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Hi. I'm Arnav.

"TimePass" means "passing time" in Hindi. Named "Labs" because "Random Stuff by Arnav" felt too honest. That's about the extent of the engineering.

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Law student by choice, tech person by habit. TimePass Labs is where the second one gets to breathe.

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"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

— Saint Augustine

Exam Resource Hub: A Project Nobody Asked for

The Exam Resource Hub: A Project Nobody Asked For TimePass Labs, by Arnav I haven't written here in a while, so let me catch you up with something I've been meaning to talk about: the Exam Resource Hub. Nobody asked for it. That's kind of the whole point. A friend of mine was prepping for competitive exams and kept struggling with one specific thing, static GK. Not the kind of subject you can cram the night before; it's the kind that rewards steady, boring, daily consistency. I wasn't doing anything better with my time, so I put together a small resource around it, mostly to pass the time. At some point I decided to make it public, and I'm pretty sure that dozen or so people I shared it with didn't really use it either. That was fine. Nothing about this project was built for an audience. Keeping it deliberately simple The one design decision I was strict about from day one: don't over-build this. It would've been easy to reach for a f...
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🧰 My Gear — The Stuff I Use (and Sometimes Overuse)

People like to say “It’s not about the gear, it’s about how you use it.” Sure… but it’s also fun to talk about the gear. So here’s mine — the essentials, the nice-to-haves, and the “why do I even own this” stuff. Generated by ChatGPT- Ownership belongs to Arnav Batra 📱 Daily Driver: Pixel 8 (128GB) My main phone. Does the job, takes great photos, and gets updates before most other Androids know an update exists. Color? Obsidian. Case? Of course, because I like my glass unshattered PS: Review coming soon! Buy Now!!!(Link) 📟 Tablet: iPad Pro 10.5-inch Old but still a champ. Mostly for watching stuff, quick browsing, and pretending I’ll draw on it one day. It’s got a cover because I drop things. A lot. ( Case Link ) 🎧 Audio Situation JBL Tune 770NC — Noise-cancelling headphones for when I need to block out the world (or my neighbor drilling at 7 AM). Buy Now!!(Link) Zebronics Speaker — For when I’m not feeling fancy. Alexa Echo Dot — Mostly used as a glorified sp...
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Google's Offer for Students: What You need to Know?

 Hey — thinking aloud here, but this Google Gemini Student / Google AI Pro offer is really worth grabbing if you're eligible. Let me layout everything (warts + wins) so you can decide whether to jump in. What’s the offer For students (18+ in eligible colleges in India), Google is giving one full year of Google AI Pro / Gemini AI Pro for free! Deadline Last date to register: September 30, 2025 for students in India.  For other regions, some offers end October 6, 2025.  Eligibility / What you need Just a few things: Be enrolled in a higher education institution (college/university) A valid student email / proof via SheerID to confirm your status.  A personal Google (Gmail) account . ( What you get — full features This is where the value is big. Feature What’s included / how it helps Gemini 2.5 Pro model Access to Google’s most capable AI model. Helps with understanding tough concepts, homework , writing, idea generation. ...
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MOST BUDGET FRIENDLY PC BUILD 2025

Pocket Friendly PC Build 2025 Putting together a mid-range tier Gaming PC can be a challenging task with loads of parts to choose from with a limited budget. In this blog let me show you the perfect budget friendly PC build. Which I use as my Primary setup. A comprehensive table of parts with links to buy them from amazon are given below: Category Product Name Buy Link CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Buy on Amazon Motherboard MSI B450 Pro VDH MAX Buy on Amazon RAM XPG ADATA Ram GAMMIX (8GB*2) DDR4 Buy on Amazon Storage Samsung SSD980  Buy on Amazon GPU NONE (APU) Buy on Amazon Power Supply MSI MAG 650WATT Bronze Buy on Amazon Cabinet LIAN Li Lancool 216 Buy on Amazon Monitor GENERIC K...
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