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A class-action lawsuit claims Meta can access WhatsApp messages. I don’t know if it’s true. But the lawsuit gave me a reason to revisit a technical capability I’ve been writing about.

Companies can already mine your non-encrypted data on their servers. It’s your end-to-end encrypted data that was supposed to be untouchable. On-device ML first changed that, turning your own phone into the profiling engine that encryption was meant to prevent. On-device LLMs now take that to another level.

This dish is inspired by a Brussels sprouts plate I kept ordering at RT Rotisserie in San Francisco. Deeply roasted, aggressively garlicky, bright with lemon, and finished with crisp edges that almost shatter when you bite into them. I wanted to recreate that feeling at home without cheese or cream, letting heat, acidity, and umami do the heavy lifting instead.

Why do we bend our bodies to furniture instead of bending furniture to our bodies? A simple proposal: fix the table height, free the chair, and let two adjustable planes end the tyranny of one-size-fits-none seating.

A practical guide to building scalable map interfaces that render thousands of polygons without overwhelming your backend. Learn progressive rendering, smart caching strategies, and production techniques used by Google Maps, Uber, and Airbnb—from quick wins to architectural patterns like vector tiles and spatial indexing.

A quiet Mysore evening at a café window, an old man with his kulfi, and the fleeting glance we shared — proof that the smallest moments can linger the longest.

Over the past couple months I’ve picked up some truly unique bags of coffee, each with its own story, process, and tasting profile. I wanted to catalogue them here—not just as a record of what I’m drinking, but also as a way to reflect on how diverse and experimental the coffee world has become. From co-ferments that taste like fruit candy to carefully processed Geshas, this little collection feels like a tour through farms and roasters who treat coffee like art....

This essay explores the years of thought behind my personal manifesto—how the inevitability of entropy isn’t just a source of disorder, but the very foundation of intelligence and learning. Through a personal journey from nihilism to clarity, I reframe entropy as a generative force—one whose gradients fuel creativity, innovation, and understanding. It’s a manifesto for embracing complexity, surfing chaos, and transforming disorder into insight.

This article examines how our increasingly intimate relationships with AI create a dangerous asymmetry, where humans trust AI companions that may soon be executing hidden agendas. Vishal, an AI industry veteran, warns that this dynamic makes us highly susceptible to manipulation, moving beyond simple influence to the ‘inception’ of ideas we could end up believing are our own.

End-to-end encryption isn’t enough. Learn how on-device machine learning models can silently profile you—and how to fight back.