I just got a hair transplant in Bangkok with Dr. Ratchathorn Panchaprateep of Absolute Hair Clinic couple of days back. It was a very cool experience and wanted to share it with my blog readers. I got 6715 FUT/FUE grafts in a single day and my doctor said this was the most she had ever… Read More »
When I went through my Credit Card statements, I realised that I had an issue. I was spending way too much money to keep this blog going, especially for the level of traffic that I had. I get around 30-40 people viewing this blog per day and for that level of traffic, I was paying… Read More »
I recently setup my Home Lab. However, I realised that the network connecting two of the mini PCs hosting my distributed GlusterFS volume was too slow. I was getting bottlenecked by the network between them. The 2 NVMe SSDs I put in would be no good if the network between them was going to be… Read More »
I have been wanting to get back into home labbing and hosting my own infrastructure, but just didn’t have the time for it because I was busy over the summer and fall – work, flying, running, weight training, bit of travelling kept me busy. However winter, foot injury and breaking my phone gave me extra… Read More »
I recently moved into a new apartment and could finally consider owning a PC. I wanted to build a desktop for work, running Linux VMs and for Microsoft Flight Simulator. I’m training to become a pilot and I felt it would help me save time and money if I could fly virtually. At the same… Read More »
I was invited to talk about Building Scalable Private Cloud on a Budget at DevOps Toronto. I want to thank Steve Pereira and Sebaz Rodriguez for giving me the opportunity to talk about what I was working on with my current employer, Transnomis Solutions Inc. The talk touches on various topics including: You can find… Read More »
Last year I moved to Canada from India and it’s nearly been a year since I’m here. I want to share what I feel about the country, my journey and few observations that you might find interesting. So far it has been better than expected, and I am glad I made the move. I came… Read More »
I needed a dedicated server for running a few VMs. I decided to get a server in Montreal from Kimsufi. This guide should also work with other dedicated server providers, including sister companies of Kimsufi like OVH and SoYouStart. This is a write-up on how to set it up. These are some things that I… Read More »
I had to deal with a rather unfortunate circumstance of getting tested positive for Covid-19 just before a vacation. I was due to travel to Dubai and Serbia. I would have had no way of knowing I was actually positive if I didn’t have to take the mandatory RT-PCR test necessary for international flights. I… Read More »
Disclaimer: This post is for information purposes only and not investment advise. Please consult your investment advisor before doing anything. I am not liable if you lose money or if anything in this post is not factual. I am not a registered investment advisor. This is a post about my investing journey, tips to get started and my thoughts on investing. On popular… Read More »