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Krishna plays chess

A story from my life

Jul 3 •

Facebook's inside story is a disgustingly good page-turner

A review of "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Jun 25 •

Five Slices #31: Hidden scripts

Ideas beneath the surface that shape our lives

Jun 11 •

Five Slices #30: Human-friendly design is when form fits context

Creating spaces and products with life in them

May 28 •

Five Slices #29: Ideas have a life of their own

We don't have ideas, ideas have us

May 22 •

Recent posts

Five Slices #28: The business of writing

Tales from the publishing industry

May 15 •

Five Slices #27: Scams and capers

Scammers, tricksters, and the schemes they pulled off

May 7 •

Five Slices #26: Fantastic buildings and where to find them

One man's folly is another man's legacy

Apr 30 •

A bunch of stuff I wrote on my garbage blog

Something different this week

Apr 24 •

Five Slices #25: A letter about letters

You've got mail

Apr 16 •

Advice about advice

What I've learned about giving and taking advice

Apr 13 •

Top posts

Five Slices #5: The worst job interview

Jan 21 • Adhithya K R

Krishna plays chess

Jul 3 • Adhithya K R

Nine months of cloning a billion dollar company

Feb 10 • Adhithya K R

The soul-sucking ordeal of starting an Indian company

Jan 23 • Adhithya K R

Five Slices #29: Ideas have a life of their own

May 22 • Adhithya K R

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