A practical field guide to making conference panels useful by setting clearer expectations for organizers, moderators, and panelists alike everywhere.
Security panels are not broken. We just keep using them badly. Read More »
AI should help us move from messy exploration to owned structure. Use models to find patterns, then encode what works, reduce dependence, and keep guesswork only where the world genuinely stays fuzzy.
AI Should Help Design Its Own Exit Read More »
Open source is generosity, not a vendor SLA. Stop treating volunteers like suppliers. Declare your support level, offer paid tiers if you want, and make users fund or fork what they depend on.
Open Source, Unpaid Expectations Read More »
AI is making it cheap to replicate small SaaS workflows. Vendors sell suites, teams need slices, and bundling feels shakier at renewal time.
Vendors Sell Suites. Teams Need Slices. AI Made It Cheap. Read More »
I am thrilled to announce a major update to Hacking Archives of India (HAI). My mission has always been to document the history and contributions of the Indian information security community. To better serve that mission, I have completely revamped both the looks and the internals of the website. Whether you are looking for specific
Hacking Archives of India – Website Revamp Update Read More »
TL;DR: I built Readwise Wrapped. It gives you a Spotify Wrapped style year-in-review for your Readwise highlights. You paste your Readwise token, pick a year, and it spits out a clean, shareable, good-looking reading recap.Link: https://readwise-wrapped.apps.anantshri.info/
Readwise Wrapped: my year in reading Read More »
As we approach the end of 2025, like a trained goat, I am collecting year end reviews from every SaaS service that will hand me one. Somewhere in that pile I realized I do a fair bit of posting on the Fediverse, so off I went looking for my own wrapped. Corporate platforms have turned
Building Fedi Wrap: My Year in Review for the Fediverse Read More »
Determinism builds trust, non-determinism builds discovery. The art lies in knowing when the world needs certainty – and when it needs the unexpected gift of surprise.
Not Every Nail Needs a Non-Deterministic Hammer Read More »
Most say ‘think like a hacker,’ but infosec fights adversaries with goals, not curiosity. Real defense means blending hacker creativity with adversary realism.
Hacker Vs Adversary Read More »
My thoughts on how LLM behaviour makes me rethink my own brain’s inner workings. A prediction engine as a mirror for a mind.
What LLMs Teach Me About My Own Brain Read More »