electronics
But why a new phone? Not many people buy a Nokia 105 for reviewing. I certainly didn't. My Samsung phone had developed this weird syndrome that it would randomly decide not to let me hear the other person's voice in a phone call. And while I
books
Probably one of the highest recommended books in the software world, this isn't your typical tutorial/guide/reference book on programming or software engineering. Rather, this book is a series of ideas, more or less independent, on large software projects. I'll have to admit that you
I've met a lot of young programmers in the recent past. When I say young, I don't mean by age or accumulated experience, because that way even I am young. I mean the people who're starting out in the world of software development, putting
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I was sitting at my office desk as usual, besides the window enjoying the cool breeze of post 6 pm friday evening of a summer day, 7 floors in the sky, at our office. We're now 2 regulars in the office, and while it does get a little
life
I've not stayed away from home during college to experience the hostel life, so I never learnt what it was like to go back home after a long time, the 'ghar ja raha hu' feeling. What makes one house our home and the other just a
books
While I'm not into mountaineering, trekking or hiking in general (obviously), having a cousin who's deep into climbing and also having stood at the foot of Himalayas last year and stared high into the sky at Mt. Trishul, a 20,000+ ft peak which was the
life
Jagriti Yatra is a 15-day long, national train journey that will take you 8000 kilometers across the length and breadth of India, to understand and build the India of smaller towns and villages through enterprise. - https://www.jagritiyatra.com/about Jagriti means awakening, and Yatra means journey. This yatra
cryptography
In my previous post, which was a review of the book Applied Cryptography and Cryptography Engineering, I wrote that DES, in spite of retiring officially (after numerous successful attacks), is still a great algorithm from an academic perspective to learn and peek into the minds of cryptographers. In this one,
books
This book has been, without a doubt, crucial in aiding my understanding of cryptosystems and why things are the way they are, and how do these cryptic crypto algorithms even work. If you are interested in learning how to develop software that are 'correct' and secure, then this
books
It has been a while since my last book review post here. Not that I stopped reading, but I kinda stopped reading non-tech things lately, and hence, there were no new posts. But today, it hit me that I can (and should, given this is a personal diary) write
diy
I've been seeing people hook up their computers to their cars from quite some time. It is a common sight if you watch any motorsport event on television, where technicians are seen working on their laptops that is connected via a cable to the car or bike. I
browsers
My web browser is by far the most threat-exposed application that I use on my laptop and mobile phone. Not only does it have to trust web developers and run the scripts they wrote, which probably aren't all that great with respect to user security and privacy,