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Jay (Vijayasimha BR)
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The Sanguine Tech Trainer

·Nov 23

Awkward Conversation is better than No Conversation

Every month, I interact with dozens of folks across ages, genders, cultures and countries. Despite my best efforts, sometimes things get unhappy and awkward. The easy thing is to ghost each other. The right thing is to explain and communicate what happened and why. As I have documented many times…

Conversations

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Awkward Conversation is better than No Conversation
Awkward Conversation is better than No Conversation
Conversations

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The Sanguine Tech Trainer

·Nov 21

Mac Mini (M2) — Update 2—Aha. It’s Here.

Apple India just delivered it. It’s slightly bigger than I imagined. and, well, (laughs hysterically), that’s what she said. This is a sequel to my previous post. Mac Mini (M2) — Update 1 — Complementing the iPad Air + Unidays Discount This year, I successfully replaced my ageing MacBook Air with an iPad Air. Yet, a Mac is still needed. Also, I am now a…medium.com more apple hardware thoughts here.

Mac Mini

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Mac Mini (M2) — Update 2—Aha. It’s Here.
Mac Mini (M2) — Update 2—Aha. It’s Here.
Mac Mini

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·Nov 19

Mac Mini (M2) — Update 1 — Complementing the iPad Air + Unidays Discount

This year, I successfully replaced my ageing MacBook Air with an iPad Air. Yet, a Mac is still needed. Also, I am now a BA (Honors) English student, so, Apple gave me a generous student discount. You can read about my journey about replacing my Macbook Air with iPad Air…

Mac Mini

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Mac Mini (M2) — Update 1 — Complementing the iPad Air + Unidays Discount
Mac Mini (M2) — Update 1 — Complementing the iPad Air + Unidays Discount
Mac Mini

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·Nov 15

Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 3 — Under Scrutiny — (Finally) Application Accepted

Every day since September 24th, 2023, “Application Under Scrutiny”, “Application Under Scrutiny”. Finally, today, “Application Accepted”. Phew! “Scrutiny” is such an ugly, scary word. This is a sequel to my previous post. Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 2— BE/BTech Boredom Memories GATE exam prep is bringing back memories from 20 years ago. In college, I would score 25/25 in the computer lab exam…medium.com

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Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 3 — Under Scrutiny — (Finally) Application Accepted
Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 3 — Under Scrutiny — (Finally) Application Accepted
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·Nov 10

Your Office is Wherever You are Sitting — The Beach, A Jungle Cafe or Cave Formation

When I was younger, I would frequently explain to my (disbelieving) friends and (confused) female companions that, one day, I will work from anywhere — beaches, countryside, cave formations and so on. Now, years later, it’s sort of cool that I am actually doing that. The idea for the lifestyle…

Digital Nomad Lifestyle

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Your Office is Wherever You are Sitting — The Beach, A Jungle Cafe or Cave Formation
Your Office is Wherever You are Sitting — The Beach, A Jungle Cafe or Cave Formation
Digital Nomad Lifestyle

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·Nov 2

Jay’s Traveling Logs — Update 5— Pondicherry — Staying with Airbnb and Booking.com

In my previous post, I have grabbed my travel tickets. Now, I need to figure out, where I will stay, using Airbnb and Booking.com. This is a sequel to my previous post. Jay’s Traveling Logs — Update 4 — Pondicherry — Train Tickets with IRCTC Destination is chosen. Now, how do we get there?medium.com Part of the ongoing series about my travels. Jay’s Traveling Logs I am trying to return to my traveling life. If the gods wish it.vijayasimhabr.medium.com

Digital Nomad Lifestyle

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Jay’s Traveling Logs — Update 5— Pondicherry — Staying with Airbnb and Booking.com
Jay’s Traveling Logs — Update 5— Pondicherry — Staying with Airbnb and Booking.com
Digital Nomad Lifestyle

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·Oct 31

Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 2— BE/BTech Boredom Memories

GATE exam prep is bringing back memories from 20 years ago. In college, I would score 25/25 in the computer lab exam, but manage only 35/100 in the compute theory exam. Why am I like this? This is a sequel to my previous post. Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 1 — What to Study? The Syllabus Right let’s continue blogging about my almost impossible journey towards MTech.medium.com I am journaling my (possible) admission…

Mtech

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Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 2— BE/BTech Boredom Memories
Jay’s GATE 2024/25 Log — Update 2— BE/BTech Boredom Memories
Mtech

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·Oct 30

Jay’s Guide to Taking Care of Longish Hair (for Men)

As it happens with most tutors, some of my male students have started copying my hair style (amongst other things) and asking grooming questions. I present a simple guide for their benefit. Read more such ‘guy’s and men’s life’ posts in my list. Bare Minimum Guy a collection of articles about the bare minimum guy.vijayasimhabr.medium.com First, I wish to begin with a…

Grooming For Men

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Jay’s Guide to Taking Care of Longish Hair (for Men)
Jay’s Guide to Taking Care of Longish Hair (for Men)
Grooming For Men

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·Oct 30

Jay’s Small Business — Update 15 — Intern Shenanigans — Assigning Assignments

I am paying my interns more (almost double) of what a standard IT company would pay to a fresher. It’s time they started earning their paycheck. This is a sequel to my previous post. Jay’s Small Business — Update 14 — Hiring Shenanigans — LinkedIn and InternShala What other shenanigans lie ahead of me; I don’t know. But that is why one becomes an entrepreneur I suppose. The…medium.com I am chronicling my business journey, here.

Startup Life

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Jay’s Small Business — Update 15 — Intern Shenanigans — Assigning Assignments
Jay’s Small Business — Update 15 — Intern Shenanigans — Assigning Assignments
Startup Life

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·Oct 28

Jay’s Bachelor’s Honours Degree (English) Journey — Update 1 — So it begins.

English Literature has fascinated me since childhood. So, I decided to pursue a degree in English from IGNOU distance education. They just sent the admission confirmation. I believe I was about 8or 9 years old. 2nd standard of school, I guess. In my class there was this girl called Sheela…

Ignou

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Jay’s Bachelor’s Honours Degree (English) Journey — Update 1 — So it begins.
Jay’s Bachelor’s Honours Degree (English) Journey — Update 1 — So it begins.
Ignou

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Jay (Vijayasimha BR)

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