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The author reflects on the reception of their previous blog post about React, which gained significant attention and sparked discussions on Reddit and YouTube. They analyze the metrics of their blog's reach, discuss their server s...
The blog post critiques React as a JavaScript library for building single-page applications (SPAs), arguing that it introduces unnecessary complexity compared to earlier frameworks like Angular and jQuery. The author reflects on t...
The author shares their experience building a weather station with the Orange Pi Zero 3, comparing its performance and support to the Raspberry Pi.
The author reflects on their passion for starting projects and the emotional turmoil caused by unfinished ones. They share their experience of collaborating on a side project, an expense tracker app that scans receipts, with a fri...
The author discusses the strength of babies compared to adults, using numbers to illustrate the difference. He explains that babies have a higher power-to-weight ratio than adults, and attributes this to energy expenditure and the...
0An Ode To My 10-Year-Old Thinkpad T440
2024-09-22 •
The author writes about his 10-year-old Thinkpad T440, which he bought refurbished and used for a few years. He then decided to experiment with its more minimal forms through various single-board computers like Raspberry Pi and Or...
0An Ode To My 5-Year-Old Samsung Galaxy S10e
2024-08-30 •
The text is an ode to the Samsung Galaxy S10e, a phone that has lasted the author for five years without significant performance decrease or battery degradation. The author discusses the phone's reliability, battery life, camera, ...
0Raspberry Pi Self-Hosting Experiments
2024-02-22 •
The author is experimenting with self-hosting and has added a Raspberry Pi to the server rack. They are using it as a local NAS and plan to use it as a media center. They have also discussed their experience with self-hosting and ...
0Solar-Hosting This Blog From a $20 PC
2023-11-01 •
The author describes how they are hosting their website from a $20 single-board computer powered by a portable solar charger and a backup battery. They discuss the sustainability and energy usage of the internet, and the themes of...
The author describes the problem of making a single domain randomly point to one of the two different sites hosted on the same VPS. They wanted to achieve it using Nginx as a load balancer, but encountered issues. The solution was...
0Everything Else I Know About Music
2023-03-20 •
The text is a continuation of the first post in the series about music theory. It covers advanced topics such as chords, scales and modes, time signatures, and the universality of music. It explains the construction of chords, inc...
0Practical Guide to Music Theory and Improvisation
2022-07-31 •
The text is a practical guide to music theory and improvisation, providing information on notes, scales, keys, intervals, chords, chord progressions, and the anatomy of a melody. The author shares their personal experience with le...
0Costs of Owning a Car in Croatia
2022-06-12 •
The author discusses the costs of owning a car in Croatia, detailing the expenses incurred over two years, including fuel, repairs, and the environmental impact. They compare the costs of owning an electric car versus a traditiona...
The text discusses the author's deep dive into Kotlin coroutines, focusing on coroutine context, exception propagation, and coroutine cancellation. It covers the confusion around coroutine context, exception propagation rules, and...
The article provides a simple way to set up a miner on a Windows PC to mine Ethereum using RX 5700 XT without going into too much detail. It includes a profitability check, a disclaimer, and a step-by-step guide to set up the mine...
0Why You Should Start Mining Ethereum Now
2021-03-15 •
The text discusses the profitability of mining Ethereum in 2021 due to the high demand for cryptocurrencies and the shortage of consumer hardware. It explains the process of mining and why it is currently profitable. It also intro...
0Making Of This Website, Statically Generated Blog
2020-11-24 •
The author describes the process of creating a statically generated blog, discussing the requirements, initial idea, and the process of creating the blog. The author also talks about the benefits of using a simple approach and avo...