Under The Desk

Ever wondered how random video chat apps actually work? I built Omiro - a modern, open-source Omegle alternative using Go, WebRTC, and Redis. Here's the honest story of building a real-time video chat platform from scratch, including all the "oh crap" moments.

Imagine a digital key that fits perfectly into a lock, granting access only if it’s genuine and untampered. This key isn’t physical but a compact, encoded token that secretly carries verified information between two parties. This is the power of a JSON Web Token, or JWT—an elegant solution transforming how web applications authenticate and authorize users securely and efficiently.

Most people think a leap year just happens every four years. Wrong. The real rule involves a 400-year cycle, skipped centuries, and precise math that keeps our calendar from falling apart. Here’s how it really works — explained clearly and simply.

Don’t hate yourself for the decisions you made when you didn’t have the wisdom you carry today.

As iron sharpnes iron so does so does one man sharpen another

The Aristotelian Golden Mean is the idea that virtue lies between two extremes: excess and deficiency.

A thoughtful reflection on how philosophy is the art of maintaining curiosity and amazement about life’s mysteries, encouraging readers to rediscover the magic of asking “Why?” and pushing beyond surface appearances.

A poetic retelling of the Buddha’s lesson on loss, this piece explores how grief unites us all and how acceptance, not resistance, leads to healing. Discover the universal truth that pain is part of loving—and that peace comes when we let go of what cannot be changed.

Greed might not trouble the greedy at first, but eventually it catches up to them

Raise your words not your voice. it's the rain that grows flowers not the thunder.