Blog

Essays and notes, mostly about software, learning, and the internet. Most are published on Inovus Blogs; the older ones are on Medium. There is an RSS feed.

2026

  1. The Joy of Learning Is Getting LostAI has made building software faster and easier than ever.
  2. Building Reelity: A Browser-First Approach to AI Reel GenerationReelity began with a simple idea: generate funny promotional reels from a conversation. This is the story of how JSON, FFmpeg WASM and Cloudflare shaped an unexpectedly simple architecture.
  3. Nodrix: A Dream That Refused to LeaveSome ideas arrive as a passing thought, get forgotten for years, and quietly wait for the right tools to come back. Nodrix was one of them.
  4. How We Turned an Old Signage TV Into a Live Content PlatformSometimes, innovation is simply reconnecting the dots differently — which is exactly what led us to transform an underused signage display at our college lobby into a live automated content platform…
  5. We Reached the Moon with Kilobytes. What Went Wrong After That?We carry more computing power in our pockets than NASA did during Apollo. Yet our apps lag, leak memory, and waste resources.
  6. What if GitHub isn’t Forever?A simple thought while looking at my GitHub contribution graph led me to build a system that mirrors all my repositories elsewhere. Not because GitHub is unreliable — but because things change.
  7. When Localhost isn’t Local AnymoreA small weekend experiment to expose a local Raspberry Pi server to the internet using Cloudflare Tunnel and automated DNS updates — all without opening router ports.
  8. We Didn’t Plan This Journey. It Planned UsWhat began as a simple plan turned into a journey across India shaped by people, judgement, uncertainty, and small decisions that mattered more than destinations.

2025

  1. BitNerve — My Weekend with Markets, AI, and MadnessInspired by Alpha Arena, BitNerve is my weekend experiment that lets AI models battle it out in the wild crypto (derivative) markets. Not to make money — but to see which one can survive the madness.
  2. From One to Infinity: Hacking Email Routing for Unlimited UsersFrom Yandex hacks to Zoho workarounds, we chased the dream of unlimited custom emails at Inovus Labs.
  3. The Hidden Life of an Email: Alice Writes, Bob Reads · MediumEver wondered what happens when you hit the send button on your email?
  4. From Bigg Boss to Super Chats: Why Modern Entertainment Scares MeFrom Bigg Boss drama to gaming Super Chats, our entertainment diets are shaping how we live, argue, and even spend. If this is what we celebrate, maybe we’re not just entertained — we’re being played.
  5. Inovus AMA — Building a Friendly, On-Topic Answer Buddy for a 10-Year LegacyKnow the real Inovus — our legacy, history, and community spirit — without the scavenger hunt. A calm way to keep everyone better informed.
  6. No Music, Just Madness: The Ultimate Roadtrip to PermuteSome memories just refuse to fade. They cling to your mind like a background playlist, humming every time you close your eyes. One of those memories?
  7. Algorithms Are the New Gods — And We’re the SacrificeFrom Facebook "Ammavans" to Instagram Locusts — this is how humans handed over their thoughts to machines. And why I finally walked away.
  8. Hijacked Headlines, Twisted Truths, and the Death of JournalismAttended an inspiring event, only to watch the media twist it into a controversy.
  9. Mac vs. Windows: Why My First Mac Feels Like an Expensive JokeSwitching from Windows to macOS felt like upgrading to a spaceship without the user manual.
  10. You Have Everything, But You Know Nothing: A Critique of EducationIrony of education? We learn Regression, Probability, and Matrices — but never, how they power ML. Studied ML theory, but the real foundations were hidden in statistics.
  11. Restarting the #100DaysOfCode ChallengeI've taken on multiple #100DaysOfCode challenges before — some completed, some cut short. Now, I'm restarting, this time focusing on Machine Learning. Consistency, not perfection, is the goal.
  12. Is AI Assistance Killing the Next Generation of Developers?AI tools are transforming coding, but over-reliance risks making us spectators, not creators. While AI can optimize and assist, the spark of problem-solving and logic must stay ours.
  13. A Server Change: The Power of CachingWhat do you do when your hosting crashes every day? After hours of frustration, we decided it was time for a change.

2024

  1. Let it Snow! A Festive Guide to add Snowfall Effect to your Website🎉 Look around! The snowfall you see on this very blog is a live demonstration of what we’re about to build. Yes, it’s already snowing here! Isn’t that magical? 🎄✨
  2. Generation of Cosmic Converse: From Absolute Zero to SomethingOctober 5th and 6th marked a memorable two-day stretch for us. We, a bunch of caffeine-fueled tech nerds, got the chance to participate in the NASA SPACE APPS Challenge at Amal Jyoti College Kottayam.
  3. It works on my machine... Not on yours... But why? Let's talk Docker!For Dev & DevOps geeks, ensuring that your application runs smoothly across different environments can often be a daunting task.

2023

  1. Rising from the Ashes: Restoring Inovus Blogs Post-TerminationHere's how we managed to recover the contents of a blog hosted on an AWS EC2 instance after being wrongfully terminated.
  2. The story behind a simple, yet complicated Smart Door!Here's an interesting tale behind the development of an RFID-based Smart Access Door (frankly speaking, an over-engineered one), that we've put together recently at Inovus Labs.
  3. MGU Exam Result Announcement : A nightmareEven without proper access to resources, a super-nerd like me could attempt to resolve the issue. It's not always the lack of the right technology.
  4. How to build a simple Morse Code Converter using JavaScript?A morse code generator that converts typed text to morse code & vice versa, and generates its equivalent sounds.

2020

  1. Karate: The Most Awaited Guest to the Olympic Family · MediumI started practicing karate at the age of 7.
  2. How & What I Came to Know of Blockchain? · MediumIt would have probably been another boring rainy college day unless I managed to bunk my daily class schedule.
  3. How Blockchain Can Transform a Country Like India? · MediumLet's start with Agriculture.

2019

  1. Introduction to Quantum Computing · MediumI am actually a beginner myself, and I am here to tell you that anyone can start learning quantum computing.
  2. Tensor Processing Units: Both History and Applications · MediumGoogle announced its Tensor Processing Units (TPU for short) in May 2016.