The author describes the process of creating an e-ink picture frame using a repurposed Nook Simple Touch Reader that cycles through photos from a shared iCloud photo album. The project involved rooting the Nook to run Android, usi...
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The author, Head of Engineering for JumboCode at Tufts University, discusses the impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) on learning web development. They argue that while LLMs can generate code efficiently, they hinder the learnin...
The blog post recounts the experience of winning Tufts' first hackathon in five years by creating 'Tufts Meal Plan Wrapped,' a tool that analyzes students' meal plan usage and suggests that paying cash for meals is often more econ...
The author discusses the implementation of a 'related posts' feature on their blog using the @huggingface/transformers package and a local embeddings model (Xenova/gte-small). The process involves vector embedding each blog post t...
The author reflects on a college assignment in a Computer Science course focused on Internet-scale Distributed Systems, specifically a project called FileCopy. The assignment involved designing a protocol to copy files over a pote...
The author, a TA for a challenging computer science course at Tufts, developed a website called queuecounter to track the busyness of office hours for students. By utilizing a CLI tool and a PHP script from a professor's personal ...
The blog post discusses the notoriously difficult-to-remove resident parking permits in Somerville, Massachusetts, highlighting various failed attempts by residents to remove them. It humorously categorizes these attempts into dif...
The author recounts their experience of addressing a fork shortage in their college dining hall by purchasing and donating 180 forks, which they personalized with initials. They describe the process of discreetly introducing the f...
The author recounts their experience of being scammed while purchasing a camera on Facebook Marketplace. They detail the steps taken to buy the camera, the suspicious behavior of the seller, and the complications that arose with P...
The author reflects on the challenges of organizing university events that genuinely engage students. They argue that many events, while seemingly appealing, fail to capture interest and attendance. The author shares their experie...
The author shares their experience of building a note-taking app that utilizes AI to answer questions based on user notes. The app employs Laravel and React, with a background job that extracts and embeds text using OpenAI's embed...
4.12023 in review
2024-01-05 • health freelancing annual review education internship
The author reflects on their experiences in 2023, detailing their transition from freelance work to a steady part-time role as a support engineer at Buttondown, and an internship at Locket where they contributed to Android develop...
The author recounts their experiences with parking tickets received in 2024, detailing the reasons for each ticket, their defenses, and the outcomes of disputes. The total amount spent on tickets is $378, with various incidents oc...
The author discusses their habit of redesigning their website 2-3 times a year, particularly around Christmas. They detail their latest redesign process, which began during a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. The new design aims...
4How ChatGPT spoiled my semester
2024-10-13 • chatgpt education group work ai
The author discusses their experience in Engineering Psychology classes, highlighting the increasing use of ChatGPT by classmates for group projects. They express frustration over the reliance on AI-generated content, which often ...
The author reflects on their initial struggles during the first semester of college, acknowledging the loneliness and difficulty of transitioning from high school to university life. They emphasize that while making friends takes ...
3.7Trip to Germany, spring 2024
2024-05-26 • travel family netherlands germany sightseeing
The author recounts a family trip to Germany and the Netherlands from May 10th to May 17th, 2024, primarily for a family reunion. They flew into Amsterdam, drove to Xanten, Germany, and participated in various family activities, i...
The author reflects on their college experience at Tufts University, where they graduated with a double major in Computer Science and Engineering Psychology, and a minor in German. They express regret over their choice to pursue E...
The author, Ben Borgers, reflects on his final winter break and shares a list of personal and collaborative projects he aims to complete, including developing War Room v2, planning events for JumboCode, and assisting with various ...
3.15% of things go wrong
2023-12-23 • life self-help risk acceptance tests
The text discusses the inevitability of things going wrong in life, suggesting that a certain percentage, possibly around 5%, will not go as planned. It emphasizes that while one can choose to avoid risks by not engaging in activi...
3Winter break project list
2023-12-19 • blogging software projects spring break gifts
Ben Borgers shares his ambitious project list for the winter break following a busy semester. He plans to build Christmas and birthday presents, rebuild his blog, work on a SaaS project with a colleague, and update a to-do list fe...
2.8Summer 2025
2025-10-05 • newsletter and rss management career startup boston updates
The author reflects on their summer of 2025, detailing their move to a one-bedroom apartment in Fenway, Boston, and their new job at Owner, a startup where they appreciate the ownership and learning opportunities. They express nos...
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