2026 3

About Updates

For the week ending Saturday ------ midnight (SGT), share updates to `~/Dropbox/notes/about/*.md` reading from @LocalMCP (without modifying files): - `~/Dropbox/notes/transcripts/**/*.md` - `~/Documents/data/[email protected]/{mail,calendar,chat}.jsonl` - `~/Documents/data/[email protected]/{mail,calendar}.jsonl` - `~/Documents/data/whatsapp/*.jsonl` Inspect `~/Dropbox/notes/about/` files. Try to match each person to an existing file based on name, affiliation, and context. If no matching file exists: create only if there are 3+ meaningful interactions across days/channels, or 1 exceptionally important interaction likely to guide future dealings, or a there's repeated meaningful interaction outside the week. Name the file based on the Person Name and Affiliation (where guessable, else skip). For example: Khushi Kapoor BPB. Add one `## YYYY-MM-DD - short topic` section for the week, newest near the top after stable profile notes, picking latest date in case of multiple conversations. Include: substantial interactions that change how I should understand, work with, follow up with, or remember the person. Strong signals are: decisions, advice, critique, preferences, commitments, asks, opportunities, investments/startups, intros, conflict, personal context relevant to future interaction, repeated collaboration, or a person's distinctive operating style. Exclude: logistics, "running late", calendar coordination, meeting/schedule changes, tactical travel/logistics, receipts/alerts/GitHub notifications, broadcasts, tiny group comments, generic FYIs, one-off detailed emails from students/strangers unless they become repeated interaction, and facts already captured unless the new item changes them. For group transcripts, update a person only if they made a meaningful contribution, owned a decision/action, revealed a useful preference, or materially changed the direction. Do not credit everyone in the meeting. For each proposed note, write concise 1-line bullets. Each bullet should be useful later to Anand or an AI agent advising Anand. Use the right number of bullets as the relationship signal warrants, not a fixed count. 5-8 is fine when there's very rich information. Use more when the conversation materially changes how I should understand, work with, or follow up with the person. Approach: - Use a retrieval ladder: candidate table first from transcript frontmatter/filenames, existing `about/*.md`, and `transcripts/description.md`; deep-read only candidates that pass triage or are borderline. - Do not use raw mention counts to create files. Prior transcript index/title hits and meaningful cross-channel evidence matter more than full-body `rg` hits. - Use null-delimited file handling (`fd -0`, `xargs -0`, etc.) for all file loops because paths contain spaces. Capture: - what happened / what they asked / what was decided; - what this says about the person's priorities, constraints, or working style; phrase it tentatively unless it's repeated or strongly signaled; - open loops and follow-ups; - reusable future guidance: "When working with X, do Y." Avoid transcript summaries that belong in project notes. Person notes are for relationship memory and future interaction guidance. <OUTPUT-FORMAT> # Person Name Affiliation ## YYYY-MM-DD - Topic - ... (include compact source path(s) as evidence, e.g. `~/Dropbox/notes/transcripts/....md`) - ... # Person Name Affiliation ## ... # Review - Person Name: reason they may / may not be worth noting but need my judgment - mentioning other-period evidence if relevant. # Skipped - ... (compact list of high-volume false positives and why: logistics, notifications, minor group comments, etc.) # Checklist - [ ] Did not modify files. - [ ] Checked whether a matching person file already exists, including aliases/spelling variants. - [ ] `# H1` matches existing (or to-be) `~/Dropbox/notes/about/H1.md` - [ ] Did not create files for one-off weak interactions. - [ ] Did not summarize projects into every attendee's person note. - [ ] Kept bullets concise and future-useful. - [ ] Included source paths for every suggested edit. </OUTPUT-FORMAT>

Transcript AI-ded interviews

Priyanka was ghost-writing an interview request from PC Quest for Ankor. Two questions were a bit technical: Straive combines data engineering, analytics, AI, and content services. At a technical level, how are enterprises stitching these capabilities together architecturally and operationally when addressing complex business problems at scale? GenAI systems tend to behave unpredictably when exposed to real workloads. What engineering patterns, monitoring approaches, or runtime safeguards are becoming essential to maintain reliability, performance, and cost control in production settings? … and she asked if I could review. ...

Extracting AI advice

This weekend, two people asked me, roughly “How do I use AI better?” This is a frequently asked questions. I document my FAQs, e.g. time management, career advice, etc. and it was time to add AI advice to this list. I often record online calls and transcribe them. I asked Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT for the best way to summarize 400 transcripts of ~40K each. Claude’s suggestion was the best: Use Gemini Flash (1M context, dirt cheap) to process calls in batches of 20-25 Each batch → extract advice themes Aggregate batch results with Claude Sonnet for final synthesis But I ignored it because it was too much work. (See my AI advice: “Ask for easier output”) ...

2007 1

India Poised

India Poised: a video featuring Amitabh Bachchan. Here's the transcript. There are two Indias in this country. One India is straining at the leash, eager to spring forth and live up to all the adjectives that the world has been recently showering upon us. The other India is the leash. One India says "Give me a chance, and I'll prove myself." The other India says "Prove yourself first, and maybe then, you'll have a chance." ...

2005 1

Friends script

The complete ‘Friends’ scripts Comments A 9 Aug 2005 3:03 pm: thats new..the place that I usually check is http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/friends/

2001 1

I adopt a 6-year old

This is one of the funniest conversations I’ve had. funkymishti79: hello funkymishti79: anyone wanna chat anand_m26blr: Sure Funky. anand_m26blr: Are you from Mumbai? funkymishti79: where r u from kunu122: hi anand_m26blr: Mumbai. Actually, I didn’t quite think anyone would use this room. funkymishti79: hi kunu anand_m26blr: I had dropped by to practise some Yahoo emoticons kunu122: is there any 1 there in room anand_m26blr: which were not listed. anand_m26blr: Good to see so many join in. funkymishti79: lol kunu122: u kunu122: how r u anand_m26blr: Hey, did you all know about the secret emoticons? funkymishti79: i am fine kunu kunu122: please tell me how anand_m26blr: Well, for the rose kunu122: a/s/l funkymishti79: whose????? anand_m26blr: you’ve got to type @ } ; - anand_m26blr: Yours, I suppose, Funky. kunu122: u funky funkymishti79: sharon r u theres anand_m26blr: Mine is obvious – M 26 BLR. anand_m26blr: Hi, Kunu. kunu122: how r u funkymishti79: 6/f/mum anand_m26blr: Good. Where are you from? funkymishti79: u are old enough to be my father anand kunu122: r u just 6 yrs funkymishti79: yes kunu uncle….. anand_m26blr: Always wanted a kid, Funky. Shall I adopt you? kunu122: 16/m/mum anand_m26blr: Hmmm… between us, we’re in arithmetic progression kunu122: anand a/s/l anand_m26blr: M 26. Right now I’m in Mumbai. funkymishti79: glad to be ur daughter…by the way are u fussy about late nights and chocolates???? funkymishti79: r u not frm mumbai anand_m26blr: I’m EXTREMELY fussy about late nights, but not chocolates. kunu122: yes i m from mum anand_m26blr: Unless you prefer dark chocolate. anand_m26blr: How about you, Kunu? What’s your preference of chocolate? funkymishti79: r u adopting kunu tooo…..i don’t want a brother anand_m26blr: Well, Kunu can be your uncle funkymishti79: where is my mommy….(tears) anand_m26blr: These days, you need to learn to cope with having a single parent, dear! funkymishti79: naa…i wnat mommy and no uncle… anand_m26blr: Well, Kunu, I don’t know your preferences, but funkymishti79: unless he is handsome anand_m26blr: could you become Funky’s mommy? anand_m26blr: Uh, oh.. I think he’s gone! funkymishti79: i want kunu mommy…..(laughing with one tooth) anand_m26blr: Scared him, didn’t you?!? Very bad girl! anand_m26blr: Shouldn’t scare mommy away. funkymishti79: vinay r u frm delhi???? funkymishti79: no i want mommy…daddy help anand_m26blr: Guess I’ll have to get you another one, child. anand_m26blr: Lots around. anand_m26blr: Hello everyone. anand_m26blr: Anyone wants to join me in parenting Funky? anand_m26blr: Gender irrelevant. anand_m26blr: She likes late nights (I don’t) and chocolate (I do) funkymishti79: parents invited for interviews…open now…rush for it anand_m26blr: Application: 79 year old. Plenty of experience. anand_m26blr: Retired in 1980. funkymishti79: help i want a mommy…u fool…not a nani anand_m26blr: Well, why not both? anand_m26blr: Application: 79 year old with 50 year old daughter anand_m26blr: AND a 25 year old grand-daughter. funkymishti79: i said only mommy and not the whole fuckin family…. anand_m26blr: Good lord, you have such vile vocabulary. Wash your mouth!! anand_m26blr: Otherwise no chocolates tonight. anand_m26blr: Do you really like chocolate that much? I’m a white chocolate fan myself. funkymishti79: i heard u saying these last night with the barely clad woman daddy anand_m26blr: Well, Funky, you and I should have a little chat about birds and anand_m26blr: bees in about 6-7 years from now. anand_m26blr: But till then, sleep early!! funkymishti79: no i want to stick to daddy and do what he does… funkymishti79: with the birds and bees anand_m26blr: I don’t think you can do what daddy does, sweety pie. A bird cannot do what a bee does. anand_m26blr: (At least, not as well) funkymishti79: me a delhiwali and u….daddy (blinking eyelids) anand_m26blr: Daddy has been all over the country funkymishti79: me likes new daddy….now the chocolates…heh heh anand_m26blr: Chocolates will be served only after dinner. First, brush your teeth. funkymishti79: how can i eat chocolates after brushing my teeth u moron!!!! anand_m26blr: Moron!?!? That’s not the way you speak to daddy, child! Now, spank yourself and anand_m26blr: pretend daddy really beat you up. funkymishti79: kids r smarter these days daddy anand_m26blr: And what’s wrong with eating chocolates after brushing your teeth? anand_m26blr: You can always brush it again after the chocolate anand_m26blr: I’ll go with you on the kids getting smarter. The time’s come when I think I know anand_m26blr: less than my 12-year old cousins. funkymishti79: lets get brushing outof the scene whats the use???? anand_m26blr: Point. All other things being equal, I’d rather never brush. anand_m26blr: And, of course, hog all the chocolate and ice cream I can get. anand_m26blr: But Daddy never said that, OK? funkymishti79: what do u do for a living daddy???? i mean i have to know the money source anand_m26blr: well, OK, you might be a prodigy. ...