Biju Chacko

@theliverdoc I'm sure the book will be great but I suspect the nicest aspect of the book will be the lack of a comment section.

Today is the last day of this month. The next month, of May 2026 is important for me. I am not sure I can explain how important it is for me, because a childhood dream of mine will take shape in May. I am stepping out of my work shoes and entering a place where I am free. From student to doctor, doctor to clinician, clinician to scientist, and now finally, clinical-scientist to author. It reminds me of this quote - “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” - Maya Angelou And just like that, I receive this message from my audiobook narrator artist today morning. It felt good see that first "review" from someone who has gone through it all. And it made me happy. My first book, the non-fiction from @HarperCollinsIN will release next week. I hope you've all had the chance to pre-book it, so that you can make my stories yours too. Stories that will stay with you long after you finish that last page. This is the publisher's press release on my book: harpercollins.co.in/press-release/… This is a preview discussion of the book from an independent source: theindianbookclub.com/readers-point/… This is where you can pre-order my book: amazon.in/Liver-Doctor-S… Finally its begining. There will be further announcements on author interactions and book signing sessions from @HarperCollinsIN. I hope we can meet at the time. Kochi, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and possibly Mumbai in the works. Thanks again!

@cyntalist That would never happen in an Adani run airport.

Lots of noise in the cabin because the captain announced a further 45 minute delay. Everyone seems to think the airline is at fault. No one wants to hold the airport or the authorities who run it responsible.

Wow! Landed at Gorakhpur and we’re still on the runway after about 15 minutes. The captain just announced that we may have to wait 1.5 to 2 hours before we are allowed off.

@tdinkar I'm less bothered by science changing in 30 years than I am by history changing every time the government does.

WTF? Pterodactyls are no longer classified as dinosaurs because their arms went out to the side? What was the point of going to school if everything is wrong 30 years later?

@madmanweb Mostly true in my experience.

One common piece of travel advice on the Internet: book rooms directly with the hotel to get the best rates. In all my searching and booking, I've rarely found this to be true. 95% of the time, I've found Booking/Agoda etc. to be cheaper. What has your experience been?

@madmanweb Unfortunately, the Bangalore commute has become a cost that you have to factor. Lately, the savings need to be big for me to travel out of my neighborhood. Luckily, home delivery is almost always an option.

Went to SP Road to buy a new monitor today and travelling to and from that area is not an experience I would recommend to anyone. Unfortunately, Golchha Computers still have the best prices for all computer hardware and the difference was considerable.

@ManjuKBye As a Mallu who is still not fluent after decades in Bengaluru, I can say that in my experience Kanndigas are the kindest and most adjusting people in India. They have helped poorly skilled people like me survive. Its about time they stood up for their language!

This is Good. Question the Lazy folks 12yrs in Karnataka and yet to understand and learn Kannada? That says only Two things, Zero Curiosity and willingness to Learn, Arrogance towards Local Culture and Language. #Kannada #Karnataka

@theliverdoc We're the capital of exam-oriented education. As long as science is merely something to mug up to get a job, we'll never have a scientific temperament. This hit home when I came across a pediatrician who was a homeopath in his spare time. 🙄

Me: throws away a pseudoscience book. Trained, practicing Indian medical doctor: Karma will get you. I'll say this loudly. Indian doctors may be hardworking and skilled. But their scientific temperament also lies in that bin with the book. This is a core reason why India lags wonderfully behind in contribution towards cutting edge medical development and clinical research globally.

I'm going to be speaking about the inner workings of Nx's Servings - the heart of Elixir's solution to serving models distributively and partitioned - virtually @ElixirConfEU in about 2 hours. Join me to learn how exactly Nx achieves this big feat. #myelixirstatus #ElixirConfEU

I spoke of maybe supporting elastic clusters of Nx Servings with @chris_mccord's FLAME in my talk today at @ElixirConfEU. Would you be interested in such a feature either within Nx or as an external library? #myelixirstatus #Elixir

@ponnappa This started being a problem for me about 10 years ago and has been getting worse. I'm probably at about a 40% drop out rate. Comes from not working for famous brand names and having only average budgets IMO.

in 2 decades of recruiting exposure in eng/pm, I've personally seen maybe two cases of candidates not honouring offers (in the India market) everyone i talk to says it's a big problem and has been for like a decade or more but idk gais 🤷‍♂️

@madmanweb I find that most old Bangalore so-called legendary eateries to be overrated. However IMHO the idlis at both Brahmins and Veena Stores are worth the long drive there. And that's the ultimate Bangalore accolade.

Today is world idli day, and I'm reminded of my late grandmother's home in our village in Kerala, where I've had the best idlis and chutney I've ever had. Now this could be attributed to mere childhood nostalgia, but here's my adult reasoning for this (1/x)

@madmanweb I disagree. They've got a product that is excellent if you don't know what the traditional version is supposed to taste like. If you use 'rich' as a proxy for 'quality'. Their target demographic is affluent non-natives.

A triumph of marketing over product.

I honestly thought @madmanweb had sold out for a second.

I guess Modiji is paying for these trains out of his own pocket. How generous.

Major development: The U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC are probing Adani, according to Bloomberg. Both agencies are said to be scrutinizing Adani's disclosures to investors. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@madmanweb Then I wouldn't bother unless, like me, you have an ancient marble floor that you want to cover up. This is especially true if you're thinking fancy carpets which tend to need a lot of care.

@bijuchacko I have someone to do sweeping and mopping. Vacuuming means I'll have to do that.

Opinions on carpets/rugs in living rooms given Indian dust conditions?

@udupendra @saliltripathi When have Americans learnt anything from anyone outside their country?

@saliltripathi Hopefully what the Tories are doing gives the GOP some useful ideas

So, which of @DalrympleWill's books should I start with?

@KartiPC @AshwiniVaishnaw He's too busy avoiding questions about railway safety right now, he'll get to avoiding questions about data security once he's done with that. Kindly show some consideration @KartiPC .

In its Digital India frenzy, GoI has woefully ignored citizen privacy. Personal data of every single Indian who got COVID-19 vaccination is publicly available. Including my own data. Who let this happen? Why is GoI sitting on a data protection law? @AshwiniVaishnaw must answer.