I shared a link to Mil Millington's exhaustive list of petty arguments with his girlfriend, reflecting on how these domestic disputes make me apprehensive about my own future relationships and the inevitable bickering of long-term partnership.
People often know some everyday quantities with uncanny precision while being wildly wrong about others, and that asymmetry says as much about attention as about memory.
I examine Ilayaraja’s controversial decision to alter Thyagaraja’s 'Mari Mari Ninne' for Sindhu Bhairavi. I analyze his use of Saramathi, Hindholam, and Chandrakauns raagams in cinema, highlighting how he adapts classical structures for popular audiences.
I explore Ilayaraja’s masterful use of the first and last melakartha raagas, Kanakangi and Rasikapriya, plus the melodic Sudha Saveri. I highlight how he navigates difficult vivadhi swarams to create emotionally resonant and technically brilliant film songs.
I shared a link to Mark Pilgrim's blog recommendation tool, discovered via Anita. It provides a personalized list of weblogs to follow, reflecting the collaborative spirit and link-sharing culture of the early 2000s blogosphere.
I learned to stream HTML out of order using slots and studied Shane Parrish's mental frameworks. I also tested AI tools including MetaVoice for cloning, Qwen 1.5, and Demucs for splitting high-quality audio tracks.