Content Type
Learning Log
This section collects posts that play a similar role in the archive, even when the topics differ.
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(DAY 1139) The Traits of the AI Employee
In the changing knowledge economy, technical skill still matters, but the most durable edge comes from organization, focus, prioritization, and the ability to review work clearly.
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(DAY 1138) Written Communication Is a Developer Superpower
In the Claude Code and Codex era, developers who can write clearly, structure their thoughts, and remove ambiguity will build faster and collaborate better with both humans and machines.
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(DAY 1096) Trying Bevel for Better Recovery Tracking
Started using Bevel after a friend suggested it. It feels more detailed than Apple Health and Fitness, especially for recovery tracking and custom AI chat insights.
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(DAY 1092) Social Media Noise and India AI Summit
Social media can be brutal in India, where minor hiccups at a grand event like the India AI Summit often get blown out of proportion while real progress continues.
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(DAY 1089) Building Scalable Multiplayer Educational Games with Edzy Rumbles
An exploration of the technical and design challenges in building Rumbles - multiplayer educational games based on CBSE curriculum that scale to thousands of concurrent players on Edzy.
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(DAY 1086) Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 — A convergence of innovation
Attended the Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam with ~100 exhibitors showcasing AI innovations across startups, institutions, and research labs.
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(DAY 1083) Venture Capital Interest in AI Tutors — Building at Scale
Multiple VC firms reaching out about AI tutors. The value of venture capital in product, GTM, and scale — and India's growing VC ecosystem.
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(DAY 1072) OpenClaw: The Terminal Cat’s Pajamas
OpenClaw is making waves with terminal support, skills, and a Claude Code-powered bridge to locally hosted models—now with extra whimsy.
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(DAY 1060) Pocket TTS - When a 100M-Parameter Model Outperforms the Giants in Text-to-Speech
Kyutai's Pocket TTS demonstrates that bigger isn't always better in AI by delivering state-of-the-art text-to-speech with voice cloning capabilities in just 100 million parameters. Running in real-time on laptop CPUs while matching or exceeding the quality of models 10x larger, it represents a significant breakthrough in efficient neural audio generation.
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(DAY 1052) Strategic Planning and Visual Workflows
Effective time management and strategic planning are fundamental to operational success in any professional environment. This post examines how visual systems like Kanban boards facilitate better task prioritization and enhance team coordination through transparency and accountability.
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(DAY 1051) Efficiency at Scale: Rethinking Technical Migrations with Agentic Flows
A professional reflection on migrating 1,000+ posts from Docusaurus to Astro, focusing on the strategic leverage of agentic AI in production-grade environments.
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(DAY 1045) When YouTube speaks the wrong language
I keep noticing how YouTube now auto-dubs videos in ways that feel intrusive rather than helpful. Videos from familiar Hindi channels, creators whose voices...
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(DAY 1037) A frontend hackathon on Christmas
The office hosted a frontend hackathon today, right in the middle of Christmas, and it turned out to be a full house. That detail alone felt worth noting. A...
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(DAY 999) Spline 3D Rendering for Frontend Graphics
Spline has emerged as a significant tool for creating and integrating three-dimensional graphics into frontend applications, address...
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(DAY 992) Paying for Attention Enhancement Services
The decline in sustained attention capacity affects most people in developed economies, manifesting as difficulty maintaining focus on single tasks, reduced r...
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(DAY 990) Video Sales Call with Popin Platform
Video sales calls have become standard practice for B2B software purchases, but experiencing one through Popin's platform while evaluat...
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(DAY 988) Coaching Industry Decline and Rising Costs
The closure of established JEE and NEET coaching centers across India signals fundamental shifts in how students prepare for competitive examinations and how ...
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(DAY 982) Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones Are Worth It
I bought the Bose Noise Cancelling Ultra Comfort headphones recently as a birthday gift for ...
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(DAY 967) The Rise of Voice Agents with LiveKit
Voice as a form factor has quietly become one of the most promising areas in technology through 2025. Among all the emerging platforms, [LiveKit](https://liveki...
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(DAY 961) Debugging as a power skill today
Debugging feels like a power skill in the current age of AI-assisted development and vibe coding. With so much focus on speed, auto-complete, and generated ...
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(DAY 957) First design hackathon at Edzy
At Edzy we recently ran our first design hackathon,...
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(DAY 945) The Fading Map of Thailand
It is September 24th, and the tan from my trip to Thailand earlier this month remains distinctly visible. The demarcation is clearest where my scuba diving we...
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(DAY 937) Google EEAT framework spreads beyond search
Google's Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness framework has quietly transformed how digital content gets evaluated and ranked across th...
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(DAY 920) Frontend hackathon and coding today
The experience of organizing a frontend hackathon makes me reflect on how coding interviews have changed in the last few years. Tools like Cursor, Copilot, an...
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(DAY 887) AI LLMs change travel planning
Large language models with real-time search capabilities are fundamentally altering how people approach travel planning. These systems can process natural langu...
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(DAY 879) Your Brain on ChatGPT and Cognitive Debt
It’s easy to think of tools like ChatGPT as pure productivity boosters: type a prompt, get coherent text, save time. But a [recent study](https://arxiv.org/pdf/...
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(DAY 877) AI's New Frontier
The launch of ChatGPT agent feels like a significant inflection point for how one interacts with artificial intelligence. This isn't just about better conversat...
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(DAY 876) AI Brain Rot and Student Thinking
AI brain rot, a growing concern for students, appears to hinder critical thinking as reliance on artificial intelligence for homework answers increases. This ph...
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(DAY 875) GEO and the Shifting Discovery Map
The landscape of how customers discover companies, brands, and information is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Traditional SEO, focused on keywords and ...
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(DAY 867) Mastodon's Limited Reach in India
The decentralized social media platform Mastodon has struggled to gain significant traction in India despite periodic waves of user migration from mainstream pl...
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(DAY 865) LLM Crawlers and Content Discovery
The partnership between Reddit and OpenAI represents something more fundamental than a typical corporate deal. It signals a shift in how information flows throu...
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(DAY 841) The Push Before the Progress
Last night turned into one of those extended work sessions where time blurs into a single stretch of coding, writing, and planning. By the time I finshed, it wa...
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(DAY 836) AI-Driven Hiring Platforms
The current state of online job platforms reveals a fundamental disconnect between what recruiters need and what the technology provides. Platforms like Indeed,...
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(DAY 834) Importance of User Control in Web Apps
In India, where digital adoption is growing but skepticism around online transactions remains high, user control in web and mobile applications plays a critical...
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(DAY 832) Trends in Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence remains a dominant focus for global investors, as highlighted in Mary Meeker’s ...
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(DAY 830) The Tonality of a Text Message
Text messages lack vocal inflection, facial expressions, and body language, making their tone ambiguous. The same message can be interpreted as friendly, sarcas...
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(DAY 816) Writing Code Before Emails
The time it takes to build software is compressing, thanks to AI and better tooling. This means the most valuable hours of the day should be spent on the highes...
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(DAY 807) GPT-Image-1 - Key Improvements in Cost and Quality
OpenAI's latest image generation model, GPT-Image-1, offers notable improvements over its predecessors, DALL·E-2 and DALL·E-3. The most immediate advantage is c...
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(DAY 803) The Challenge of Truly Hearing Feedback
Building a product requires effort, iteration, and, most importantly, feedback. When creators test their work with close friends or early users, they often assu...
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(DAY 802) How US Trade Tariffs Impact Electronics Costs for Indian Buyers
For years, Indians have purchased electronics, particularly iPhones and laptops, from the US due to significant cost savings. Even after accounting for foreig...
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(DAY 798) Micellar Water and My Unlikely Introduction to Beauty Routines
I have never been someone who paid much attention to beauty or skincare routines. Like most Indian men, I grew up with minimal exposure to personal care beyond ...
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(DAY 795) Disappointed by My AirPods Pro - A Product That Failed Too Soon
My AirPods Pro were a gift from my sister-in-law, and initially, they lived up to Apple’s reputation—reliable noise cancellation, good sound quality, and a comf...
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(DAY 785) Core Skillset in Debugging
Debugging is a fundamental skill that extends beyond just fixing software errors—it applies to solving complex business problems, logical inconsistencies, and e...
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(DAY 778) FanCode - Micro-Transactions in Sports Streaming
FanCode has emerged as a unique player in the sports OTT space by focusing on micro-transactions rather than traditional subscription models. Unlike platfor...
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(DAY 758) Duolingo’s Video Call with Lily
Duolingo has always stood out as a unique product in the crowded space of language learning apps. Its design language is distinct, its characters are memorabl...
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(DAY 755) Windows may be the cause of low NPS for Laptop Manufacturers
When it comes to laptops, the operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping the user experience. For most manufacturers like Dell, Lenovo, HP, and others, Wi...
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(DAY 747) A Forgotten Relic for the 2020s Kids
Last weekend, I met a group of friends to watch the India vs. New Zealand cricket match. Amid the excitement of the game, one moment stood out—a quiet, almost u...
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(DAY 746) Ease of Creating a Telegram Bot
Telegram has become a popular platform for students and professionals alike, often used for sharing resources like free books, movies, and other digital content...
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(DAY 743) Decades in Weeks & High-Impact Moments
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. This observation, often attributed to [Vladimir Lenin](https://en.wikiped...
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(DAY 739) The Implicit Trust We’ve Built in the Digital Age
It’s fascinating how trust has evolved in the digital age. A few days ago, I decided to buy a Mac Mini. The specific variant I wanted wasn’t available at the us...
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(DAY 738) Migrated to the M4 Apple Chip
After years of using Intel-based systems, I have finally made the switch to Apple’s M4 chip, and the experience has been nothing short of transformative. The de...
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(DAY 724) The Power of Early Mornings
Recently, I caught up with Manish Kumar, a friend from my IIM Bangalore days. He is now a Director in Analytics Consulting ...
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(DAY 721) The Curious Case of Missing iPhones on Netflix, Peacock, and Other Streaming Platforms
It’s no secret that product placement in movies and TV shows has become an art form. From cars to coffee cups, brands pay top dollar to have their products feat...
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(DAY 720) Severance - A Reflection on Work, Identity, and Memory
Severance, the critically acclaimed series on Apple TV, delves into the concept of separating work memories from perso...
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(DAY 704) Pinch to Summarize Feature in Arc Browser
As a power user of the Arc Browser and Perplexity, I’ve gradually moved away from relying on Google Search for most of my queries. The combination of Arc’s inno...
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(DAY 701) How Spotify Wins with the Right Product
Spotify has established itself as a leader in the music streaming industry, not just because of its vast library of songs but because of its thoughtful product ...
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(DAY 691) Marshall Acton Speakers
Recently, Marshall Acton speakers were added to the bedroom setup, primarily to create a dedicated space for listening to music. The compact size of the Acton f...
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(DAY 686) Bruno - A Developer-Friendly Alternative to Postman
Developers often need reliable tools for testing and documenting APIs. While Postman has been the go-to choice for many years, [Bruno](https://www.usebruno.com/...
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(DAY 684) Arc Search Browser
After years of using Chrome as my primary browser, I've made the switch to Arc Search fully, and the transition has fundamentally changed how I interact with ...
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(DAY 661) The Persistent Frustration of the Blue Screen of Death
For the past week, my Windows system has been crashing with alarming regularity, the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) making its unwelcome appearance mult...
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(DAY 654) Nourishing Your Mind Daily
Reading is more than a passive activity of consuming words on a page. It's an intentional practice of opening your mind to new thoughts, perspectives, and ideas...
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(DAY 640) Apple Watch Upgrade
My journey with smartwatches has been an evolving experience, and the recent transition from my Samsung Watch 4 to the Apple Watch marks a significant milestone...
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(DAY 639) Mastering the Basics Prepares You for Complex Challenges
In the intricate landscape of personal and professional challenges, success often hinges not on extraordinary talents or dramatic interventions, but on the meti...
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(DAY 597) Prashant Acharya - Bridging Technology and Spirituality
Prashant Acharya, an accomplished individual with degrees from prestigious institutions like IIT and IIM, has emerged as a notab...
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(DAY 576) Rise of Interactive Flat Panels in Education
Since COVID lockdown, the education sector has witnessed a remarkable surge in the adoption of Interactive Flat Panels (IFPs) and Interactive Boards. These cutt...
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(DAY 574) India's Informal Workforce
In last decade, the gig economy has exploded in India, bringing with it both opportunities and challenges. As millions of Indians turn to gig work for their liv...
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(DAY 572) The Impact of Air Conditioning
In the sweltering heat of summer, we often take for granted the cool, refreshing air that envelops us as we step indoors. This modern comfort, which has becom...
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(DAY 569) MongoDB Local Delhi - A Gathering of 1000+ Developers
The vibrant tech scene in Delhi recently witnessed an extraordinary gathering of minds at the MongoDB Local event. As I stepped into the venue, I was immediatel...
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(DAY 566) Debating Skills for Rational Discourse
The ability to engage in constructive debate is valuable. Debating is not merely about winning arguments; it's a sophisticated art form that hones critical thin...
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(DAY 537) Rise of Shadcn UI
In frontend development, new tools and libraries constantly emerge to simplify the process of creating beautiful, functional user interfaces. One such tool th...
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(DAY 536) Configurations, Features, and Brands of Computer Monitors
Computer monitors are an essential component of any desktop setup, serving as the window to our digital world. Whether you're a gamer, professional, or casual u...
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(DAY 515) Challenges of AI Interaction - Navigating Prompt Fatigue
Tools like GPT and Claude have become increasingly prevalent in both professional and educational settings. These sophisticated AI assistants promise to rev...
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(DAY 514) A Wake-Up Call for Tech Dependency
The recent Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage serves as a stark reminder of our growing dependence on technology and the far-reaching consequences when these sy...
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(DAY 513) The School of Life
The School of Life, founded by renowned philosopher Alain de Botton, has emerged as a unique and influential force in the re...
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(DAY 507) The Quest for the Perfect Bedtime Reading Device
The ability to read comfortably in bed has become a valuable luxury. While e-readers like the Kindle have revolutionized how we consume books, there's a growing...
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(DAY 505) Life Fitness Flex Deck
The world of fitness equipment is constantly evolving, with manufacturers striving to create products that enhance user experience and performance. One such inn...
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(DAY 496) Unexpected Losses and Damages
In our tech-driven world, unexpected losses and damages to our beloved gadgets are almost inevitable. From the heart-wrenching drop of a smartphone to the a...
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(DAY 481) Revolutionizing Online Transactions with AI and Financial Innovation
In today's digital age, the online shopping experience has become increasingly complex, with an almost infinite number of product choices and SKUs (Stock Keepin...
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(DAY 478) Power of Framer Motion for Frontend Animations
In the modern web development, animations have become an integral part of creating engaging and immersive user experiences. While traditional CSS animations hav...
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(DAY 477) The Importance of True Understanding in Knowledge Acquisition
We are constantly bombarded with information from various sources. It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of data and overlook the true value of knowledge ...
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(DAY 476) Unleashing Intelligence at the Database Level
The ability to efficiently search and retrieve relevant information from vast amounts of data is crucial. Traditional database indexing methods, while effective...
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(DAY 445) Silence Unknown Callers Feature on iPhone
In the endless barrage of spam calls that relentlessly bombard our phones, the [Silence Unknown Callers](https://support.apple.com/en-in/111106:~:text=To%20tur...
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(DAY 440) Proliferation of Personal Devices among Teenagers
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital consumerism, teenagers have become the embodiment of a tech-savvy generation, surrounded by an array of personal devic...
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(DAY 398) Hugging Face - Open-Source Models and Tools
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), Hugging Face has emerged as a pivotal force, fostering collaboration a...
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(DAY 371) The Rising Threat of Cyber Frauds Encroaching via Phone Calls
In today's digital age, where connectivity is at its peak, cyber frauds have found a new avenue to exploit unsuspecting individuals – through phone calls. The...
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(DAY 369) Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones
In a day filled with distractions, finding moments of focus and concentration can seem like a daunting task. However, amidst the chaos of everyday life, there e...
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(DAY 368) A New Era of Content Accessibility
In the last 2 years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has paved the way for groundbreaking advancements. One such development is the emergence of...
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(DAY 350) Exploring Vertical GPTs
In recent years, vertical Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) have emerged as powerful tools revolutionizing user adoption across various domains. Thes...
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(DAY 315) Coding Maze - Unintended Bugs, Optimal Productivity
Long coding session can feel like diving into an ocean of possibilities. However, the deeper you swim, the more likely you are to encounter unintended bugs lu...
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(DAY 309) The Art and Process of Font Design
Fonts, the visual embodiment of written language, have a rich history that spans centuries. From the earliest handwritten manuscripts to the digital age, the ev...
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(DAY 287) ChatGPT era and the media businesses
In the ever-evolving landscape of content and media, the integration of artificial intelligence can emerge as a transformative force. Among the pioneers of this...
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(DAY 286) Brave Browser - Speed, Security and Privacy
In an era dominated by digital interactions, the web browser stands as the gateway to our online world. With a plethora of options available, each claiming to o...
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(DAY 267) The Windows Update Marathon
In the dynamic realm of technology, staying up-to-date is not just a choice; it's a necessity. Windows, Microsoft's flagship operating system, epitomizes this p...
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(DAY 261) Students in India Pursuing BBA, BCom, BSc, and BTech Degrees
In the competitive landscape of higher education in India, pursuing degrees like BBA, BCom, BSc, and even BTech from lesser-known colleges can sometimes feel ...
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(DAY 251) Cautionary Tale of Corrupting Chmod and Sudo
Have you ever had one of those late-night encounters with a Linux server that left you regretting every keystroke? I certainly have, and it all revolved aroun...
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(DAY 250) A Lesson in Learning
Embarking on a journey to learn something new is always exciting, but when you have a friend to guide you, it can make the experience even more enjoyable and re...
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(DAY 246) Rapid MVP Development with Solito, Tailwind CSS, and SWR
Starting a new business is an exciting journey, and getting your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) off the ground quickly is crucial. In the world of web development...
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(DAY 245) Uniting Mobile and Web Development with Solito
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, the demand for versatility and efficiency is a driving force. Enter Solito, a groundbreaking package lib...
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(DAY 165) MongoDB Hosting on Cloud - Vulnerabilities and Defending Against Hackers
With the increasing reliance on cloud-based services and databases, MongoDB has become a popular choice for startups and businesses seeking scalable and flexibl...