The World of Automation Today (Part 3)
Having had the communication and the build taken care of, we wanted a streamline social communication as well. This was a relatively new thought. And this part is so small, we could do a mini case study within this post. So let’s dig in.
The World of Automation Today (Part 2)
In the previous post in the series, we saw an overview of what we’ve done over at our blog to handle team communication. I did not give a complete listing or an in-depth idea of how we’ve enabled team communication using Slack. It was purposeful, considering that the series is just an overview of what automation can help us achieve, or what are the small ways we can start at implementing automation.
The World of Automation Today (Part 1)
Hey, there! It’s good to be back here. The everchanging world of IT is keeping us all on our toes. And the sub-world within IT that I’m part of, is evolving at a rate faster than we’re used to. We’re moving further into automation, and a faster rate than before.
The Story of the Suggars and the Wotters
This is the prose version of The Suggars and the Wotters. I’m just taking my baby-steps into the world of poetry, so I’m sure I may not have made much sense there (not to mention the desperate attempts at rhyme). I thought I’d do a prose version of the story as well
The Suggars and the Wotters
Certain actions make us think. Some of them even disturb us. Some disturb us so much that we start to think. Here’s a little poem-like thing (I’m just beginning to write such things; bear with me for a while, please) about how our ignorance makes way for arrogance, and we fail to see the bigger picture. This is a small attempt at metaphor. Call it science, or call it philosophy; let me know if it makes sense.
On being a man in a patriarchal world
I recently read a news report on how the fans of one of South India’s leading actors stooped down and trolled the editor-in-chief of a very popular news outlet in South India, who made a remark on the actor. Tonight, I read an article by Sowmya Rajendran, about what a woman goes through in our society, since the time she hits puberty.
Chaos within fort walls
Upraised guards.
Unsheathed swords.
Upright batons.
Unconquerable corps.
Yet, there’s terror; chaos.
Yet, everything is an attack surface, everyone is an attacker.
Yet, somehow, everyone is a victim.
Yet, everyone cries.
Cries.
Cries for peace.
Cries for quiet.
Cries for order.
Cries.
Cries from everywhere.
Cries and chaos, and,
Cries are all that’s there.
Nudging Towards Mass Dissatisfaction
Journalists, they say, have a very important role to play in a democracy. The press is the fourth pillar of democracy (the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary being the other three). In a way, it is also the journalists that keep crime in check. It is them who ensure corporations don’t become too greedy—greedy enough to step on the shoes of the masses. It is them who ensure that the politicians do their job. It is them who ensure the citizens live a good life. At least that’s what all this is supposed to be.
Migrating my blog
Change is necessary, even though the statement sounds like a helpless cliché. Today, I decided to migrate my personal blog from Blogger to Jekyll (just like how we migrated Meraki Post).
Keep the change
Every Facebook frequenter (at least in India) comes across this post every now and then, which bashes our government for being hostile to the farmers. It goes something like this:
At the vegetable market in the morning:
‘How much is that cabbage?’
‘Twenty rupees a kilo.’
‘That’s too expensive; how about I give you fifteen?’