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A collection of 10 issues

Doom

Yes, we all know that good old classic game. Can it run inside a PDF? Not streamed. Not embedded. Actually running inside a PDF file. Get the PDF from this link. Try it out for yourself. How is this even possible? It uses old-school C code, compiled with an ancient

Not Everything Needs a Label

When someone asks, “Do you like exploring ML & AI more than Linux device drivers?” it’s okay to say, “I don’t know.” Some things excite us, some leave us puzzled. But you don’t need to rate each and everything. Sometimes, just experiencing is enough. Explore your curiosity,

Bugs & Boomerangs

I shared a patch to fix a bug and it fixed two. Happy me 😄 But after a few weeks, the second bug reappeared. Sad me 😦 What went wrong? I made the wrong behavior go away, but I didn’t really fix the bug. It’s easy to patch things up

Hedonic Adaptation

A fancy way of saying that no matter what happens, your happiness will always settle back to the same level. As an engineer, it’s easy to keep chasing the next big thing - learning new languages, trying out the latest tools, or switching fields just because they seem exciting.

The Indispensable “Default”

Confidence doesn’t come from knowing everything. It comes from knowing what you know— and accepting that there will always be gaps. That’s why the default matters. In code, it’s the safety net. When assumptions fail, when inputs don’t match expectations, when reality throws something you didn’

Context Is Everything

Look around for a moment. The world you see isn’t just what’s in front of you—it’s how you frame it. How do you make sense of things? What catches your eye? How do you choose to respond? Take rain, for example. It can stop you from

Code Is Influence.

If you are a developer, you are an Influencer. And you need to know this. Consider these scenarios: Musicians vs. Listeners (Music) Seeders vs. Leechers (Torrents) Teachers vs. Students (Education) Writers vs. Readers (Writing) Pause. Think for a while. What do you see? An imbalance. What do these imbalances reveal?

I'm lazy, and I want you to be lazy too.

But I’m not the kind of lazy who lies in bed all day, forming a black hole on Instagram. I'm talking about the kind of lazy where you're always looking for ways to optimize your life, be more efficient and less repetitive. I'm

The Cryptic File Name That Taught Me About Software Longevity

Software ages like fine Wine (or Cheese) depending on your code. To illustrate this, here is an incident that happened this week. I created a directory named soc:qsfp_0 in my Linux VM, but when I viewed it from the Host Windows Explorer, it had transformed into the cryptic

Register Callbacks, Not Regrets: A Developer’s Guide to Emotions

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Our mind is like a chain, and just like a fragile link in a necklace, the weakest point can determine whether we'll sparkle or snap in tough times. That's why it's so important to