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Sadman Hossain

Part of Sadman Hossain

Sometimes boring explorations into a world of software and beyond.

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What I watched in 2025
My favourite TV shows and movies of 2025 (and others).
https://sadman.ca/blog/what-i-watched-in-2025/
What I read in 2025
My favourite books of 2025 (and others).
https://sadman.ca/blog/what-i-read-in-2025/
You can just do things
The simplest truth about life that we all forget sometimes.
https://sadman.ca/blog/you-can-just-do-things/
A late start to Blaugust 2025
Getting involved in a new month-long blog challenge, with only half the month to go.
https://sadman.ca/blog/a-late-start-to-blaugust-2025/
A timeline for ECE496 at UofT
A comprehensive timeline of the UofT engineering capstone design project course (ECE496) experience from team formation to final presentation.
https://sadman.ca/blog/ece496-timeline/
How to use Goodreads data in Astro
Using the Astro Content Loader API to get data from Goodreads bookshelves and dynamically build Goodreads components in Astro.
https://sadman.ca/blog/how-to-use-goodreads-data-in-astro/
Course reviews for upper-year UofT ECE courses
What upper-year courses you should take as a UofT ECE student (and what to watch out for when planning on Magellan).
https://sadman.ca/blog/uoft-ece-upper-year-course-reviews/
What I watched in 2024
My favourite TV shows and movies of 2024 (and others).
https://sadman.ca/blog/what-i-watched-in-2024/
What I read in 2024
My favourite books of 2024 (and others).
https://sadman.ca/blog/what-i-read-in-2024/
Putting 20k+ words on a 1 MB cheatsheet
The art of maximizing content on a cheatsheet while maintaining readability using the cutting-edge in type-setting technology (ala Typst).
https://sadman.ca/blog/how-to-put-20k+-words-on-a-cheatsheet/
Advice for high school freshmen
What I would’ve told myself back then if I could do so now.
https://sadman.ca/blog/advice-for-high-school-freshmen/
A look at my (rather old) VS Code setup
Some snippets of tools I used to use back in my first year of university (and some that I still do too).
https://sadman.ca/blog/my-old-vs-code-setup/
A guide to learning
Better alternatives to rote memorization (also known as cramming the night before an exam)
https://sadman.ca/blog/a-guide-to-learning/
Why I use Trello
Everybody needs a system for making their to do list; Trello is mine.
https://sadman.ca/blog/why-i-use-trello/
How I deal with email
People loathe the experience of email. Here's my system of dealing with it.
https://sadman.ca/blog/how-i-deal-with-email/
Coming up with (good) ideas
Coming up with good ideas can be tough, but the real magic lies in the process, not just the outcome.
https://sadman.ca/blog/coming-up-with-good-ideas/
On keeping a journal
Why you should be writing if you aren't already.
https://sadman.ca/blog/on-keeping-a-journal/