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Need for speed! 🔥

Experience a glimpse of an adventurous morning journey in Addis. The game between the taxi driver, with his cheering passengers, versus the determined traffic cop.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMj5o3dKD/

#GeekNOtes

We, ANTI- attendances!

I want to convey a message to teachers regarding class attendance. First and foremost, please do not take my message as a sign of disrespect. I'm speaking on behalf of the anti-attendance group, and any measures discussed should apply to the group as a whole, not just me:)

To begin, I'd like to stress that attending classes often feels like a waste of time. Let's take a typical student's day and break it down. The student has to wake up early, commute to the university, endure traffic jams, spend money on transportation, and budget for lunch. As a university student, there's also the temptation to visit gaming zones or other recreational spots. But imagine if this very student spent the day at home, attending classes online or studying independently. There would be no need to worry about transportation, and they could focus on their studies right after breakfast. This approach could save a significant amount of time.

I have another point to raise. Unfortunately, not all teachers are adequately prepared with the subject matter they are expected to deliver. I understand that their salaries might not be fair, and many of them have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. However, it's disheartening when students endure all the challenges I mentioned earlier, only to find that the teacher is not well-prepared. In such cases, students may find better resources online. Please note that I don't mean to discredit all teachers; there are dedicated ones who take their job seriously.

Third point, hmm.... it's enough for now. To conclude, as a spokesperson for the anti-attendance group, I'm not proposing that attendance should be entirely eliminated. Rather, I suggest that improvements should be made. Instead of enforcing a strict "75% attendance is mandatory" policy, it could be more flexible, with a recommendation like, "Attending at least 75% of this class is advisable for a better grasp of the concepts." Moreover, deducting marks from students solely because of attendance or surprising students with quizzes due to frequent absenteeism might not be the best approach.

Lastly, I'd like to assure you that I'm not personally affected by severe absenteeism, nor have I been mistreated by teachers regarding attendance issues.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message. I don't look forward to seeing you all tomorrow, I mean to my classmates. 😊

@ItypeHere

#GeekNOtes

Marketing 101

Today, I had to deal with a government office known for its chaos. I planned my day around it, expecting the usual mess. I had to keep my day clear of other stuff because dealing with government appointments gives zero time for other tasks to do.

I stroll in, fashionably late but still on time for their slow-motion clock. Inside, a stranger points me to a hall. Suddenly, a fancy-dressed guy pops up, trying to calm my non-existent nerves. He asks what service I need, and boom – he becomes my guide, helping me with pens, forms, and the secret language of payments. I'm low-key impressed, thinking, "Government workers stepping up their game!"

But hold on, it gets interesting. His friendly colleague offered me a seat, then casually asked for my number. Strange, right? Turns out, she swiped my phone, tapped some code, and bam! I unintentionally opened a bank account.

They were undercover bank agents all along, making me part of their secret mission. Phone returned, they point me to the real service providers who, spoiler alert, weren't as thrilled to see me. Their vibe? "Come back tomorrow."

Through the bureaucratic chaos, what I find cool is the banker's clever marketing game – pretending to helping people while actually doing business. This, my friend, is Marketing 101 in action!

@ItypeHere

Aight, what’s up everyone? I’m turning this channel into a space where I drop my thoughts, coding stuff, rants - basically whatever's on my mind. I just needed a spot to talk, and hey, where better than here? 😁

Okay okay, not just for talking.. I'll be sharing anything useful I come across in my coding journey (and life too). Hopefully, it ends up being helpful for you... and who knows, maybe you’ll throw some good stuff my way too if we’re vibing on the same wavelength.

Stick around with me, at least give me a three-day free trial before unsubscribing lol.

Not sure how often I’ll post, but when I do, it’ll be worth a glance (hopefully). So yeah, bear with me!

A girl on the street asked me for 10 birr. I told her, “My mom only gave me money for taxi, nothing else.” She smiled and said, “Don’t say my mom, say my wife.” I smiled back and told her, “I’m not married yet, I’m single and in my early twenties.” But she insisted I was married and even had a kid.

Moral of the story: I’m not married, I’m actually very much single. So don’t hold back from submitting your application just because you assumed I was taken :)

Spent the past three days participating in the National ID Hackathon... honestly, such a worthwhile experience. I learned a ton about what can be done with Fayda ID and the kinds of projects they're working on right now. Turns out Fayda has potential applications in a bunch of areas like blockchain, agritech, and smart governance.

We had people from different sectors join us... even someone from the World Bank... and they shared real challenges they face, like how hard it is to distribute aid in rural areas because so many people don’t have proper identification.

Also, gotta say, the accommodation Fayda provided was a pleasant surprise. I mean, I didn’t expect the government to put us up in a four-star hotel, with food and everything covered. Thought we’d be crashing in some university dorms or something. Sure, we were finalists, but still... didn’t see that coming. I think I’m gonna sign up for anything that has “Fayda” in the name from now on (mainly for the food and hotel 😅).

The results of the hackathon haven’t been announced yet... they’re coming out this Wednesday.

Overall, I took away two main lessons from the whole thing. First, solving real-world problems isn’t about building the fanciest system... it’s about creating something that actually works for the people it's meant to serve. Like, in rural areas, a lot of folks have low literacy, no internet, and sometimes not even electricity. So whatever system you build needs to take all that into account.

Second, having your ideas clearly mapped out from start to finish before jumping into implementation is a lifesaver. Otherwise, you might start off building an e-commerce app and somehow end up halfway through a delivery platform. Staying focused makes it way more likely you’ll actually solve the problem instead of getting lost along the way.

why is the internet always down when you are about to join a meeting ?

The most important article you can read: why your website should be under 14KB in size.

If you're building for a country where the internet is so crap, you can’t expect people to use your site if it’s bloated.

https://endtimes.dev/why-your-website-should-be-under-14kb-in-size/

chatGPT 5 🔥

ui looks cool .. (the landing page I mean )

Some of us including me always complain about being a student at Addis Ababa University. But the bitter truth is AAU is by far better than most universities in Ethiopia.

According to the laws of statistics, I might be wrong to make such a statement. since I’ve only visited AASTU and ASTU so far. But here’s why I say this - the universities most often mentioned as being “active” in tech are those two. Yet, when I saw the infrastructure there (which is way lower compared to AAU).. it’s not the university itself that makes them active... it’s the students.

They’re engineering campuses, but if you get an F in Machine or Thermodynamics... the staircases feel more like they’re open to let you jump than to actually let you go down :) Jokes aside... there’s really nothing in the environment that draws you in. Most startups and innovation centers are in Addis anyway.

Conclusion to my little rant... let’s use the opportunities we have as AAU students. Don’t mind me... I’m writing this in the middle of the night after many hours of debugging... but yeah, it is what it is :)

more code =/= better apps.

as having more laws doesn't ensure justice, writing more code doesn't let you build better apps. and the new technology, AI, made the wrong part easier. which is it lets you write more words but not quality one.

agree ?

back in high school... whenever I joined events like hackathons or competitions... I’d see university students and think, “wow, they’re so old” and I couldn’t imagine competing in something that high schoolers could still join once I got to their age.

now I’m a 5th-year student... and at every hackathon there are these insanely smart high schoolers making me feel dumb, like I’ve never done anything better since high school. 😭

they’re smart and active, fr.

late_night_rant

if you are looking to apply for internships and jobs in big techs, these github repos might be worth to consider. drop in the comment section if you know other.

https://github.com/speedyapply/2025-SWE-College-Jobs?tab=readme-ov-file

https://github.com/vanshb03/Summer2026-Internships?tab=readme-ov-file

https://github.com/SimplifyJobs/Summer2026-Internships

እግር ኳስና Product Development

ብዙ የአርሴናል ደጋፊዎች ማንቸስተር ዩናይትድን የምንጠላበት ምክንያት በአምስት ኳስ ቅብብል ጎል የሚያስቆጥሩበትን ምክንያት ነበር። በአንጻሩ አርሴናል ኳሷን አሽሞንሙኖ ከ20 በላይ ቅብብሎች አድርጎ የሚያምር ጨዋታ አሳይቶን ነበር። እንደውም ያ ሁሉ ቅብብል መጨረሻው መሳት ሊሆንም ይችላል ።

ሶፍትዌርም ላይ Ui አማረ አላማረ ሳይጨነቁ functional የሆነ app ሰርተው የሚሽጡ አሉ። ስራውን ይስራ ማሳመሩ ይደርሳል የሚሉት አይነት ሰዎች ማለት ነው።

ሌሎች ደግሞ ከሁሉም በላይ የሚያሳስባቸው UI ነው። Redesign እያደረጉ ወራት ይሄዳሉ። በመጨረሻም የተፈለገውን ያክል ሳይሆን ይቀራል ። አርሴናል እንደነዚህ ሰዎች ነበር።

አሁን ግን የዋንጫ ቡድን መሆን የገባው ይመስላል ። ጥሩ ሳይሆን ነጥብ ይዞ ሲወጣ ይታያል።

መቸም ዋናው ነጥቤ ኳሱ አይደለም። ሀሳቤን ካገኝችሁት የውጤት ሰው እንሁን ነው።

we are almost saying this year to year. but I hope this time we take points from every game ...and gyokeres won't flop up😭