Tag: India
Terra Cognita
A few thoughts at the end of our India post
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: In The Modi For Takedowns
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The heat trap,dopamine loops & conformism
Three situations, not unique by themselves to Indians in particular. But the blend seems challenging enough. These are some of the realities in everyone's life if you are here and kind of shape how far you can truly go.
The FP Launchpad takes off at IIT Madras
Explaining Death to a Toddler at the Taj Mahal
A few thoughts after a weekend trip to Delhi and Agra
Explaining Death to a Toddler at the Taj Mahal
A few thoughts after a weekend trip to Delhi and Agra
The Daily Planet #129: Everyday Dystopias
As I keep saying, while we are waiting to be turned into paperclips, pay some attention to the everyday dystopias being unleashed by AI.
.plan-26-10: Streaming TESSERA working, biodiversity action papers, and FPL takes off
TESSERA streaming in the browser, planetary programming at WG2.8, biodiversity action papers, FP Launchpad opens, and Docker CACM buzz
.plan-26-08: At AI summit, Shriram's PL opinions, Zarr hacking
TESSERA paper accepted at CVPR 2026, went to the AI Impact Summit, OCaml Zarr hacking, Shriram's talk on human factors of formal methods, and discussions on teaching OxCaml to agents.
At the AI Impact Summit in Delhi: people, planet, progress
Trip report from the Indian AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, covering the massive expo, a conversation with Yann LeCun, a hackathon/talk at IIT-Delhi, networking at the British High Commission, and reflections on the summit declaration's shift from safety to progress and equitable access.
.plan-26-02: Back from India and straight into the conservation conference
Hosting the Conservation Evidence conference at Pembroke, recovering from the India trip, and keeping up with LLM developments.
.plan-26-01: Easing into the new year with reading, temples and mosquitos
Family travels through Udaipur, Vijayawada and Hyderabad, visiting temples and villages, plus kicking off the TESSERA 2025 embeddings.
On the path to the UK/India AI Summit with OpenUK and the ATI
Reflections on UK-India AI collaboration from meetings at the Alan Turing Institute and OpenUK, discussing ethical AI deployment, open source infrastructure, and the challenges of building community in the age of AI-assisted coding.
A Year of Antipodal Observations
Personal reflections after a year in Mumbai
A Year of Antipodal Observations
Personal reflections after a year in Mumbai
Goa & Kerala
Thoughts and pictures from recent trips down south
Goa & Kerala
Thoughts and pictures from recent trips down south
Lost in the Haze
Due to budget cuts the contents of the air in your lungs is unknown.
Lost in the Haze
Due to budget cuts the contents of the air in your lungs is unknown.
My Daughter's Dada
My Pitaji* was a serious person. He was also a quiet person. And by all measures, he was a family man.
Ways of Seeing
Noting the cultural differences at the movie theater
Ways of Seeing
Noting the cultural differences at the movie theater
A Visit to the Lungs of the City
Discovering Sanjay Gandhi National Park
A Visit to the Lungs of the City
Discovering Sanjay Gandhi National Park
AQ-Aïe
Dealing with the Air Quality Blues
AQ-Aïe
Dealing with the Air Quality Blues
Democracy & Doom Metal
Dry days and Dirge-filled nights in Mumbai
Democracy & Doom Metal
Dry days and Dirge-filled nights in Mumbai
Pret a Blogger
Musing on the linguistic mutations induced by global commerce.
Pret a Blogger
Musing on the linguistic mutations induced by global commerce.
The Contingency of Perception
a non-comprehensive account of my shifting assumptions in India
The Contingency of Perception
a non-comprehensive account of my shifting assumptions in India
Mumbai at Street Level
Reflections after living in India's largest city for a month.
Mumbai at Street Level
Reflections after living in India's largest city for a month.
Odd Neighbors
Nobody told me about the snails in Mumbai.
Odd Neighbors
Nobody told me about the snails in Mumbai.
Ras Malai
an ode to a previously unknown sweet