found a major vulnerability in my college website… feels like Superman mode unlocked 🦸‍♂️

let's start something...

📢 THE TIER-3 TO MAANG BLUEPRINT (NO FLUFF EDITION)

🛑 READ THIS FIRST:
If you are from a Tier-3 college, you are invisible.
• HRs won’t open your resume.
• ATS will auto-reject you.
• Service companies (WITCH) are a trap.
You need to bypass the system. Here is the exact algorithm to do it.

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📍 PHASE 1: THE ARSENAL (DSA)
*If you can't solve a Medium problem in 20 mins, you don't exist.*

🔹 The Resource (Pick ONE, don't hoard):
1. Striver’s A2Z Sheet: If you have >6 months. (Builds logic from zero).
2. NeetCode 150: If you have <3 months. (Pattern recognition only).
3. Blind 75: For last-minute revision.

🔹 The Metrics (The Truth):
• LeetCode: 1600+ Contest Rating (This is the minimum to be taken seriously).
• CodeChef: 3-Star+ (Shows you can survive competitive pressure).
• Tip: Think Out Loud. If you stay silent for 5 mins in an interview, you fail. Period.

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📍 PHASE 2: RESUME & PROJECTS
*Stop building "To-Do Lists" and "Calculators". They are trash.*

✅ Projects that get Interviews:
1. Real-Time Collab Tool: (WebSockets + Redis) -> Shows you understand concurrency.
2. Video Streaming Engine: (WebRTC + HLS) -> Shows you understand data chunks.
3. Database Clone: Build a mini-Redis or mini-Git -> Shows deep internal knowledge.

❌ Resume Killers:
• "Looking for challenging roles..." (Delete this).
• Skill Bars (e.g., "Java: 80%").
• Photos or fancy double-column designs. Use Single Column Plain Text.

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📍 PHASE 3: THE "BYPASS" (Hiring Challenges)
*Applying on careers pages = Black Hole. Win these instead.*

🏆 Active & High-Value:
🔥 Flipkart GRiD: (June/July) -> Top performers get SDE-1 interviews directly.
🔥 Amazon WoW: (March/May) -> Women only. Easier entry than general pool.
🔥 TCS CodeVita: (Nov/Dec) -> Global rankers skip the service-role queue.
🔥 Meta Hacker Cup: (Aug-Oct) -> High ranks get recruiter attention.

💀 DEAD / DISCONTINUED:
❌ Google Kick Start
❌ Google Code Jam
*(Stop searching for these. They are gone.)*

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📍 PHASE 4: THE HIDDEN GEM (Open Source)
*Better than an internship at a random startup.*

💎 LFX Mentorship (Linux Foundation):
• Why: Pays $3,000 - $6,000. Less competition than GSoC.
• Focus: Cloud Native, Kubernetes, Linux Kernel.
• Status: Highly respected by hiring managers.

💎 MLH Fellowship:
• Why: Backed by Meta/GitHub.
• Reality: 2.5% acceptance rate. If you get in, you are set.

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📍 PHASE 5: COLD EMAILING (The Telegram Script)
*Never send "Hi, any jobs?". Use this template.*

📩 Subject: SDE Opportunity | LeetCode 1800+ | Ex-LFX Mentee

"Hi [Name],

I saw your team is hiring for. I am a final year student at [College].

Why me:
1. DSA: Rated 1858 on LeetCode (Top 5%).
2. Dev: Built [Project Name] dealing with 10k+ concurrent requests (Link).
3. Open Source: Merged 3 PRs into.

Attaching my resume. Could you review it for a potential referral?

Best,
"

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📍 PHASE 6: COMPANY CHEAT CODES

🟠 AMAZON:
• The Trap: The Bar Raiser Round. They can reject you even if you code perfectly.
• The Fix: Memorize the 16 Leadership Principles.
• Focus: "Customer Obsession" & "Bias for Action". Prepare stories using STAR Method (Situation, Task, Action, Result).

🔵 GOOGLE:
• The Trap: Googliness. It measures "intellectual humility" and ethics.
• The Fix: Don't be arrogant. Use Google Interview Warmup tool to practice.
• Tech: Expect Graph/DP problems that look weird (not standard LeetCode).

🔴 NETFLIX:
• Update: Now hiring New Grads/Interns (Emerging Talent Program).
• The Filter: CodeSignal Assessment. You need a score of 800+ to even talk to a human.

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💡 FINAL TRUTH:
The system is rigged against Tier-3.
• You have to be 2x better to get 1/2 the opportunity.
• Stop complaining.
• Start grinding.

Hackathon 1O1

heya so i'm trying to create a google play console acc so that i can publish android apps on playstore but unfortunately my card ain’t working 🫠
i tried airtel virtual debit card, sbi rupay card (these didn’t even get added)
and at last sbi visa debit card (it got declined idk why)

nothing worked at all!!

got any suggestions?

A price tampering vulnerability within a vending machine API that disrupts the payment flow;

read article by me:
https://medium.com/@x64vbhv/breaking-the-payment-flow-a-price-tampering-vulnerability-in-a-vending-machine-api-c5e8a7ab63f1

reverse engineered NTES - the backend that powers Indian Railways train tracking;

then published it on PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/ntes-client
& on github: https://github.com/x64vbhv/ntes-client

anyone can:
pip install ntes-client

and track trains, check schedules, get live station updates — all from Python.

unofficial? yes.
functional? absolutely.

source: here

System Design & Golang (Basics to Intermediate)

www.karanpratapsingh.com/courses

ML
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKnIA16_Rmvbr7zKYQuBfsVkjoLcJgxHH&si=mxL2AnU-lMWU2J2A

Visual: https://mlu-explain.github.io/

Google OAuth Login (Login with Google) Workflow

[1] Client ID & Secret

[-] What: Your app's public username (ID) and hidden password (Secret).
[-] Where: Google Cloud Console > APIs & Services > Credentials.

[2] Callback URL (Redirect URI)

[-] What: The exact link on your site where Google sends the user *after* they hit "Allow."
[-] Where: Added in that exact same Credentials page in Google Cloud.

[3] How You Get the Token

> Step A: Google redirects the user to your Callback URL and attaches a temporary code to the link.
> Step B: Your backend takes that code and sends it to Google along with your Client ID and Secret.
> Step C: Google checks them. If they match, Google gives your backend the Access Token.
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SWE/Backend Interview Prep Checklist

Credit: anubhavchoubey.com

yoo yoo... thinking of teaching python then flask/fastapi backend

need revision anyway nd i feel teaching is one of the best ways to learn

so if you're preparing for placements nd wanna learn backend quickly i can teach u for free ofc ;)

btw i'm not an expert it's just i feel best way to learn is to teach;