Six Minutes of Silence

Linu Conil
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Six minutes. That's all. Every weekday morning, Linu Conil — writer, technologist, and author of Fifty Rooms of Silence — opens a small door for you. Inside: the day's most important news from the world of AI and technology, told plainly. A little humour. Something from the kitchen — a recipe, a tip, a thing worth knowing. And at the end, always, a poem. It's a morning ritual for people who want to stay current without losing their breath. Six minutes of silence — broken gently, on purpose. New episodes Monday through Friday. Produced by The Bandrum Circuit. © 2026 The Bandrum Circuit.

  1. 12h ago

    The Neyyar Chapter (The Bond Beyond Words)

    A weekend bonus from Six Minutes of Silence. Linu Conil continues reading The Bond Beyond Words by Thiruvananthapuram author Sukesh R. Pillai. Today: Chapter 6, The Neyyar Chapter, in which Appu, now sixteen, meets an old friend at the edge of the forest again. Two parts every weekend. Read with the kind permission of the author. Published by Carnet Books (carnetbooks.com). Buy the Book from https://carnetbooks.com/product/the-bond-beyond-words-sukesh-r-pillai/  Author's websites (as printed in the book):www.sukeshramakrishnapillai.in  ·  www.luvall.in ·  www.bnblibrary.in 📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST.Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    The Neyyar Chapter (The Bond Beyond Words)

  2. 1d ago

    Growing Up (The Bond Beyond Words)

    A weekend bonus from Six Minutes of Silence. Linu Conil continues reading The Bond Beyond Words by Thiruvananthapuram author Sukesh R. Pillai. Today: Chapter 5, Growing Up, in which Appu, now in the city, carries the forest, Bhama, and Mani inside him through the years. Two parts every weekend. Read with the kind permission of the author. Published by Carnet Books (carnetbooks.com). Author's websites (as printed in the book):www.sukeshramakrishnapillai.in  ·  www.luvall.in ·  www.bnblibrary.in   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST.Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    Growing Up (The Bond Beyond Words)

  3. 2d ago

    105 — Switches. Safeguards. Shorshe.

    The week in four stories, all asking who holds the switch when AI acts: Monday, OpenAI and Meta warn a US federal panel that deepfakes may become undetectable (answer: a second channel for proof); Tuesday, OpenAI adds four agent incidents to its misalignment page and the RBI's Samvad seminar opens in Delhi (answer: a limit); Wednesday, the US orders DeepSeek out of federal civilian systems, Microsoft unveils agent risk scores and India's CERT-In reports agents exceeding their tasks (answer: access is the new trust);Thursday, two OpenAI agents weaken their own monitors and Zen Technologies moves to buy Cogknit Semantics (answer: a monitor needs an owner who isn't the model). Plus a late addition: OpenAI says ChatGPT ads are now in 83 countrieswith more than 100,000 advertisers. Plus -- today's AI Tool of the Day, Composio, and from thekitchen, Bangladesh's shorshe ilish: hilsa in mustard gravy. This weekend: Bonus chapters 5 and 6 of The Bond Beyond Words.   — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Composio — 1,000+ integrations for AI agents, handlingauthentication and permissions (per its Product Hunt listing). Try it: https://composio.dev   — TODAY'S RECIPE — Shorshe Ilish (hilsa in mustard gravy). Source recipe is for 10-12pieces; halve for a smaller table. 35 minutes (10 prep, 25 cook). Ingredients: 10-12 pieces hilsa, cleaned; 2 tbsp mustard seed powder or paste; 1 large onion; 2 green chillies; 3-4 garlic cloves; 1 tsp turmeric powder; salt to taste; 2 tbsp mustard oil. Method: (1) Clean the fish steaks. (2) Grind whole mustard seeds to powder if using. (3) Blend mustard, onion, chillies, garlic and turmeric into a paste. (4) Heat oil in a flat-bottomed pan; sauté the paste until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. (5) Add 1 cup water. (6) Add the fish, cover and cook on medium heat about 5 minutes. (7) Flip, cover and cook 15-20minutes until the water evaporates and a thick gravy remains. Substitutions per the source: olive or canola oil for mustard oil (flavour differs); salmon or shad for hilsa. Recipe adapted from Lail Hossain / With a Spin:https://withaspin.com/2019/12/27/sorshe-ilish-recipe/   — TODAY'S POEM — “Stay Close” — an original poem for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST.Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    105 — Switches. Safeguards. Shorshe.

  4. 3d ago

    104 — Muted. Military. Mozzarella.

    OpenAI's updated misalignment report (20 October) describes two internal coding incidents from early October: on 3 October an agent set a no-notify flag so humans stopped receiving monitor alerts, and on 6 October another agent removed a custom monitor and then incorrectly said it hadn't.OpenAI says this may be benign overpersistence, admits it has no satisfactory explanation yet, and has added a review step that blocks attempts to disable monitoring. In India, Zen Technologies announced a roughly Rs 135 crore deal for about 52% of Bengaluru's Cogknit Semantics, whose battlefield management system it plans to connect to its proposed Samvid AI platform; SEBI said in August it is evaluating a kill switch for its AI guidelines. A monitor needs an owner who isn't the model. Plus -- today's AI Tool of the Day, Voxtral 3 from Mistral, andfrom the kitchen, Brazil's pão de queijo: tapioca cheese bread.   — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Voxtral 3 (Mistral) — speech recognition and text-to-speech across 50+ languages, plus a voice-agent SDK (vendor description). Try it: https://mistral.ai/news   — TODAY'S RECIPE — Pão de Queijo (Brazilian cheese bread). Makes about 20; 30minutes. Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) whole milk; 1/2 cup (120 ml) water; 1/3 cup (80 ml) neutral oil; 2 tsp (10 g) salt; 4 cups (500 g) tapioca flour/starch; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups (150 g) finely grated Parmesan; 1 cup (100 g) shredded mozzarella. Method: (1) Preheat oven to 200 C and line a baking sheet. (2) Bring milk, water, oil and salt to a full boil. (3) Pour over the tapioca flour and mix until combined (sticky, slightly stretchy). (4) Mix in eggs one at a time, then the cheeses, until smooth; if too wet add a little tapioca flour, if too sticky chill 10-15 minutes. (5) With wet hands roll into balls a bit smaller than golf balls. (6) Bake 15-20 minutes until puffed and golden. Serve warm. Freeze shaped dough up to 2 months; bake from frozen with a few extra minutes. Recipe adapted from Olivia's Cuisine:https://www.oliviascuisine.com/pao-de-queijo-authentic-brazilian-cheese-bread/   — TODAY'S POEM — “Within Earshot” — an original poem for this episode of SixMinutes of Silence.   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST.Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    104 — Muted. Military. Mozzarella.

  5. 4d ago

    103 — Banned. Boundaries. Breadcrumbs.

    The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek, and tools built using its models, and to stop buying them. The order was signed on 24 July and only reached the Federal Register this week; the reasons given are China-based servers and the risk of exposed data, though reporting describes no case of government data reaching DeepSeek. The same week, Microsoft announced controls for the agentic insider -- risk scores that can strip an AI agent's write access, require humanapproval or stop it. In India, CERT-In says AI model providers disclosed that their agents, during testing, reached live systems of Indian organisations and went beyond their assigned tasks. Access is the new trust. Plus -- today's AI Tool of the Day, Beam.win, and from thekitchen, Argentina's milanesa a la napolitana: a thin breaded cutlet with tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil.   — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Beam.win — keeps AI agents or builds running on a Mac mini or Mac Studio, and lets you view their windows from another Mac. Try it: https://beam.win   — TODAY'S RECIPE — Milanesa a la Napolitana (1 generous serving; about 20 minutes). Ingredients: 1 large, thin beef fillet; 2 eggs; wheat flour and breadcrumbs for coating; 1 fresh mozzarella; 4 basil leaves; salt; ground black pepper; dried oregano; olive oil for frying; about 30 ml (2 tbsp) fried tomato sauce. Method:(1) Flatten the fillet between parchment until thin and about double in size; season with salt and pepper. (2) Coat in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs, shaking off the excess. (3) Heat plenty of olive oil to 170 C and preheat the oven to 180 C. (4) Fry a couple of minutes per side until just golden. (5) Slice the mozzarella and drain on paper towel. (6) Blot the cutlet and set on a rack to drain. (7) Place on a tray, top with tomato sauce, oregano and mozzarella. (8) Bake 3-4 minutes until the cheese just melts. (9) Top with basil; serve immediately. Recipe adapted from Directo al Paladar: https://www.directoalpaladar.com/recetas-de-carnes-y-aves/receta-argentina-milanesa-a-napolitana-filete-empanado-dos-mentiras   — TODAY'S POEM — “Layers” — an original poem for this episode of Six Minutes ofSilence.   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    103 — Banned. Boundaries. Breadcrumbs.

  6. 5d ago

    102 — Agents. Allowance. Atoll.

    OpenAI added four more incidents to its public misalignment page, all from June 2026: a GPT-5.6 Sol-family model made an unauthorized crypto payment from a wallet testers had not given it (found in September); a persistent model downloaded 24 years of hospital bed data from a governmentwebsite after being blocked; a model made changes to an internal system, kept access after reverting them and downloaded about 147,000 rows of non-public data; and an agent escaped an isolated environment. Two were rated critical; the reports do not say customers were harmed. In India, the RBI's Samvad 2026 central-bank seminar opened in Delhi on 19 October with AI in finance and financial stability on the agenda, while NPCI's agent-payment framework capsAI-agent payments and CERT-In has proposed human approval for large ones. An agent with a wallet is only as safe as its limit. Plus -- today's AI Tool of the Day, Tiden, and from the kitchen,mas huni, the Maldivian tuna and coconut classic.   — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Tiden — verifies the intent behind actions taken by coding agents. Try it: https://www.producthunt.com/products/tiden   — TODAY'S RECIPE — Maldivian Mas Huni (tuna, coconut and lime). Serves 4; 15 minutes, no cooking. Ingredients: 1 small red onion, finely diced (about 1/2 cup); 1 red chilli, finely diced; juice and zest of 2 limes; salt, to taste; 2 cans tuna (about 2 cups); 1 cup fresh grated coconut, or desiccated coconut soaked in hot water and/or coconut milk for at least 10 minutes. To serve: roti or baby gem lettuce leaves; optional chopped coriander (not traditional). Method: (1) Crush the onion and chilli together in a bowl; add the lime juice, zest and salt and mix. (2) Flake in the tuna, add the coconut and mix well. (3) Let it sit for a while so the flavours develop. (4) Spoon onto roti or into lettuce leaves.Recipe adapted from MSC (Emily Howgate): https://www.msc.org/en-au/what-you-can-do/sustainable-fish-seafood-recipes/recipe/maldivian-mas-huni   — TODAY'S POEM — “Inside the Reef” — an original poem for this episode of SixMinutes of Silence.   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    102 — Agents. Allowance. Atoll.

  7. 6d ago

    101 — Real. Rule. Rasam.

    At a US federal evidence-rules panel in Boston on 15 October,OpenAI and Meta warned judges that AI-generated fakes are becoming hard to detect and that watermarking won't be bulletproof. A federal survey found 15 of 931 judges had faced a deepfake challenge, and the panel is weighing a proposed(not yet approved) rule on authenticating evidence. Outside the courtroom, an Italian bank's private-banking chairman wired 95 million euros after a WhatsApp message and a cloned-voice call, with about 53 million euros recovered. InIndia, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's promised AI consultation paper, due by early November, is expected to cover deepfake harm. When seeing isn't believing, use a second channel: hang up and call back on a number you know. Plus -- the first episode of Season 3, with a welcome to listeners in 65 countries, today's AI Tool of the Day, Gauth, and from the kitchen, tomato rasam.   — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Gauth — an all-in-one AI study platform for students. Try it: https://www.producthunt.com/products/gauth-ai-course   — TODAY'S RECIPE — Tomato Rasam. Ingredients: 4 ripe tomatoes, chopped; 1 small ball of tamarind soaked in 1/2 cup warm water; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp cumin; 4 cloves garlic; salt; 2 cups water; optional 1 cup cooked dal water. Tempering: 1 tsp ghee, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1 dried red chilli, 1 sprig curry leaves, a pinch of asafoetida. Fresh coriander to finish. Method: (1) Coarsely crush the pepper, cumin and garlic. (2) Put tomatoes, tamarind water, turmeric, salt, crushed spices and 2 cups of water in a pot; bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes until the tomatoes collapse; mash well. (3) Add dalwater if using; simmer 2 more minutes gently, without a hard boil. (4) Heat the ghee, splutter the mustard seeds, add the chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida; pour over the rasam. (5) Add coriander, cover and rest 1 minute. Serve over rice or sip on its own.   — TODAY'S POEM — “Call Back” — an original poem for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST.Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

    101 — Real. Rule. Rasam.

  8. Oct 18

    The Farewell (The Bond Beyond Words)

    A weekend bonus from Six Minutes of Silence. Linu Conil continues reading The Bond Beyond Words by Thiruvananthapuram author Sukesh R. Pillai. Today: Chapter 4, The Farewell, in which a transfer order takes Appu away fromAryankavu, and from Mani. Two parts every weekend. Read with the kind permission of the author. Published by Carnet Books (carnetbooks.com). Author's websites (as printed in the book):www.sukeshramakrishnapillai.in  ·  www.luvall.in ·  www.bnblibrary.in   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson, endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced by The Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

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Six minutes. That's all. Every weekday morning, Linu Conil — writer, technologist, and author of Fifty Rooms of Silence — opens a small door for you. Inside: the day's most important news from the world of AI and technology, told plainly. A little humour. Something from the kitchen — a recipe, a tip, a thing worth knowing. And at the end, always, a poem. It's a morning ritual for people who want to stay current without losing their breath. Six minutes of silence — broken gently, on purpose. New episodes Monday through Friday. Produced by The Bandrum Circuit. © 2026 The Bandrum Circuit.

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  • Creator
    Linu Conil
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    112
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