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| 1 | +Date: 06-09-2025 |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Duration: 1 hr 38 mins |
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| 5 | +==== Topics Discussed |
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| 7 | +* Manan and Ankush discussed the increasing generalization of hackathons and how most problem statements are now heavily AI-focused. |
| 8 | + ** Manan shared that he is organizing a hackathon at NMIMS Mumbai with the support of his college’s GDG and other organizations. |
| 9 | + ** Alpesh shared details of an upcoming hackathon: |
| 10 | + *** link:https://luma.com/o2kymmz2?fbclid=PAdGRjcAMoON9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp2bdNyo0Xi_Q5ubdw6yjoEu-ugws-05kBLcBki-zcKauYHTXtCDCPRz_sDq4_aem_m4lRAkyTAKk8enCAdXcokw[MumbAI Hack Day^] |
| 11 | +* Manan shared a strange experience where `sudo apt install npm` initially shown ETA of an hour but installed quickly through a different method. |
| 12 | + ** Alpesh explained this could be due to APT mirrors frequently going down. |
| 13 | + ** He also shared reflector which can be used to refresh mirrors for Pacman (Arch linux). |
| 14 | + *** link:https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Reflector[Reflector^] |
| 15 | +* Alpesh shared that he is currently exploring Windows User Account Control (UAC). |
| 16 | + ** link:http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/user-account-control/how-it-works[How User Account Control works^] |
| 17 | + ** link:https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME[UACMe - GitHub^] |
| 18 | +* Manan discussed the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) problem statements he plans to work on, receiving feedback from Alpesh. |
| 19 | +* Manan shared that he reported a security vulnerability to a company, but they are silently fixing it without acknowledging his email. |
| 20 | + ** Jaden advised either letting it go or making it public, recommending the former approach. |
| 21 | +* Chetan shared his exploration of open source, Linux Foundation (LFX), and CNCF projects. |
| 22 | + ** 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. |
| 23 | + *** link:https://www.cncf.io[CNCF^] |
| 24 | + *** link:https://lfx.linuxfoundation.org[LFX^] |
| 25 | + *** link:https://landscape.cncf.io[CNCF landscape^] |
| 26 | + *** link:https://argoproj.github.io[Argo^] |
| 27 | + *** link:https://ngrok.com[ngrok^] |
| 28 | +* Chetan asked Alpesh and Jaden about ongoing campus placements in Mumbai colleges and shared his internship experience. |
| 29 | + ** Jaden provided placement statistics from when he graduated. |
| 30 | +* Chetan asked Jaden about update on his work which he showed during last catchup session. |
| 31 | + ** Jaden provided updates, explaining a newly discovered vulnerability in V-OS and demonstrating how it could be exploited using Frida scripting. |
| 32 | + *** link:https://github.com/frida/frida[Frida^] |
| 33 | + *** link:https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/32/d2/9f/394077d8ff42e3/US9054865.pdf[V-Key Patent details^] |
| 34 | + *** link:https://www.appviewx.com/education-center/hypervisor[Hypervisor^] |
| 35 | + *** link:https://www.v-key.com/products/v-os-virtual-secure-element[V-OS Virtual Secure Element^] |
| 36 | +* Chetan presented his personal portfolio, and Jaden showcased a fun project built using Three.js. |
| 37 | + ** link:https://chetandoes.dev[Chetans portfolio^] |
| 38 | + ** link:https://adrianotiger.github.io/desktopPet[Desktop Pet^] |
| 39 | + ** link:https://jadenfurtado.github.io/Blossom[Blossom - Jaden's fun project^] |
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