As I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed I came across numerous posts by various meme pages asking people to uninstall Snapchat because it has insulted Indians on the whole. I made a quick search only to find out that it has been alleged that Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel had made a comment stating that […]
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Introduction I’m not sure how to start. There’s one more year for me to complete my bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering (B.Tech. CSE). But all I’m concerned now is about getting a job at Automattic, WordPress.com’s parent company as soon as I complete my studies. To be honest, I’m really not into studies […]
Achievement: Donated Blood For The Fifth Time
Happy news! I successfully donated blood for the fifth time since I started donating around a year back. A national conference on ‘Advances in Biotechnology and Health Science’ was organized today at my University by the Department of Biotechnology in association with the Rotary Club of Anna Nagar (West), Chennai. Before Blood Donation There was a […]
How To Switch To OpenDNS Or Google DNS On Linux Elementary OS
Why you should change your DNS server Changing your DNS servers allows you to bypass through the DNS blocks and connect to most of the blocked websites on the internet. Many people in countries with strict laws use a global public DNS on their routers and personal computers to be able to connect to popular blocked websites. […]
Book Review: Delivering Happiness By Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh
How I discovered the book You might all know that I am interested in landing myself a job at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, etc. Few months back, when I was looking at their ‘Work with Us’ page, I was intrigued by the job description for Happiness Engineer. After reading through it carefully, […]
Quick Recap Of Mozilla Campus Club – First Meet At Dr.M.G.R. Educational & Research Institute
Okay, most of you would have heard about Mozilla – the community of people helping to keep the internet healthy, open and accessible to all. A few days back, we had the first meet of Mozilla Campus Club held at our college, Dr. M.G.R. Educational & Research Institute to discuss on how we students can contribute […]