#Ramblings

Sitting on my bed in a very uncomfortable position to make sure my internet stays stable while I write this. I don't like writing drafts, so I just do it on the site and click Publish. So yeah, it's going to be a ramble + shameless plug + Q&A

Warning: This is going to be very long. Sit down. We are going to do this twice a year to answer any questions and provide an update on our team. This is a very detailed blog post.

As much as I don't want to talk about it, the hot topic right now is Coronavirus. I am going to point out a few things before anything else.
1. Like I am doing, stay home, stay inside.
2. Please, for the love of god, follow the advice from the relevant authorities.
3. Wash your hands regularly, don't touch your face and mouth, practice #SocialDistancing and stay safe.
4. Stop wasting time on Netflix, come visit BaivaruMedia

Why BaivaruMedia over Netflix? You don't need your credit card to check out our stuff. Also, we provide loads of stuff! Have an urgent request? Just holler at one of the admins in the request group. We are mostly very friendly and accommodating. That is until you become an asshole and stop following the community rules and guidelines.

What else do we have? There is Baivaru Music, Baivaru Vaahaka, Baivaru Software, Baivaru Anime, Baivaru Games, Baivaru Tutorials and even a group to discuss and ask tech related questions, Baivaru Tech Tips.

Do we get paid to do this? No, we don't get paid. This is just a hobby and way of community service for us. Most of the things we do are to learn something or to demonstrate the usage of something.

What are we working on now? We are currently working on several projects. The most promising include a machine learning powered bot that recommends you movies based on your likes and preferences. One of our newest addition to the team, Ashraq is working hard on it. Another promising project is the Kodi plugin being developed by Iyad that streams the movies on Baivaru Media directly through Kodi Media Player. We are also working on several Esports projects and Youtube related projects. Hammad is building our Esports roster and getting ready for tournaments and events. Esports CsGo roster is about to be announced later this year, hopefully around June.

You want to learn how we build our bots and automate things? Sure, we will be making some of our bot skeletons including Telegram and Viber, opensource very soon with a detailed tutorial on how to build modules on top of it.

Who are the team members as of now? I'll make a list for you to easily understand. There are a lot of people, but I feel that everyone of them deserves the recognition, so here goes.

1. Aruham - Managing Director: Currently working on maintaining requests and overseeing all projects, channels, teams. Codes a bit here and there.
2. Iyad - CEO: Currently working on Kodi plugin for Baivaru Media, Viber API and Megatron, Seedr, MegaStreamerBot, Kittenz and several other prominent projects.
3. Athfan - CTO: Currently working on Baivaru Media Bot and Baivaru Bot. Keeps adding new modules to his opensource userbot available here.
4. Yushau - COO: The dude hasn't been seen for months but he comes around every now and then to remind people of deadlines and whatnot. Spends most of his time on Witcher 3 for some reason.
5. Hammadh - Director of Esports: Currently working on managing several Esports rosters, helping out the graphics team and also request handling.
6. Suhail - Director of Technical Uploads: Currently working on the Software channel, Tutorials channel and Gaming channel.
7. Ashraq - Director of Machine Learning: Currently working on perfecting the recommendation model for Movie Recommend Bot and also working on Dhivehi spell checker.
8. Axyaah - Director of Music: Currently working on BaivaruMusic channel and keeping us entertained at HQ
9. Aiham - Director of Creative Design: Currently quarantined in Fun Island, was working on several logos and graphics projects.
10. Nishfan - Moderator and Technical Uploads: Currently working on Tutorials channel
11. DragonSlayer - Moderator at BaivaruRequests: No idea what his real name is but the dude helps out in the request group.

I would like to thank each and every member of our team, for their hard work, enthusiasm and positive attitude. I would also like to thank you, the readers, the subscribers and the followers. Without you we would just be any other channel. Thank you for your continuous support and cooperation.

I remind everyone to continue following the instructions of the authorities during these unsettling days. Don’t go out unless absolutely necessary and make sure to follow good hygiene. A huge shout out from Baivaru to all those that are working hard during these days to keep us safe. Thank you!

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