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Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:51:31 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-12-07-codex-motivation/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-12-07-codex-motivation/ My experience comparing OpenAI Codex CLI vs a chat+files workflow, associated token usage, output quality comparisons, and a very real dip in motivation. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-06-25-generation-systems/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-06-25-generation-systems/ The Nature of Lisp article and thoughts on programming language power vs usability and code generation. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-06-08-ubuntu-appimage/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-06-08-ubuntu-appimage/ How to make your AppImage show up in your application menu (Launcher, Dash, Activities, etc.). https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-05-05-winter-honey/ Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-05-05-winter-honey/ A nostalgic journey to pure, unfiltered honey in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, and a taste that brought back childhood memories. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-03-27-espresso/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-03-27-espresso/ A home espresso recipe for daily brews using the Gaggia Classic Pro and Baratza Virtuoso Plus. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-03-24-spontaneous-morning/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-03-24-spontaneous-morning/ A great spontaneous morning and associated thougths. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-02-01-indian-coffee-beans/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2025-02-01-indian-coffee-beans/ Different types of coffee bean varieties available in India, their flavour profiles, and associated processing. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-12-17-rag-resources/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-12-17-rag-resources/ Few great and free resources to learn about RAG and its usage in Generative AI. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-12-17-emotion-and-design/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:30:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-12-17-emotion-and-design/ Extracts from the Emotional design article https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-08-13-taskmgmt-2/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-08-13-taskmgmt-2/ This post explores a markdown-based task management system designed for solo developers, balancing simplicity with effective project management. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-06-03-sit-stand-desk/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:30:05 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-06-03-sit-stand-desk/ Sharing my personal journey through the first month of using a sit-stand desk, detailing the challenges and benefits of transitioning to a more dynamic work environment. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-28-hugo-breadcrumb-toc-codefile-quote/ Tue, 28 May 2024 13:43:33 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-28-hugo-breadcrumb-toc-codefile-quote/ Snippets for minor things in hugo like breadcrumbs, table of contents, copy file as markdown, quote https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-28-hugo-copy-button/ Tue, 28 May 2024 13:07:14 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-28-hugo-copy-button/ Create a header with language name and copy button on top of highlighted code blocks https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-27-hugo-datatables/ Mon, 27 May 2024 18:02:24 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-27-hugo-datatables/ A guide to integrating data tables into a hugo site https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-27-hugo-search/ Mon, 27 May 2024 15:49:39 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-27-hugo-search/ Integrating search in a Hugo-based static site using lunr.js https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-27-hugo-copy/ Mon, 27 May 2024 15:14:50 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-05-27-hugo-copy/ Process to copy assets like images/css or non-assets, such as source maps from node_modules, to output using Hugo Pipes. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-04-15-genai-resources/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2024-04-15-genai-resources/ Few great and free resources to learn about Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) and their usage for text/code inference. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-07-30-taskmgmt/ Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-07-30-taskmgmt/ An evolution in work related task management over the years, that has worked for me, and has personally shaped my professional life. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-07-10-assertive/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-07-10-assertive/ This blog post explores the challenges faced by blunt or direct communicators, particularly in the context of online communication, and proposes some effective strategies that have proven helpful. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-07-02-great-work/ Sun, 02 Jul 2023 12:01:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-07-02-great-work/ How survival mode or life immediately after it affects one’s ability to do great work and what to adjust in the article for it. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-05-25-remembering/ Thu, 25 May 2023 00:15:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-05-25-remembering/ Remembering my friend https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-02-11-pairprogram/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2023-02-11-pairprogram/ A interaction with ChatGPT as a pair programmer for learning and using a new technology tool. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2022-10-18-dynamodb/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2022-10-18-dynamodb/ Learnings from the dynamoDB paper https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2022-10-18-archlevels/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2022-10-18-archlevels/ General thought on architectural boundaries, levels and issues that need to be tackled at each level. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2022-07-09-voraciousness/ Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2022-07-09-voraciousness/ Personal experience about voraciousness, its decrease, corresponding issues and thoughts. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-07-24-ubuntu-setup/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-07-24-ubuntu-setup/ Initial dev setup for Ubuntu Linux. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-05-25-understanding-paxos/ Mon, 25 May 2020 12:00:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-05-25-understanding-paxos/ Reading the paxos made simple paper and understanding it. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-04-29-docsify-mustache/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:30:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-04-29-docsify-mustache/ Docsify, YAML front-matter, mustache templates & tags and some quirks when using them. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-04-28-vscode/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:30:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-04-28-vscode/ Basic shortcuts, useful plugins, and sample settings file for VSCode. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-27-git-commands/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:22:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-27-git-commands/ Few git commands. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-24-go-memory-profiling/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:11:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-24-go-memory-profiling/ Generic references and points to consider when doing a memory analysis with go programming language. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-17-organizing/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:53:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-17-organizing/ Organizing a local storage based movie collection. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-12-awesome-papers/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:30:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-03-12-awesome-papers/ Great papers and references https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-01-30-samba-setup/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-01-30-samba-setup/ Steps to set up a samba server on ubuntu 18.04. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-01-30-ubuntu-1804-server-debug/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2020-01-30-ubuntu-1804-server-debug/ Few ubuntu server setup issues and corresponding steps to debug them. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-17-go-intro-primer/ Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-17-go-intro-primer/ Generic references to get started with go programming language. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-11-docker-commands/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-11-docker-commands/ Basic docker commands. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-10-commands/ Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-10-commands/ Random collection of commands for Ubuntu Linux. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-09-screen/ Sat, 09 Nov 2019 21:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-09-screen/ References, basic commands and sample rc file for GNU screen. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-09-py-helpers-closures/ Sat, 09 Nov 2019 20:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-09-py-helpers-closures/ A script to chain multiple closures in python with example usage. https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-09-py-helpers-profiling/ Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:55:00 +0530 https://pankajpipada.com/posts/2019-11-09-py-helpers-profiling/ A script to cprofile a single function in python