Vivek Naskar
@viveknaskar.bsky.social
Sr. Software Engineer · Technical Writer ·
Sharing stories on tech, life, and everything in between ·
Articles: https://viveknaskar.medium.com
Sharing stories on tech, life, and everything in between ·
Articles: https://viveknaskar.medium.com
One of the best pieces I've read years ago (in 2015). I think you all will like reading it.
Link: norvig.com/21-days.html
Link: norvig.com/21-days.html
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
One of the best pieces I've read years ago (in 2015). I think you all will like reading it.
Link: norvig.com/21-days.html
Link: norvig.com/21-days.html
I hope Tim Cooks this year.
September 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I hope Tim Cooks this year.
Posting on BlueSky always feels like shouting at a wall. It feels kinda strange. Probably, I need to take a break from this platform and come back later.
August 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Posting on BlueSky always feels like shouting at a wall. It feels kinda strange. Probably, I need to take a break from this platform and come back later.
It’s been one of those hectic days we all go through. Luckily, the last meeting got postponed to next week, a small silver lining.
Good evening to you all.
Good evening to you all.
August 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It’s been one of those hectic days we all go through. Luckily, the last meeting got postponed to next week, a small silver lining.
Good evening to you all.
Good evening to you all.
This made me chuckle.
August 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This made me chuckle.
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gents.
Work is hectic, but luckily there’s only one meeting. So that’s good. I can work all day if there are no meetings.
Wishing you all a great day ahead.
Work is hectic, but luckily there’s only one meeting. So that’s good. I can work all day if there are no meetings.
Wishing you all a great day ahead.
August 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gents.
Work is hectic, but luckily there’s only one meeting. So that’s good. I can work all day if there are no meetings.
Wishing you all a great day ahead.
Work is hectic, but luckily there’s only one meeting. So that’s good. I can work all day if there are no meetings.
Wishing you all a great day ahead.
Reposted by Vivek Naskar
If you're not interested in your craft, you'll struggle to get a better software engineer.
Getting passionate isn't a gift, but a choice.
Pick a path, and get into it. Skills don't just come from a desire.
Getting passionate isn't a gift, but a choice.
Pick a path, and get into it. Skills don't just come from a desire.
August 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you're not interested in your craft, you'll struggle to get a better software engineer.
Getting passionate isn't a gift, but a choice.
Pick a path, and get into it. Skills don't just come from a desire.
Getting passionate isn't a gift, but a choice.
Pick a path, and get into it. Skills don't just come from a desire.
No matter what, all the best LLMs out there still can’t generate accurate watch faces that aren’t set to 10:10. And there’s a reason for that: most of the public images these models are trained on show this time.
Here are the results from GPT-5, Grok-4, and Gemini-2.5 Flash.
Here are the results from GPT-5, Grok-4, and Gemini-2.5 Flash.
August 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No matter what, all the best LLMs out there still can’t generate accurate watch faces that aren’t set to 10:10. And there’s a reason for that: most of the public images these models are trained on show this time.
Here are the results from GPT-5, Grok-4, and Gemini-2.5 Flash.
Here are the results from GPT-5, Grok-4, and Gemini-2.5 Flash.
It's been a busy day so far. I hope you guys are having a better day than me.
August 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It's been a busy day so far. I hope you guys are having a better day than me.
Your career is like a codebase.
Refactor often.
Remove dead weight.
Ship small improvements.
It compounds.
Refactor often.
Remove dead weight.
Ship small improvements.
It compounds.
August 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Your career is like a codebase.
Refactor often.
Remove dead weight.
Ship small improvements.
It compounds.
Refactor often.
Remove dead weight.
Ship small improvements.
It compounds.
One of the best tech YouTubers out there. His videos feel like movies, with storytelling, cinematography, and color grading that’s always on point. Hats off.
August 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
One of the best tech YouTubers out there. His videos feel like movies, with storytelling, cinematography, and color grading that’s always on point. Hats off.
Good day to you, ladies and gentlemen.
Just like that, the long weekend got over. While today should be a relaxed day, it will be a busier week. I am so ready for it.
Wishing you all a great week.
Just like that, the long weekend got over. While today should be a relaxed day, it will be a busier week. I am so ready for it.
Wishing you all a great week.
August 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Good day to you, ladies and gentlemen.
Just like that, the long weekend got over. While today should be a relaxed day, it will be a busier week. I am so ready for it.
Wishing you all a great week.
Just like that, the long weekend got over. While today should be a relaxed day, it will be a busier week. I am so ready for it.
Wishing you all a great week.
I’ve reached an age where seeing others happy makes me feel even happier than just being happy myself.
August 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I’ve reached an age where seeing others happy makes me feel even happier than just being happy myself.
Good morning, ladies and gents!
Yesterday, I went on an outing to celebrate one of my colleagues who was getting married. We had food and went to see the Vizhinjam Port. It was a nice little trip.
Hopefully, you guys have a great Saturday.
Yesterday, I went on an outing to celebrate one of my colleagues who was getting married. We had food and went to see the Vizhinjam Port. It was a nice little trip.
Hopefully, you guys have a great Saturday.
August 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Good morning, ladies and gents!
Yesterday, I went on an outing to celebrate one of my colleagues who was getting married. We had food and went to see the Vizhinjam Port. It was a nice little trip.
Hopefully, you guys have a great Saturday.
Yesterday, I went on an outing to celebrate one of my colleagues who was getting married. We had food and went to see the Vizhinjam Port. It was a nice little trip.
Hopefully, you guys have a great Saturday.
every. damn. time. 😔
It always rains when I want to go to my home early.
It always rains when I want to go to my home early.
August 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
every. damn. time. 😔
It always rains when I want to go to my home early.
It always rains when I want to go to my home early.
It was supposed to be an easier day, but I’ve already sat through an hour-long meeting. On top of that, I’m debugging an issue and still need to figure out the solution.
August 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It was supposed to be an easier day, but I’ve already sat through an hour-long meeting. On top of that, I’m debugging an issue and still need to figure out the solution.
A few months back, Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI by the board of directors. At the time, I said Netflix should make a docu-series about it.
Well, now a movie is being made, with Andrew Garfield starring as Sam Altman. The movie is titled "Artificial".
Well, now a movie is being made, with Andrew Garfield starring as Sam Altman. The movie is titled "Artificial".
August 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A few months back, Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI by the board of directors. At the time, I said Netflix should make a docu-series about it.
Well, now a movie is being made, with Andrew Garfield starring as Sam Altman. The movie is titled "Artificial".
Well, now a movie is being made, with Andrew Garfield starring as Sam Altman. The movie is titled "Artificial".
OpenAI has re-introduced GPT-4o under the Legacy models. They’ve also added three modes for user control: Fast, Thinking, and Auto..
August 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
OpenAI has re-introduced GPT-4o under the Legacy models. They’ve also added three modes for user control: Fast, Thinking, and Auto..
The BlueSky app on Android takes forever to load. Geez!
August 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The BlueSky app on Android takes forever to load. Geez!
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gents!
It’s a hectic day with meetings and back-to-back interviews. There are also some issues that need to be fixed in one of the apps.
I hope you’re all having a great day.
It’s a hectic day with meetings and back-to-back interviews. There are also some issues that need to be fixed in one of the apps.
I hope you’re all having a great day.
August 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Good morning/afternoon, ladies and gents!
It’s a hectic day with meetings and back-to-back interviews. There are also some issues that need to be fixed in one of the apps.
I hope you’re all having a great day.
It’s a hectic day with meetings and back-to-back interviews. There are also some issues that need to be fixed in one of the apps.
I hope you’re all having a great day.
Researchers found a serious security flaw in Microsoft’s new NLWeb protocol, designed to bring AI-powered search to websites.
The bug allowed attackers to grab sensitive files, including API keys, using a simple URL manipulation.
Microsoft has patched it now.
The bug allowed attackers to grab sensitive files, including API keys, using a simple URL manipulation.
Microsoft has patched it now.
August 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Researchers found a serious security flaw in Microsoft’s new NLWeb protocol, designed to bring AI-powered search to websites.
The bug allowed attackers to grab sensitive files, including API keys, using a simple URL manipulation.
Microsoft has patched it now.
The bug allowed attackers to grab sensitive files, including API keys, using a simple URL manipulation.
Microsoft has patched it now.
"Gentlemen and ladies, I’m just too tired of fixing the issues caused by these LLMs."
August 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Gentlemen and ladies, I’m just too tired of fixing the issues caused by these LLMs."
Reposted by Vivek Naskar
GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft, as CEO Thomas Dohmke resigns. GitHub is now moving to Microsoft's AI engineering team, CoreAI, with a new structure for GitHub's leadership team. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/757461/...
GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation
GitHub will be part of Microsoft’s AI engineering team
www.theverge.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft, as CEO Thomas Dohmke resigns. GitHub is now moving to Microsoft's AI engineering team, CoreAI, with a new structure for GitHub's leadership team. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/757461/...
Good morning, ladies and gents!
I slept so late last night while working on something and lost track of the time. The light is definitely killing me today. Anyway, it’s going to be a busy day ahead.
Have an incredible day, people!
I slept so late last night while working on something and lost track of the time. The light is definitely killing me today. Anyway, it’s going to be a busy day ahead.
Have an incredible day, people!
August 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Good morning, ladies and gents!
I slept so late last night while working on something and lost track of the time. The light is definitely killing me today. Anyway, it’s going to be a busy day ahead.
Have an incredible day, people!
I slept so late last night while working on something and lost track of the time. The light is definitely killing me today. Anyway, it’s going to be a busy day ahead.
Have an incredible day, people!
“You can create games using GPT-5 with a single prompt.”
August 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“You can create games using GPT-5 with a single prompt.”