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Bharath M. Palavalli
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We’ll be discussing all things data! Come join us on Saturday, 15th November in Bangalore at the Tech4Good Community Summit as I discuss a few of these questions with Tanya Kak.

More details at www.linkedin.com/posts/bharat...

#data #interoperability #research #public
A poster titled "EVENT RUNDOWN" for the commons+infra summit by Tech4Good Community featuring a schedule for a tech-related event. Includes sections for various activities such as "Kandid w/ Kailash," "Panel Discussion," "Hackathon Spotlight," and "Fireside Chat," along with round table on data interoperability
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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I wish this was #satire
A poster for a men's camp titled "Be a Man of Caliber." The event is scheduled from October 27 to October 29, 2025, with the venue being blanked out. An arrow graphic points to the left.
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The joys of #Bangalore.

#canopiesofbangalore
A view of towering trees with intricate branches and leaves, illuminated by soft light filtering through the canopy.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Had my first #FT8 contact last week but finally got around to writing about it at ham.bharathpalavalli.com/posts/202509....

It was with a random wire antenna that was just thrust out with a fishing pole from my balcony!

#amateurradio #hamradio #homebrew
Map displaying global reception reports for the call sign VU3GLJ over 40m band for FT8. Blue labels indicate signal strength and reception times from different regions, with connections shown across North America, Europe, Asia, and parts of South America. LC circuit with copper wire wound over a PVC pipe and a capacitor with copper cladding Fishing pole with a random wire thrust out of the balcony
September 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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What do you do when your keychain breaks?

#woodworking #whittling
September 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Made progress on the 80-10 QRP EFHW antenna over the weekend and have now planned to make a 12V PD trigger for the #QMX by #QRPLabs. Tested Rx on it with the Silicon City net on 40m, thanks to VU3JIM, you can see the short video at: tilvids.com/w/buA81p7KLs...

#homebrew #amateurradio #hamradio
I’m winding enamelled copper wire on the FT140-43 toroid to make an EFHW. The workspace is cluttered with various tools and materials. I’m wearing glasses and The Phantom is embroidered in purple on my T-shirt.
August 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Plato’s Dream

#watercolour #crows #painting #watercolor
A watercolor painting featuring various crows in shades of blue and gray, set against a soft, abstract background. The composition captures silhouettes and outlines of the birds, creating a sense of movement and depth.
August 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Came home to a wonderful little package! This #QRPLabs #QMX has a nice build quality. Now onto making the PTT mic and an EFHW for it to make a nice #QRP backpack.

#amateurradio #hamradio
A black QRP Labs QMX transceiver is positioned on a wooden table, featuring knobs for volume and tuning. Behind it are two ceramic bowls with varying shades of blue paint and a woven basket in the background. A green cutting mat with measurement markings
August 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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When you come home to a good cup of Darjeeling…

#darjeelingtea #tea #traveldiaries
A glass cup of Darjeeling tea is placed on a textured blue fabric runner, next to driftwood and a Dokra figurine of a woman reading a book. In the background, a mirror reflects a room with a green sofa and a lantern.
July 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Sigh, my terrible luck while travelling continues! One more trip and one more screeching, high-energy child right next to me. #travelluck #screechingchild
A notice board displaying a service advertisement for cleaning and bedroll assistance, located at the Coaching Depot in Yesvantpur, Bengaluru. The notice includes contact numbers for assistance with cleaning, water supply, and pest problems.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I finally found a great copy of Fazlul Hasan’s Bangalore through the Centuries; I’ve been looking for a good copy for a while now.

The joy of having a good bookstore like Bookworm!

My list of #booksonbangalore is almost complete: bharathpalavalli.com/booksonbanga...

#books #booksoncities
A book titled "Bangalore Through the Centuries" by M. Fazlul Hasan, featuring a historic illustration on the cover. The background is a patterned blue and orange rug. An open book titled "Bangalore Through the Centuries" is displayed on a patterned fabric surface. The interior includes publication details, such as the author's name, first edition year (1970), and a dedication page.
July 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The hum. A humming shape deep as echo has worn a hole in the echoed sea,

a grooved watermark, a casing like the sphere in air a flower carves.

The opening blooms
under a soft, dark blanket of sleep.

- Meredith Cole
The Children Dream of a Whale Set Free

#watercolour #whale #painting #watercolor
The image features a watercolor illustration of a whale swimming in shades of blue against a textured, light blue background which is created using the Indian wash method in two two washes.
May 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Two cups full…

#darjeelingtea #tea #sundaytea
A cozy tabletop scene featuring two tea cups—one with amber tea and the other with clear tea—set on a lace doily. A red book titled "The Constitution" rests on a wooden book stand, alongside a couple of decorative bottles with water plants in them.
April 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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The mirror on the wall
doesn’t show any of the faces
that used to pass
in front of it.

- Dunya Mikhail

#crows #painting #watercolour
A close-up of a watercolor painting featuring abstract representations of three crows, with soft, muted colors and reflection effects. The background includes warm yellow tones.
April 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The shy Slender-billed scimitar babbler was in a generous mood and gave us a fair sighting!

#fediart #watercolour #birding
A watercolor illustration of a slender-billed scimitar babbler perched on a branch. Notes indicate the date (12th March 2025) and location (Punakha to Bhatthang, Bhutan). Nearby are watercolor paints and brushes
March 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Does anyone know the history behind this #redbull packaging in #bhutan?
March 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Brewed and steeped…

#tea #teatasting #watercolour #art
A watercolor illustration of a transparent glass cup filled with warm tea, emitting steam. The cup is positioned on a textured, light background, with a soft shadow cast underneath.
March 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Yet another crow & I guess Mary Oliver describes it best: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/09/25/crows

#watercolour #crow #painting
A watercolor illustration of a crow with a gray head and dark wings, accompanied by Mary Oliver’s poem describing its presence in various environments, evoking a sense of cheerfulness and mischief.
February 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Oxblood on the lampshade! Thankfully it can pass off as a whimsical artist’s flourish.

#fountainpen #ink
A wooden table lamp with an ornate base and cream-colored shade is positioned next to a calendar labeled "Bangalore Press" and an illustrated set of postcards featuring bats. The background shows orange curtains and a partially visible window. The lampshade has a fountain pen ink splatters on it.
February 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Is anyone’s @frame.work keyboard showing such wear & tear on the keyboard? Is this normal for a 2 year old laptop?

PS: Everything else about the construction quality and performance has been top notch by the way.

#FrameworkLaptop
An open Framework laptop displaying a terminal window with text and email excerpts, along with a blurred workshop flyer on the screen. The keyboard shows worn keys, particularly the 'a' and 'ctrl' keys. The laptop is on a patterned surface.
February 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Here is a piece I wrote a while ago with @srukrish.bsky.social on the rather sad use of #technology in a very myopic and limited manner of “increasing” efficiency in #publicpolicy.

#technocracy
A decorative tabletop scene featuring an open book titled "Institutions and Public Policy for India's Sustainable Development," an incense holder with smoke, a small decorative item shaped like a turtle, a colorful round container, and a small ceramic piece with a floral design. The book is opened to a chapter titled “Efficiency’s Handmaiden: The Use of ICTs in Development” by Bharath M. Palavalli and Sruthi Krishnan
February 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Two bandaged
fingers later,
emerges a little
brown whale…

#whittling #woodcarving #whale
A person’s hand holds a whale whittled from a piece of wood with the tail painted brown, against a background of handwoven purple Tibetan shawl.
January 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Apt for the times we live in, http://existentialcomics.com/comic/585

#existentialcomics #technology #oppression
A comic strip titled "Time Traveling Intellectuals." It features four characters: an engineer, a scientist, a philosopher, and a king. The characters discuss contributions from the future to improve society, but the king shows skepticism about the philosopher's ideas on oppression and chooses to use science and technology to further increase oppression.
January 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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An attempt at a water colour painting…

#watercolour #fediart #painting #crows
A water colour painting of two black crows looking at each other against a light blue wash titled "Attempted Murder!" at the bottom.
January 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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So monkeys can't produce the works of Shakespeare: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773186324001014?via%3Dihub=

I love their conclusion paragraph!

#research #infinitemonkeystheorem #mathematics #shakespeare #thoughtexperiment
6. Conclusion Given plausible estimates of the lifespan of the universe and the amount of possible monkey typists available, this still leaves huge orders of magnitude differences between the resources available and those required for non-trivial text generation. As such, we have to conclude that Shakespeare himself inadvertently provided the answer as to whether monkey labour could meaningfully be a replacement for human endeavour as a source of scholarship or creativity. To quote Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3, Line 87: “No”.
January 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM