Travel, code and stories by Vipul Gupta.https://mixster.dev/https://mixster.dev/2026/10/30/lets-goto-sri-lanka/https://mixster.dev/2026/10/30/lets-goto-sri-lanka/I went for two weeks and came back after three and a half. Hiriketiya ate my itinerary.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:39:38 GMTlets-gotoasiabackpackinglets-gotoremotesri-lankatravelhttps://mixster.dev/2026/08/04/lets-goto-tokyo/https://mixster.dev/2026/08/04/lets-goto-tokyo/One of my best weeks of 2024 spent frolicking around Tokyo.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:23:56 GMTlets-gotobackpackinglets-gotoopen-sourcetokyohttps://mixster.dev/2026/06/09/spain-remote-nomads-30-days/https://mixster.dev/2026/06/09/spain-remote-nomads-30-days/Writing about the month I spent in Spain working remotely, eating tapas, and getting immersed in the beauty of Andalusian countryside.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:58:27 GMTtravel30-daysbackpackingitineraryremotespaintravelhttps://mixster.dev/2026/03/05/command-code/https://mixster.dev/2026/03/05/command-code/Solving hard problems at Command Code. What's next for Vipul Gupta.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:22:10 GMTaboutagentsbalenacareercommand-codegithublangbaseopen-sourcehttps://mixster.dev/2026/01/15/terminal-bench-docker/https://mixster.dev/2026/01/15/terminal-bench-docker/How I spent way too long debugging Terminal-Bench 2.0 so you don't have to.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:10:21 GMTcode-mixbenchdockermacosterminalterminal-benchhttps://mixster.dev/2025/09/10/openssf-kubecon-2025/https://mixster.dev/2025/09/10/openssf-kubecon-2025/An impactful week in Hyderabad, sharing insights from conferences, networking, and personal growth experiences.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 03:54:58 GMTstories2025hyderabadkubeconopen-sourceopenssfosshttps://mixster.dev/2025/09/02/next-chapter/https://mixster.dev/2025/09/02/next-chapter/An initiative to forge a new generation of organizers, maintainers and builders for the community to support the Indian open-source movement.Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:35:55 GMTin-the-opencommunityindiamentorshipopen-sourcescholarshiphttps://mixster.dev/2025/08/19/golang-type-assertions/https://mixster.dev/2025/08/19/golang-type-assertions/Coping with Go's Type Assertions drama in static vs runtime scenarios. Read along so you don't have to waste an hour of your life.Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:03:40 GMTcode-mixcompilegoruntimestatictypehttps://mixster.dev/2025/07/11/github-gittogether-delhi-meetup/https://mixster.dev/2025/07/11/github-gittogether-delhi-meetup/GitTogether Delhi-NCR completes a year long journey of meetups, collaboration and learning. Here's what we have been upto!Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:28:58 GMTmixtapescommunitydelhigithubgittogetheropen-sourcehttps://mixster.dev/2025/07/01/hostels-guide/https://mixster.dev/2025/07/01/hostels-guide/The one stop guide from a veteran solo traveler which makes finding your perfect hostels straightforward and cheap.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:15:01 GMTtravelbackpackinghostelstravelhttps://mixster.dev/2025/05/18/wordpress-migration/https://mixster.dev/2025/05/18/wordpress-migration/After seven years of building, documenting, and sharing through Mixster on mixstersite.wordpress.com, I have made a significant transition to mixster.dev, a hosted Wordpress installation on Hosting…Sun, 18 May 2025 16:33:14 GMTaboutmixsterwordpresshttps://mixster.dev/2025/01/06/transformative-ai/https://mixster.dev/2025/01/06/transformative-ai/What's keeping me awake for a few nights.Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:04:34 GMTai-safetyaiartificial-intelligenceblue-dotchatgptlawsmachine-learningsafetyscalingtechnologytransformativehttps://mixster.dev/2024/12/25/schengen-visa/https://mixster.dev/2024/12/25/schengen-visa/For the competitive sport that is the Schengen visa applications.Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:20:36 GMTtravelbackpackingeuropeschengentraveltravel-tipsvisahttps://mixster.dev/2024/09/30/hongkong/https://mixster.dev/2024/09/30/hongkong/A free trip to Hong Kong, take my money still.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:23:07 GMTtravelasiabackpackingchinadocshong-kongtravelhttps://mixster.dev/2024/01/25/ext4-on-macos/https://mixster.dev/2024/01/25/ext4-on-macos/Moving to the dark side after 6 years of freedom, RIP Glados.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:40:01 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2023/11/27/lets-goto-canada/https://mixster.dev/2023/11/27/lets-goto-canada/Canada or Ka-nad-daa, whatever you say. The travel docs are here.Mon, 27 Nov 2023 01:39:01 GMTtravelbackpackingtravelhttps://mixster.dev/2023/08/28/dealing-with-the-global-payroll-beast-with-deel-my-companion-in-getting-paid/https://mixster.dev/2023/08/28/dealing-with-the-global-payroll-beast-with-deel-my-companion-in-getting-paid/Get out of the dark ages of running Global Payrolls through multiple providers across different providers, partners, banks and organizations. What if there could be a way to save 300+ hours of your…Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:09:29 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2023/07/04/osssummit-23/https://mixster.dev/2023/07/04/osssummit-23/After the conference: 4% social battery remainingTue, 04 Jul 2023 03:47:36 GMTcode-mixhttps://mixster.dev/2023/06/28/mexico/https://mixster.dev/2023/06/28/mexico/Your ultimate guide to backpacking Mexico in a monthWed, 28 Jun 2023 11:26:21 GMTtravelbackpackingtravelvisahttps://mixster.dev/2023/05/03/see-you-at-cdcon-gitopscon-open-source-summit-2023/https://mixster.dev/2023/05/03/see-you-at-cdcon-gitopscon-open-source-summit-2023/First talk in 3 years now.Wed, 03 May 2023 19:29:36 GMTcode-mixhttps://mixster.dev/2023/04/16/on-netlify/https://mixster.dev/2023/04/16/on-netlify/(TLDR: Migrated 30 projects to Cloudflare Pages, you should too)Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:12:29 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2023/04/02/backup-social-profiles/https://mixster.dev/2023/04/02/backup-social-profiles/Another blog about backups for Future VipulSun, 02 Apr 2023 18:48:40 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2023/03/04/on-leaving/https://mixster.dev/2023/03/04/on-leaving/I have been thinking to leave. I have finally decided. I am leaving.Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:47:02 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2023/01/02/edit-git-commits/https://mixster.dev/2023/01/02/edit-git-commits/Changing commit contents is so easy now.Mon, 02 Jan 2023 04:32:58 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2022/12/04/lets-goto-thailand/https://mixster.dev/2022/12/04/lets-goto-thailand/spoiler alert: 30 days weren't enough.Sun, 04 Dec 2022 14:10:45 GMTtravelbackpackingtravelhttps://mixster.dev/2022/10/18/no-soldering-ambient-lighting/https://mixster.dev/2022/10/18/no-soldering-ambient-lighting/Interested in getting your setup tricked out with some RGB. Follow along.Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:11:53 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2022/10/17/public-incidents-response/https://mixster.dev/2022/10/17/public-incidents-response/Yet another post about incidents. But, this time as a customer.Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:20:58 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2022/08/22/dubai/https://mixster.dev/2022/08/22/dubai/Documenting my trip to Dubai of 10 daysMon, 22 Aug 2022 11:28:21 GMTtravelbackpackingtravelhttps://mixster.dev/2022/05/15/data-backup-setup/https://mixster.dev/2022/05/15/data-backup-setup/Did Vipul send you this link to check out his backup setup?Sun, 15 May 2022 02:48:19 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2022/04/25/using-the-hobby-cad-software-fritzing-on-linux-for-free/https://mixster.dev/2022/04/25/using-the-hobby-cad-software-fritzing-on-linux-for-free/Building Fritzing for LinuxMon, 25 Apr 2022 02:47:10 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2022/04/12/jabra-evolve2-75-disappointing/https://mixster.dev/2022/04/12/jabra-evolve2-75-disappointing/Some thoughts on this model since I did review the old ones.Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:05:19 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2022/03/11/notes-on-building-docs-with-jsdoc-custom-partials/https://mixster.dev/2022/03/11/notes-on-building-docs-with-jsdoc-custom-partials/smol brain dump on working with jsdocFri, 11 Mar 2022 00:40:08 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2022/02/18/on-filtering-financial-transactions-statements-into-a-secondary-account/https://mixster.dev/2022/02/18/on-filtering-financial-transactions-statements-into-a-secondary-account/You know what it is for.Fri, 18 Feb 2022 02:20:10 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2021/12/25/kumaon-trip-plan/https://mixster.dev/2021/12/25/kumaon-trip-plan/Yet another travel blog that no one will care about. But, YOLO.Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:36:44 GMTmixtapesbackpackingtravelhttps://mixster.dev/2021/06/06/remote-job-hunt-what-worked-for-me/https://mixster.dev/2021/06/06/remote-job-hunt-what-worked-for-me/Ah shit! This question again. It's ask2048 again.Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:07:56 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2021/04/03/boosting-web-accessibility-to-the-next-level-with-azure-immersive-reader/https://mixster.dev/2021/04/03/boosting-web-accessibility-to-the-next-level-with-azure-immersive-reader/Bridging the gap of web accessibility with power of Azure's Immersive reader.Sat, 03 Apr 2021 23:50:03 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/remote-setup-part1/https://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/remote-setup-part1/... Wow, that's a mouthful. Wish that's same I could say for my setup.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:32:08 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/meckeys-ducky-one-2-sf-linux-review-after-a-month/https://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/meckeys-ducky-one-2-sf-linux-review-after-a-month/Mech keyboard dropping in. Clear the runway.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:26:57 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/mx-master-3-the-iphone-of-productivity-mouses/https://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/mx-master-3-the-iphone-of-productivity-mouses/A different take on the popular mouse specific to Linux users.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:26:46 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/jabra-evolve-75t-is-great-on-linux-but/https://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/jabra-evolve-75t-is-great-on-linux-but/Started out as a review for the Jabras, but got real twisted in the end.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:26:39 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/buying-monitor-101-guide/https://mixster.dev/2021/01/01/buying-monitor-101-guide/Wake up, your friendly neighbourhood monitor guide is here.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:26:26 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/12/20/rat-race/https://mixster.dev/2020/12/20/rat-race/A guide for your mind to achieve satisfaction in the rat race & prevent burnout.Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:14:59 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/10/20/javascripts-asynchronicity/https://mixster.dev/2020/10/20/javascripts-asynchronicity/Getting clarity on this topic never seemed so clear before now. Give it a click for answers to all your questions!Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:34:22 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/10/10/appimages-xubuntu-whisker-menu-ubuntu-applications/https://mixster.dev/2020/10/10/appimages-xubuntu-whisker-menu-ubuntu-applications/Appimages are quite frankly great. One easy to use executable binary that can package all dependencies of the application and can be shipped to end users without any need for instructions or config…Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:23:18 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/09/20/what-why-how-of-serverless/https://mixster.dev/2020/09/20/what-why-how-of-serverless/Explain to me like I am 5 years old returns back for another edition on Mixster with Serverless Cloud computing!Sun, 20 Sep 2020 01:54:23 GMTuncategorizedscalinghttps://mixster.dev/2020/08/23/four-months-remote-2020/https://mixster.dev/2020/08/23/four-months-remote-2020/Lessons learnt, mistakes made as I look back on my months of working remotely & graduating!Sun, 23 Aug 2020 19:25:14 GMTin-the-openfull-timejobsremotehttps://mixster.dev/2020/08/13/file-download-headless-chrome-chromium-webdriverio-devtools-chromedriver/https://mixster.dev/2020/08/13/file-download-headless-chrome-chromium-webdriverio-devtools-chromedriver/Solving problems with file downloads on headless chromium + webdriverIO using Devtools ProtocolThu, 13 Aug 2020 01:31:43 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2020/07/26/prep-guide-dual-booting-windows-10-linux-ubuntu-popos/https://mixster.dev/2020/07/26/prep-guide-dual-booting-windows-10-linux-ubuntu-popos/Simple guide for future Vipul to remove dead junk from Windows before dual booting.Sun, 26 Jul 2020 02:53:12 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/05/24/deploy-iot-fleet-with-openbalena-on-virtualbox-vm/https://mixster.dev/2020/05/24/deploy-iot-fleet-with-openbalena-on-virtualbox-vm/I know deploying an IOT fleet can be a painful venture, but it doesn't have to be. Read more to find out.Sun, 24 May 2020 21:00:07 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/05/20/working-from-home-with-the-world-in-lockdown-a-letter/https://mixster.dev/2020/05/20/working-from-home-with-the-world-in-lockdown-a-letter/A letter into my first month of working with Balena and some okay news! Waiting for your reply!Wed, 20 May 2020 01:29:06 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/05/14/solved-virtualbox-shared-folders-guest-additions-not-working-linux/https://mixster.dev/2020/05/14/solved-virtualbox-shared-folders-guest-additions-not-working-linux/No description, just read the title again.Thu, 14 May 2020 03:23:03 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2020/05/01/rising-above-programming-plateau-in-3-simple-steps/https://mixster.dev/2020/05/01/rising-above-programming-plateau-in-3-simple-steps/Vipul Gupta answers a twitter question about programming plateau and how to overcome yours in 3 steps.Fri, 01 May 2020 02:22:26 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2020/04/21/next-for-vipul/https://mixster.dev/2020/04/21/next-for-vipul/I have been staring at this screen for 20 minutes, and I have nothing.Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:56:42 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/04/16/how-to-be-financially-independent-before-college/https://mixster.dev/2020/04/16/how-to-be-financially-independent-before-college/A zero to hero guide on becoming financially independent before college without getting lucky!Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:06:10 GMTmacro-mindfireindependencemoneystabilityhttps://mixster.dev/2020/04/16/personal-finance-financial-emergencies-for-remote-workers/https://mixster.dev/2020/04/16/personal-finance-financial-emergencies-for-remote-workers/Get started on your personal finance as a remote worker to gear up and plan for financial emergencies.Thu, 16 Apr 2020 03:56:35 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/03/26/react-india-2019tweet-story/https://mixster.dev/2020/03/26/react-india-2019tweet-story/React India was the first-ever international, community-led beach conference that provided a platform for developers to share, discuss their insights and experiences with React and React Native.Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:58:59 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2020/03/19/thankyou2020/https://mixster.dev/2020/03/19/thankyou2020/Oh here he goes again! Acknowledgementations, return for the second season written by Vipul GuptaThu, 19 Mar 2020 23:25:47 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/03/13/tutorial-setting-up-graphite-and-logster/https://mixster.dev/2020/03/13/tutorial-setting-up-graphite-and-logster/In /this tutorial we will be covering the basics of setting up Graphite and Logster for Apache logs. First step is we setup an instance of Graphite. Read the following tutorial to install Graphite(…Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:17:43 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2020/03/13/handling-logs-with-graphite/https://mixster.dev/2020/03/13/handling-logs-with-graphite/Graphite is an enterprise-ready infrastructure monitoring solution which can plug into existing infrastructure and solve the problems of time-series data storage, performance measurement, and data…Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:15:16 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2020/03/03/statsd-vs-collectd/https://mixster.dev/2020/03/03/statsd-vs-collectd/In this blog, we will be placing two popular collection programs StatsD and CollectD head to head to see what works in diverse use cases, and listing their pros and cons.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:57:40 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2020/01/07/what-is-kubernetes-k8s-simple-english/https://mixster.dev/2020/01/07/what-is-kubernetes-k8s-simple-english/The "explain to me like I am five" you wish you read for Kubernetes. Just better with The Office memes.Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:31:03 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/12/31/setuptools-with-testpypi-error-invalid-version-pep-440/https://mixster.dev/2019/12/31/setuptools-with-testpypi-error-invalid-version-pep-440/HTTPError: 400 Client Error: '0.6.1.dev4+gdf99fe2' is an invalid value for Version. Error: Can't use PEP 440 local versionsTue, 31 Dec 2019 00:41:04 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/12/03/inspiration-behind-mixster/https://mixster.dev/2019/12/03/inspiration-behind-mixster/A wordpress-themed Teams page/portfolio design that took some time to create. Basically sharing the design idea behind a blog that I wrote.Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:32:38 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/11/26/spotify-linux-error-code-7-not-logging-in-signing-up/https://mixster.dev/2019/11/26/spotify-linux-error-code-7-not-logging-in-signing-up/Quickest solution to Spotify not working on Linux, with error code 7.Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:06:30 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/11/16/onedrive-backup-sync-workaround-for-linux/https://mixster.dev/2019/11/16/onedrive-backup-sync-workaround-for-linux/Your one-stop guide to setting up workaround for OneDrive on Linux distributions without any 3rd party clientsSat, 16 Nov 2019 02:18:05 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/11/16/insync-onedrive-client-for-linux/https://mixster.dev/2019/11/16/insync-onedrive-client-for-linux/Here's a byte-sized review of Insync's new OneDrive client for Linux!Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:06:24 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/11/12/understanding-x86-virtualization/https://mixster.dev/2019/11/12/understanding-x86-virtualization/With this post, we go deeper into how virtualization of x86 hardware works and why it's useful.Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:23:30 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/11/06/the-big-sad-shirt/https://mixster.dev/2019/11/06/the-big-sad-shirt/There is a lovely, oversized, semi-woolen, red-and-black checkered shirt that I frequently wear and indiscriminately slip into every evening after returning to my room. Mind you, it is stolen prope…Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:55:39 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/24/integrate-cerberus-work-report/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/24/integrate-cerberus-work-report/Final work report of the 14 week period of working with The Scrapy Project in GSoC 2019Sat, 24 Aug 2019 11:51:41 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/we-are-in-the-endgame-now-week-12/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/we-are-in-the-endgame-now-week-12/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:56:21 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/now-we-test-week-11/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/now-we-test-week-11/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:53:53 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/integration-finally-works-out-for-good-week-10/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/integration-finally-works-out-for-good-week-10/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:42:27 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/week9/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/week9/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:32:01 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/only-6-weeks-left-week-8/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/only-6-weeks-left-week-8/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:27:58 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-tests-week-7/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-tests-week-7/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:07:10 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/first-evaluation-cleared-week-6/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/first-evaluation-cleared-week-6/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:03:31 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/meilenstein-ein-beendet-woche-5/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/meilenstein-ein-beendet-woche-5/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:59:53 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/they-see-me-coding-they-testin-week-4/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/they-see-me-coding-they-testin-week-4/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:28:57 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/zero-displacement-a-lot-of-distance-covered-week-3-physics-py/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/zero-displacement-a-lot-of-distance-covered-week-3-physics-py/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:14:21 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/packaging-that-python-week-2/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/packaging-that-python-week-2/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:05:59 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/week-has-been-2048/https://mixster.dev/2019/08/22/week-has-been-2048/A sweet and salty peek into my week working for The Scrapy Project in Google Summer of Code 2019.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:59:26 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/07/23/errorbuilding-wheel-twisted-install-scrapy-ubuntu-18-04/https://mixster.dev/2019/07/23/errorbuilding-wheel-twisted-install-scrapy-ubuntu-18-04/Hey, you there. Are you starting up with Scrapy and web-crawling, unable to install Scrapy on your Ubuntu distribution. Let's get you sorted quickly.Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:26:12 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/07/19/n-honest-truths-about-working-remote-community-edition/https://mixster.dev/2019/07/19/n-honest-truths-about-working-remote-community-edition/I thought remote would be easy. I was dead wrong. And, you know what..Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:12:39 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/07/02/1st-evaluation-report-and-mistakes-that-i-made-working-remote-spoiler-i-still-love-it/https://mixster.dev/2019/07/02/1st-evaluation-report-and-mistakes-that-i-made-working-remote-spoiler-i-still-love-it/Well, I survived the first evaluation as you can all see. Made some mistakes along the way, recovered with the advice from my mentors and hopefully going strong into work period 2. Let’s talk shop,…Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:47:56 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/06/16/sprinkling-some-insight-into-how-spidermon-validation-pipelines-works/https://mixster.dev/2019/06/16/sprinkling-some-insight-into-how-spidermon-validation-pipelines-works/Jump into an espresso post in knowing Spidermon, and how it validates data efficiently, managing thousands of spiders.Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:22:24 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/06/12/deploying-your-own-actions-on-google-in-60-minutes/https://mixster.dev/2019/06/12/deploying-your-own-actions-on-google-in-60-minutes/What if I tell you, that you can make your own action deployed it under 60 minutes flat, without a single line of code.Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:09:51 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/06/01/aliasama/https://mixster.dev/2019/06/01/aliasama/A short report on ALiAS's successful Google Summer of Code program, and a brief story of how the idea came to life ...Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:04:30 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2019/05/24/mixster/https://mixster.dev/2019/05/24/mixster/Making sense of what Mixster is and the writing docs initiative run by Vipul Gupta in this rapid fire postFri, 24 May 2019 13:46:30 GMTmixtapesmixsterhttps://mixster.dev/2019/02/18/tutorialreactjs-hasuragraphql-apollo-firebase/https://mixster.dev/2019/02/18/tutorialreactjs-hasuragraphql-apollo-firebase/A step by step tutorial to create a simple react fish store app fueled by Hasura's GraphQL Engine, Apollo, Firebase authentication.Mon, 18 Feb 2019 01:21:13 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/02/11/default-theme-not-showing-wordpress/https://mixster.dev/2019/02/11/default-theme-not-showing-wordpress/The quickest fix to get your default theme back on Mobiles and tablets from the clutches of AMP on WordPressMon, 11 Feb 2019 00:10:31 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2019/02/03/solved-module-build-failed-browserslisterror-unknown-browser-query-dead-react-npm/https://mixster.dev/2019/02/03/solved-module-build-failed-browserslisterror-unknown-browser-query-dead-react-npm/Sovling the browserlist error in ReactJS, angular, nodejs, npm and Vue through a simple quick fix.Sun, 03 Feb 2019 01:28:31 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/11/20/mozfest2018/https://mixster.dev/2018/11/20/mozfest2018/Here's your quick shot of Mozfest 2018 and Sustain Summit 2018 blended together with pictures and personal views of things that I loved.Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:15:36 GMTtravelhttps://mixster.dev/2018/09/28/hackmit-2018/https://mixster.dev/2018/09/28/hackmit-2018/Attending the biggest hackathon at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, HackMIT 2018 and my first solo trip ever.Fri, 28 Sep 2018 07:01:02 GMTtravelbostonhackmitibmmitnew-yorktravelhttps://mixster.dev/2018/09/23/insync-the-ultimate-google-drive-client-for-linux/https://mixster.dev/2018/09/23/insync-the-ultimate-google-drive-client-for-linux/That's where the Insync Team hit me up to check their new and updated Google Drive client that could run on all platforms. It's to easy to set up, logging in was a breeze, syncing up items and with…Sun, 23 Sep 2018 14:29:30 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/08/20/stacksfx-at-hackiiit-my-1-hackathon/https://mixster.dev/2018/08/20/stacksfx-at-hackiiit-my-1-hackathon/So, my friend Anuja suggested us to join this hackathon being organized at IIITD. I was totally sold on it at first, but she convinced me to join up. Fast Forward. And there we were with my team si…Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:47:38 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/08/16/finalgsoc2018/https://mixster.dev/2018/08/16/finalgsoc2018/Google Summer of Code 2018 was an awesome ride in roller coaster that I almost regret ended too soon for me. Read ahead to get an inside peek on my 14 weeks of GSoC'ing and why you should be a part…Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:25:15 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/08/09/thanks/https://mixster.dev/2018/08/09/thanks/If the feeling of being grateful was a blog post, then this would be pretty much it for me.Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:30:47 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/07/13/hexchat-the-ultimate-guide-10-11/https://mixster.dev/2018/07/13/hexchat-the-ultimate-guide-10-11/The only guide that you will ever need for everything HexChat. Initial Setup, configuration, Extra awesome features. Themes, shortcuts and much more.Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:54:58 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/06/27/woche-acht-und-neun-von-google-sommer-code/https://mixster.dev/2018/06/27/woche-acht-und-neun-von-google-sommer-code/I was bored of titles, so thought why not spin it a little this time. Since after all it's the 1st year anniversary of my blogging streak. Let's get started, a lot of things learned, this week. Thi…Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:01:14 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2018/06/15/google-cloud-summit/https://mixster.dev/2018/06/15/google-cloud-summit/A short blog blabbering about how awesome the Google Cloud Summit, and my week 6/7 progress of Google Summer of Code.Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:11:08 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/05/31/weeeeeeeeeeek-5/https://mixster.dev/2018/05/31/weeeeeeeeeeek-5/No, it wasn't a long week as the number of e's in the week might lead you to think. I was down for some time and busy with some other things. Well, week 5 of 14 is have been finished. I am on track…Thu, 31 May 2018 01:43:49 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2018/05/26/writing-documentation-hacking-with-go-for-openebs-foss/https://mixster.dev/2018/05/26/writing-documentation-hacking-with-go-for-openebs-foss/This summer I took part in the Summer HackFest and re-wrote the entire documentation for an Open-Source project, OpenEBS. Read all about it here.Sat, 26 May 2018 00:29:17 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/05/21/python-github-pygithub-w4/https://mixster.dev/2018/05/21/python-github-pygithub-w4/This will be quick, this week I learned about PyGitHub, that implements and interacts GitHub API v3 and GitHub Enterprise APIv3 in Python and could possibly help you with any crazy ideas that you m…Mon, 21 May 2018 15:18:01 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2018/05/16/racing-through-config-files-with-configparser-in-python-w3/https://mixster.dev/2018/05/16/racing-through-config-files-with-configparser-in-python-w3/The configparser module in Python is used for working with configuration files. It is much similar to Windows INI files. You can use it to manage user-editable configuration files for an applicatio…Wed, 16 May 2018 21:06:18 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/05/07/bouncers-on-irc-the-week-that-went-by/https://mixster.dev/2018/05/07/bouncers-on-irc-the-week-that-went-by/Are you tired of losing messages on IRC when not online, being busy in a meeting but missing an important discussion with the community? Fear, not bouncers can help you solve all that.Mon, 07 May 2018 17:55:39 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/04/30/bruh-slow-down/https://mixster.dev/2018/04/30/bruh-slow-down/complains my heart, almost begging me. "... or don't. Go on. Do next thing." my mind mumbles and calling me back to work. I haven't written a post like this in a long time. A rant, I mean. Everythi…Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:27:35 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/04/28/started-writing-for/https://mixster.dev/2018/04/28/started-writing-for/So, I haven't written anything lately on my blog. I have been up to something, quite a lot actually. You didn't miss me? How considerate of you? Click read more, I dare you. Well, for starters ...…Sat, 28 Apr 2018 17:52:52 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/04/25/123gsoc/https://mixster.dev/2018/04/25/123gsoc/An opinionated fun start-up guide by Vipul Gupta for people looking to take the first step towards the journey that is Google Summer of Code and my views overall about the initial process.Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:54:39 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/03/01/customise-boot-logo-xubuntu-discover/https://mixster.dev/2018/03/01/customise-boot-logo-xubuntu-discover/I for one have been criticised, pointed out and in some cases applauded countless times for my serious addiction to customize whatever environment that I use for my system. I am sure many people al…Thu, 01 Mar 2018 23:42:09 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/02/10/django-party-investopad_hkv_pydladies/https://mixster.dev/2018/02/10/django-party-investopad_hkv_pydladies/In the bright sunny days of February, I walked across the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D), towards Investopad, Hauz Khas to attend a meetup that I was looking forward to for a very lo…Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:52:44 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/01/20/confluence18-the-good-the-great/https://mixster.dev/2018/01/20/confluence18-the-good-the-great/I volunteered for yet another tech conference and this time my mark has struck much closer to home. In my own university. So, here's my take on Amity University's 8th International Conference "Conf…Sat, 20 Jan 2018 03:06:10 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2018/01/14/two-thousand-and-seventeen/https://mixster.dev/2018/01/14/two-thousand-and-seventeen/2017 has been a jolly good year for me. Moving on to the next post now.Oh, so you are one of those types who like to see and actually read my blog. I am so very grateful to you for clicking the rea…Sun, 14 Jan 2018 17:48:50 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/12/22/the-girl-she-hid/https://mixster.dev/2017/12/22/the-girl-she-hid/These words written by a friend touched a chord deep within me. With a guy that I hid ...Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:08:24 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/12/21/google-drive-backup-and-sync-workaround-for-linux/https://mixster.dev/2017/12/21/google-drive-backup-and-sync-workaround-for-linux/Are you frustrated, angry and a little hurt that Google has still not released a desktop client of Google Drive for your favorite Linux distro? Here's a quick solution for all your problems.Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:10:27 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/12/06/benefits-of-speaking-publically/https://mixster.dev/2017/12/06/benefits-of-speaking-publically/A post regarding the benefits of public speaking that I derived, observed and maybe stating a little-exaggerated version of it that I realized from my talk at the meetup of India Linux Users Group…Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:01:22 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/11/30/pyconindia-2017/https://mixster.dev/2017/11/30/pyconindia-2017/2017 had been a busy year for me and the months of October-November were no exceptions. Here's my experience of this year's PyCon India and all the fun that I had volunteering, learning and attendi…Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:58:05 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/10/19/my-first-official-project-completed/https://mixster.dev/2017/10/19/my-first-official-project-completed/Projects are fun, they provide a steep learning curve, you learn how to work in a team and how to contribute, solve problems. That's what I used to think. Until I landed my first big project and he…Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:35:09 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/10/14/my-first-talk-as-a-speaker/https://mixster.dev/2017/10/14/my-first-talk-as-a-speaker/Heart pounding against my chest, my throat dry as a barren road and hands shaking in nervousness and anxiety. As someone said a name that sounded similar. All eyes turned on me, prying. As they ann…Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:13:00 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/09/11/0-most-brain-me1ting-m0vies/https://mixster.dev/2017/09/11/0-most-brain-me1ting-m0vies/As promised from my previous post Lights, Camera, My Love for watching movies. Here's the list of mind-melting movies that you probably won't give a fuck about. But don't worry the list is still go…Mon, 11 Sep 2017 02:31:31 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/08/26/the-guide-to-filling-the-perfect-od-form-ft-amity-university/https://mixster.dev/2017/08/26/the-guide-to-filling-the-perfect-od-form-ft-amity-university/This post is exclusively for Amity University students. And could be described as one of the most important things in their lives after of course maintaining 75% attendance and their grade points.…Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:11:32 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/08/09/low-battery-curse-ft-ubuntu/https://mixster.dev/2017/08/09/low-battery-curse-ft-ubuntu/Notification - The system is running low on power \ well shit, not again \ I started using Ubuntu about 8-10 months back on my new system ( a Lenovo Ideapad 510 ). Now at that time, I was new to Li…Wed, 09 Aug 2017 00:33:27 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/08/05/lights-camera-my-love-for-watching-movies/https://mixster.dev/2017/08/05/lights-camera-my-love-for-watching-movies/I am a movie buff, a real Nazi when it comes to arguing with movies. I cherish the experience of watching a movie and giving it all my attention that it deserves. I often go alone too watch a film,…Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:30:48 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/07/08/the-art-of-not-giving-a-fuck/https://mixster.dev/2017/07/08/the-art-of-not-giving-a-fuck/This is me on the subject of "Not Giving a Fuck". So whosoever might you be, don't get offended. If you do by any chance, I don't give really don't give a shit. One life-changing article coming up…Sat, 08 Jul 2017 21:00:01 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/07/04/make-summers-great-again-dgplug/https://mixster.dev/2017/07/04/make-summers-great-again-dgplug/A google search helped me become better at FOSS. It was a usual June day for me, summer holidays going on and I am working on some problem in C , going about hackerrank ,Checking social media websi…Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:39:41 GMTuncategorizedhttps://mixster.dev/2017/07/02/undistract-me-terminal-job-notifications/https://mixster.dev/2017/07/02/undistract-me-terminal-job-notifications/What if you could get notifications when a task is completed on on your terminal. A small push notification indicating that the command has been executed or a sound would be produced when the termi…Sun, 02 Jul 2017 19:41:25 GMTmixtapeshttps://mixster.dev/2017/06/26/firstpost-and-chicks/https://mixster.dev/2017/06/26/firstpost-and-chicks/chicksMon, 26 Jun 2017 05:31:23 GMTmixtapes