Jasim Muhammed

sre • observability • careem • family • write once in a blue moon • opinions are my own

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

@mattpocockuk try cowork. it runs inside a vm AFAIK

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

@mitsuhiko Yes. Major APIs such as EKS are still out recommended to move out of the region as per the updates

[Deedy @deedydas]

This man dropped out of a no-name college in India to be a software engineer and by 33, worked his way up to being CEO of a $100M+ company in New York.

Here's the never-before-shared incredibly inspirational story of Ershad Kunnakkadan:

> be middle class kid in random state school in Kerala, India
> get really into computers
> senior hands you Ubuntu 8.04 CD, whole new world
> starts contributing to SMC (a malayalam computing group)
> gets into blogging cause SMC seniors are into it
> go to no-name small private college in Kerala
> spend more time in terminals than classrooms
> shell scripting contests, Linux admin, security, virus cleaning, bots, paper presentations
> doesnt see a point to college exams
> drops out after 2nd year, promises family "I will earn a degree somehow"
> lands internship at small software co
> grows into being an architect
> found security bugs in Github and Prezi
> reads "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution" and the "The Google Story", dreamt of being in the US one day
> does Google Summer of Code
> earns a degree remotely from Bharathiar University
> gets remote job at BigBinary
> moves back to Kochi to be near family
> involved in local free software circles and workshops, events, meetups
> building a quiet dense body of work over loud personal brand
> gets introduced to Gumroad as a consultant first
> joins Gumroad as a senior engineer
> gets married
> moves to Abu Dhabi to be closer to wife's family
> does the boring crucial stuff - scalability, security, payouts, infra
> grows to being a staff software engineer at Gumroad
> support millions of users and $1B+ in creator earnings
> just focusses on self-improvement
> never once thinks about promotion
> moves to New York City on an O-1 visa
> Gumroad looking for a new CEO
> board looks around and its clear who is best fit for the job
> become CEO of a $100M+ gmv business

I just love the story of Ershad. No brands, no pedigree, no MBA, no loudness. When I asked him the quality that got him here, he said "reliability". A truly kind, quiet and generous person. Who loves computers. Dropping out when you're rich is trendy in America, but to see someone Indian drop out and work their way up into the top role is pure inspiration.

Don't worry if you don't have all the accolades and ornaments you see in people who achieve your dreams. Be a good person, and be reliable.

[Leary @hashimoto_95]

Holy AWS

[Gulz @trader_gulz]

1/4: Absolutely disgraceful! @IndiGo6E's incompetence turned our CCJ to DXB journey into a horror show. Stranded overnight in a cramped plane at DWC, then abandoned without help. Families with children left to suffer for hours. #IndiGoFail #CustomerNeglect #TravelNightmare

[HH Sheikh Mohammed @HHShkMohd]

لم تنجح مهمة المركبة التي تحمل المستكشف راشد بالهبوط على سطح القمر ..

ولكن نجحنا في رفع سقف طموحاتنا للوصول للقمر ..

ونجحنا في صنع فريق من شبابنا وبناتنا قادرين على إدارة مشاريع فضاء متقدمة ..

ونجحنا في بناء قطاع فضائي من الصفر خلال ١٠ سنوات ..

اليوم المستكشف راشد ١ على سطح القمر يحمل علم الإمارات .. ليشكل أكبر دليل على شجاعتنا .. وتفكيرنا خارج الصندوق .. ومحاولتنا الوصول للقمر …

من اليوم سيبدأ العمل على راشد٢ .. مستكشف جديد .. لمحاولة جديدة للوصول للقمر ..

نحن دولة تأسست على الطموح .. نحن دولة لم تتوقف منذ ٢ ديسمبر ١٩٧١ … ولن تتوقف.. ولن تلتفت .. ولن تضع أهدافاً صغيرة لنفسها ..

القادم أجمل وأعظم وأكثر جرأة بإذن الله

[Mudassir Sheikha @MudassirSheikha]

Today is a big moment for @careem and inshallah an exciting inflection point for the region’s digital economy. It’s day one of Careem’s Chapter 3 as we welcome e& as a new partner on our journey to become the first “everything app” in the greater Middle East. With two amazing partners in e& and Uber, we have incredible support to leapfrog the lives of our people at scale and build the preeminent technology platform of the region.

[Fre @fre_notion]

The most awaited Notion feature of 2023.

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

"Who says technology is only for the tech industry? Check out how computer graphics is revolutionizing farming! Not only is it efficient, but it's also helping boost the economy during these tough times. #farming #technology #innovation #recessionproof"
https://t.co/d9xAK8k4HG

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

Google might lose the number one spot soon if they don't act. 😀
https://t.co/ckb9beDfUh

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

I must assume chatgpt may really need to do a scale up similar to google infra, 99% of the time a single answer to question is what people like. 1 million websites with random keywords are going to be history

[Tech Burrito @TechBurritoUno]

Do you remember this? :)

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

@GergelyOrosz May be the hacker guy trying to remove pop up

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

A colossal performance from this man today ❌

On his international debut, too! 👏

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

Working fine now thanks

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

Dear @tod_tv the #WorldCup2022live streaming is breaking every second :( Please upgrade your servers.

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

AirSuvidha was introduced when Covid was at its peak, aiming to track people landing in Indian airports. With normal life back, why is it still mandatory for flyers to India to submit #AirSuvidha? Urge @JM_Scindia to review this requirement & lift the dead hand of bureaucracy!

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

Really admire twitter engineering team and their automations. Things are scaling well :) Lets see how long it survive with reduced engineering team

[Jasim Muhammed @jasimmk]

History of Empires, conquerors over time

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

How the borders have changed over time

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How high you would jump on other planets or moons?

[📹 MetaBallStudios: https://t.co/QpP6LllZyC]