{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1", "title": "Chaitanya", "icon": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/70c884a960920d4745a8ece467c8f8f0?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png", "home_page_url": "https://chaitanya.blog/", "feed_url": "https://chaitanya.blog/feed.json", "items": [ { "id": "http://chaitanya.micro.blog/2026/05/03/i-was-at-peace-with/", "content_html": "

I was at peace with using WordPress.com for more than a year now after always self-hosting WordPress. I am finally fed up with WordPress.com.

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Alex Zanardi - what a legend and symbol of resilience. Rest in peace.

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Any Linux users who will like to test a Micro.blog client? The focus of the app is on writing and posting.

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(I can share with you the repo with a Flatkpak download file.)

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I have the test alerts off and yet I got this. But this is still the first one of the year. Last year’s testing was pretty intensive to say the least.

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I like to forget about bugs, but bugs do not let me forget about them.

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One-third of the year has gone by. The only thing I wish I did more: watch less news.

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Shankumugham Beach.

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I did a big cleanup of my bookshelves and book storage, as well as the various handmade and handwritten gifts I have received over the past few years. So many memories and so many unread books.

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Testing something I built for Linux operating systems to post on Micro.blog. Thank you @vincent for the new API documentation you have created. Drafts are working. Will this get posted? Let us see!

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“We always said “Writing code is easy, reading code is hard”, we made the easy (and fun) part easier, and the hard part harder… good job.” ~ gambuzzi in YouTube comments.

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Diesel for the boats ~ somehow I did not expect this to be the way it was.

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“The Blurt theme is not currently available for download."

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With how many .wordpress.com subdomains have been used over the last two decades, I do not even want to try and block a new one with a great name to try this.

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Translation: Astrologer, Master from Bengal, Specialist, Enchantment, Black Magic, Love Marriage.

\n\n", "date_published": "2026-04-29T10:00:00+05:30", "url": "https://chaitanya.blog/2026/04/29/translation-astrologer-master-from-bengal/", "tags": ["Photos"] }, { "id": "http://chaitanya.micro.blog/2026/04/29/this-unplanned-f-break-has/", "content_html": "

This unplanned F1 break has been too long. And it will be another 3 weeks after Miami this weekend. smh.

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Found the postcard @jean and @manton sent me back in September 2020.

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Finished listening: Deadbeat by Tame Impala 🎵

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Finished listening: My Own Way (Hindi Version) by Jay Sean 🎵 I had no clue until today that there is a Hindi version of this 2008 album.

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Brandolini’s law states “the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”

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Finished watching: Tube Tales 🍿

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View from the Varkala cliffside.

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I have been working on developing a platform that is ready enough to go live tomorrow if needed. However, I am currently struggling to convince myself that I am truly willing to put in the effort required to launch it and sustain it over time.

\n", "date_published": "2026-04-28T02:27:51+05:30", "url": "https://chaitanya.blog/2026/04/28/022751/", "tags": ["Field Gleanings"] }, { "id": "http://chaitanya.micro.blog/2026/04/28/i-have-been-working-on/", "content_html": "

I have been working on developing a platform that is ready enough to go live tomorrow if needed. However, I am currently struggling to convince myself that I am truly willing to put in the effort required to launch it and sustain it over time. I am not sure if there is a real demand for it. It solves a personal problem, and it might help others if they want it. But I am uncertain whether this is something people genuinely need or desire.

\n", "date_published": "2026-04-28T02:26:28+05:30", "url": "https://chaitanya.blog/2026/04/28/i-have-been-working-on/", "tags": ["Field Gleanings"] }, { "id": "http://chaitanya.micro.blog/2026/04/27/bhuvi-hazlewood-showing-their-classic/", "content_html": "

Bhuvi & Hazlewood showing their classic Test match form today in a T20 match. Delhi were 13/6 after 6 overs. What an opening spell! 🏏

\n", "date_published": "2026-04-27T23:11:26+05:30", "url": "https://chaitanya.blog/2026/04/27/bhuvi-hazlewood-showing-their-classic/", "tags": ["Field Gleanings"] }, { "id": "http://chaitanya.micro.blog/2026/04/27/my-previous-organisation-never-bothered/", "content_html": "

My previous organisation never bothered hiring anyone for my role, and now 4 months later they want me to help with the same transition they gave up on when I was still there.

\n", "date_published": "2026-04-27T20:55:47+05:30", "url": "https://chaitanya.blog/2026/04/27/my-previous-organisation-never-bothered/", "tags": ["Field Gleanings"] }, { "id": "http://chaitanya.micro.blog/2026/04/27/this-is-one-way-to/", "content_html": "

This is one way to get rid of YouTube Shorts.

\n\n", "date_published": "2026-04-27T11:30:00+05:30", "url": "https://chaitanya.blog/2026/04/27/this-is-one-way-to/", "tags": ["Photos"] } ] }