Prashanth Mohan

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737 Posts

Based in #Sydney, #Australia.

I work on capacity planning and systems optimisation for Google Cloud. I like and mostly write about #gardening. Considering becoming a full time farmer.

Bloghttps://thecloudytales.com
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/prmohan
Githubhttps://github.com/prashmohan
Prashanth MohanJul 4, 2025
God Jul 4, 2025
If your identity crumbles when someone else gets rights, it wasn’t much of an identity.
Prashanth MohanJul 4, 2025
God Jul 4, 2025
Being Muslim is not a crime. Bribery, wire fraud, and solicitation of contributions from foreign national definitely is.
Prashanth MohanJun 24, 2025
ACM SIGCOMMJun 23, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the SIGCOMM Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025 has been awarded to
@Drbruced
Bruce has been recognized for his fundamental contributions in networking systems through design, standardization, and commercialization of network protocols and systems. His continual education of the community on past, present, and emerging networking trends and technologies has left a lasting impact on the field.
This prestigious award, presented annually at the SIGCOMM Technical Conference, honors those who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of communication networks.
https://www.sigcomm.org/awards/sigcomm-award-recipients
acm sigcomm - SIGCOMM Award Recipients

The annual SIGCOMM Award, presented at the SIGCOMM Technical Conference, recognizes lifetime contributions to the field of communication networks. Award winners receive an honorarium of US$ 2,000, free registration to the conference, and a crystal trophy. The past recipients are: 2025: Bruce

Prashanth MohanJun 21, 2025
Rob RicciJun 20, 2025
The hardest problem in computer science continues to be remembering when you should put a slash on the end of the path you pass to rsync and when you shouldn't
Prashanth MohanMay 17, 2025
Brian Greenberg May 16, 2025

🚀 Voyager 1 isn’t done yet — not even close 🧠🔧📡

NASA just pulled off another miracle save:
🛰️ The spacecraft’s primary roll thrusters, offline since 2004, were believed permanently dead
🧯 With backup thrusters at risk of failure, JPL engineers gambled on a high-stakes heater reset
🔥 If wrong, it could’ve caused a small onboard explosion
📡 If right, it would restore control — 15.6 billion miles from Earth

They were right. The thrusters fired. Voyager 1 can still hold its course.

This wasn’t a reboot. It was old-school problem-solving, deep systems knowledge, and the audacity to trust an idea that might just work.

The most distant human object is still flying — because a team believed it could.

#Voyager1 #NASA #Space #Engineering #Resilience #DeepSpace
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/

NASA keeps ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft alive with Hail Mary thruster fix

: Failure could've triggered a small explosion

The Register
Prashanth MohanMay 10, 2025
Ars TechnicaMay 9, 2025
Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US
EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/europe-launches-program-to-lure-scientists-away-from-the-us/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US

EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists.

Ars Technica
Prashanth MohanMay 3, 2025
TheOldGuyMay 2, 2025
Prashanth MohanMay 3, 2025
Ameel KhanMay 3, 2025

When you have to vote before your morning swim at Bondi Beach :)

#AusPol #AustraliaVotes2025

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-03/federal-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton/105245936?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-175708

Federal Election 2025: Anthony Albanese claims victory for Labor as Peter Dutton voted out of seat of Dickson — as it happened

Anthony Albanese has been returned to office as prime minister, with Labor winning today's federal election. Take a look back at how election day unfolded. 

ABC News
Prashanth MohanMay 3, 2025
SydneyJimMay 2, 2025

What happens if I don't vote in the election? What are the penalties? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/is-voting-compulsory-fines-penalties/105173996

#AusPol #AustralianFederalElection2025

226 people were convicted by a court and fined for not voting at the last federal election.

What happens if I don't vote in the election? What are the penalties?

Voting in Australia is compulsory for everyone aged 18 and older who has enrolled to vote. But what happens if you don't get to the polling booth?

ABC News
Prashanth MohanMay 3, 2025
Dr. Lucky Tran May 2, 2025

The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.

Within one decade of completion, it had already generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.

If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.