Sandip Bhattacharya
@sandipb.net
Opensource/photog/food/other fleeting interests. SRE/Devops/Observability. Currently Toronto.
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· Jul 10
Many months back when I moved to Bluesky wholeheartedly and deleted everything on Twitter, I made a personal decision for future SM usage - I will make original posts only on Bluesky. I will continue to maintain engagement on Twitter, but restrict myself to replies and simple reposts (without quote)
Incredible numbers here! 200 Million Chinese currently work in the gig economy right now. About 40% of the urban workforce!
In comparison, in India, the number is 10 million. (Economist)
archive.ph/9xYfd
In comparison, in India, the number is 10 million. (Economist)
archive.ph/9xYfd
archive.ph
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Incredible numbers here! 200 Million Chinese currently work in the gig economy right now. About 40% of the urban workforce!
In comparison, in India, the number is 10 million. (Economist)
archive.ph/9xYfd
In comparison, in India, the number is 10 million. (Economist)
archive.ph/9xYfd
TIL that because of the Sarin attack in Japan several decades ago, Japan has virtually no public garbage bins.
But due to their amazing culture the country has still managed clean public spaces.
japan-dev.com/blog/trash-c...
But due to their amazing culture the country has still managed clean public spaces.
japan-dev.com/blog/trash-c...
Japan's Missing Trash Cans: How Does the Country Stay So Clean?
Have you heard of the legend of the missing trash cans in Japan? Read to find out how Japan stays clean despite having very few public trash cans.
japan-dev.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
TIL that because of the Sarin attack in Japan several decades ago, Japan has virtually no public garbage bins.
But due to their amazing culture the country has still managed clean public spaces.
japan-dev.com/blog/trash-c...
But due to their amazing culture the country has still managed clean public spaces.
japan-dev.com/blog/trash-c...
Earlier this yr, I started evaluating a paid search engine Kagi bcoz Google turned trash. I started off using the "Starter" plan. Today I ran out of the yrly quota. Turns out I'm not a "normal" user who only does a handful of searches every day. My monthly avg is ~400!
I now need to pony up more
I now need to pony up more
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Earlier this yr, I started evaluating a paid search engine Kagi bcoz Google turned trash. I started off using the "Starter" plan. Today I ran out of the yrly quota. Turns out I'm not a "normal" user who only does a handful of searches every day. My monthly avg is ~400!
I now need to pony up more
I now need to pony up more
Reposted by Sandip Bhattacharya
"All hot dog stands will be replaced with goat meat stands."
hold up. tell me more about that
hold up. tell me more about that
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"All hot dog stands will be replaced with goat meat stands."
hold up. tell me more about that
hold up. tell me more about that
Interesting. It seems like the increased number of typos that I have been making on iPhone is not just me!
youtu.be/hksVvXONrIo?...
youtu.be/hksVvXONrIo?...
It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken
YouTube video by Michi NekoMichi
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Interesting. It seems like the increased number of typos that I have been making on iPhone is not just me!
youtu.be/hksVvXONrIo?...
youtu.be/hksVvXONrIo?...
The new food ordering app used at work claims to use AI generated images for dishes which don’t have images from the shops.
What is the freaking point of this? We don’t look at those images because we don’t know the dishes. We want to see how the shop makes them. Else why won’t I just image search?
What is the freaking point of this? We don’t look at those images because we don’t know the dishes. We want to see how the shop makes them. Else why won’t I just image search?
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The new food ordering app used at work claims to use AI generated images for dishes which don’t have images from the shops.
What is the freaking point of this? We don’t look at those images because we don’t know the dishes. We want to see how the shop makes them. Else why won’t I just image search?
What is the freaking point of this? We don’t look at those images because we don’t know the dishes. We want to see how the shop makes them. Else why won’t I just image search?
TIL, #kubernetes will never internally keep numbers in resource limits as a fraction.
kubernetes.io/docs/referen...
“””
1.5Gi will be serialized as "1536Mi"
Note that the quantity will NEVER be internally represented by a floating point number. That is the whole point of this exercise.
“””
kubernetes.io/docs/referen...
“””
1.5Gi will be serialized as "1536Mi"
Note that the quantity will NEVER be internally represented by a floating point number. That is the whole point of this exercise.
“””
Quantity
Quantity is a fixed-point representation of a number.
kubernetes.io
October 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
TIL, #kubernetes will never internally keep numbers in resource limits as a fraction.
kubernetes.io/docs/referen...
“””
1.5Gi will be serialized as "1536Mi"
Note that the quantity will NEVER be internally represented by a floating point number. That is the whole point of this exercise.
“””
kubernetes.io/docs/referen...
“””
1.5Gi will be serialized as "1536Mi"
Note that the quantity will NEVER be internally represented by a floating point number. That is the whole point of this exercise.
“””
This is remarkable. I wonder if there is more info about how this became such a big thing in the western world. I have not heard of peanut allergy being a thing back home in India. Perhaps because it is a part of many diets there?
apnews.com/article/pean...
apnews.com/article/pean...
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is remarkable. I wonder if there is more info about how this became such a big thing in the western world. I have not heard of peanut allergy being a thing back home in India. Perhaps because it is a part of many diets there?
apnews.com/article/pean...
apnews.com/article/pean...
The usage limits on Claude Code is absolutely ridiculous. I switched to *Haiku* and tested it doing a review of my barebones tmux.conf. It used 12% of my limit for the next 4 hours.
Can't justify > $20/month for personal projects. I will switch and settle for Codex.
Can't justify > $20/month for personal projects. I will switch and settle for Codex.
October 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The usage limits on Claude Code is absolutely ridiculous. I switched to *Haiku* and tested it doing a review of my barebones tmux.conf. It used 12% of my limit for the next 4 hours.
Can't justify > $20/month for personal projects. I will switch and settle for Codex.
Can't justify > $20/month for personal projects. I will switch and settle for Codex.
Reposted by Sandip Bhattacharya
finally: a comic so niche that only birders will understand
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
finally: a comic so niche that only birders will understand
Reposted by Sandip Bhattacharya
Brace for another wave of x refuges
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Brace for another wave of x refuges
FML.
The Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite might be the most collossal collective waste of people’s life world wide ever. What an incredible waste of top level talent.
The Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite might be the most collossal collective waste of people’s life world wide ever. What an incredible waste of top level talent.
October 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
FML.
The Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite might be the most collossal collective waste of people’s life world wide ever. What an incredible waste of top level talent.
The Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite might be the most collossal collective waste of people’s life world wide ever. What an incredible waste of top level talent.
Wtf. I had asked some question back in February related to the Bengali language. Chatgpt apparently created a memory at some time that "I prefer responses in Bengali".
Suddenly in the middle of a convo it switched to Bengali.
🤦 Had to go delete all the memories. There was a lot of obsolete crap
Suddenly in the middle of a convo it switched to Bengali.
🤦 Had to go delete all the memories. There was a lot of obsolete crap
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Wtf. I had asked some question back in February related to the Bengali language. Chatgpt apparently created a memory at some time that "I prefer responses in Bengali".
Suddenly in the middle of a convo it switched to Bengali.
🤦 Had to go delete all the memories. There was a lot of obsolete crap
Suddenly in the middle of a convo it switched to Bengali.
🤦 Had to go delete all the memories. There was a lot of obsolete crap
Reposted by Sandip Bhattacharya
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
“And now … Aluminum free deodorant “
Excuse me, wtf, why was there aluminum before in the first place ?
Excuse me, wtf, why was there aluminum before in the first place ?
October 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“And now … Aluminum free deodorant “
Excuse me, wtf, why was there aluminum before in the first place ?
Excuse me, wtf, why was there aluminum before in the first place ?
Not great when finance shows are not talking about whether there is an AI bubble. But what is the best way to walk away when it pops
“Ride the last peak and get out!”
youtu.be/NL-0HKRuBJA?...
“Ride the last peak and get out!”
youtu.be/NL-0HKRuBJA?...
Is AI mania a bubble? Here's what experts have to say
YouTube video by CNBC Television
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Not great when finance shows are not talking about whether there is an AI bubble. But what is the best way to walk away when it pops
“Ride the last peak and get out!”
youtu.be/NL-0HKRuBJA?...
“Ride the last peak and get out!”
youtu.be/NL-0HKRuBJA?...
TIL that I can install vscode extensions in a declarative way using Homebrew's Brewfile.
docs.brew.sh/Brew-Bundle-...
```
vscode "editorconfig.editorconfig"
```
docs.brew.sh/Brew-Bundle-...
```
vscode "editorconfig.editorconfig"
```
Homebrew Bundle, brew bundle and Brewfile
Documentation for the missing package manager for macOS (or Linux).
docs.brew.sh
October 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
TIL that I can install vscode extensions in a declarative way using Homebrew's Brewfile.
docs.brew.sh/Brew-Bundle-...
```
vscode "editorconfig.editorconfig"
```
docs.brew.sh/Brew-Bundle-...
```
vscode "editorconfig.editorconfig"
```
I stopped using Cursor for a day and used Github Copilot in vscode for one day. It didn't go well - providing context from editor and terminal was buggy at times. I tried the Codex plugin too - but there doesnt seem to be a way to easily send selections to it like copilot.
September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I stopped using Cursor for a day and used Github Copilot in vscode for one day. It didn't go well - providing context from editor and terminal was buggy at times. I tried the Codex plugin too - but there doesnt seem to be a way to easily send selections to it like copilot.
I always get confused between using useradd and adduser in Ubuntu. Finally added a note about it.
notes.sandipb.net/Tech/Adding+...
notes.sandipb.net/Tech/Adding+...
Adding New Users in Ubuntu - Sandip's Notes
Why you should be using adduser instead of useradd in Ubuntu
notes.sandipb.net
September 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I always get confused between using useradd and adduser in Ubuntu. Finally added a note about it.
notes.sandipb.net/Tech/Adding+...
notes.sandipb.net/Tech/Adding+...
Reposted by Sandip Bhattacharya
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
I admit, I get mildly FOMO curious from time to time about what people I know are discussing on FB, Reels, Threads etc. I may or may not act on those impulses.
I cannot for the life of me comprehend what would ever make me curious to check out a feed of content not made about real people.
I cannot for the life of me comprehend what would ever make me curious to check out a feed of content not made about real people.
It sounds like TikTok for AI generated videos is officially a “hot” category.
OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos
The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.
www.wired.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I admit, I get mildly FOMO curious from time to time about what people I know are discussing on FB, Reels, Threads etc. I may or may not act on those impulses.
I cannot for the life of me comprehend what would ever make me curious to check out a feed of content not made about real people.
I cannot for the life of me comprehend what would ever make me curious to check out a feed of content not made about real people.
Much as i found the podcast of Ezra Klein vs Ta-Nehisi Coates extremely tough to watch, there was something about the sincerity from both sides to stand their own ground and disagree openly with each other in an intellectual way, that I haven’t heard before a lot.And i wish this happened a lot more.
September 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Much as i found the podcast of Ezra Klein vs Ta-Nehisi Coates extremely tough to watch, there was something about the sincerity from both sides to stand their own ground and disagree openly with each other in an intellectual way, that I haven’t heard before a lot.And i wish this happened a lot more.
I cannot but help thinking about how Ta-Nehisi Coates saying, "Was silence not an option?" is applicable to so much of social media and the shitposting era.
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I cannot but help thinking about how Ta-Nehisi Coates saying, "Was silence not an option?" is applicable to so much of social media and the shitposting era.