The DaybookA dated record — a temple, the Puranas, and the work that pays for both.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/No. 412 · The stone from Pulivendula arrived a week late. Nineteen pillars, all sound.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/412/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/412/The mason wants to reject two for hairline flaws. I trust him more than I trust the schedule. The mandapa roof is the only thing between here and a building that keeps the rain off.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 411 · Redrew the elephant's turn for the fourth time. It finally has weight.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/411/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/411/The first three read as a cardboard cutout rotating. What fixed it was letting the head lag two frames behind the shoulder.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 410 · Shipped the queue rewrite. Two months of temple wages in one release.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/410/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/410/Nothing paged. The old scheduler is off. That release paid for the granite steps.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 409 · Sat with the sthapati over the gopuram proportions. He drew it in chalk on the floor.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/409/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/409/He works from a rule he learned from his father and cannot write down. I photographed the floor before it was swept.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 408 · Spent the day on a bug that was one wrong comparison operator.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/408/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/408/Spent the day on a bug that was one wrong comparison operator.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 407 · On keeping a ledger instead of a blog.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/407/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/407/A blog rewards having something to say. A ledger only asks what happened. I can keep a ledger on a day when I have nothing to say, and those days are most of them.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 406 · Copied out both accounts side by side. Choosing is already an argument.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/406/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/406/Copied out both accounts side by side. Choosing is already an argument.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 405 · Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/405/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/405/Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 404 · Ran image generation on the plinth reference. Six of forty-eight usable.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/404/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/404/Ran image generation on the plinth reference. Six of forty-eight usable.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 403 · Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/403/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/403/Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 402 · Shipped the retry path. Nothing paged overnight.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/402/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/402/Shipped the retry path. Nothing paged overnight.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 401 · Refactored the scheduler into something I can explain out loud.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/401/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/401/Refactored the scheduler into something I can explain out loud.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 400 · Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/400/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/400/Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 399 · Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/399/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/399/Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 398 · Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/398/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/398/Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 397 · Post-mortem for the Tuesday outage. Blameless, and honest.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/397/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/397/Post-mortem for the Tuesday outage. Blameless, and honest.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 396 · Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/396/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/396/Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 395 · Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/395/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/395/Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 394 · Spent the day on a bug that was one wrong comparison operator.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/394/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/394/Spent the day on a bug that was one wrong comparison operator.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 393 · Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/393/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/393/Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 392 · Queue rewrite is live. Latency down by a third.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/392/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/392/Queue rewrite is live. Latency down by a third.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 391 · Wrote the design doc for the queue. Three pages, no diagrams.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/391/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/391/Wrote the design doc for the queue. Three pages, no diagrams.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 390 · Studied the walk cycle from the Survival Kit and copied it badly.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/390/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/390/Studied the walk cycle from the Survival Kit and copied it badly.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 389 · Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/389/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/389/Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 388 · Carried water to the masons. Nothing else useful I could do today.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/388/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/388/Carried water to the masons. Nothing else useful I could do today.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 387 · Read the Vishnu Purana on the same episode. Chose the older version.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/387/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/387/Read the Vishnu Purana on the same episode. Chose the older version.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 386 · Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/386/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/386/Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 385 · Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/385/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/385/Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 384 · Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/384/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/384/Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 383 · Shipped the retry path. Nothing paged overnight.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/383/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/383/Shipped the retry path. Nothing paged overnight.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 382 · Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/382/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/382/Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 381 · Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/381/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/381/Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 380 · Wrote the design doc for the queue. Three pages, no diagrams.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/380/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/380/Wrote the design doc for the queue. Three pages, no diagrams.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 379 · The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/379/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/379/The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 378 · Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/378/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/378/Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 377 · Migrated the last cron off the old box.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/377/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/377/Migrated the last cron off the old box.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 376 · Traced a memory leak to a listener nobody removed.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/376/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/376/Traced a memory leak to a listener nobody removed.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 375 · Post-mortem for the Tuesday outage. Blameless, and honest.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/375/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/375/Post-mortem for the Tuesday outage. Blameless, and honest.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 374 · Studied the walk cycle from the Survival Kit and copied it badly.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/374/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/374/Studied the walk cycle from the Survival Kit and copied it badly.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 373 · Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/373/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/373/Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 372 · Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/372/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/372/Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 371 · Copied out both accounts side by side. Choosing is already an argument.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/371/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/371/Copied out both accounts side by side. Choosing is already an argument.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 370 · Turned the feature flag on for everyone. Quiet day after.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/370/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/370/Turned the feature flag on for everyone. Quiet day after.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 369 · Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/369/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/369/Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 368 · Studied the walk cycle from the Survival Kit and copied it badly.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/368/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/368/Studied the walk cycle from the Survival Kit and copied it badly.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 367 · Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/367/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/367/Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 366 · Copied out both accounts side by side. Choosing is already an argument.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/366/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/366/Copied out both accounts side by side. Choosing is already an argument.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 365 · Migrated the last cron off the old box.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/365/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/365/Migrated the last cron off the old box.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 364 · Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/364/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/364/Wrote a script to batch the frame exports. Saved an hour a day.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 363 · Queue rewrite is live. Latency down by a third.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/363/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/363/Queue rewrite is live. Latency down by a third.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 362 · Queue rewrite is live. Latency down by a third.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/362/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/362/Queue rewrite is live. Latency down by a third.Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 361 · Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/361/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/361/Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 360 · Traced a memory leak to a listener nobody removed.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/360/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/360/Traced a memory leak to a listener nobody removed.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 359 · Wrote the ingest worker. Tests first, for once, and it paid.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/359/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/359/Wrote the ingest worker. Tests first, for once, and it paid.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 358 · Migrated the last cron off the old box.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/358/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/358/Migrated the last cron off the old box.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNo. 357 · Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/357/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/357/Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTNo. 356 · Wrote the design doc for the queue. Three pages, no diagrams.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/356/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/356/Wrote the design doc for the queue. Three pages, no diagrams.Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTNo. 355 · Ran image generation on the plinth reference. Six of forty-eight usable.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/355/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/355/Ran image generation on the plinth reference. Six of forty-eight usable.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTNo. 354 · Cut release 3.4. The rollback plan was shorter than the changelog.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/354/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/354/Cut release 3.4. The rollback plan was shorter than the changelog.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTNo. 353 · Paired on the auth rewrite. Deleted more than we added.https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/353/https://dhanunjaya.pages.dev/editions/353/Paired on the auth rewrite. Deleted more than we added.Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT