ideas Smarter Headphones I think we need smarter headphones. Imagine for a minute if we can break away from the phone and what a smarter headphone would be able to do. Wireless chargingHas it's own WiFi or mobile dataDownload podcasts and music on deviceBetter voice controls on deviceSmart lock and unlock on voice
notes Weekend Notes #2 Eleventy is pretty simple static site generator which I love. I'm thinking of using it to build some simple sites. It's more of a developer tool than a hosted CMS but it can connect to most content management systems like WordPress. Cargo cult programming is killing the Sri Lankan software
music Unsolved Origins Part 1 Bingu (KillerB), Chathu (Unsolved) and I catch up on old times. We discuss how they got into music and how I may have played a small part in the process. Unsolved started around 1996. The guys were in school and I was in Uni. After Bingu and Chathu met they
work Moving Jobs in the Pandemic I've moved jobs in the last few weeks. It was a very strange move considering we were in lock-down. There was no grand send off and joining the new place hasn't really set in yet. It felt like logging out of one set of apps and logging into another. We
future Electric Dreams A long time ago when I was a wee little lad (too many medieval movies) I built a solar house for a school science fair. It had a real solar panel, a car battery and a small fluorescent tube light. It wasn't small so it took a couple of guys
links Weekend Notes #1 I thought I'll share some short notes and links for the weekend and hopefully continue this as a regular thing. Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work | TED TalkAll I remembered was there was a cool video on TED about work-life balance and it was done by someone called
podcast A Chat with Isura Silva About AI and the Value of Lifelong Learning Isura Silva is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and the founder of aucterra. We talk about AI and the value of lifelong learning. Isura and I have been chatting on twitter for a long time and we have quite similar ideas when it comes to blog posts. aucterra has implemented a
social Supermarket Blues To me a supermarket is nothing more than a well lit warehouse. You buy things off shelves and checkout yourself. There is no one there to help you unless you catch someone packing the shelves. There is no personality or engagement.Then again you might not want personality from your
work The Future of Work is Flexible, Remote and Hybrid About 20 years ago my favourite pastimes was looking for telecommuting jobs on craigslist. That's was it was called back in those days. I never found one at the time but since then I have worked remote-first and semi-remotely (hybrid) for many years. Since the pandemic hit, remote, flexible and
ideas Surviving Group Chats In a time that you don't trust the tech giants to host your group chats people are moving to platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal. It starts with a few and before you know it you are part of quite a few groups. There are now hundreds of people chatting
tech Find Any Spot on Earth with Just 3 Words what3words is a simple and interesting way to locate any point on earth. The system breaks down the surface into blocks of 3 meters and gives it 3 simple and pronounceable names. You can use it to find friends in a city or get help when you are lost in
life Tram Stop Hero One day at the tram stop I saw an elderly man. He had a travel bag so I assumed he was a tourist. We saw the tram come down the hill. Everything up to this point was normal. He then stepped down from the platform to the tracks and prepared
ideas What is Universal Basic Income? Universal basic income is giving everyone a basic salary so that it covers their basic needs like housing and food. The idea is to alleviate poverty and stabilise the socioeconomic status in a country. This means you don't have to worry about daily needs and whatever you earn extra is
stories Derek Sivers is an Amazing Human Being Derek is a modern day philosopher and the founder of CD Baby. He had a lot of interesting jobs including working for a circus.
stories A Hero's Journey A hero's journey is a story template that you have probably seen a lot. It's how a hero is born and goes through the adventure of their life. If you have kids or you are a kid at heart you would have watched a lot of Disney movies. I'm talking
inspiration Go your own way Continuing with my inspirational posts I'm talking about being different and doing your own thing.
programming Using the Up bank API Up is a mobile first digital bank built on top Bendigo Bank, runs on Google Cloud and made in South Melbourne.
tools Setapp is an Independent App Store for macOS and iOS Setapp is a subscription app store that gives you access to over 200 Mac and iOS apps. It's cheaper than paying for each app individually over a year. I turn it on every few months when I want to clean up my Macs. Some of my favorites on there are;
tech Smartphone Blues Smartphones today have reached peak in innovation. The battery endurance is a balance of power and how thin you want to make it. There are so many cameras that you don't know what to do with.
tools Mindsets The blog is going well. I have slowed down posting to focus on quality. The podcast is going great with 11 plays 🥳. Hey 11 is more than my family and they don't listen to me anyway. We talk about mindsets. Systems thinking and thinking in first principals. Fixed and growth
podcast Introducing Dils Podcast Well well, look who's talking now! I originally called it Dilantha In Da House but renamed it back to the Dils Podcast after some harsh feedback 😆 I do not know what I'm doing. It took me about 20 mins to record and another 4 hours to re-learn audio editing. It's
inspiration Keep a Sparkfile A Sparkfile is a bit of an old concept that has been quite useful for me over the years. It's basically a notes file about a topic that you keep adding and building upon. The original rules are Keep it unformattedAdd to the bottomDon't change the pastReview for patterns and
inspiration Don't Hold Back! Sometimes we are our own blockers to progress. We doubt ourselves and play it safe and wish our time will come. We don't try because we don't want to fail. Reigning in your enthusiasm isn’t a sign of experience and humility, it’s a sign of cowardice. — Steli
tools Tools for Remote Work Almost everyone is remote these days. Running online meetings is hard. zoom and slack help but it's tiring to be online all the time. Video meeting fatigue is a real thing. Sometimes a voice call and a desktop share does the job between a few people. For bigger teams having
