While I do not consider this website to be a commercial website, or a standard blog website, I do call this website as my personal website.
This website is built on UX first idealogy, and most of the work has went into making the reading experience better. Moreover, much of the website design is a mixture of modern and minimalism.
Further the website is built on the foundations of a Digital Garden, where many of the posts would merely be actively be worked upon. This is usually done by showing a meta data page that shows many metric tags. jk add the link to the metric hashtags
Meaning of Reblev
To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me
This section is the brief description about the name and the pursuit of my life.
Reblev (pronounces “reeb-lev”, or phonetically simple “re-blev”) is the name that I came up with to describe my thought and work process as close as possible. Majority of my work is abstract, and metaphorical in some sense. I live with a purpose, a higher purpose, that is centred around being better and upgrowth for the greater service of humanity and information. I attribute much of my efforts as a pursuits towards the purpose and making sense of such pursuit.
This is the plae where I dedicately put rigorous, often exhausting, pursuit of what is real, what is right, and what is Divine.
Sounds abstract and complex, I know. But me explaining that:
“Reblev is a website that talks about Science, Tech and AI”
feels too less of a scope that I try to explore.
Put more rigority in the blend, the definition would be
“Reblev is a personal website of mine where I share written articles that explores intersection of Science, Tech, Ai and (every now and then) about psychology and cognitive”.
I just explore things. Learn things. And use this platform as a tool to channel those findings and observations, hoping that it would be helpful for the people to build things better on top of my work.
The Roots of the Name
I was adamant to choose something that represents “truth” and the laborous “pursuit” of it.
The name Reblev is arises from two ancient concepts that, when combined, describe all of the human endeavours in relation to the Truth.
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Reeb (ר-י-ב - Riv): The Struggle
To seek truth is to enter a state of contention or argument in some sense. You need to challenge your thoughts and understanding, as well as challenge those who are around you. In the biblical sense, Riv is the word for a legal plea, a battle, or a striving. It is a form of struggle. It is the act of the first person to plead their case—and the necessary examination that follows (Proverbs 18:17).1 It implies advocacy and the friction required to resolve conflict. I cannot find the truth by standing still; I have to find it by striving and embracing the continuous struggle of that pursuit.
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Lev (ל-ב-ב - Lev): The Core
In biblical sense, Lev it is often translated as “heart,” however I find it to be much broader. It is the core of the intellect, the emotions, the will, and the character. Everything that makes a human a human who is out in pursuit of finding answers and making sense of it all. It is the mind and the spirit. Moreover, the word also the shadow of the lion, which I think is quite a way to symbolise the strength and courage required to hold onto one’s convictions. The convictions of channeling the truth out to the world.
Hencec, Reblev is the Struggle of the Heart-Mind. It is the intellectual plea of the core of our being.
Truth and/or God
This website is born from my singular obsession: finding truth and making sense of it.
I belive that Truth is God, and God is Truth. No matter your faith, finding the truth has been central for everyone and everything. To search for the truth — whether through philosophy, science, or introspection — is then a form of worship according to me. You seek, in the hope that you would eventually find the answers. It requires the honesty to examine one’s own “plea” and the courage to change when that plea is found wanting.
Technically, Reblev exists as a digital garden where this examination takes place.
A Cross-Cultural Bridge: Lev and Antahkarana
I am from India, so of course the name also carries some fundamental roots from the place where I belong.
While the name Reblev is rooted in the Hebrew Riv and Lev, it resonates deeply with a foundational concept in Indian philosophy: Antahkarana (the “inner instrument”).
In the Vedantic tradition, the Antahkarana represents the functional inner being — the complex mechanism through which we experience the world. It is composed of the mind (Manas), the intellect (Buddhi), the memory (Chitta), and the ego (Ahamkara). This is a striking parallel to the Hebrew Lev: the integrated center of thought, emotion, and will.
However, it is important to distinguish the instrument from the essence. If the Atman is the totality — the silent “rider” and witness—then the Antahkarana are the horses and the reins. They are the tools the Self uses to navigate existence.2
By combining this with Reev (Struggle), the name takes on a universal significance. Reblev becomes the documentation of the Tapas — the heat generated by the spiritual and intellectual discipline required to refine this inner instrument. It is the struggle to ensure the Antahkarana is a clear enough mirror to reflect the Truth.
Moreover, there is a popular saying in India, the Indian national motto of Satyamev Jayate or Truth alone triumphs. Reblev is the record of the struggle required to let that Truth triumph over the distortions of the ego and the wandering mind.
Site Functionality
Many of the website funcationality is focuessed on, as stated previously, on maximising usability and reader experience. I want the website to be readable and yet containing highly functional elements that boost the reader experience.
Much of the functionality design for this website is taken from websites like Gwern.com , which I find is one of the most funcitonal website in terms of readers experience and quality of reading.
Reading Mode Utilities
The website contains three major reading utilities.
- Dark / Light Mode Toggle
- Distraction free reading mode — jk : popups are still available, side bar collapsed
Popover
Comment Section
- why it is better or not
- will you migrate
- why discourage having the comment section, yet keeping one nonethless
Graph view
Drop Cap
Metadata
Metrics
Tech Stack
Footnotes
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Proverbs 18:17 describes the necessity of hearing both sides in a dispute, noting that the first speaker appears correct until cross-examination by another reveals the full truth. This principle emphasizes exercising discernment, and avoiding hasty judgments, and mandates investigating all facts before reaching a conclusion ↩
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This analogy is given by a close friend of mine, who is an avid reader of Vendata. ↩