Code and Thought

So I tried signing up for Claude AI today and found out it’s not supported in this country 😅 which meant VPN mode activated. On top of that, it needed phone number verification… yeah, it got complicated real quick. But this is where having international friends comes in clutch 🙌 Huge shoutout to my Bangladeshi friend Milky Way for helping me out today—you saved me fr. Lowkey lesson here: build your network beyond borders. International friendships aren’t just vibes—they’re actually useful.

Having GitHub Copilot Pro as a student is actually so useful tbh If you’re a student, you can get it for free through the GitHub Student Developer Pack after verifying your academic email on GitHub. The setup is super straightforward: 1. Go to GitHub and sign in to your account 2. Add and verify your student email (usually your university email) 3. Apply for the Student Developer Pack and wait for approval 4. Once approved, go to benefits and activate Copilot Pro 5. Install/enable it in your editor (like in vs code)...That's it. #WorthSharing @zaya_journal

Hey, I’ve been working on something recently. I’m launching Beyond the Classroom. For a long time, I was focused only on grades… until I realized there’s so much more students can do beyond that. This is my way of helping others discover opportunities, learn skills, and grow beyond academics. I built a simple landing page for it link: beyond-the-class-room If it connects with you, join @beyond_classroom and share it with someone who needs it. Appreciate the support 🤝

Realizing that in 2036 we’ll miss 2026 the way we now miss 2016 feels almost ironic. The years we rushed through...complained about and called ordinary somehow become the ones we ache for most. We were there living it..barely noticing, always wishing for something better.. not knowing we were already inside the moments we’d one day long to return to. Time never warns us. It doesn’t pause or ask us to pay attention...it simply passes, quietly..until all that’s left is the feeling that we didn’t hold on tightly enough. So maybe all we can do is live a little more...laugh a little louder and hold on a little tighter...because this..right now..is what we’ll one day miss #reflection @zaya_journal

Whenever I encounter a problem and want to solve it by developing something, the first thing that comes to my mind is searching for a product that already has a solution. Most of the time, I find one, even if it requires a combination of websites or apps that can do the job just fine. That makes me lose interest in the project I originally thought of. So, if I continue like this, I won't have a software product of my own because there's already a made product for everything I can think of🙂‍↕️

Someone said "Procrastination is an arrogant assumption that God owes you another opportunity for the things you had time to do"

🔥 Here are 10 new YouTube videos that will help you learn AI: 1. Claude’s New AI youtu.be/DG1wRgEpdO4 2. Learn 80% of Claude Cowork in less than 20 minutes youtu.be/z9rdrNrkvDY 3. How to Position Yourself Now Before the Next AI Phase youtu.be/E0Q96IKXx6Q 4. 23 AI Trends keeping me up at night youtu.be/lyqk7zxbCKs 5. Claude Code: Build Your Full AI Marketing Team (Agents + Claude Skills) youtu.be/yLXLHnD4fco 6. Gemma 4 + Ollama = FREE Claude Code youtu.be/eehsSUlXZN4 7. We Made 3 High Priced Etsy Digital Downloads Using Claude (This is nuts) youtu.be/MUFyMS4QJlw 8. The Hardest Problem AI Ever Solved youtu.be/C0gErQtnNFE 9. In 1 Year, the Gap Between AI Users and Everyone Else Will Be Irreversible youtu.be/YfRkj9kmQf0 10. Gemma 4 Just Got Way More Powerful with Open WebUI youtu.be/aQ1rblXB91U @aipost 🏴

Sunday remainder If you think you’re the best in the room, you’re in the wrong room. ቀይር!

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What about in 10, 15, or 20 years? I am asking about the result(the life style), not the process—but still, does what you are doing now help you get there? Do you know a developer or software engineer with the life style you want? If so, how did they market their skills? What did they do differently? Just a reminder to see the big picture 🙂

The “የትም ፍጪው ዱቄቱን አምጪው” rule. Sometimes, when we strive hard in life, we feel like we deserve praise and success. But the rule doesn’t work like that. Whatever you do should produce an observable outcome. - Nobody cares how many years you spent coding—what matters is whether you’re earning or creating impact with that knowledge. -Nobody cares how much you studied—what matters is achieving high results. -Nobody cares how much pain you endured in life—what matters is becoming a valuable person. -Even more, God does not judge you by the total count of your deeds alone, but by the state you meet Him in at the end. So, brothers and sisters, whatever skill you have—even something as simple as talking—think about how to turn it into something valuable. Don’t just solve thousands of LeetCode questions if they don’t lead anywhere. And that “somewhere” shouldn’t be vague hope—it should be a clear, strategic plan with a measurable timeline.

These days, now that I am back home, I am focusing more on connecting with influential people and spending time where I want to see my future self. So, let me share what I learned about life today.

Trying to keep up with all these new AI tools lately… feels exactly like when I was trying to learn every new JavaScript framework back in the day 😅 By the time you understand one… there are already new ones waiting for you. And now with AI? It’s even crazier, new tools are coming out, every time i checked. Most of these tools? They get hyped a lot… then disappear… then new ones come again. Pick one tool you actually enjoy using. Learn it well. Use it in real projects. That’s what really matters. You can always explore the rest later, when things calm down... We’ve been here before with frameworks. We survived that. We may survive this too. @edemy251

I’d rather work on a project in Assembly or Fortran than prepare a CV. Am I the only one?😭😭😭

touching my pc after 2 days — thanks to mebrat hayl🙃

And finally, 5. There is an Arabic proverb that says: من لا يعاني لا يدرك المعاني "He who doesn't suffer won't know the meanings" -- my own translation; it may not describe what It is intended for real. 😇

4. Check on your people! I think this is the most important lesson I realized today. Everybody around us is in pain. Everyone has his or her own trauma. It is hard to be good to people without ever being the cause of pain they remember even after you are gone. People suffer from other irresponsible people's random words for decades. Check on the people around you and see how they are doing. They may be in deep pain and hating life right now. Just try to be the peace and smile maker wherever you are. Support your father, your mother, your brothers and sisters, support your friends and those you love. Support anyone, even animals, wallahi, even if they are doing wrong to you; Allah will compensate for all of it. And finally, if anyone of you wants someone to listen and care when you are hurt, remember: no project of mine is better than you. I am always available. Just DM.

3. Sometimes getting the right people in your life is better than millions of other opportunities combined, because they themselves are the 'luck'. But be sure you are someone who deserves to be in their circle too. The result of working hard on yourself can be manifested by the improvement in your surroundings.

2. Seek perfection in everything you do; create something that provides value, not just a draft. Ihsan