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Google Cloud Platform
I have a problem: I start too many side projects. But I also have a solution: Google Cloud Functions. Need a webhook? Cloud Function. Need to process an im…
Google Cloud Platform
I have a problem: I start too many side projects. But I also have a solution: Google Cloud Functions. Need a webhook? Cloud Function. Need to process an im…
Human Stupidity
The Sydney Opera House was supposed to take six years to build and cost seven million dollars. It took fourteen years and cost 102 million dollars. The Sco…
DevOps
As web projects grow, managing multiple packages, applications, and shared code becomes a significant challenge. Monorepos—single repositories containing…
Tools
The build tool landscape has evolved dramatically, and the choice between Webpack and Vite can significantly impact your development experience. Webpack ha…
React
Next.js has become the go-to framework for React developers, and for good reason. It solves problems that React alone doesn't address: routing, server-side…
Machine Learning
I’ve seen people with dozens of certificates who can’t solve a real-world problem. And I’ve seen self-taught people with amazing GitHub portfolios la…
Build Tools
For years, I was a Maven guy. The rigid structure of Maven is comforting. You know exactly where to find things. But when I started working on a project wi…
Google Cloud Platform
Okay, hear me out. I love GitHub. I have a paid account. But for my work projects on GCP, I started using Cloud Source Repositories. The integration is sea…
Business
The irony of one of the world's largest oil and gas exporters becoming a leader in clean energy is not lost on observers, but the UAE's commitment to its e…
Google Cloud Platform
Okay, hear me out. I love GitHub. I have a paid account. But for my work projects on GCP, I started using Cloud Source Repositories. The integration is sea…
Regional Politics
It’s a classic trope: the big brother syndrome. India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy sounds great on paper, but implementing it has been messy. Look…
Google Cloud Platform
I wanted to break into data science, but I didn't have any projects to show. Then I discovered that Google Cloud gives $300 in free credits to new users. I…
Google Cloud Platform
I wanted to break into data science, but I didn't have any projects to show. Then I discovered that Google Cloud gives $300 in free credits to new users. I…
GitHub
Your GitHub profile is the first thing many people see when they want to work with you. But if you’re like me, you have dozens of old, half-baked project…
Career
Your portfolio is often the deciding factor in job applications. It needs to do more than just list skills—it should demonstrate them. Start with a clean…
Jobs
Dubai has not stopped building since the 1970s and shows no sign of stopping now. The city's infrastructure pipeline includes new metro extensions, megapro…
Google Cloud Platform
My family wanted a website for our reunion. Photos, RSVP, schedule, updates. I built it in a weekend. Frontend on Firebase Hosting. A Cloud Function to han…
Google Cloud Platform
My family wanted a website for our reunion. Photos, RSVP, schedule, updates. I built it in a weekend. Frontend on Firebase Hosting. A Cloud Function to han…
GitHub
I maintain a small open-source library that I use for my own projects. It was just a hobby. Then a user opened an issue and asked if I had a GitHub Sponsor…
Travel & Economy
Last year, I crossed the Wagah border. Not as a journalist. Just as a guy with a backpack and a lot of curiosity. What I saw changed how I think about mone…
Machine Learning
If you’ve ever had a project break because you updated a library, you know the pain. I’ve been there. One day your code runs, the next day you run 'pip…
Tools & Setup
Sharing your Python code with others, or even just managing your own projects, requires understanding packaging and dependencies. The standard way is to us…
Tools & Setup
A good development environment can make your Python journey much smoother. Start by downloading the latest version of Python from python.org. During instal…
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Scheduler is technically for triggering Cloud Functions or HTTP endpoints. But I've started using it for everything. I have a scheduler job that call…
Technology
Open source software has quietly become the backbone of the modern digital economy. From the Linux operating system that powers most servers to the countle…
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Scheduler is technically for triggering Cloud Functions or HTTP endpoints. But I've started using it for everything. I have a scheduler job that call…
Backend
Bun has emerged as a serious competitor to Node.js, promising dramatically faster performance for JavaScript and TypeScript development. Built on JavaScrip…
Rise of America
Between 1880 and 1920, approximately twenty-five million immigrants arrived in the United States. They came from Southern and Eastern Europe — Italy, Pol…
Architecture
As frontend applications grow beyond what a single team can manage, micro frontends offer an architectural solution. The idea is simple: break your monolit…
Web Standards
Web Components are a set of browser standards that allow developers to create custom, reusable HTML elements that work across any framework. The suite incl…
HTML/CSS/JS
Forms are the gateway to user data, and validating that data is crucial. You have two layers: client-side validation (for UX) and server-side validation (f…
Technology
While technology offers immense benefits, the dark side of constant connectivity is digital addiction, characterized by compulsive use of devices and apps…
GitHub
I poured months into a side project, pushed it to GitHub, and... nothing. Zero stars. Zero forks. It was a ghost town. I realized that building the code wa…
India Travel
Goa has a reputation for trance parties and beaches full of tourists, and yes, that exists. But there is another side to Goa that I fell in love with, a si…
Google Cloud Platform
I run a Discord bot for a gaming community. Ten thousand users. Hundreds of requests per minute. And I pay exactly $0 to host it. The secret? Google Cloud…
Security
WebAuthn (Web Authentication) is a browser API that enables passwordless authentication using biometrics (fingerprint, face ID), security keys (YubiKey), o…
Google Cloud Platform
I run a Discord bot for a gaming community. Ten thousand users. Hundreds of requests per minute. And I pay exactly $0 to host it. The secret? Google Cloud…
Dating
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is one of those quintessential New York experiences that works incredibly well as a date. It is free, iconic, and gives…
Dating
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is one of those quintessential New York experiences that works incredibly well as a date. It is free, iconic, and gives…
Dating
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is one of those quintessential New York experiences that works incredibly well as a date. It is free, iconic, and gives…
Side Hustle
Let me be real with you. I'm not some tech guru or YouTuber selling a course. I'm just a regular person who figured out a few ways to let AI do the boring…
Technology
With so many AI options, choosing can be overwhelming. Here is my practical guide. Choose Claude if you need large context windows, excellent documentation…
Object-Oriented Programming
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a paradigm that organizes code around objects rather than functions. Python is an OOP language from the ground up. A c…
Technology
Using AI coding assistants often means sharing your code with third-party servers. This privacy trade-off deserves more attention. For open-source projects…
Functions & Modules
Functions are the building blocks of any non-trivial Python program. They allow you to encapsulate a piece of logic and reuse it without copying and pastin…
Technology
I wanted to learn Chrome extension development, so I asked Claude to guide me through building a simple productivity extension. It broke down the manifest…
JavaScript
JavaScript used to be confined to the browser. Then Node.js came along and allowed us to run JavaScript on the server. For a beginner, installing Node also…
Machine Learning
I spent months reading textbooks, but I didn’t really learn ML until I started doing Kaggle competitions. There’s something about the pressure of a lea…
Indo-Pacific Strategy
If you’ve been following Indian foreign policy, you’ve heard the term ‘SAGAR’—Security and Growth for All in the Region. It’s meant to be India…
How to Use Claude
One of the practical challenges with AI assistants is staying coherent over long, complex conversations. Anyone who's had the experience of an AI suddenly…
Jobs
Dubai's legal market is centred predominantly on DIFC, where the English common law courts have created an environment in which international law firms can…
Jobs
Dubai's economy has diversified significantly over the past decade, and the sectors with the greatest appetite for talent in 2025 reflect that diversificat…
Rise of America
By March 4, 1933, the day Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the thirty-second president of the United States, the American economy was in a stat…
Aerospace
Growing up in Florida, I always watched rockets launch from Cape Canaveral. I never thought I’d be part of that world. But after getting an associate deg…
Human Stupidity
You have been watching a film for forty-five minutes and you are not enjoying it. You paid for the ticket. Do you leave, or do you sit through the remainin…
Construction
I started as a laborer on a construction site right out of high school. I worked my way up, learned the ropes, and went back to school for construction man…
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes is powerful but scary. It's also expensive if you run it wrong. I had a small app that needed a database, a cache, and an API. Running this on s…
How to Use Claude
Education might be one of the domains where Claude is having the most interesting impact — and also one of the most debated. Here's how students and teac…
How to Use Claude
Developers have been integrating Claude into their workflows in ways that go well beyond 'generate a function.' The ways Claude gets used in real engineeri…
Neighborhood & Security
Myanmar is India’s gateway to Southeast Asia. But the 2021 military coup put us in a bind. On one hand, India is the world’s largest democracy and mora…
Technology
Claude's ability to handle massive context windows up to 200,000 tokens is not just a marketing gimmick. I regularly paste entire codebases, lengthy resear…
Google Cloud Platform
I used Docker Hub for a while. It was fine until I had a private image that I didn't want public. Then I discovered Artifact Registry on GCP. It's a privat…
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes is powerful but scary. It's also expensive if you run it wrong. I had a small app that needed a database, a cache, and an API. Running this on s…
Google Cloud Platform
I gave a service account the 'Owner' role. I know. I'm ashamed. It was my first week on GCP. I wanted everything to just work. It did work. Too well. One d…
GitHub
When I first started with Git, the tutorials were overwhelming. Merge, rebase, cherry-pick—it felt like learning a new language. Then I discovered the Gi…
Google Cloud Platform
I used Docker Hub for a while. It was fine until I had a private image that I didn't want public. Then I discovered Artifact Registry on GCP. It's a privat…
Creativity
For a long time, we thought creativity was the final frontier that machines could never conquer. But AI has proven us wrong, not by replacing human artists…
Google Cloud Platform
I gave a service account the 'Owner' role. I know. I'm ashamed. It was my first week on GCP. I wanted everything to just work. It did work. Too well. One d…
GitHub
Google Cloud Platform
I came into GCP knowing nothing. No cloud experience. No infrastructure background. Just a developer who wanted to deploy an app. Month one was chaotic. I…
Google Cloud Platform
I came into GCP knowing nothing. No cloud experience. No infrastructure background. Just a developer who wanted to deploy an app. Month one was chaotic. I…
CSS
Tailwind CSS has sparked a revolution in how developers approach styling. Instead of writing custom CSS in separate files, you apply pre-existing utility c…
Drama
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal is perhaps the most polarizing film of 2023. It's a dark, unflinching exploration of toxic masculinity, father-son dynamics, a…
Animation
Motion design elevates web experiences from functional to delightful. Framer Motion has become the standard for React animations, providing a declarative A…
Software
Everyone knows Windows. Everyone knows Office. But Microsoft has a hidden gem. GitHub. They bought it for 7.5 billion dollars in 2018. At the time, develop…
Backend
Creating your own API is a milestone for any web developer, and Node.js with Express makes it surprisingly approachable. Start by initializing a project wi…
Economy
I’ve been following economic news for years, and one thing is clear: the China dream is facing a reality check. Real estate crisis. Youth unemployment…
CSS
For years, I dreaded centering a div. It was a constant battle of margins, hacks, and frustration. Then came Flexbox, and it felt like a superpower. Flexbo…
Business
Instagram is no longer just a social media app—it’s a powerful income platform. With millions of users in India, anyone can start earning without spend…
Functional Programming
When Java 8 dropped, everyone started using lambdas, but many stopped there. Functional programming is more than just syntactic sugar for anonymous classes…
Machine Learning
I remember training my first model and seeing 99% accuracy on the training data. I thought I was a genius. Then I ran it on the test data and it got 50%. T…
Strategic Affairs
If you follow geopolitics, you know the Taiwan Strait is one of the hottest spots on earth. Everyone is watching to see if China makes a move. India’s st…
Environment & Politics
At every global climate summit, all eyes are on India. Why? Because we are the third-largest emitter, and we are a developing country that refuses to accep…
Business
In today’s digital era, students in India have countless opportunities to earn money online without affecting their studies. With the rise of platforms l…
Rise of America
By 1980, the United States was in a bad mood. Inflation had been running in double digits. The economy was mired in stagflation — the combination of high…
Tourism
Before there was a Burj Khalifa or a Palm Jumeirah, there was the Creek. This saltwater inlet from the Arabian Gulf was the reason Dubai existed at all —…
Winter Sports
Skiing in places like Aspen or Vail can cost a fortune, but it doesn’t have to. I started skiing in my 20s and quickly learned that the big resort names…
JavaScript
When I needed to save a user's theme preference (dark mode) on my first web app, I was confused by the options. Cookies are the old school way. They are se…
Tourism
The Dubai Frame in Zabeel Park is one of the city's most cleverly conceived attractions. At 150 metres tall and 93 metres wide, it is a giant picture frame…
Freelance
For years, I was told that being a writer wasn't a real job. So I worked in marketing, doing copywriting on the side, always dreaming of going freelance. L…
How to Use Claude
Educators who lean into AI tools rather than fighting them are finding Claude particularly useful for the time-consuming preparation work of teaching, whil…
Claude Comparison
The most useful thing you can read before trying any new tool is what actual users think after using it for a while — not the marketing materials. Here's…
Tourism
Most visitors know the Gold Souk, but fewer make it to the nearby Spice Souk and Textile Souk, both of which are worth as much or more time. The Spice Souk…
Human Resources
I fell into Human Resources by accident. I was an administrative assistant, and the HR manager asked if I wanted to help with recruitment. I found that I l…
Tourism
Al Fahidi is the part of Dubai that existed before the oil money arrived, and it has been preserved well enough that walking through its narrow lanes gives…
How to Use Claude
Building a functional chatbot with Claude is more achievable than most people expect, even with modest programming experience. Here's a practical starting…
India Travel
Hampi is one of those places that feels like it belongs on another planet. The landscape is a surreal mix of giant boulders piled on top of each other, pal…
Technology
Remote work is here to stay, and the technology supporting it is evolving beyond simple video conferencing. The future of work is hybrid, requiring seamles…
Tourism
Dredged from the sea between 2001 and 2006, Palm Jumeirah is a shape visible from space — a palm tree made of sand and rock extending into the Gulf, ring…
Tourism
Before there was a Burj Khalifa or a Palm Jumeirah, there was the Creek. This saltwater inlet from the Arabian Gulf was the reason Dubai existed at all —…
Technology
As cyber threats become more sophisticated, our defenses must evolve. AI has become an indispensable tool in the fight against cybercrime, acting as a tire…
Rise of America
Before there was a United States, there was a collection of quarrelsome, ambitious, and deeply unequal colonies strung along the Atlantic seaboard. They sh…
Tourism
The Dubai Frame in Zabeel Park is one of the city's most cleverly conceived attractions. At 150 metres tall and 93 metres wide, it is a giant picture frame…
Technology
Social media platforms are meticulously designed to capture and hold our attention, but the psychological impact of these algorithms is profound. These sys…
Tourism
Al Fahidi is the part of Dubai that existed before the oil money arrived, and it has been preserved well enough that walking through its narrow lanes gives…
How to Use Claude
Healthcare organizations are exploring Claude carefully, with appropriate caution about where AI assistance is safe and valuable versus where it requires h…
Security
Okay, let’s be real for a minute. Handing over your passwords and API keys to an autonomous piece of software is a security nightmare waiting to happen i…
History
When people think of World War II in America, they think of Pearl Harbor or the home front. They don't think of Alaska. But in 1942, the Japanese invaded t…
Tourism
Dredged from the sea between 2001 and 2006, Palm Jumeirah is a shape visible from space — a palm tree made of sand and rock extending into the Gulf, ring…
Road Trips
The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) is a bucket list drive, but it is not a race. My first time, I tried to go from San Francisco to Los Angeles in one d…
Animals
We’ve all seen it: you make a funny noise, and suddenly your dog’s head cocks to the side like a little feathered feather. While it’s undeniably ador…
GitHub
I’m not just a developer; I’m a project manager for my own scattered brain. I started using GitHub Issues to track bugs for my side project, but then I…
Technology
Launching a startup today requires assembling a sophisticated technology stack that enables rapid development, efficient collaboration, and scalable growth…
Career
Public speaking is often cited as a top fear, even above death. For introverts, the idea of being the center of attention can be draining. But you don’t…
Animals
Horses are masters of non-verbal communication. Their ears are perhaps the most expressive part of their body. Ears pinned flat back is a clear warning sig…
Business
The business landscape is being reshaped by AI, and it's not just the tech giants who are benefiting. Small and medium-sized businesses are leveraging AI t…
React
When React Hooks were introduced in version 16.8, they fundamentally changed how we write React components. The old class-based approach with lifecycle met…
International Relations
This is the defining geopolitical issue of our time for India. The Ukraine war exposed the limits of our neutrality. We abstained from UN votes condemning…
Real Estate
The real estate industry, known for its reliance on local expertise and personal relationships, is being rapidly transformed by AI. For buyers, AI-powered…
Photography
Getting a new camera can be intimidating with all its buttons and modes. The best advice I ever got was to start by understanding the exposure triangle: ap…
Security
Authentication is one of those topics that every web developer eventually needs to understand. The two traditional approaches are session-based authenticat…
How to Use Claude
If you want to build applications powered by Claude, the Claude API is where you start. This guide covers the basics for developers who are new to the Anth…
Photography
Getting a new camera can be intimidating with all its buttons and modes. The best advice I ever got was to start by understanding the exposure triangle: ap…
Healthcare
The integration of AI into healthcare is arguably one of its most profound and life-saving applications. We are moving from a reactive healthcare system to…
Google Cloud Platform
I woke up to an email from Google Cloud: "Your bill for this month is $10.52." I panicked. My little side project was supposed to be on the free tier. How…
Google Cloud Platform
I woke up to an email from Google Cloud: "Your bill for this month is $10.52." I panicked. My little side project was supposed to be on the free tier. How…
Career
Public speaking ranks high on most people’s fear lists, but it’s a skill you can build like a muscle. Start small: practice speaking up in meetings or…
Dating
Golden Gate Park is massive, which means you can have multiple dates in one day without ever repeating a spot. For a relaxed afternoon date, pack a simple…
Security
Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) are cryptographic protocols that let one party prove knowledge of a fact without revealing the fact itself. In web development…
Phase 4
Eternals is the MCU's most divisive film—and its most ambitious. Director Chloé Zhao brings her Oscar-winning sensibilities to a cosmic story spanning 7…
DevOps
Feature flags (also called feature toggles) separate deployment from release, enabling continuous delivery with reduced risk. Instead of merging code then…
Performance
HTTP/3 represents the first major revision to the HTTP protocol since HTTP/2, built on QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) instead of TCP. The architectu…
Dating
Golden Gate Park is massive, which means you can have multiple dates in one day without ever repeating a spot. For a relaxed afternoon date, pack a simple…
Legal Drama
The Lincoln Lawyer has become one of Netflix's most successful legal dramas, based on the bestselling novels by Michael Connelly. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo stars…
Security
Content Security Policy (CSP) is one of the most effective security headers for preventing XSS attacks, yet it remains underutilized. CSP lets you define w…
Phase 3
Doctor Strange introduced the mystical side of the MCU with stunning visuals. Director Scott Derrickson brings horror sensibilities to a superhero origin s…
Technology
I still remember unboxing my first iPhone. That weird, plasticky new-device smell. The satisfying peel of the film. Since then, I’ve been trapped—happi…
Passive Income
I'm lazy. Like, really lazy. So when I built my AI side hustle, I wanted it to work while I slept. Took about six weeks to figure out, but now I've got a s…
Dating
Golden Gate Park is massive, which means you can have multiple dates in one day without ever repeating a spot. For a relaxed afternoon date, pack a simple…
Creative Hustle
I tried selling AI-generated art on Etsy for three months. Made exactly $47. My cat made more money by knocking over a plant and looking cute. The problem…
AI Ethics & Tips
Let's talk about the stuff nobody puts in their "10 ways to master ChatGPT" threads. First: hallucinations. ChatGPT will confidently lie to you. I once as…
Geopolitics
You won’t see tanks on the border every day. But the economic war between India and China is very real. China banned hundreds of Indian apps a few years…
Economy & Work
If you haven't noticed, the American workforce is going through something weird right now. People aren't just switching jobs—they're walking away from th…
Honest Advice
I've been in the AI hustle space for two years now. Tried basically everything. Made decent money. Lost money on dumb ideas too. Here's the honest truth no…