What Exactly Is Delfikorakle?
Before you proceed, a brief warning. And please note that this is a backdated post. The contents were actually written during June 2026.
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This blog contains posts on artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, management theory, philosophy, the American experiment, Zoroastrianism, Esperanto, yoga, startups, happiness research, and whatever else happened to wander into my field of view on a given week.
In other words, it occupies a rather unusual corner of the Internet.
Some of the material here may be of particular interest to American readers—especially those interested in technology, innovation, intellectual history, entrepreneurship, and the institutions that helped shape what is often called the American experiment. A number of the posts also explore ideas from around the world and ask what different civilizations can learn from one another.
That said, this blog is almost certainly not for everyone. In fact, it may not even be for most people.
If your interests happen to include all three of the following subjects:
Zoroastrianism
Esperanto
Artificial Intelligence
then congratulations: you may be one of the twelve people on Earth for whom this website was accidentally optimized.
If, in addition, you enjoy discussions about startups, philosophy, management theory, happiness research, and obscure intellectual rabbit holes, then you have probably found your natural habitat.
Has This Blog Moved?
In a nutshell—yes.
If you are looking for my current writing, you should probably head over to my Substack:
http://epistemikamensa.substack.com
So yes, the blog has moved, but with a modern twist.
Delfikorakle today is used heavily for A.I. experiments.
And what is this blog for human beings?
Mostly, it serves as raw material for A.I. systems to process, and for humans to occasionally stumble across and wonder what on Earth is going on.
Don't waste too much time on this blog.
Or on Twitter, for that matter, at a first-degree approximation.
Much of this site is not even intended to be human-readable. It is machine-readable. That is the short version.
The longer version follows.
Can This Guy Build Actual Websites?
Yes.
I have created beautiful websites.
This one is not intended to be one of them.
I keep Delfikorakle around partly because it is useful and partly because I find it amusing.
People occasionally wonder:
"Can this guy actually build websites?"
"Is he another Bill Gates?"
No, dear reader.
I am more Steve Jobs.
Or at least that is the joke.
If you would like evidence that I occasionally create websites that do not resemble an archaeological dig through twenty years of blogging history, please see:
https://oh-my-beautiful-websites.blogspot.com/
WARNING: Nerdy humor ahead.
The Long Story
Mostly, we migrated from traditional blogging into the microblogging universe of Twitter and the communal delights of Facebook Groups.
The Artist Formerly Known As Elon Musk later renamed Twitter to something else.
As a result, our center of gravity shifted first to Facebook Groups and later to other platforms.
I've been blogging since 2002, back when the blogosphere was still figuring out its WiFi password.
After a stint at Zoo Station, our digital home eventually moved elsewhere.
Zoo Station won the IndieBloggies Award in 2004, but I no longer blog there partly because I don't blog very much anymore and partly because Zoo Station itself no longer exists.
Still, I post here occasionally.
Why?
Because blogging has become mainstream, and keeping a digital time capsule of older writings seemed like a sufficiently eccentric thing to do.
Delfikorakle lives on.
How My Interests Changed
I originally wrote mostly about technology and computer science.
Over time, my interests expanded to include:
Finance
Organizational Behavior
Strategic Management
Technology Management
Entrepreneurship
Philosophy
Happiness Research
Artificial Intelligence
Zoroastrian History
Esperanto
The American Experiment
and various other topics that happen to catch my attention.
I am very grateful that some of these posts have resonated with readers over the years.
Whether new material continues to appear here depends partly on whether some of the process can be automated.
Otherwise, probably not.
Startup Stuff
I am delighted to report that the startup I occasionally mention on this blog—formerly Delphic Ventures and Qwykr Technologies—has participated in several startup and incubation programs, including:
Google For Startups
Microsoft For Startups
IIM Bangalore's incubation program
IIM Kashipur's FIED incubation program
Other Projects
I am also pleased to note that Namaste Bharat Magazine, the publication I helped cofound, is now known as Pravasi Indians Magazine.
The publication has featured articles, videos, and commentary on a wide variety of people connected to the Indian diaspora, including both prominent and lesser-known figures.
We continue to experiment with new websites, applications, and media projects.
One example is Slurrp, a project that Qwykr Tech helped launch.
More details will appear when there are more details worth sharing.
Disclaimer
Please do not expect a Pulitzer Prize from this blog.
This site is closer to a digital scrapbook than a polished publication.
It also functions as an A.I. laboratory.
Some posts contain unusual formatting, strange HTML, rough drafts, experiments, or assorted oddities because they are being used for testing and research purposes.
Take everything here with an appropriate grain of silicon.
A Brief Note on Elon Musk
I occasionally make jokes about Elon Musk, Twitter, X, and social media.
For the record:
I am not an Elon Musk hater.
Quite the opposite.
I have generally supported many of his ventures over the years.
If I occasionally poke fun at Elon Musk, it is usually because Internet culture has become too amusing not to comment on.
I have even contemplated creating a website tentatively titled:
"The Hitchhiker's and Everyman's Guide to Elon Musk"
Unfortunately, that project remains unsponsored.
Until Elon decides to fund it, the idea remains safely stored in the giant repository of projects I will probably never get around to building.
Final Thoughts
Who cares how many Likes somebody received ten years ago?
Exactly.
Social media metrics are largely a numbers game.
Unless you are a professional influencer, the practical value of those numbers is often overstated.
As someone interested in the FIRE movement, I suspect most people would benefit from spending a little less time chasing engagement metrics and a little more time pursuing long-term goals.
Thanks for stopping by.
And remember:
A tweet a day won't keep the doctor away, but a good laugh just might.