Are we capable of understanding the intensity of others’ feelings?

Photo by Tom Frances Palattao on Unsplash Photo by Tom Frances Palattao on Unsplash I have always wondered if we truly understand what the other person is communicating. When I say, “it tastes so good,” “it is the best,” or “it is unbearable” — does the other person truly understand? Is my “unbearable” the same as the other person’s “unbearable”? The Need The need to “feel” understood is one of the primitive needs for humans — to be seen. To have one’s existence witnessed. ...

March 14, 2026 · 4 min

Barbarika’s arrows — The origin of GC.Collect()

Before you start reading, I want to clarify that this is not a technical article on the Mark and Sweep Algorithm. This is a story about weapon possed by a great warrior called Barbarika. Barbarika was grandson of Gadothgaja (Bheema’s son). He possessed a very powerful weapon — a bow and quiver with 3 arrows. The speciality of the weapon is that with just those 3 arrows he can vanquish the enemies and win any war. ...

November 10, 2025 · 2 min