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Hey there! I’m all about exploring ideas, dissecting concepts, and uncovering insights. I write about stuff that fascinates me and hopefully, you’ll find it interesting too. From tips on debloating your smartphone to breaking down the lyrics of your favorite album, and from analyzing anime characters to diving into religious philosophy – I’m all about finding the connections between tech, culture, and meaning. Want to geek out with me? Check out my articles on tech, music, anime & TV, religion & philosopy.
Terminal & Browser is all I need — A Web wizard heuristic!
There is a polarizing duality to the modern web. But strip away the bloat, the tracking, and the noise, and you find what I consider the greatest modern development in software: Web Apps. The idea is genius when you actually think about it. Web Apps … Read More..."What Do I Own?": From the Contract of Karma to the Covenant of Grace
When I first heard about the Prodigal Son, I was fascinated by how the West treats the young and their relation with God and the community. In India, we don’t particularly rejoice for young people—especially if they act out of their caste’s dharma. I … Read More...Stop Streaming, Start Listening: A Bit-Perfect Audio Setup with Raspberry Pi & Free Software
These days, we are unfortunate not to have easy access to High-Quality music—in a technical way, not an artistic one. This is thanks (or no thanks) to streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music. They serve you compressed, lossy audio files, … Read More...The Journey of Learning, from Awe to Insight
When you think about it, human creations begin the same way. First there is an idea — a vision of what something could be. Only afterward do we gather the materials and tools needed to bring that idea into reality. Invention, art, engineering, and … Read More...Your Work, Their Rules, Publishing at youtube.com?
There are many great analyses done by YouTubers, and they’re really influential and significant for culture. But the problem with YouTube is that YouTubers publish their content on YouTube and are subject to its terms and conditions. Since the … Read More...How I do my computing, programs I use everyday.
I want my computer to feel like an extension of myself, whether that’s executing my thoughts or expanding my capabilities. I value speed and minimal latency between an idea and an action. Because of this, I prefer my computer to have as little … Read More...What good is Music if it tells you what you Already know?
You already know how heartbreak feels. You already know what joy sounds like. And yet, somehow, a song can make those emotions feel clearer, heavier, and more real than your own thoughts ever could. We all listen to some kind of music—but why do we … Read More...Nostalgia Destroys Souls.
Nostalgia is a dangerous yet soothing feeling—it kills you in a warm, beautiful way. It makes you relive moments you once loved, then quietly reminds you that you can’t go back. It turns memories into mirrors: you’re not just remembering what was, … Read More...Uchiha Madara, the man who wanted NIRVANA for everyone.
Every Naruto fan knows that Madara was a great shinobi, but very few of us truly understand why he is often considered superior to Hashirama Senju. Madara is a very interesting character—he is a man of action and also an idealist. Understandably, he … Read More...Curated Lives and Isolated Selves in the Pursuit of Validation
We live in a world where the decline of religion, community, and traditional social structures has pushed many people to seek validation in the virtual realm. This digital space often reflects a distorted version of the self—one carefully constructed … Read More...Internet cowboy need no google to wander the internet!
Search engines are totally useless now. They used to be helpful back in the 00’s and 10’s when they actually indexed more than the same sites for every single search. But now you can expect to never find new information on these engines, which feel … Read More...I'm really enjoying new age music lately, it's a nostalgic experience.
I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately, and I’ve been feeling a bit uninspired. I used to find pop music lacking – often featuring artists I felt were relying on tired tropes and objectifying women, and who didn’t seem to … Read More...Setting up actual PC using Termux!!
So yeah… you can basically turn your Android phone into something that feels like a small Linux PC 😄 No root. No crazy mods. Just Termux. If you’re interested in running a desktop environment on your phone just for fun, learning, or flexing — this … Read More...yt-dlp Cheatsheet
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader with support for thousands of sites. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the now inactive youtube-dlc. Since it is a CLI tool, its hyper extensible and and scriptable. Lets … Read More...Some useful FFmpeg commands and scripts.
FFmpeg is a free and open-source framework for handling audio and video files. It supports a wide range of formats and codecs, and offers tools for encoding, decoding, and streaming multimedia files.
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