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by Kush S.
Posts
- Jun 09, 2026WWDC 2026: Apple Foundation Models (& Anarlog)
Disclaimer: This article uses an example transcript from a simulated call with dummy data. No confidential data with …
- May 07, 2026The Greater Boston Mesh Network.
Disclaimer: Mesh networks over LoRa as described here (MeshCore/Meshtastic) do not require a license in the US, since …
- Apr 23, 2026The 2026 April Update Post
A quick blog post encompassing everything that I have been up to. Joined CactiLab and working on some cool stuff that I …
- Apr 01, 2026Xbox Kinect & LibFreenect Haberdashery
I got an Xbox 360 Kinect for $3 at a thrift store. Great find, except I do not have an Xbox 360 around. There are two …
- Feb 13, 2026Human Responsibility in Agentic AI feedback loops
Following Scott Shambaugh’s Personal Blog: I’m a volunteer maintainer for matplotlib, python’s go-to plotting …
- Jan 25, 2026An Ode to Scratch
This is going to be a pretty short and compact note, but I wanted to put it out in the open that I now have the Scratch …
- Jan 21, 2026A Note on the TI LaunchPad [FR4133 // L1306]
Last week(ish), I spent about $40 (including shipping) on two Texas Instruments development boards: an MSP-EXP430FR4133, …
- Jan 03, 2026splatr: A Native Bitmap Editor for macOS
Update: splatr has a Website!! splatr.skushagra.com GitHub Link for splatr I built a paint program. In 2026. On …
- Jan 02, 2026Groovy Kaiju: Monster Tape Zero (Jan/2026 Artist)
For the year of 2026, I will be buying a CD from an upcoming artist I have never even heard of, and writing about them …
- Dec 25, 2025A Very AArch64 Christmas
Watch it in action GitHub gist with the Assembly Every year I try to send a Christmas greeting that’s a little …
- Dec 18, 2025I'll Use the Pythagorean Theorem in Real Life!!
SaberStat data collection | November 2023 One of the projects that I have been working on lately has been a Lightsaber …
- Dec 03, 2025The Macintosh
I love the Macintosh. A lot. Even though I wasn’t really exposed to these computers until 2015 when my dad bought …
- Nov 10, 2025That time Ubuntu’s Update Manager locked my Frontend while dpkg died in the background - leaving locks everywhere and blocking reboot
This post is half sysadmin note, half personal reminder. Every so often, Ubuntu’s desktop GUI based update process …
- Oct 18, 2025Direct Ethernet Connection: SSH on a LAN
Transformer Lab Server and STORMM Compilation all running on the CUDA laptop, with the Mac as a frontend (Terminal, TL …
- Sep 11, 2025Mainframe. Cloud. iPadOS 26 Mobile Productivity Setup.
In the world of developers and engineers, a spirited debate often rages over which operating system reigns supreme. …
- Aug 10, 2025STORMM: Alpha v0.2.0
The STORMM Landing Page Writing this as a quick update: but I have been honored and excited to contribute to the …
- Jun 20, 2025Mini side project: Automator (and views on async LLMs)
** ** **Check out the GitHub repository, where the project is better contained. ** This is just to serve as an intro to …
- Jun 18, 2025RavynOS: Contributing Swift 6 to FreeBSD
Mini update to mention I am officially a volunteer contributor to ravynOS, as part of a larger project to try to bring …
- Jun 04, 2025Google I/O '25: Thoughts & Takeaways
It’s software spring once again: the couple of months that almost every tech company announces new software and …
- May 27, 2025Loop Fallacy: Re-evaluating Performance Benchmarks.
Apart from the editor of your choice, one of the most common debates in CS circles almost always revolves around the …
- May 10, 2025How to vibe code properly.
Update: Automator, the codebase I started making here, now has a public dev repo. I’ll be working more on it and …
- May 01, 2025CUDA Programming: Workflows for getting Nvidia drivers working on Linux
As part of my current job, I have needed to do OS reinstalls on a frequent basis. Given that my work revolves around …
- Apr 30, 2025Intel Foundry Direct Connect 2025: Perspectives of a low level software developer
I love seeing the Boston Dynamics Spot cameo in unexpected places. Over here, Chip is used for QC purposes. I recently …
- Apr 26, 2025Hard Pivot
I am revamping the website under this domain for the fourth time in its lifespan since 2017. The website naturally goes …
- Mar 02, 2025LinkedIn Expert Contributions
The following is one of possibly many posts I’ll be using to consolidate contributions to LinkedIn’s Quora-esque …
- Dec 09, 2024Basic Mac Setup
I recently needed a Virtual Machine to containerize some work. Initially, I was on a Debian VM. However, as much as I …
- Nov 20, 2024On GitHub Bots (or people using bots to boost followers)
One of the more infuriariting things I have come across on the GitHub platform is people using bots to mass follow other …
- Jun 11, 2024Creativity is the Ultimate Form of Expression
Go out and create something. Put time and effort into it. Sometimes, you may find yourself to be in a rut that is …
- May 21, 2024Classic Mac Programming
The following series (which is separate from my newsletter), is going to be a comprehensive deep dive into programming …
- May 15, 2024CICS Honors Thesis
Worked with Prof. Joe Chiu and Prof. Tim Richards from UMass CICS on my Honors Thesis. I have put a short poster on the …
- May 15, 2024ASSERT
The Opportunity Project is a unique research endeavour by the Census Open Innovation Labs which prompts different …
- Apr 23, 2024Side Projects and Life Updates
Side Projects Ad my own thesis wraps up and I get a bit more time to pursue other avenues, I am trying to get into more …
- Mar 11, 2024Metamorphosis
Slightly late blog update this week, owing mainly to the amounts of midterms and the thesis progress that had to be …
- Feb 27, 2024Career Optimism & History
This newsletter is a special one to me: it is the third week that I am writing something down on this platform without …
- Feb 21, 2024Climatech Wonders, and Chill Vibes
Welcome to the second episode of my Newsletter, accompanied by a gorgeous picture of the UMass Amherst West …
- Feb 14, 2024Dreamlike Uncanniness, and Data Bending
There have been quite a few times when I have talked about aesthetics, and I still believe that they are the best way …
- Dec 05, 2023Debugxiety
(noun) /dɪˌbʌɡzaɪ.əti/ Definition: The apprehensive and uneasy feeling experienced by a programmer when faced with the …
- Sep 15, 2023LaTeX Resources
The following document compiles some of the tools I use for my LaTeX fender benders adventures. It is a non-exhaustive …
- Aug 30, 2023Liminal Spaces: the art of being in, and appreciating the in-between.
This is an attempt at documenting what has been long gone by, and yet seems coming right across the horizon. This is a …