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npm init Does Not Make You a Founder

npm init Does Not Make You a Founder

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A look at how some people are manufacturing founder identities on LinkedIn with vibe-coded npm packages, inflated download numbers, and patriotic marketing.

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Who Rules India's UPI Transactions

Who Rules India's UPI Transactions

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India has 25 visible UPI players, but nearly 90 percent of transaction volume sits with PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm. Here is what the chart says and why apps like SBI struggle.

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Your Certificate Means Nothing

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Everyone is cheating on LeetCode. Everyone is collecting cloud certifications. And none of it matters. Here's why skills beat paper every single time.

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The Penguin That Walked Away

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A 19-year-old clip of a lone penguin walking toward certain death became 2026's most powerful metaphor for burnout, authenticity, and the courage to leave.

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Make Something YOU Want

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The best products come from personal frustration. When you build something you actually need, you understand the problem deeply, you know what's missing, and you have the motivation to make it great.

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From 2.5GB to 156MB: Why I Switched to Neovim

From 2.5GB to 156MB: Why I Switched to Neovim

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How ditching bloated IDEs for a lightweight editor transformed my development workflow and saved my MacBook's RAM from extinction

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Claude Sonnet 4 Just Got 5x BIGGER: 1M Context Window Changes Everything

Claude Sonnet 4 Just Got 5x BIGGER: 1M Context Window Changes Everything

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Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1 million tokens of context - enough for entire codebases! Here's why I'm switching from Opus and what this means for Claude Code development.

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Welcome to My Portfolio

Welcome to My Portfolio

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Introducing my new portfolio - a minimal yet powerful showcase built with cutting-edge web technologies. Featuring a unique component registry, blog system, and three beautiful themes including an exclusive pink mode.

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