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Ashwar Sadh

Nov 2

Check for updates always, restart only when nobody is typing: an idle gate for a self-updating Node.js helper

#node #javascript #windows #devops

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Nov 2

Real range from a scooter's battery readings: sum the kilometres, sum the percent, then divide

#python #sqlite #iot #data

3 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 30

Four fields of a UPI QR worth reading before you hand it off, and the edge cases in each

#android #kotlin #upi #parsing

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 30

Power saving switched my accessibility service off. When is an app allowed to switch it back on?

#android #kotlin #a11y #battery

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 29

One instance per user, not per machine: a lock file that survives RDP reconnects

#windows #node #javascript #devops

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 29

A JSON state file ended in zeros after an unclean shutdown: quarantine it, then salvage every record you can

#javascript #node #reliability #opensource

5 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 28

A 'remember my choice' default that can't strand the user: picking a UPI app on Android

#android #kotlin #upi #ux

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 28

Fixing the bad write doesn't fix the bad data: wiping a poisoned on-device cache with a schema version

#android #kotlin #sharedpreferences #testing

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4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 27

Works on localhost, silent from the phone: Windows Firewall rules for a LAN app

#windows #node #networking #android

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 27

Freeing 400 MB idle processes without breaking anything: ship the cleanup in dry-run first

#javascript #node #automation #opensource

5 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 26

Handing a upi:// link to a UPI app on Android and reading what comes back

#android #kotlin #upi #intents

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 26

Keeping a floating button steady while another app repaints: a hold window with hard exits

#android #kotlin #a11y #testing

5 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 24

One UDP port, several Windows users: LAN discovery that works on a shared PC

#node #windows #networking #android

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 24

When the user is busy, don't drop the UI action: a small replay queue in Node.js

#javascript #node #automation #opensource

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 23

When ML Kit can't read a worn, printed QR: a cheapest-first fallback ladder on Android

#android #kotlin #mlkit #qrcode

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 23

Ask for a Play Store review once, after the app has done its job

#android #kotlin #ux #testing

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 21

Updating text at the cursor as a transcript changes, without retyping the whole thing

#node #windows #javascript #performance

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 21

Don't type into a window someone is using: a cross-platform idle gate in Node.js

#javascript #node #automation #opensource

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 20

Two Android manifest lines that changed what my app could see and do

#android #privacy #manifest #upi

3 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 20

Ask for the battery exemption only on the phones that need it

#android #kotlin #ux #permissions

3 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 17

Watching the Windows clipboard from Node.js without polling

#node #windows #javascript #debugging

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 17

Was that wake warm? Measuring prompt-cache hits from Claude Code transcripts

#javascript #node #ai #opensource

5 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 16

Knowing who is on the line without call-log permissions on Android

#android #kotlin #privacy #productivity

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3 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 16

Reading a UPI QR from a shared image on Android, fully offline

#android #kotlin #privacy #mlkit

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 15

Resuming work at a time you only know from an error message

#javascript #node #automation #opensource

5 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 10

Dictating the prose parts of a developer's day on Windows (commit messages, PR descriptions, issue replies)

#productivity #a11y #windows #android

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4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 8

Messaging an unsaved number on Android: links, country codes and keeping the user in control

#android #howto #privacy #productivity

4 min read

Ashwar Sadh

Oct 6

Building a phone remote for a desktop app that has no API

#opensource #javascript #ai #productivity

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3 min read

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Check for updates always, restart only when nobody is typing: an idle gate for a self-updating Node.js helper

Real range from a scooter's battery readings: sum the kilometres, sum the percent, then divide

Four fields of a UPI QR worth reading before you hand it off, and the edge cases in each

Power saving switched my accessibility service off. When is an app allowed to switch it back on?

One instance per user, not per machine: a lock file that survives RDP reconnects

A JSON state file ended in zeros after an unclean shutdown: quarantine it, then salvage every record you can

A 'remember my choice' default that can't strand the user: picking a UPI app on Android

Fixing the bad write doesn't fix the bad data: wiping a poisoned on-device cache with a schema version

Works on localhost, silent from the phone: Windows Firewall rules for a LAN app

Freeing 400 MB idle processes without breaking anything: ship the cleanup in dry-run first

Handing a upi:// link to a UPI app on Android and reading what comes back

Keeping a floating button steady while another app repaints: a hold window with hard exits

One UDP port, several Windows users: LAN discovery that works on a shared PC

When the user is busy, don't drop the UI action: a small replay queue in Node.js

When ML Kit can't read a worn, printed QR: a cheapest-first fallback ladder on Android

Ask for a Play Store review once, after the app has done its job

Updating text at the cursor as a transcript changes, without retyping the whole thing

Don't type into a window someone is using: a cross-platform idle gate in Node.js

Two Android manifest lines that changed what my app could see and do

Ask for the battery exemption only on the phones that need it

Watching the Windows clipboard from Node.js without polling

Was that wake warm? Measuring prompt-cache hits from Claude Code transcripts

Knowing who is on the line without call-log permissions on Android

Reading a UPI QR from a shared image on Android, fully offline

Resuming work at a time you only know from an error message

Dictating the prose parts of a developer's day on Windows (commit messages, PR descriptions, issue replies)

Messaging an unsaved number on Android: links, country codes and keeping the user in control

Building a phone remote for a desktop app that has no API