Sandip Bhattacharya
@sandipb.net
Opensource/photog/food/other fleeting interests. SRE/Devops/Observability. Currently Toronto.
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Sandip Bhattacharya
@sandipb.net
· 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)
How to buy RAM in 2026
1. Buy computer with RAM
2. Take out RAM from computer
3. Throw away the computer
1. Buy computer with RAM
2. Take out RAM from computer
3. Throw away the computer
December 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How to buy RAM in 2026
1. Buy computer with RAM
2. Take out RAM from computer
3. Throw away the computer
1. Buy computer with RAM
2. Take out RAM from computer
3. Throw away the computer
It is amusing how much of my #Substack feed is about people trying to make analogies for AI/LLMs. Both from people for and against the tech. It is like even the most thoughtful of people are still trying to wrap their heads around this thing that is taking over our lives (allegedly)
December 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It is amusing how much of my #Substack feed is about people trying to make analogies for AI/LLMs. Both from people for and against the tech. It is like even the most thoughtful of people are still trying to wrap their heads around this thing that is taking over our lives (allegedly)
Try as much as I can, I keep coming back to #ClaudeCode and I hate it. Cursor, #Gemini, #Codex, I keep trying them but it is the little things.
December 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Try as much as I can, I keep coming back to #ClaudeCode and I hate it. Cursor, #Gemini, #Codex, I keep trying them but it is the little things.
Waiting with bated breath to learn about the fate of the hundreds of dollars I have sunk in buying courses from #Udemy over the years.
Not hopeful.
#CourseraUdemyMerger
Not hopeful.
#CourseraUdemyMerger
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Waiting with bated breath to learn about the fate of the hundreds of dollars I have sunk in buying courses from #Udemy over the years.
Not hopeful.
#CourseraUdemyMerger
Not hopeful.
#CourseraUdemyMerger
I’m must say, the need to block accounts on Twitter because of AI responses is getting way higher than the need to block a*holes.
Bring back blocktogether!
Bring back blocktogether!
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’m must say, the need to block accounts on Twitter because of AI responses is getting way higher than the need to block a*holes.
Bring back blocktogether!
Bring back blocktogether!
Finally decided to stop vendoring #Helm charts in my Git repo and setup #Chartmuseum for my #homelab. #Harbor is a tomorrow problem. Since I am more interested in mirroring, I really like CM's multi-tenancy feature that Harbor doesn't seem to have.
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/18/s...
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/18/s...
Setting Up a Private Helm Chart Repository with Chartmuseum | sandipb.net
After Bitnami discontinued free Helm chart repositories, I set up Chartmuseum as a simple alternative for my homelab. Here's why I chose it over Harbor and how I configured it with Docker Compose and ...
blog.sandipb.net
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Finally decided to stop vendoring #Helm charts in my Git repo and setup #Chartmuseum for my #homelab. #Harbor is a tomorrow problem. Since I am more interested in mirroring, I really like CM's multi-tenancy feature that Harbor doesn't seem to have.
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/18/s...
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/18/s...
Wtf Google. I wanted to trial the new Gemini, and so it "upgraded" my regular plan to the "AI" plan. Then when i wanted to cancel the trial, there is no option to cancel just the trial. I have to cancel the whole plan. And they make it impossible to find the non-AI plan on the mobile to go back to.
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wtf Google. I wanted to trial the new Gemini, and so it "upgraded" my regular plan to the "AI" plan. Then when i wanted to cancel the trial, there is no option to cancel just the trial. I have to cancel the whole plan. And they make it impossible to find the non-AI plan on the mobile to go back to.
Happy Code Freeze days in the software industry.
wishing a very happy let’s-circle-back day to all who celebrate
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy Code Freeze days in the software industry.
"For security and compatibility reasons", why would you keep using a Windows laptop or desktop computer?
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"For security and compatibility reasons", why would you keep using a Windows laptop or desktop computer?
Wasted a whole bunch of hours trying to get the 5Gz wifi working on Raspberry 5 and Ubuntu. Turns out that combination doesn't work as of now with the stock hardware. Added a post about it.
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/13/u...
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/13/u...
Ubuntu Wi-Fi 5GHz Issue on Raspberry Pi 5 | sandipb.net
Why Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi 5 can't connect to 5GHz Wi-Fi networks due to outdated firmware, and why I switched back to Raspberry Pi OS.
blog.sandipb.net
December 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Wasted a whole bunch of hours trying to get the 5Gz wifi working on Raspberry 5 and Ubuntu. Turns out that combination doesn't work as of now with the stock hardware. Added a post about it.
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/13/u...
blog.sandipb.net/2025/12/13/u...
Using pragmas to do sql queries on database state in the past is 🤯
fly.io/blog/litestr...
It is sql suddenly got git’s -r parameter
fly.io/blog/litestr...
It is sql suddenly got git’s -r parameter
Litestream VFS
Query your SQLite database any time, anywhere
fly.io
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Using pragmas to do sql queries on database state in the past is 🤯
fly.io/blog/litestr...
It is sql suddenly got git’s -r parameter
fly.io/blog/litestr...
It is sql suddenly got git’s -r parameter
Whoever designed those tiny HAT cables for raspberry pi 5 are a freaking sadist. Nightmare fuel for people with fat fingers and poor vision.
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Whoever designed those tiny HAT cables for raspberry pi 5 are a freaking sadist. Nightmare fuel for people with fat fingers and poor vision.
A password generator can generate novel combinations that no human has.
But only a human can go “hang on. That one would be an amazing domain name to buy”! I wasn’t even in market for one, but now, how can I resist?
A lot of creativity comes from humans being able to connect across domains.
But only a human can go “hang on. That one would be an amazing domain name to buy”! I wasn’t even in market for one, but now, how can I resist?
A lot of creativity comes from humans being able to connect across domains.
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A password generator can generate novel combinations that no human has.
But only a human can go “hang on. That one would be an amazing domain name to buy”! I wasn’t even in market for one, but now, how can I resist?
A lot of creativity comes from humans being able to connect across domains.
But only a human can go “hang on. That one would be an amazing domain name to buy”! I wasn’t even in market for one, but now, how can I resist?
A lot of creativity comes from humans being able to connect across domains.
Toronto new LRT predictably showed the biggest problem of this car crazy country.
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The rush to speed up the TTC's new Line 6 Finch West comes amid early reports that the route debuted with travel times 16 minutes slower than the 36C Finch West bus it replaced.
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www.blogto.com/city/2025/12...
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The rush to speed up the TTC's new Line 6 Finch West comes amid early reports that the route debuted with travel times 16 minutes slower than the 36C Finch West bus it replaced.
"""
www.blogto.com/city/2025/12...
City and TTC rushing for fix after Toronto's new LRT slammed with complaints
Toronto's Finch West LRT hasn't been able to shake its first-day jitters as more commuter complaints trickle in.
On top of the annoying delays – whic…
www.blogto.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Toronto new LRT predictably showed the biggest problem of this car crazy country.
"""
The rush to speed up the TTC's new Line 6 Finch West comes amid early reports that the route debuted with travel times 16 minutes slower than the 36C Finch West bus it replaced.
"""
www.blogto.com/city/2025/12...
"""
The rush to speed up the TTC's new Line 6 Finch West comes amid early reports that the route debuted with travel times 16 minutes slower than the 36C Finch West bus it replaced.
"""
www.blogto.com/city/2025/12...
Really sad to see #Xata Lite going away. One of the few free database options where they don’t harass you about inactivity (cf. supabase guys)
lite.xata.io/docs/migrati...
lite.xata.io/docs/migrati...
Migration guide from Xata Lite
Everything you need to know about the Xata lite deprecation and migration.
lite.xata.io
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Really sad to see #Xata Lite going away. One of the few free database options where they don’t harass you about inactivity (cf. supabase guys)
lite.xata.io/docs/migrati...
lite.xata.io/docs/migrati...
I am not hugely impressed by the increasing hype around self driven cars. Fundamentally cities are still going to be broken
(Got Gemini to whip me up what i think)
(Got Gemini to whip me up what i think)
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I am not hugely impressed by the increasing hype around self driven cars. Fundamentally cities are still going to be broken
(Got Gemini to whip me up what i think)
(Got Gemini to whip me up what i think)
Reposted by Sandip Bhattacharya
what’s more virgin than a computer
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
what’s more virgin than a computer
At first you get a toilet camera where the manufacturer pinky promises that "it only sees down into the toilet", and now it is not even end to end encrypted!
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
At first you get a toilet camera where the manufacturer pinky promises that "it only sees down into the toilet", and now it is not even end to end encrypted!
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
Every day I wake up with a renewed hate of the scrum/agile fever in the industry, where more often process supercedes getting things done, the practice becomes an official sanctioned tool for micromanagement, and bad implementation of the practice is more widespread than the original intent.
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Every day I wake up with a renewed hate of the scrum/agile fever in the industry, where more often process supercedes getting things done, the practice becomes an official sanctioned tool for micromanagement, and bad implementation of the practice is more widespread than the original intent.
It is really interesting to see over and over how prominent techies push a narrative of what special internal value made them successful. Many are totally (and intentionally) blind about the barriers they didn't have. And their narrative give the wrong life lessons to people who have those barriers.
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It is really interesting to see over and over how prominent techies push a narrative of what special internal value made them successful. Many are totally (and intentionally) blind about the barriers they didn't have. And their narrative give the wrong life lessons to people who have those barriers.
All the increasingly juvenile shitposts from heads of states, agencies, governors, policians etc in Twitter and the rest of social media, has taken the freaking fun out of shitposting for the rest of us. 🤬
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
All the increasingly juvenile shitposts from heads of states, agencies, governors, policians etc in Twitter and the rest of social media, has taken the freaking fun out of shitposting for the rest of us. 🤬
Had an incredible session with Claude Code yesterday debugging why my homelab k8s ingress was having trouble after every restart.
It went through my argo/helm config, used cli tools like arp etc, ran netshoot on specific nodes etc to finally diagnose it as an metallb stale arp cache problem.
It went through my argo/helm config, used cli tools like arp etc, ran netshoot on specific nodes etc to finally diagnose it as an metallb stale arp cache problem.
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Had an incredible session with Claude Code yesterday debugging why my homelab k8s ingress was having trouble after every restart.
It went through my argo/helm config, used cli tools like arp etc, ran netshoot on specific nodes etc to finally diagnose it as an metallb stale arp cache problem.
It went through my argo/helm config, used cli tools like arp etc, ran netshoot on specific nodes etc to finally diagnose it as an metallb stale arp cache problem.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
When my primary doctor was out, I had to see his colleague instead. The person was definitely more empathetic and i felt better taken care of.
If your human doctor feels less empathetic, maybe they are stressed out from the load. Or u simply need a different doctor. Too uncomfortable using a machine
If your human doctor feels less empathetic, maybe they are stressed out from the load. Or u simply need a different doctor. Too uncomfortable using a machine
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
When my primary doctor was out, I had to see his colleague instead. The person was definitely more empathetic and i felt better taken care of.
If your human doctor feels less empathetic, maybe they are stressed out from the load. Or u simply need a different doctor. Too uncomfortable using a machine
If your human doctor feels less empathetic, maybe they are stressed out from the load. Or u simply need a different doctor. Too uncomfortable using a machine
Really annoyed that with Hashicorp/IBM's rogue licensing change, it has killed all interest I had in exploring Nomad as an alternative to Kubernetes. It had so much promise. Also, consul.
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Really annoyed that with Hashicorp/IBM's rogue licensing change, it has killed all interest I had in exploring Nomad as an alternative to Kubernetes. It had so much promise. Also, consul.