https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app akash's blog https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/ship-of-theseus A few days ago I was reading about the “Ship of Theseus”, also known as the “Theseus Paradox”. It’s a thought experiment about identity, asking whether an object remains the same if all of its original components are replaced over time. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/ship-of-theseus Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/digital-fasting I am currently on a digital fasting, trying to minimise my consumption of content over internet. But I have to be here for work, and to learn things I care about. Even though I am not on any social media, some of the nonsense happening in the society still reaches me indirectly. It’s incredibly hard to be connected to internet and avoid consuming nonsense. And this is not going to change anytime soon, unfortunately. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/digital-fasting Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/your-kids-are-not-your-pets One habit that reflects a disturbing trait among parents is treating their adult children as pets rather than independent individuals. They get themselves involved in every detail of their lives, from belief systems and food habits to even marriage decisions. Such controlling behavior is likely to have a deep impact on adult children’s emotional well-being and autonomy. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/your-kids-are-not-your-pets Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/a-quest-for-simplicity Life can be a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, right? Lately, I’ve been feeling this desire for a different kind of puzzle—one that isn’t as cluttered and chaotic. It’s like this invisible weight, a pressure cooker of expectations, and a rulebook that seems to be written in a language I’m struggling to decode. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/a-quest-for-simplicity Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/mountains-and-clouds Mountains and clouds as well as ocean and waves, both are the true marvels around. Unlike the ocean, the mountains push you to move forward. The steep rise frightens you at times, but every step forward makes your experiences and thoughts grow. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/mountains-and-clouds Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/a-kid-playing-with-sands On the lands of the andamans, sitting on a remote beach. A kid playing with the sand caught my attention. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/a-kid-playing-with-sands Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/sea-ship-waves-ground I am on a ship, at the center of the sea. All I see is water, it’s all around me. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/sea-ship-waves-ground Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/i-know-you-will-understand I always want to be with you. Yet I am leaving you all alone. I won’t tell you the reason. But I know you will understand. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/i-know-you-will-understand Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/window-of-a-paradise She is sitting on the window of a paradise. Looking down at the tiny moving wheels. Wondering if she could ever be free to ride. Instead of just being hauled behind. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/window-of-a-paradise Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/do-we-ever-really-move-on I know you are long gone. I know you won’t come along. I know I have been there too long. I know you have got your groove on. But tell me, do we ever really move on? Or it’s just the mask we put on? https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/do-we-ever-really-move-on Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/why-are-software-developers-rude Software developers create computer programs and solve technical problems using their creativity, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills. They are very straightforward, logical, and sometimes eccentric thinkers. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/why-are-software-developers-rude Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/i-own-smartphone I own a smartphone. But my phone is without a camera. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/i-own-smartphone Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/i-dont-know https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/i-dont-know Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/debugging-yourself Debugging is quite a common task in programming. You code something, and it does not work as expected. You coded it, so you know what the expected behavior should look like. It gives you an error message as well, with some information about the error. You read the error, try to make some meaning of it, search it on Google, look at Stack Overflow, read the docs, and ask your dev friends or a random developer online for help. And that’s how you usually find a solution. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/debugging-yourself Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/love-possession-ownership More often than not, we try to put a leash on people we love and force them to do what makes us happy, what saves us from embarrassment, and what keeps our pride alive. We tell them we love them and we know what’s right for them. But, do we? Is it really love? or ownership, if we are making decisions for someone else based on what benefits us. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/love-possession-ownership Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/some-thoughts-on-life This post is not about software, technology, or any interesting story. If you are reading for something interesting, skip it. This post is just a collection of some of my random thoughts about life, love, relationships, society, and pain. I am not even sure what I am going to write. I will probably ramble a lot. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/some-thoughts-on-life Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/learn-in-public https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/learn-in-public Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/stooge-a-comic-creator We all love comics. Comic strips does not intimidate struggling readers with an overwhelming page of text. With easy-to-read short sentences and visual cues, comics are much more engaging than a novel or a short story. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/stooge-a-comic-creator Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/internet-sucks Internet is a term we are all aware of. We are using the internet every single day of our current modern life. You have access to whatever information you desire. Everything is perfect, then why do I say it sucks? https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/internet-sucks Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/indroducing-bummer A few days back I posted Let’s talk about failures, where I talked about the importance of sharing failures out in the open. It received a good response and some people told me they liked the idea. It got me thinking if people are liking this idea, why is it not a real thing yet. Is there any existing platform where I can create a resume of failure and share it publically? https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/indroducing-bummer Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/you-do-not-know-how-to-google When you started to use the internet google search is probably the first thing you learned. What is it to learn about a super simple website with only one input box to enter your query and a search button to find any information you may want? Everyone knows how to Google, but very few know how to search on google efficiently and get the results quicker. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/you-do-not-know-how-to-google Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/lets-talk-about-failures Mess-ups. Mistakes. Blunders. Screw-ups. Failures. We all experience them in various forms. The big. The small. The duh why did I do that? Of all the things in the world to have a conversation about, failure seems an odd choice. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/lets-talk-about-failures Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/you-already-know-how-to-code-part-2 In part one, we learned that you already know how to code and probably do it every day. You only need to learn the syntax of the programming language you choose to code in. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/you-already-know-how-to-code-part-2 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/you-already-know-how-to-code-part-1 You probably think the title is clickbait, but it’s not. Just read along, and I will prove it in the next few minutes. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/you-already-know-how-to-code-part-1 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/how-i-saved-my-startup-from-price-war My first SaaS (software as a service) was launched in late 2018. There was no other software available in the market similar to it, and I knew it had the potential to become my hero product. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/how-i-saved-my-startup-from-price-war Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/journey-from-finance-to-computer-science Back in my college days, I had no idea what I wanted to do, so I chose to pursue the Chartered Accountancy Course, which focuses on finance, accounting, and taxation. It just seemed right at that time, as everyone around me was doing the same, so I decided to become a sheep and follow along. https://manzil-e-akash.vercel.app/blog/journey-from-finance-to-computer-science Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT