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OTC CatchUp #252

Authors: Ankush Kapoor · Darshan Rander

Date: 06-09-2025

Duration: 1 hr 38 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Manan and Ankush discussed the increasing generalization of hackathons and how most problem statements are now heavily AI-focused.

    • Manan shared that he is organizing a hackathon at NMIMS Mumbai with the support of his college’s GDG and other organizations.

    • Alpesh shared details of an upcoming hackathon:

  • Manan shared a strange experience where sudo apt install npm initially shown ETA of an hour but installed quickly through a different method.

    • Alpesh explained this could be due to APT mirrors frequently going down.

    • He also shared reflector which can be used to refresh mirrors for Pacman (Arch linux).

  • Alpesh shared that he is currently exploring Windows User Account Control (UAC).

  • Manan discussed the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) problem statements he plans to work on, receiving feedback from Alpesh.

  • Manan shared that he reported a security vulnerability to a company, but they are silently fixing it without acknowledging his email.

    • Jaden advised either letting it go or making it public, recommending the former approach.

  • Chetan shared his exploration of open source, Linux Foundation (LFX), and CNCF projects.

    • He explained CNCF’s structure, highlighted its project landscape, and discussed his contributions to the Meshery project, which is currently in its application phase on LFX.

  • Chetan asked Alpesh and Jaden about ongoing campus placements in Mumbai colleges and shared his internship experience.

    • Jaden provided placement statistics from when he graduated.

  • Chetan asked Jaden about update on his work which he showed during last catchup session.

  • Chetan presented his personal portfolio, and Jaden showcased a fun project built using Three.js.

Attendees

  1. Alpesh Bhagwatkar

  2. Ankush Kapoor

  3. Bhavesh Kukreja

  4. CHETAN JANGIR

  5. Jaden Furtado

  6. Rishit Dagli

  7. jaden furtado

  8. Ayush More

  9. Manan Gandhi

  10. Mohammad Kaif

  11. Shlok Bagwe

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