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, <[email protected]> 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?> >
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