Thejesh GN

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  • Micro-granting in India – BoF at IndiaFOSS/2026

    I have proposed BoF (Birds of Feather) session and discussion at IndiaFOSS/2026. The proposal is yet to be approved a...

  • Weekly Notes 22/2026

    This Saturday, we drove to Palakkad to meet Pradeep and Dhanya. It was a short morning walk and breakfast meet. We me...

  • Weekly Notes 21/2026

    I was in Chennai for the first half of the week. I couldn’t get a confirmed 1st or 2nd class train ticket. So I had t...

  • Embedding user code in your app using Extism

    Every application I love has some kind of power-user mode where I can add my own code or scripting to make it useful ...

  • Weekly Notes 20/2026

    We are in Thrissur. We left at around 2 AM and reached by 11 AM, with two breaks. The drive was comfortable. The traf...

  • Weekly Notes 19/2026

    My first, full-fledged in-class course at APU ended this week. The final round of assessments is yet to be done. I am...

  • Weekly Notes 18/2026

    It’s been a busy week, both at work and at home. I think the heat also made the week much more tiring, but thankfully...

  • Weekly Notes 17/2026

    NMG 2026 results are out. If you are a grantee, congratulations. This is the 9th edition of 2026 and the biggest both...

  • Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2026 – Results

    Thanks for your patience, everyone. It took a lot of work to process this year’s applications. There were lots of goo...

  • 30 Days of DXing

    #30DaysOfDXing is where I am trying to receive various radio wave transmissions and listen to them using either my Ra...

  • Weekly Notes 16/2026

    It feels like a long, tiring week because it’s been a busy one, or most probably because of getting back to regular l...

  • Bees on the Balcony

    I recently added setting up a proper Bee hotel as a goal, but I didn’t think something similar would happen naturally...

  • Weekly Notes 15/2026

    I am back in Bengaluru. Slept and rested a bit. I watched One Battle After Another on the way to Sydney and Naked Gun...

  • Weekend drive to Camden

    We just wanted to drive around NSW’s countryside and maybe visit a farm. Camden came up in the search, and the Airbnb...

  • Uma’s first proper trail walk at Bidjigal Reserve

    It wasn’t planned that she would walk all the way. I was ready to carry her at least three-fourths of the way. I woul...

  • Sydney City Walk

    We did a leisurely walk through Sydney’s city center. We will probably do one more walk. But this one was mostly arou...

  • Weekly Notes 14/2026

    We are on holiday. The week before the holiday was mostly spent covering for things that can happen during the vacati...

  • Koala

    Uma turned three today. She walks and talks a lot now. We are in Sydney for a short trip to meet her cousin and celeb...

  • Weekly Notes 13/2026

    We had a long weekend due to Yugadhi and Eid. I didn’t do much. Mostly spent time at home, sleeping. I feel rested af...

  • Weekly Notes 12/2026

    It’s been another hectic week, but towards the end, it was a bit relaxing because of Ugadhi and Id breaks. Wish you a...