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i am shreemaan abhishek, software engineer @invideo.io and maintainer of apache apisix.

Welcome to my blog. Here, you can learn more about me or just read my write ups.

Eric Andre "let me in" meme.

Forward Proxy in NGINX; A VPN Is Not What You Need

In this blog I cover how you can setup NGINX to proxy your request to access location blocked web services. I was out of town for a few weeks when I wanted to purchase some t-shirts from my favourite online store. That’s when I realised they block requests coming out of country. That’s when I thought I should prolly use a VPN. But my geeky ass wanted to do something cool....

April 13, 2025
Aerial photo of a beach and sea.

This Is Why You Are Dumb

If we rule out the factor of genetics, everyone is equally capable in terms of their brain function. Then why are some people smarter than others? Well, you can look up Google and read articles to find the answer. This post however, is a dump of a mix of my reasoning and my personal story. This is a story back when I was in sixth standard. I was not a quote-unquote bright kid in the class....

March 31, 2021