This is my personal blog. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
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Software updates
My parents were (and still are) opposed to software updates. When I was younger, I could not understand why. I viewed software updates as something good, a necessity, practically an obligation. The recent trends in the software world showed me the wisdom of those older than me. Apple recently introduced a design “language” called Liquid…
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One year and one winter with an electric car in Canada
The conclusion first – it’s fine. Absolutely usable, you barely have to think about it, and it is just a car. I repeat – it is just a car. My previous car was on its proverbial last legs in 2025 so I decided that the time was nigh for the switch to an electric car.…
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Video games during the pandemic / Les jeux video pendant la pandemie
In March 2020, about one month into the COVID19 lockdown in Canada, I decided that it was time to resurrect that old hobby of mine – playing video games. I am not a serious gamer, I am not a competitive gamer but I enjoy certain games. Back in the day, I completed the full game…
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Being young, oblivious and a brown man
PrefaceIndians do not have the best reputation globally. We are, as a group, known to be rude, uncouth, filthy, have poor personal hygiene, and treat service staff poorly. Nowhere else is this put into sharper focus than on an international, direct flight to the motherland. Whether Phuket to Mumbai or London to Delhi, the problems…
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The full India experience
I dread flights to India. This has been my opinion for as long as I can remember, including when my family lived in the Arabian Gulf. Every summer, we would visit India for about one month. At the start, I always counted down the days till we left, mostly because I hated life in Bombay.…