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technologySep 15, 2025

How LLMs Work — Interactive Visual Explainer

From raw text to intelligent predictions — interact with every stage of a large language model.

technologyDec 8, 2025

How the Internet Works — Interactive Visual Explainer

From ARPANET to 5 billion users — trace the journey of every click through cables, protocols, and servers.

technologyJan 12, 2026

Every Claude Code Concept Explained — Interactive Guide

30+ Claude Code concepts explained interactively — from your first terminal prompt to autonomous Agent Teams. Master permissions, CLAUDE.md, MCP servers, hooks, skills, IDE integrations, and more.

technologyMar 8, 2026

AI Is Thirsty — The Hidden Environmental Cost of Every Prompt

Every AI query has a price tag nobody shows you. Real 2025–2026 data on water, energy, and carbon costs across ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude, and every major AI company.

technologyMar 21, 2026

Low Level Design: OOP & SOLID Principles Visualized

Interactive visual guide to Object-Oriented Programming and SOLID principles. Toggle violations on and off in live class diagrams, watch coupling scores change, and score your codebase.

technologyJan 19, 2026

System Design 101 — How Every App Handles Millions of Users

An interactive visual guide to system design. See how DNS, load balancers, caches, databases, and message queues work together to serve millions of users.

mathematicsOct 27, 2025

How Probability Fools Your Brain — Interactive Explainer

Interactive puzzles that reveal how your intuition about probability is systematically wrong.

economicsNov 17, 2025

How Rich Is a Billionaire, Really?

An interactive, scroll-driven data story that makes you feel the incomprehensible scale of billionaire wealth. Real 2026 data.

economicsMar 13, 2026

Where Does Your Tax Money Go, India?

Enter your salary and see exactly where every rupee of your income tax goes — defence, roads, mid-day meals, ISRO. Includes hidden indirect taxes, Tax Freedom Day, and a downloadable receipt.

economicsMar 15, 2026

Which Jobs Will AI Replace in India?

643 million workers. 82% informal. Explore which Indian jobs AI will replace first — and why the lowest-paid workers are the safest.

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