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28Apr 2025 by Yaashaar

Bandar Abbas Explosion – The Cost of Incompetence

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The pain of the Plasco disaster still lingers, and now, yet another massive tragedy strikes – this time the explosion in Bandar Abbas… (so far, 40 people killed and over 1,200 injured based on Iran gov's official statistics) A bunch of uneducated, incompetent freeloaders – for 46 years you’ve isolated the Iranian people and created a swamp so deep that now, every two or three months, another group of Iranian citizens pays the price for your failures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7uhI5ntiws https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/death-toll-blast-irans-bandar-abbas-port-rises-25-2025-04-27 For 46 years, instead of building better lives, you brainwashed our children and youth through the education system. You filled our society with cyber mercenaries and plainclothes agents, spreading fear through arrests, imprisonment, torture, and execution. You hid behind empty slogans and fake battles against world powers, while crushing your own…

17Apr 2025 by Yaashaar

Beta 21 is Done! – Hard Lessons, Harder Wins

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We have just released an alpha version of the last feature of our platform, which I already discussed here. It was a lengthy phase because we didn’t just work on software development and engineering. In this post, I’ll share some updates on our progress during Beta 21, along with a few personal updates. The Last Feature That Changed Everything! This phase was dedicated to implementing a functional version of a feature that we initially prototyped in early 2024. We managed to implement almost 80% of what we prototyped. Although we were supposed to fully implement it in this phase, in January 2025, we realized that the feature was more complicated than I had initially thought. So, we stopped and went back to the good old whiteboard, spending some time redesigning,…

21Mar 2025 by Yaashaar

Happy Persian New Year – Embracing 2584 with Pride and Hope!

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As we stand on the threshold of a new year, I extend my warmest wishes to all our readers celebrating Nowruz. This ancient festival, marking the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year, is a time of renewal, joy, and reflection. May Nowruz 2584 bring prosperity, happiness, and success to you and your loved ones. Nowruz, which translates to "new day," is deeply rooted in Persian culture, symbolizing rebirth and the rejuvenation of nature. The festivities commence with Chaharshanbe Suri, the Festival of Fire, celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz. During this vibrant event, participants leap over bonfires, chanting "zardi-ye man az to, sorkhi-ye to az man," seeking to exchange their pallor and negativity for the fire's warmth and vitality. This tradition underscores the enduring…

07Jan 2025 by Yaashaar

Honoring the Memory of PS752’s Tragic Losses

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I'll never forget that fateful morning when news broke of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 being shot down just minutes after takeoff from Tehran, Iran. The tragedy took the lives of fifty-five Canadians and thirty Canadian residents, along with 123 other innocent souls. We were devastated to learn that Iran's government had lied to the public for three shameful days about what had happened. It was unimaginable to think that something so tragic could occur. I still can't believe that I lost friends on board, and I've not heard from them since. Your memory will live on in our hearts and minds forever. That night, the I.s.l.a.m.i.c R.e.p.u.b.l.i.c fell.

20Dec 2024 by Yaashaar

BETA 20 IS DONE!

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We're on track! We have just deployed the company's new website, which is currently visible to our beta users. This marks the end of Beta 20. As soon as we start public beta testing, it will be open to everyone. In this post, I'll provide some updates on our progress during Beta 20. BETA 20 As mentioned above, we’ve released the final version of the company's website, and I want to emphasize that it isn’t just a landing page. We’ve already tested our concepts, so this isn’t about gauging interest or demand. The website is designed to serve our company, as well as existing and prospective users and investors. TEAM As we prepare to expand our team with the public beta launch, we’ve also developed systems and components during Beta…

25Nov 2024 by Yaashaar

Beta 19 is Done! – Back to Canada, Where It All Began

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Brutal, surreal, and unbelievable 46 days! Life truly has a way of throwing unexpected challenges at you. In this post, I’ll share the story behind the delays we’ve faced post-pandemic and provide an update on our release timeline. Relocating to Vancouver As the title suggests, I’ve relocated again to Vancouver. In early October, a personal matter I had been tolerating for years suddenly escalated to a point where it could no longer be ignored. What had long been a distracting, disappointing, and limiting challenge demanded immediate action. This led me to make the tough decision to move back to Canada—a step I hoped would allow me to fully focus on the platform we’re building and bring it closer to public beta testing. Everything happened so suddenly that I’m still processing…

04Sep 2024 by Yaashaar

Beta 19 Mid Update

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It's been a while since I last posted here; I haven’t been in the right mindset to write an update. Although the project is very active, and I've posted a few updates on its dedicated website (accessible to the initial beta testers), I just didn’t have the energy to write something here. Losing my buddy Alireza—mentioned in my last post—hit me harder than I expected. However, like everything in life, we humans tend to adjust, even if it's more about adapting to the new normal rather than fully accepting it. I’d say it’s like being born again with a new set of settings every time something drastic happens. Anyway, in this post, I’ll do my best to keep everyone updated on where we are now. One More Feature It feels…

10May 2024 by Yaashaar

This too shall pass: On the loss of my buddy, Alireza.

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I've tried many times in the last few weeks to write about an utterly tragic incident in my personal life, but I found myself speechless every time. I lost one of my closest friends of all time – definitely the closest in the city. I'm trying my best to write a few lines in the hope of being able to move on or at least cope with it. I got to know Alireza about ten years ago when I graduated from engineering school and was moving to Vancouver. He was my cousin's fiance, Susan, who married her a year later. We formed a friendship group with my cousins and some of our friends. We called it the Vlad Group – Vlad was the name of a kind Armenian officer we…

22Oct 2023 by Yaashaar

Beta 18 is Done! – Are you ready?

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The beta 23.3 was released a few days ago, and I took a break for a few days after multiple weeks of development and preparing some business documents for our ongoing fundraising effort. In this post, I will update you on what we have done in Beta 18. Development we released a total of 5 versions during beta 18, comprised of one major release and three bug fixes. We also just added the subscription plans to the app. Rebranding The platform's logo mark and logo word had been designed long ago when I was about to start developing what I had in mind. In the early days, you don't know if your idea or project will work, and it would make sense not to put much time into the designing…

28Jul 2023 by Yaashaar

Beta 17 is done!

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We've just released the beta version 22.5 of the platform's iOS app. It wrapped up Beta 17, a phase in which we took many actions toward preparing the platform for the first public beta testing. Beta 17 In the first half of Beta 17, we rolled out some new features and user interface updates. The second half was devoted to preparing presentational materials for the public packed in the company's new portal. The Company's New Portal During Beta 17, we implemented and deployed the very first version of the company's portal. Although it's currently protected from public users, it's almost ready to be used upon revealing the platform's name, starting to accept early access requests (The public beta testing registration) Public Beta As I mentioned in my previous blog post,…