Light @maheshbansod.com · 07/10/2026Wordle 1,936 2/6* 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩static.klipy.comJujutsu Kaisen Gojo Satoru: Honored One SceneALT: Jujutsu Kaisen Gojo Satoru: Honored One Scene 030
Light @maheshbansod.com · 21/05/2026sitting in the dark listening to my UPS battery fight for its life 041
Reposted by Lightteq @quilling.dev · 01/05/2026if you cant handle me at my worst I understand Im sorry 17910
Light @maheshbansod.com · 30/01/2026feels kinda weird that named parameters have to have the same sequence as its declaration in Swift 000
Reposted by LightPrevinder @previnder.com · 23/12/2025Michael Lynch (@mtlynch.io) has compiled here a wonderful list of essays about software that influenced him. The ones I’ve read (and I’ve read a few before) have all been very good. 192
Reposted by LightBarry Pollard @tunetheweb.com · 18/11/2025Well I guess that at least answers my question.... downforeveryoneorjustme.com 0313
Light @maheshbansod.com · 08/11/2025embarrassed to discover vim's `textwidth` option so late. i have been literally reformatting lines manually (though it gives me something to do while thinking :P) so far. now it's just: `gqip` !! 110
Light @maheshbansod.com · 04/11/2025When I first joined stackoverflow i was overwhelmed by all their rules, but eventually I realised it makes so much sense. I was rubber ducking the problem everytime I wrote a question. I would come up with a solution before clicking the Post button! SO gets a lot of hate but it got forums rightblog.codinghorror.comRubber Duck Problem SolvingAt Stack Exchange, we insist that people who ask questions put some effort into their question, and we’re kind of strict about it. That is, when you set out to ask a question, you should… * Describe... 020
Light @maheshbansod.com · 20/10/2025view transitions and pre-fetching have been achieved internally 020
Light @maheshbansod.com · 19/10/2025revamped my website from scratch, with zero AI and it felt kinda nice. switched to astro from zola. i wanted to do it since a long time. finally got a free weekend. ig i wanna start putting some js/interactive stuff within my articles where relevant. would be a high value low-effort thing with LLMs 010
Light @maheshbansod.com · 07/10/2025Open vim in insert mode with the cursor at the end of the file: ``` vim "+norm Go" "+startinsert" $filename ``` 000
Light @maheshbansod.com · 06/10/2025developers.google.com/chart/intera... support.google.com/docs/answer/... TIL: Google Sheets supports a QUERY function using which we can run queries on a range of data.developers.google.comQuery Language Reference (Version 0.7) | Charts | Google for DevelopersLearn how to use this language and discover detailed documentation for its classes, functions, and element. 010
Light @maheshbansod.com · 05/10/2025firefox now has a sidebar which is awesome but expand on hover animation is super slow so i'd rather keep it always visible for now till i figure it out i have no idea why it has AI, but now that it does, i want to see where they plan to take this or if it's just following the trend 000
Reposted by LightOrhun Parmaksız @orhun.dev · 16/09/2025This is how you can get the news with a TUI! 💠 📰 bulletty — A RSS/ATOM feed reader for your terminal. 💯 Offline-first, markdown rendering + read later, highlight & notes. 🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui.rs ⭐ GitHub: github.com/CrociDB/bull... #rustlang #ratatui #tui #rss #terminal 0163
Reposted by LightBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 22/08/2025If you’re someone who still reads for pleasure, you are a marvel. If you’re able to unplug from all the chaos of our entertainment culture and disappear into the warmth and solace of a book, that is a rare gift and I’m very glad to know you. 3355844608
Light @maheshbansod.com · 17/08/2025I've been exploring Swift recently for fun. I like it, and parts of it feel like Rust. Also, it's really syntax-sugar heavy, which can have both a good and bad impact, but it seems good for now. Just wrote about a few cool things I noticed in it so far. #swift #articlemaheshbansod.comCool things in Swift - Beacon - Mahesh Bansod's homeLight's blog - I recently picked up Swift. This article is about some of the things in Swift that I thought were cool. I will probably update this as I come upon more cool stuff, which is bound to hap... 151
Light @maheshbansod.com · 15/08/2025Nice shortcut key in VSCode I wish I knew before: Ctrl+W - Search open Windows and switch 010
Light @maheshbansod.com · 24/05/2025"I've always pursued my interests without much regard for final value or value to the world. I've spent lots of time on totally useless things." - Claude Shannon 120
Reposted by LightDavid Armstrong @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...propublica.orgThe Price of RemissionWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ... 821607686
Light @maheshbansod.com · 18/05/2025reading my 2018 diary feels surreal.. the me back then was so... kind 010
Light @maheshbansod.com · 03/05/2025what if we lived in a world where emojis looked the same on every device 040
Light @maheshbansod.com · 21/04/2025learnt it the hard way today that RegExp.prototype.test is not a pure functiondeveloper.mozilla.orgRegExp.prototype.test() - JavaScript | MDNThe test() method of RegExp instances executes a search with this regular expression for a match between a regular expression and a specified string. Returns true if there is a match; false otherwise. 020
Light @maheshbansod.com · 29/03/2025published a new article: Making LLMs do what you want. just a few things i've learned while shipping LLM-based features.maheshbansod.comMaking LLMs do what you want - Beacon - Mahesh Bansod's homeLight's blog - Tired of spending hours convincing an LLM to just do that one thing? You have tried lots of different ways to no satisfaction and yet it eludes you why it isn't able to just do this re... 020
Light @maheshbansod.com · 27/03/2025came across some ancient PHP drama philsturgeon.com/wtf-is-t-paa...philsturgeon.comWTF is T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIMAnyone who has mentioned PHP Fractal of Bad Design to me knows I don't give it much credit. It's a list of complaints about loose-typing in general, some "it's not Python" rants, lots of complaints ab... 030
Reposted by Lightpatak @patak.cat · 25/03/2025This is another great example of how well @cloudflare.social is playing with the open source ecosystem: not a simple use case report but a full-fledged and generic new API proposal for @vite.dev. More companies should have dedicated teams actively working with open source projects like they do.github.comEnvironments build API · vitejs vite · Discussion #19714Hello, I’m opening this discussion to propose a new build API for the environment API (for a prior discussion on this topic see: #16358 (comment)) The Problem The problem in a nutshell is that the ... 1506
Light @maheshbansod.com · 21/03/2025symlink deletion pro-tip -> check if there's a slash at the end (there should be no slash at the end) 030
Light @maheshbansod.com · 09/03/2025how do i collapse a thread to move to the next top level comment 010
Light @maheshbansod.com · 02/03/2025i made a todo CLI to learn rust two years ago, i use it daily now. Features: - plain text gang - support multiple lists stored at different locations all over your system - uses current directory's TODO.md if exists. - CLI gang - is quite nice with grep/rg to filter tasksgithub.comGitHub - maheshbansod/todo-rs: Todo CLITodo CLI. Contribute to maheshbansod/todo-rs development by creating an account on GitHub. 030
Reposted by LightPatrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 17/02/2025Bro are you ok? Your wizened visage appears forlorn 10987191
Light @maheshbansod.com · 07/02/2025I'm getting good at writing prompts that make LLMs do what I want... . . . Or maybe the models are getting better. 010
Reposted by Lightluna @imlunahey.com · 30/01/2025just a reminder you are always enough and i'm proud of you for pushing through all of those battles you fight in your head that no one knows about 🫶 5836
Light @maheshbansod.com · 28/01/2025Post for commenting on my blog article www.maheshbansod.com/blog/book-no...maheshbansod.comBook notes: The Psychology of Money - Beacon - Mahesh Bansod's homeLight's blog - My notes for the book "The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel. 010
Light @maheshbansod.com · 27/01/2025it's time i embark on my journey to reread the republic. it's been way too long 220
