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15 posts, mostly about tech. Occasionally not.

2026

  1. Hampi and the History I Never Learnt

    A visit to Hampi, and what it showed me about the history I learnt in school versus the history I never did.

  2. My Blog's MCP Server Finally Got a Lock (Part 2)

    Part 2 of the blog-MCP saga: someone pointed out my server had no auth, so in one day I added Auth0 OAuth, tests, a deploy fix, and notes, then checked that the lock actually works.

  3. Stuff I Actually Use — 2026

    Not necessarily the best thing in every category. Just stuff I own, actually use, and would bother mentioning.

  4. I Ran a Personal Blog on AWS. I Deserve What Happened.

    For years I ran this blog on GCP. Cloud Build for the pipeline, GCS for the bucket, Strapi as the CMS.

  5. I Built an MCP Server So Claude Could Manage My Blog

    I run a personal blog backed by Strapi CMS. It works fine.

2025

  1. Building a Scalable Music Recommendation System with AutoGen: A Real-World Implementation

    As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, we're witnessing a fascinating shift from single-model systems to collaborative AI frameworks.

2023

  1. Step-by-Step: Building My Blog with JAMStack and Google Cloud

    I embarked on a journey to discover the ideal platform for my blog.

  2. Jovian Generative AI Hackathon June 2023

    I attended the recent GenAI Hackathon hosted by Jovian and I thought a quick blog about my experiences would be an excellent way to share my learning experience.

  3. Streaming using Flask and React

    Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3.5 by Open AI, have indeed taken the world by storm recently.

  4. Is ChatGPT really destroying Chegg's fortunes?

    I am sure we have all seen the news of Chegg's stock price plumetting just after announcing its previous quarter's results.

  5. Thoughts on Evil Dead Rise (2023)

    "Evil Dead Rise" is the latest installment in the Evil Dead franchise, directed by Irish writer-director Lee Cronin.

2022

  1. Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Developer Exam

    I gave the Professional Cloud Developer Exam in December 2022.

2021

  1. An Introduction To MVCS Architecture

    In software engineering, a software design pattern (also known as a software architecture pattern) is a generally applicable and reusable solution to a…

2018

  1. Manipal – Shaping My Life for Good!

    Coming to MIT has been one of the most important decisions in my life.

  2. What villain actually had a point?

    Roy Batty from the Blade Runner (1982) was the antagonist of the story but hardly a true villain.

Portrait of Anshuman Kumar

Anshuman Kumar @anshuman_kmr

Software Engineer · Flexera · Bangalore

Building FinOps AI at Flexera. Into running, cycling, board games, coffee, cooking when I can, and films.

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