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Building thoughtful software, writing notes, and shipping experiments across data, AI, and the web.

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Sarath Tharayil

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I build things with data and code, usually end-to-end. I ship side projects at odd hours, care a lot about how things feel to use, and tend to go deep on whatever has my attention. Lately that's been AI systems, and ideas that don't sound terrible.

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Probably Means Something Different to EveryoneA phrase like 'unlikely' can mean 10% to one person and 35% to another. This gap has been documented in CIA memos, medical guidelines, and climate reports for over sixty years. The data is stranger and more consequential than you might expect.
Apr 21, 2026
Adding Typefaces to Render Beautiful Malayalam LigaturesAll seven Malayalam fonts available on this site, with live previews. Six are from the Rachana Institute of Typography.
Apr 20, 2026
Building a Personal Archive for the Language I Think InThe old proverbs, the quirky observations, the things that only make sense if you've lived in Kerala. A place to keep them before they expire.
Apr 19, 2026
Your Zodiac Sign is not What You Think It IsOn tropical and sidereal zodiacs, Earth's 26,000-year wobble, and how the Malayalam calendar and Western astrology quietly drifted apart from each other.
Apr 19, 2026
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Metis-An always-on trading dashboard that watches the market, alerts me when my criteria are met, and can autonomously buy and sell shares on my behalf.read more◆Metis-An always-on trading dashboard that watches the market, alerts me when my criteria are met, and can autonomously buy and sell shares on my behalf.read more◆
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2026.04.21
Probably Means Something Different to Everyone

SUMMARY:

A phrase like 'unlikely' can mean 10% to one person and 35% to another. This gap has been documented in CIA memos, medical guidelines, and climate reports for over sixty years. The data is stranger and more consequential than you might expect.

TOPICS:

LanguageProbabilityCognition

AUTHOR:

Sarath Tharayil

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2026.04.20
Adding Typefaces to Render Beautiful Malayalam Ligatures

SUMMARY:

All seven Malayalam fonts available on this site, with live previews. Six are from the Rachana Institute of Typography.

TOPICS:

MalayalamTypographyDesign

AUTHOR:

Sarath Tharayil

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2026.04.19
Building a Personal Archive for the Language I Think In

SUMMARY:

The old proverbs, the quirky observations, the things that only make sense if you've lived in Kerala. A place to keep them before they expire.

TOPICS:

LanguageMalayalamPersonal

AUTHOR:

Sarath Tharayil

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2026.04.19
Your Zodiac Sign is not What You Think It Is

SUMMARY:

On tropical and sidereal zodiacs, Earth's 26,000-year wobble, and how the Malayalam calendar and Western astrology quietly drifted apart from each other.

TOPICS:

AstronomyCultureKeralaCuriosity

AUTHOR:

Sarath Tharayil

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2026.04.19
Why Malayalam looks so round

TOPICS:

ScriptHistory
EXPLORE
2026.04.19
One wrong word flips the entire meaning

TOPICS:

ProverbMisquote
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2026.04.19
If Atham is dark, Onam will be bright

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ProverbOnamWeather
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2026.04.19
When numbers lose their rhythm

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LanguageEveryday
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2026.04.19
The word that surprised a room of elders

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LanguageVocabulary
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2026.04.17
The Struggle Is Real, and That's the Point

SUMMARY:

Ben Horowitz wrote the leadership book I wish existed before I ever had to make a hard call. Notes on The Struggle, radical honesty, and why protecting your team from bad news is the worst thing you can do.

TOPICS:

LeadershipBooksMindsetCareer

AUTHOR:

Sarath Tharayil

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