March 1, 2025 • 1 min read •JournalTesting publishing via email againWas having some issues with GitHub actions. Looks like this should hopefully be fixed now? 🤞🏼Read more
February 27, 2025 • 1 min read •JournalFwd: Testing blogThis is some random text. I’m tapping into my email. Hopefully it should show up on my blog soon.Read more
December 7, 2024 • 2 min read •JournalThe Shortcut to Learning: Zipf’s Law and the 80/20 RuleI came across something interesting recently called Zipf’s Law. It’s this idea that in spoken languages, a small number of words—like “the,” “and,” or “of” in …Read more
October 24, 2024 • 1 min read •JournalEmailed Posts Now Get a Footnote on ajot.meI have a little service set up for ajot.me that lets me publish posts just by sending an email. I email my content to a special address, and the post goes live …Read more
October 22, 2024 • 1 min read •Developer ExperienceThe goal of a tutorial isn’t to make people follow every step.It’s to get them up and running as quickly as possible. That’s why every guide should include the complete sample code right at the top.Read more
October 18, 2024 • 6 min read •Developer ExperienceWe’ve been on the road for 10 months now, with a two-year-old in tow.A lot of friends and family have asked why we did this, how we did this, and what it’s been like. So I thought I’d share our experience—what led to it, how it’s …Read more
October 15, 2024 • 2 min read •Developer ExperienceQuick Start Guides: Give Everything, Assume NothingDon’t know who needs to hear this, but if you’re writing a quick start guide, give people everything they need. Right there in the guide. No …Read more
September 12, 2024 • 1 min read •Developer ExperienceSitting down for breakfast in BangkokJust want to say I’m sitting down with Deepti here at breakfast story in Bangkok and really enjoying.Read more
September 11, 2024 • 1 min read •Developer ExperienceUpdating Hugo Blog via emailThis blog post was published to my Hugo blog simply by sending an email. Pretty cool. Huh!Read more
September 11, 2024 • 1 min read •Developer Experiencetest-post-from-github-apiThis is a test post created via the GitHub API.Read more
October 5, 2023 • 2 min read •JournalWorking out in the afternoonI’ve been using this app called Rise Sleep for over a year now. Unlike many other sleep trackers, including the Oura ring, which focus on REM sleep and …Read more
December 3, 2021 • 2 min read •JournalHow to apply for OCI (Overseas Citizen of India)Documenting the steps I followed to apply for OCI recently. Fill out the online application form for OCI on the OCI website. This has two parts -Read more
December 2, 2021 • 6 min read •JournalMy ever changing thoughts on taking notesDecember 29, 2020 Alright, typing this for the first time in Noteplan 3. I think I accidentally ran into Noteplan 3, when the developer mentioned the app in a …Read more
December 2, 2021 • 1 min read •JournalHow I consume Podcasts and long form videos using OtterPodcasts Download the MP3 for the Podcast (most provide them on their websites)Save this file in Dropbox (I have it connected to my Otter account), or manually …Read more
December 2, 2021 • 7 min read •JournalHey Amit, are you still doing Stand-up Comedy?My wife gifted me six weeks of stand-up comedy classes for my 35th birthday. While I loved watching stand-up, actually doing stand up comedy had never occurred …Read more
December 2, 2021 • 6 min read •JournalThe Online Cooking Recipe Ecosystem is Fucking up the Customer Experience (CX)Attempting to follow a food recipe on the internet is like playing a game of Minesweeper. You want to cook Pasta. You’re just looking for ingredients and the …Read more
December 2, 2021 • 2 min read •JournalMinimum Effective Dose for Typing SpeedI can touch type. But my typing speed is no match for my brain speed.Read more