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On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 at 13:27, Deepa Mohan via Silklist < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> wrote: > I never know these names ( Substack, Tinyletters) that you spout! I am > that extinct species, the Tech ignoranosaurus. > > Here's my addition to your couplet. > > > Twenty twenty four > Is (almost) in the door. > I'll soon be obsolete, I'm sure, > As I struggle more and more > To keep my foot in the Internet door > In the AI tsunami's roar. > I can hardly see the shore.. > I'll soon be a superannuated bore! > > Meanwhile, wishing everyone the best for 2024 and beyond! > > > Cheers, Deepa. > > > On Fri, 15 Dec, 2023, 10:16 Udhay’s Annual Update, <arach...@substack.com> > wrote: > >> Greetings, fellow sophonts. Wow. Is it nearly 2024 already? This year has >> been a bit of a rush. In more ways than one. The macro events in the past >> year have generally been gloomy. Action on climate is inadequate. The >> global economy looks fragile. The >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Forwarded this email? Subscribe here >> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcmFjaG5pcy5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20vc3Vic2NyaWJlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWVtYWlsLXN1YnNjcmliZSZyPTlkdG13Jm5leHQ9aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcmFjaG5pcy5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20lMkZwJTJGdHdlbnR5LXR3ZW50eS1mb3VyLWlzLWFsbW9zdC1pbi10aGUiLCJwIjoxMzk0NjEwNzAsInMiOjIxNDUyOTksImYiOnRydWUsInUiOjE1NzYxNDgwLCJpYXQiOjE3MDI2MTU1OTcsImV4cCI6MTcwNTIwNzU5NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTAiLCJzdWIiOiJsaW5rLXJlZGlyZWN0In0.sRDMhgzlXoZUfrMyfQyqFoWFC5uctMi_d3K2w-E2SJc?> >> for more >> >> Yes, this is Udhay >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/05fdf59d-160f-4ef0-85a2-f204f065af72?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>, >> and yes, this is the usual annual update. I’m using substack this time as >> Tinyletter shut down. Running an email list in 2023 is not for the >> faint-hearted. You can still hit reply via email to this note, as usual. >> ------------------------------ >> Twenty Twenty-Four is (almost) in the door. >> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2145299&post_id=139461070&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9dtmw&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNTc2MTQ4MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTM5NDYxMDcwLCJpYXQiOjE3MDI2MTU1OTcsImV4cCI6MTcwNTIwNzU5NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTIxNDUyOTkiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.MSVutqXals0o8c8qW7oDriCee61Crm-qtbDmh2ctEng> >> >> Dec 15 >> >> >> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcmFjaG5pcy5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20vcC90d2VudHktdHdlbnR5LWZvdXItaXMtYWxtb3N0LWluLXRoZT91dG1fc291cmNlPXN1YnN0YWNrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmYWN0aW9uPXJlc3RhY2stY29tbWVudCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZW1haWwtcmVzdGFjay1jb21tZW50JnI9OWR0bXciLCJwIjoxMzk0NjEwNzAsInMiOjIxNDUyOTksImYiOnRydWUsInUiOjE1NzYxNDgwLCJpYXQiOjE3MDI2MTU1OTcsImV4cCI6MTcwNTIwNzU5NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTAiLCJzdWIiOiJsaW5rLXJlZGlyZWN0In0.M4id6zdPlZPnXdD3vt4BCsuyHETSB4YfbvHjIxPYjNs?&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> >> >> READ IN APP >> <https://open.substack.com/pub/arachnis/p/twenty-twenty-four-is-almost-in-the?utm_source=email&redirect=app-store> >> >> >> Greetings, fellow sophonts. >> >> Wow. Is it nearly 2024 already? This year has been a bit of a rush. In >> more ways than one. >> >> The macro events in the past year have generally been gloomy. Action on >> climate >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/423293e9-572d-413c-83d4-e3d6276914fe?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> is inadequate. The global economy looks fragile >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/9d3eec86-2ed2-4ef2-9c60-a087f8e3bf65?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>. >> The second major war >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/0a02ceb5-80d0-4804-adaf-ba81cf3d81f8?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> of this decade has started, all before the first >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/ca34b5fb-78b1-487e-92d5-08ed05dd068b?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> has any resolution yet. >> >> It’s not all doom >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/01252ea1-ae32-4795-a05e-a9096087c5cd?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> and gloom, though. Some real progress >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/e49648f6-9914-4725-adb8-aaa7be874b6c?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> is being made >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/232d10fc-1a6e-430b-b366-5dcb3be4f5df?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>, >> which is easy to underestimate >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/0312603d-13c3-4799-a207-5c5e958e3f78?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>. >> And we can’t afford to be doomers >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/76c5c6b5-2f2c-4304-9575-bff43e20a6f0?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> . >> >> There are other megatrends that are harder to apply labels like good/bad >> to, just yet, just that they are going to be impactful. None more so than >> Artificial >> Intelligence >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/3d40d4d4-eba0-474d-a070-124c572367c3?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>. >> We’re still very much in the ‘peak of inflated expectations >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/a27c8dc3-6413-4dc5-9e09-18201e28a550?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>’ >> phase of this hype cycle. Watch this space. (as an aside, AI-fueled >> concerns about the provenance of things we see and read have made ‘ >> *authenticity*’ a Word Of The Year >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/c9a1f2a2-5a9f-4bf8-8778-2d7abe6f23a7?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> .) >> >> On the personal front, it’s also been a year of both highs and lows. Some >> health scares, but all’s well now (🤞). We’re grateful for all the acts of >> friendship that made things so much easier, in body and in mind – you know >> who you are. >> >> We also have a late-teen who’s into the home stretch of her first year of >> college – and seems to be having fun in the process. This is a win, and >> we’re treating it as such. Go, us. >> >> In work-related news, I’m re-engaging with the startup world after a few >> months being caught up with other issues. Happy to chat if you know of >> founders (or their investors) who might need help with strategy/market >> entry/fundraising. >> >> I’m pondering a few interesting business ideas, and depending on the >> market feedback, might help launch these in 2024. >> >> The Goa Project >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/1cc8eeea-ad94-4deb-bd0d-2bb18ba5fe69?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> is bringing all manner of interesting people together - still mostly >> online, but we’re planning…things. Get in touch >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/fdacb999-5d21-466f-8e1c-9640f80da81d?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> if you want to know more, or volunteer. >> >> More abstractly, my journey in the past decade has been an attempt to >> move into synthesis and ideation >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/436a4bed-93c7-4130-894d-a91b0b31b448?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> more than busywork – part of the even more abstract search for >> fulfillment >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/16da75f1-b361-4feb-b16c-989f9e3c56a8?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>. >> Have I succeeded? Somewhat. Happy to discuss my learnings over a beer with >> any of you, anytime in the upcoming year. This will also help me in my >> mission of *being surrounded by interesting people, all the time*. :) >> >> Going back to Gaiman >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6929b838-c80b-4b45-acaf-4a18bd2c7569?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> for this year’s quote, which strikes just the right balance between realism >> and optimism: >> >> >> >> *I hope in the year to come you won't burn. And I hope you won't freeze. >> I hope you and your family will be safe, and walk freely in the world and >> that the place you live, if you have one, will be there when you get back. >> I hope that, for all of us, in the year ahead, kindness will prevail and >> that gentleness and humanity and forgiveness will be there for us if and >> when we need them.And may your New Year be happy, and may you be happy in >> it.* >> >> Merry Everything! >> >> Udhay, Lavanya & Apsara >> >> [image: My New Year resolution] >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/8d3be2ac-d6d2-4ab0-bc96-4fd9726b174f?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU> >> >> Restack >> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcmFjaG5pcy5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20vcC90d2VudHktdHdlbnR5LWZvdXItaXMtYWxtb3N0LWluLXRoZT91dG1fc291cmNlPXN1YnN0YWNrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmYWN0aW9uPXJlc3RhY2stY29tbWVudCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZW1haWwtcmVzdGFjay1jb21tZW50JnI9OWR0bXciLCJwIjoxMzk0NjEwNzAsInMiOjIxNDUyOTksImYiOnRydWUsInUiOjE1NzYxNDgwLCJpYXQiOjE3MDI2MTU1OTcsImV4cCI6MTcwNTIwNzU5NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTAiLCJzdWIiOiJsaW5rLXJlZGlyZWN0In0.M4id6zdPlZPnXdD3vt4BCsuyHETSB4YfbvHjIxPYjNs?&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> >> >> >> © 2023 Udhay Shankar N >> JP Nagar, Bangalore, India >> Unsubscribe >> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcmFjaG5pcy5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20vYWN0aW9uL2Rpc2FibGVfZW1haWw_dG9rZW49ZXlKMWMyVnlYMmxrSWpveE5UYzJNVFE0TUN3aWNHOXpkRjlwWkNJNk1UTTVORFl4TURjd0xDSnBZWFFpT2pFM01ESTJNVFUxT1Rjc0ltVjRjQ0k2TVRjd05USXdOelU1Tnl3aWFYTnpJam9pY0hWaUxUSXhORFV5T1RraUxDSnpkV0lpT2lKa2FYTmhZbXhsWDJWdFlXbHNJbjAuNEZoYnNRSmFFQmpFaElLRXRwcXVzT0lqMXZRbGxvWHZQdk5TY01ucUwtdyZleHBpcmVzPTM2NWQiLCJwIjoxMzk0NjEwNzAsInMiOjIxNDUyOTksImYiOnRydWUsInUiOjE1NzYxNDgwLCJpYXQiOjE3MDI2MTU1OTcsImV4cCI6MTcwNTIwNzU5NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTAiLCJzdWIiOiJsaW5rLXJlZGlyZWN0In0.alre8TnBEEramB805bEAuMacgdM54CJh9NVka9IY9AQ?> >> >> [image: Get the app] >> <https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/0729486a-b508-41e7-8454-8ca877c7fdf2?j=eyJ1IjoiOWR0bXcifQ.Xb_o0wK-ulgxY0mn2D0Vsxl5jsweYgHVAFdJhIv8wBU>[image: >> Start writing] >> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9zdWJzdGFjay5jb20vc2lnbnVwP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9c3Vic3RhY2smdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1mb290ZXImdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWF1dG9maWxsZWQtZm9vdGVyJmZyZWVTaWdudXBFbWFpbD1tb2hhbmRlZXBhQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZyPTlkdG13IiwicCI6MTM5NDYxMDcwLCJzIjoyMTQ1Mjk5LCJmIjp0cnVlLCJ1IjoxNTc2MTQ4MCwiaWF0IjoxNzAyNjE1NTk3LCJleHAiOjE3MDUyMDc1OTcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0wIiwic3ViIjoibGluay1yZWRpcmVjdCJ9.sQFmYm_kyI24YDajSmJfCVwYJUZzSLHk6SWSMtr-f80?> >> > -- > Silklist mailing list > Silklist@lists.digeratus.in > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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