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      <title><![CDATA[How I Debloated My Android TV: A Step-by-Step Guide Using ADB]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[My practical guide to cleaning up a slow Android TV with ADB over Wi-Fi, a lighter home screen, careful package checks, reversible changes, and troubleshooting steps.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four Interviews, One Long Day, and a Chapter I’ll Always Remember]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The story of how the McKinsey opportunity began, a long interview day in Chennai, and how I felt then—and how I look back on it now.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn practical data visualization in Python, from your first Matplotlib line chart to Seaborn plots, heatmaps, correlation, and pair plots, with examples you can run in Google Colab.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[RBI's Quality Control on ₹500 Notes: When a Visible Printing Error Raises Questions]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A visibly misaligned ₹500 note led me to question currency quality control, test it with a currency counter, and contact the Department of Currency Management. The answer raised more questions than it settled.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why I Built StayActive: A Small Reminder to Take Care of Myself]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[StayActive started with a simple thought: working for hours should not mean forgetting water, rest, or movement. This is the story behind the Windows app, the choices I made, and what I learned building it.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I Decided to Start This Again]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A quiet Sunday in Chennai reminded me that a day doesn't have to be perfectly productive to feel full. Sometimes, taking care of small things is enough to begin again.]]></description>
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