$ nmap -sV target$ sqlmap -u "http://?id=1" --batch$ python3 exploit.py$ gobuster dir -u http://target -w wordlist.txt$ ffuf -u https://t/FUZZ -w words.txt$ hashcat -m 1000 hashes.txt dict.txt$ dig target.com ANY +short$ curl -s https://api/ping
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MANIKANDAN

aka Maxim

Developer. Thinker. Occasional chaos agent.
This is my logbook — raw thoughts, life lessons, things I learned the hard way, and everything in between.

5 posts published4 categories5 mins avg read

> date: 2026-04-18

ctf

CTF notes after midnight

"Most of my best CTF solves happen between 11 PM and 2 AM. This is how I run those sessions without burning out."

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> 2026-03-29

[ dev ]

How I scope side projects so they actually ship

I stopped planning side projects like startup launches. This is the lightweight scope template that helped me ship faster.

6 min read[ READ → ]

> 2026-02-11

[ ops ]

What broken deploys taught me about calm debugging

When a deploy fails in public, panic is easy. These are the habits that helped me debug faster and with less chaos.

5 min read[ READ → ]

> 2025-03-08

[ mindset ]

Why I stopped overthinking and just started building

There's a version of me that spent three months planning a project that never shipped...

5 min read[ READ → ]

> 2025-02-14

[ dev ]

My first month freelancing in Chennai

Four weeks in. No clients yet. A lot of cold emails. Here's what I learned about going solo in a city that runs on referrals.

4 min read[ READ → ]

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MAXIM.BLOG — personal logbook of Manikandan

Chennai, India | Est. 2026

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