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So let me ask you a question.. You are feeling feverish with body pain or headache, what’s the medicine that comes to your mind that will give you relief from these Symptoms? You will probably say Dolo 650. But had I asked the same question to you before the year 2020. The answer would have been with different name of the medicine or generic paracetamol. Now the question arises, how this one brand...

Chat GPT, the new API chatbot from OpenAI is garnering a lot of praise these days! However, being fed with massive dataset of texts and information, does this poses threat to population at large? Lets find out, What is Chat-GPT? How it came into existence? What are the usage of ChatGPT? What are the threats from ChatGPT? Whats the Future of ChatGPT? Join me in exploring the world of AI. Thank you,...

When we hear about Indian Army, our heart fills with pride! All of us Indians have at some moment in our life have thought about getting into that Uniform of Indian Army, Indian Army and Indian Navy. We are safe in our houses just because our soldiers are protecting our Borders over land , air or water. As a corporate guys, we rarely get in touch with the defence options of India. Today we have a...

With the onset of twenty first century, the work and work related stress has also increased exponentially.   Hello everyone, welcome back to another Episode of The Geeky Pod.   Today, In this episode we have a special guest Mr. Nirupam Chakrabarti; a very good friend of mine. He is a Software Professional having 7+yrs of experience in the IT Industry. He has closely worked with many star...

With the onset of twenty first century, the work and work related stress has also increased exponentially. Hello everyone, welcome back to another Episode of The Geeky Pod. Today, In this episode we have a special guest Mr. Nirupam Chakrabarti. He is a Software Professional Having 7+yrs of experience in the IT Industry. We  discussed about Jobs, Job market, Rejection, Stress and work related...

Welcome back to another episode of The Geeky pod with Manash.   This is a special episode where I had the pleasure having my friend Mr. Arnab Kumar Datta as guest. We had a long discussion on various topics. We have discussed how to get funding for Startups, what are the adverse effect of social media in one's career choices and more. Listen till the end to know more in detail.   Arnab i...

In this special episode of The Geeky Pod, I have two of my friends connecting with us today from USA and Canada. In this episode, we have discussed about Higher studies, Master of Science, PhD and many more things..  This episode is part two of a two part session. This is the last part. Enjoy the podcast!! ===================== FOLLOW ME ON :     Manash's  Instagram : http...

In this special episode of The Geeky Pod, I have two of my friends connecting with us today from USA and Canada.   In this episode, we have discussed about Higher studies, Master of Science, PhD and many more things..   This episode is part one of a two part session. This is the first part. Enjoy the podcast!! Chapters: ------------------------ 00:00 Intro 01:26 Beginning 01:39 Weather i...

A bug bounty is a monetary reward given to ethical hackers for successfully discovering and reporting a vulnerability or bug to the application's developer. Bug bounty programs allow companies to leverage the ethical hacking and security researcher community to improve their systems’ security posture over time continuously. Bug bounties can complement existing security controls by exposing vulnera...

“If you really believe in what you’re doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.” — Laurie Notaro. Hello Everyone, Welcome back to another episode of The Geeky Pod. In continuation of the last episode, this is 2nd part of the discussion on The Journey of a Software Engineer.   If you haven't listened to the first episode, I recomm...

EARPHONE RECOMMENDED FOR BETTER AUDIO!! “If you really believe in what you’re doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.” — Laurie Notaro. A software developer is someone who knows about softwares and their end to end life cycle. In order to achieve that a person has to go through various phases in one's life starting from degree and t...

INDIA HAS A FAKE-JOBS PROBLEM! Employment fraud in the country is neither new nor small, but its prospects have never looked brighter. Scams, especially with the penetration of the cyber space have increased. Be it financial frauds or fake job scams, everyone has witnessed a rise in such cases. But with more and more people looking for jobs on the internet, many scammers have become active enough...

IT CEO pay shot up 835% in a decade while fresher’s salary grew 45%. While the median annual pay of CEOs zoomed from Rs 3.37 crore in FY12 to Rs 31.5 crore in FY22, the median fresher package grew just 45 percent — from Rs 2.45 lakh to Rs 3.55 lakh — over the course of a decade. In this episode, I talk about the pay parity between salaries of a fresher and a CEO of a company. I also talk about var...

This episode is dedicated to all Software Engineers out there! Cheers mates! :) A software engineer’s typical day begins either in the office or at home, if they work remotely. Each engineer is different. Their routine usually depends on their employer and personal work preferences. So who are Software Engineers? What do they work? What a typical day like for a software Engineer! Let's find out al...

Google, the brand which started as a search Engine in the year 1998, is now an integral part of our day to day lives. In any given day, we use minimum 6 to 7 services provided by Google and this includes, Android devices, Chrome browser, Youtube, Gmail, Gpay or Google maps and many more. Recently CCI imposed fines of worth Rs 936 Crores and Rs 1338 Crores on Google for violating CCI act and abusin...

It is being claimed that with the implementation of UPI, consumers have stopped taking toffees casually because they no longer need to ask for change. No more Chhuttha with candies or Toffees. However, the domestic toffee companies are showing profits in their revenue. Whats the Story behind this? Do let me know your feedbacks and topics if any that you want me to discuss about. Hit the bell icon...

Working a second job after regular business hours is known as moonlighting. Usually, as part of moonlighting, in addition to a regular 9 to 5 job as the main source of income, an individual may work with another company, usually in the evening/night, to supplement his/her income. Is it Ethical? Is it risky for the job market? Thumbnail image courtesy: The Economic Times.

Hello everyone, I am Manash. I am a techie who is working as a Project manager now in an IT firm in Chennai. While I do really enjoy my day job , I am trying out my Hand in a different field altogether. Normally people around me identify me as a person who is easygoing and humorous. However, I am very shy IRL. I do hesitate to have conversations first and avoid small talks. I have the anxiety for...