DevOps, AI, and the tools I put to work. Alongside photographs, films, and stories from life beyond the screen.
From the stack
Will AI take my DevOps job?
What AI already changes in pipelines and on-call work, and where engineering judgment still matters.
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What's next, and why it matters.
Notes on new technology: AI, the tools changing how we work and create, and what I learn by trying them myself.
Goodbye passwords
Passkeys explained simply: what they are, why phishing stops working, and how to switch your email over in five minutes.
Will AI take my DevOps job?
An honest view from inside: what AI already does in pipelines and on-call, what it can't, and how the job is shifting.
Proving a photo is real
AI can fake a photo in seconds. How Content Credentials let real photos prove where they came from, and the catch.
Gadgets & apps, honestly reviewed.
Hands-on reviews of the gadgets, apps and gear I actually use. What's good, what's annoying, and whether it's worth your money.
iPhone Air, one year later
Sleek, sturdy without a case, and a battery that lasts exactly one day. My verdict after a year.
02 · Review↗Samsung HW-Q995GF, six months later
Awesome, immersive Atmos sound for movies, gaming and music. Heavy, but worth it.
03 · Review↗Samsung Odyssey G7 37", six months later
Sharp 4K, a perfect curve and vivid HDR for gaming and editing. Just not enough ports.
Moments I didn't want to forget.
Animals, light, places and the road. Click any frame to view it larger. These same photographs drift around my name at the top of the page.
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Films worth your evening.
Movies I've watched, in the cinema or on the sofa. Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, English and anything else that's good. What worked, what didn't, and whether it's worth your time.
Wild Tales — patience has its limits
Six darkly funny stories about people losing their patience, and then much more. Sharp timing makes the revenge feel horribly satisfying.
Tumbbad — greed in the rain
Stunning atmosphere gives this horror-fantasy its hold. The treasure is tempting, but the world around it makes every return feel wrong.
The Invisible Guest — keep your story straight
An accused businessman and a lawyer test a story under pressure. A twist-filled thriller that keeps the conversation moving.
Written down so I remember.
Stories from places and people, and thoughts I kept coming back to.
Munich, again and again
I went there for work, kept going back for work, and somewhere along the way it became a place that knew me.
Kozhikode, close to my heart
My wife and I travelled there together. Paragon, Rahmath, Kuttichira biryani, evenings at Mananchira and the beach. Missing those.
Crackling in Munich
When in Bavaria, you order the thing Bavaria is famous for. So I ordered Schweinshaxe.
Theories, rabbit holes & what ifs.
Conspiracy theories, mysteries and wild ideas. Where they came from, why people believe them, and what the evidence actually says. Curious, not gullible.
What if we're living in a simulation?
The idea that reality might be code, and why some serious people take it seriously.
02 · Theory↗What if the Moon landing was staged?
The famous “proof”, the photos, and how the theory holds up when you look closely.
03 · Theory↗What if Atlantis was real?
Plato's lost city, sunken ruins, and where myth ends and history begins.
Hi, I'm Desly.
DevOps engineer by day. Photographer, editor and tech enthusiast the rest of the time. Originally from Kerala, now living in Germany.
By profession I'm a DevOps engineer. I spend my days building and automating the systems that keep software running, and making sure that when something breaks, it breaks loudly and gets fixed quickly. I like the quiet satisfaction of a pipeline that just works.
Outside of work, I'm usually behind a camera or in front of an editing timeline. I started taking photos to remember places and ended up caring about light, timing and the half second where a moment comes together. Lately I've also been vibe coding: building things with AI as a partner, including parts of this very website.
I grew up in Kerala, and a lot of me still lives there: the food, the sea, the evenings. Today I live in Germany, and somewhere between the two I learned to love trains, beer gardens, mountains and long road trips equally.
This site is where all of it lives together. Photographs, honest reviews of the gadgets I use, notes on new tech, a few rabbit holes, and stories I didn't want to forget.
I build
DevOps engineer. Automation, pipelines and systems that stay up. Currently learning MLOps from the ground up.
I see
Photographer and editor. Travel, landscapes, light and small details, shot on whatever I have with me.
I tell
Stories, reviews and thoughts. Writing is how I make sense of what I see and what I build.
- Tech & gadgets
- Photography
- Video & photo editing
- Vibe coding
- Cars & bikes
- Reading
- Road trips
- Good food