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Ready Player One: A nostalgic ride back to the 80s

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As some of you might know, I am a regular listener of a few tech podcasts. One day while coming back from work, I was listening to some episode of "Tech Stuff" from HowStuffWorks. The podcaster mentioned about some novel "Ready Player One". It is a story based out in future about how some VR game contest led humanity to be obsessed with 80s pop culture just to win a big prize bounty. I, being a nerd, immediately summoned Google assistant and asked it to take a note "read ready player one" on the Keep. And just like other stuff, it soon got lost in the myriad of other notes. But then one day …

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Back to the basics + rant against Godaddy! [Comeback]

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Hey folks, If you are a regular reader of Bitsnapper, you may have noticed that I haven't written a post from a few weeks now. Well, you can blame it on my life (with stuff going on) and partially on Godaddy for not making the transitioning phase from one hosting to another seamless. This blog is powered by Wordpress, and I began with something Godaddy likes to call Wordpress Managed Hosting as they claim that these servers have virtually 0 downtimes and are optimised to work with Wordpress hosted blogs/websites. The entry barrier is pretty cheap as you start with ₹99/month for any …

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My quest for a portable mp3 player for the gym under ₹5000 ($75) | India

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Well, I have started hitting gym lately to get back in the shape (yes, being a programmer with a desk job really equates to a lot of coffee). Also, if you are an engineer/nerd, you would know how music plays a key role in how we function in our day to day life. Music is a must. Anywhere. Anytime. I am not kidding when I say anywhere! Don't believe me? Let's see. On my way from home to work in the morning, I prefer hooking my car's ICE to pop/metal music. Upon reaching the work, I plug in my Sony MDR-XB450 (review here) to hear some chiptune (8-bit music, it keeps me hooked to work). Then on …

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h4rry p0773r – 7h3 ch053n 0n3 | /r/WritingPrompts

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So while mindlessly browsing through Reddit (my favourite pastime), I came across this interesting post - [WP] Harry Potter is a computer hacker, and the Horcruxes are seven backup servers that he must shut down to defeat the most wicked internet persona of all times: _v0ld3m0rt. I have read all the Harry Potter books and follow the universe with quite an interest, though I am not a part of fandom for sure. There were a lot of entries by fellow Redditors but one bloke who goes by /u/samwisegamgee42 caught my attention. He wrote it beautifully for the first part and then went on to write an …

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Be an automation-ninja with NFC stickers & Android smartphone!

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Recently, I was browsing Amazon just to pick up some stuff from their lighting deals, and I came across this - NFC House Ntag203 NFC Tag Sticker 30 mm Round (Set of 10). I am fascinated by NFC tech and it's sad that it hasn't picked up in India yet. So, a bunch of NFC stickers with an excellent rating for ~₹ 420/10 pieces closed the deal for me. At the time of ordering this, it was the cheapest option when compared to other e-commerce sites. Wait! You might be thinking what this NFC is and why did this guy bought 10 stickers for a cost upward of 400 bucks.  What is NFC? Quoting from …

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