Long-form articles on cricket, code, and the topics behind our tools and quizzes.
Pasting an API key into a random website to "format" it sounds risky — and sometimes it is. Here is how to tell whether an online tool processes your data privately in your browser or quietly uploads it to a server.
Read more →A coin flip feels almost too simple to be interesting — but it is a tiny lesson in probability, human bias, and how to break a deadlock when you genuinely cannot decide.
Read more →JSON runs the modern web, but a single misplaced comma can break an entire file. Here is what JSON is, the handful of rules it enforces, and why your file refuses to parse.
Read more →Work for 25 minutes, break for 5, repeat. It sounds too simple to matter — but the Pomodoro Technique works because of how it changes your relationship with starting and with distraction.
Read more →QR codes are on menus, posters, tickets, and payment screens everywhere. Here is what is really inside that little square — and how to scan and create them without getting scammed.
Read more →A color on a screen can be written as #4F46E5, rgb(79, 70, 229), or hsl(243, 75%, 59%) — all the same purple. Here is what each format means and when to use which.
Read more →The 2026 World Cup is the biggest ever: 48 teams, three host nations, 16 cities, and 104 matches. Here is exactly how the new format works and what to expect.
Read more →Most paid utility apps charge for features that should be free. Here are ten browser-based tools that cover the most common everyday tasks — no account, no installation, no subscription.
Read more →Password123. iloveyou. Your pet's name followed by your birth year. These are the passwords attackers try first — and they work millions of times a day. Here is what actually makes a password strong, why length beats complexity, and the one habit change that eliminates most account security risk.
Read more →PSL 2026 had everything: an expanded eight-team field, a debut franchise reaching the final, a record-equalling batting season from Babar Azam, a leg-spinner topping the wicket charts, and a final delivered by an Aaron Hardie all-round masterclass. Here is how the biggest PSL season in history actually played out.
Read more →Both the PSL and the IPL are domestic T20 leagues built around city franchises, but they differ in ways that materially affect how matches play out — team count, overseas caps, draft mechanics, the impact-player rule, and the commercial scale they each operate at. Here is the honest, structural comparison in 2026.
Read more →UUID v4 is the default everyone reaches for. UUID v7 — standardised in RFC 9562 in 2024 — is winning fast for database primary keys. Here is why the difference matters and when to switch.
Read more →BMI is everywhere — doctor visits, insurance forms, fitness apps. But it was invented by a Belgian mathematician in 1832 to study population averages, not to assess individual health. Here is what it does well, where it fails, and what to look at alongside it.
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