2026 · NIGHT EDITION · BENGALURU2026 · NIGHT EDITION

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400 stars in the sky

The Unfunny
Almanacof Mohit Singh

Backend engineer at slice. I move money for a living, mostly in the right direction. At night I look up. This is where I write it all down.

THE SKY · MADE OF VISITORSEvery star on this page is someone who stopped by. Hover or tap one to read what they left. One of them is yours: it follows you down the page. Tap it to name it.
i.
The Author

the plough. it points at the pole star, and at me, mostly.

Who's keeping this almanac.

I'm Mohit. Backend engineer at slice, in Bengaluru. I write Java for a living and I'm at peace with it. Mostly.

Before that, Google Summer of Code with Casbin, where I wrote dart-casbin: access control for Dart. Now I mentor there, which means reviewing the code I used to write.

At night I look up. This almanac is where the two halves meet: the systems I build by day, and the sky I don't understand at night.

I care about

  • money that moves in the right direction
  • boring systems that don't page anyone
  • [one more thing you care about]

I refuse to care about

  • [a debate you've given up on]
  • [something everyone else cares about]
  • whether java is cool
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Contents

eleven chapters. a few skipped ahead. they know what they did.

Every chapter, and the way in.

The big chapters have pages of their own: pick one and the telescope will find it. The rest are on this page. A few are still being written.

i
The Authorwho's keeping this almanac
About
What I do, what I care about, what I refuse to care about.i write java for a living and i'm at peace with it. mostly.
ii
Positionswhere I've been, plotted
Career
Career as an orrery: one planet per job, going round the sun, with one honest aside each.positions held. like a planet that can't sit still.
iii
Eclipsestimes the lights went out
coming later
Incidents and mistakes. What went dark, for how long, what I do differently now.listed here so you don't have to repeat them.
iv
Constellationsthe things I do for no money
Hobbies
Astronomy, art, music, chess, cricket. One page each.hobbies i'm bad at, in order of how much i'll talk about them.
v
Observationsnotes from the logbook
Blog
Posts, dated like log entries, with a small "clarity" rating for how finished the idea is.clarity 2/5. hazy, but i'm writing it down anyway.
vi
Snapshotsphotos and the stories behind them
coming later
Photos and memories as numbered snapshots, each with a date, a place and a caption on the sleeve.snapshot 14. a place, a year, one line about it.
vii
Frequencieswhat the moon plays
coming later
The moon's music: the channels, why each exists, the song on repeat this month.a channel for when the build is red.
viii
Predictionslow confidence, high conviction
Opinions
Every almanac predicted things. Ours predicts tech, life and cricket.your cron job will run twice. plan for it.
ix
Tonightconditions at the observatory
Now
What I'm working on, what's in the sky tonight, the last change to this site.clear till 2 am. jupiter up at 22:40. me, much later.
x
Guest Starseveryone who left a star
Guestbook
The full list behind the sky: every star, its name, its line, its city.a few of them came back.
ii.
Positions

scroll on. from here the career goes round in circles, which is accurate.

Positions held.

One planet per job, going round the sun at their true relative speeds. The full orrery, with every job's story, is on its own page.

  1. 2018B.Tech, Computer Science · SMVDUMercury
  2. 2021Google Summer of Code · CasbinVenus
  3. 2022slice · self-custody Bitcoin walletEarth
  4. 2023 →slice · lending & core bankingMars
  5. 2025SDE 2 · loan disbursal orchestrationJupiter
  6. alwaysGSoC mentor · CasbinSaturn
Turn the full orrery →
viii.
Predictions

none of this is financial advice. especially the bitcoin one.

Predictions for the year.

CONF. 99%

Java will outlive all of us, and it will be fine about it.

CONF. 90%

Your cron job will run twice. Plan for it.

CONF. 80%

Someone will call bitcoin dead this week. It will not notice.

CONF. 60%

The BigDecimal you forgot to scale is already in production.

CONF. 40%

I'll finish a side project before starting a new one.

CONF. 100%

I will redesign this site again. You're reading attempt number five.

ix.
Tonight

conditions at the observatory. updated when i remember.

Conditions at the observatory.

Working on
[what you're building this month]
Reading
[a book, or a long post]
On repeat
[a song]
Seeing
Bengaluru haze, as usual. Clear after 2 am, if you're lucky.
Last logged

In the sky tonight

  • Moon…

Worked out for tonight, wherever you are. Close enough to go and look.