Jekyll2026-10-19T17:13:34+00:00https://isidd.com/feed.xmlSiddharthaEssays, images and films by Siddharth Singh — on technology, science, business and ideas.Siddharth SinghHow to write a post on this blog2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:002026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/writings/how-to-write-a-postEvery post is a Markdown file in the _posts folder, named YEAR-MONTH-DAY-title.md. Write normally — paragraphs, bold, italics, links — and push to GitHub. The site rebuilds itself in about a minute.

Sections

Add category: to the front matter to choose where a post appears: writings, images, videos or updates. Every post also shows on the home page, newest first.

Images

Put pictures in assets/images/, then drop one in with a caption:

A normal image sits inside the text column.
A normal image sits inside the text column.

Want more drama? Add width="wide" to break out of the column, or width="full" to go edge to edge.

width="wide" — for photographs that deserve room.
width="wide" — for photographs that deserve room.

Click any image to see it full screen.

Galleries

For a set of photographs, list them separated by commas:

Six images, three to a row. Add columns="2" for bigger tiles.

Video

Videos are never hosted here. Each one is a card that shows a thumbnail with a play button and opens the video where it really lives: YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, anywhere.

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A thumbnail card. YouTube links get their thumbnail automatically if you leave out thumb.Watch on YouTube

Want movement instead of a still? Add loop= with a short silent clip (2–5 seconds, under 3 MB) and it plays on repeat like a boomerang:

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A looping teaser that links out to Instagram.Watch on Instagram

Words

Quotes, lists and code all look after themselves.

“Real artists ship.”

  1. Write the draft in one sitting.
  2. Cut a third of it.
  3. Publish before you feel ready.
def compound(skill, days=365, rate=0.01):
    return skill * (1 + rate) ** days   # 1% better a day ≈ 37×

That’s the whole toolkit. Now delete this post and write your own.

]]>Siddharth SinghMorning light, in motion2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:002026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/videos/studio-loopA short teaser plays here on repeat. Tap it to watch the full film.

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Shot at dawn, edited on a phone.Watch on Instagram
]]>Siddharth SinghThis week: launching the blog2026-10-17T00:00:00+00:002026-10-17T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/updates/this-weekThe site is live. Next up: one essay a week, and a photo essay every month.

]]>Siddharth SinghHow to read tech news2026-10-16T00:00:00+00:002026-10-16T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/writings/how-to-read-tech-newsMost tech news is a company’s announcement with a reporter’s name on it. A few habits make it far more useful.

Ask who benefits from the story, look for the number behind the claim, and check what happened six months later.

]]>Siddharth SinghA talk worth watching2026-10-15T00:00:00+00:002026-10-15T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/videos/a-talk-worth-watchingI come back to this commencement speech every few months. It’s short, and it’s the clearest argument I know for following curiosity before it makes sense.

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Steve Jobs, Stanford commencement, 2005.Watch on YouTube

Three stories, one idea: you can only connect the dots looking backwards.

]]>Siddharth SinghWhy I write in public2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:002026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/writings/why-i-write-in-publicMost of what I learn evaporates within a week. Writing it down, for strangers, is the only method I’ve found that makes knowledge stick, because a reader forces me to find the gaps in my own understanding.

This blog is that practice. Some posts will be finished essays. Most will be notes from the middle of learning something hard.

The rule

One post a week, no matter what. Quality follows quantity, not the other way round.

]]>Siddharth SinghExplaining a chip in five minutes2026-10-11T00:00:00+00:002026-10-11T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/videos/explaining-a-chipA short explainer on how a transistor switches, and why billions of them fit on one chip.

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]]>Siddharth SinghNotes on compounding2026-10-10T00:00:00+00:002026-10-10T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/writings/notes-on-compoundingOne percent better a day is about thirty-seven times better in a year. The maths is simple; the patience is not.

Compounding works for skills, money and reputation alike, and it punishes interruption more than slowness.

]]>Siddharth SinghA walk along the ghats2026-10-08T00:00:00+00:002026-10-08T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/videos/a-walk-along-the-ghatsNo narration, just the river in the early morning.

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]]>Siddharth SinghA week in photographs2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:002026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00https://isidd.com/images/a-week-in-photographsSome weeks are better told in pictures than in words.

The river before sunriseSteps down to the waterHaze over the far bankFirst boats of the dayMorning, seen from the roof

Tap any photo to open it, then use the arrows to move through the set.

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