zones Do I need to continue? While setting up the Ubuntu booth, we saw an issue: The Wifi on the Linux tablet was not working.… ## [Balancing Work and Open Source](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-10-25-balancing-work-and-open-source/) _2025-10-25 · Blogs by Aryan_ Work pressure + Burnout == Low contributions? Over the past few months, I’ve been struggling with a tough question. How do I balance my work commitments and personal life while still contributing to open source? On the surface, it looks like a weird question. Like I really enjoy contributing and working with contributors, and when I was in college, I always thought... "Why do people ever step… ## [Namaste and Slay—OUT TODAY!](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/namaste-and-slayout-today) _2025-10-21 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ Welcome to the world my little dark romance, dark thriller! This one is a twisty rollercoaster—Buckle Up Slay Queens! ## [Double Book Release Alert: Slay Your Reading List with \*Namaste and Slay\* (Out Next Week!) + Sneak into Hawkins with \*Starcourt Mall Escape\* (Next Month!) 🚨](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/double-book-release-alert-slay-your) _2025-10-17 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ Early buzz is great! It's going to be a busy book release fall... ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1CAYygjINHBZ) _2025-10-17 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [GNOME Outreachy Dec 2025 Cohort](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-09-06-gnome-outreachy-december-2025/) _2025-09-06 · Blogs by Aryan_ The GNOME Foundation is interested in participating in the December-March cohort of Outreachy and is looking for 1 intern. If you are interested in mentoring AND have a project idea in mind, please visit the Internship project ideas repository and submit your proposal by 10th September 2025. All proposals are triaged by Allan Day, Matthias Clasen and Sri Ramkrishna before approval. We are always… ## [New Book Announcement: Stranger Things: Starcourt Mall Escape](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/new-book-announcement-stranger-things) _2025-08-18 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ That's right—I wrote a new book for Stranger Things! Out in October just in time for the new season! A New Adventure with Eleven and Tips for Writing Media Tie-In IP ## [GUADEC 2025 Experience](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-08-13-guadec-2025-experience/) _2025-08-13 · Blogs by Aryan_ Ciao a tutti! In this blog, I'm pumped to share my experience attending GUADEC 2025 held in Brescia, Italy. Let's start :) During the conference, I presented multiple talks - My main talk on GNOME Internships, Google Summer of Code, Outreachy Lightning talk on Need for GUADEC and Regional events Lightning talk on GNOME Extensions as the gateway \*\*\*\* BoF on GNOME Foundation Internships - Unrecorded… ## [Summer Sizzle from the Writing Trenches: San Diego Comic-Con Panels & Book Signing—and "Namaste & Slay" Preorder](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/summer-sizzle-from-the-writing-trenches) _2025-07-21 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ SDCC Schedule, Preorder Links & More ## [Betting on Myself: How Writing on Spec Landed a 3-Book Deal (and More!) 🚀 (Going on Submission—Epilogue Report)](https://jenniferbrody.substack.com/p/betting-on-myself-how-writing-on) _2025-07-05 · Jennifer Brody · Jennifer Brody_ I wrote about my experience going on submission. Here's what happened after! ## [Create Custom System Call on Linux 6.8](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-02-28-linux-syscall/) _2025-02-28 · Blogs by Aryan_ Ever wanted to create a custom system call? Whether it be as an assignment, just for fun or learning more about the kernel, system calls are a cool way to learn more about our system. Note - crossposted from my article on Medium Why follow this guide? There are various guides on this topic, but the problem occurs due to the pace of kernel development. Most guides are now obsolete and throw a bunch… ## [GNOME in GSoC 2025](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-02-25-gnome-gsoc-2025/) _2025-02-25 · Blogs by Aryan_ Hi Everyone! Google Summer of Code 2025 is here! Interested in being a part of it? Read on! GNOME Foundation has been a part of Google Summer of Code for almost every iteration, and we have applied for this year as well, and are waiting for it's confirmation! Our tentative projects list is now available at GNOME GSoC Website To make it easier for newcomers, we’ve built resources to help navigate… ## [UbuCon Asia 2024](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2024-12-25-ubucon-asia-2024/) _2024-12-24 · Blogs by Aryan_ Hi everyone! It’s been about two weeks since UbuCon Asia (Ubuntu Conference Asia) concluded (fun fact: 13 weeks since I wrote the initial draft, so 15 now), and I’m really starting to miss it. This blog is being posted after my GNOME Asia post as it was really hard to pack all the emotions and memories in just one blog, but here we go. It all started as a wild idea to host GNOME Asia a year or two… ## [GNOME Asia India 2024](https://www.aryank.in/posts/2024-12-11-gnome-asia-india-2024/) _2024-12-11 · Blogs by Aryan_ Namaste Everyone! Hi everyone, it was that time of the year again when we had our beloved GNOME Asia happening. Last year GNOME Asia happened in Kathmandu Nepal from December 1 - 3 and this time it happened in my country in Bengaluru from 6th to 8th. Btw, a disclaimer - I was there on behalf of Ubuntu but the opinions over here are my own :) Also, this one might not be that interesting due to…