Yes, AI Wrote This Blog. No, It’s Not Slop: An Amplifier of Intent (Not a Source of Ideas)
Every post and codebase here is built with AI agents—and none of it is slop. Why writing is no longer proof of work, and how I direct 50 hyper-literal agents.
Reclaiming Two Bravia OLEDs: Debloating ACR Spyware, the Setupwraith Brick War Story, and Real-World Living-Room UX
Flagship OLEDs ship like ad billboards. Here is how I stripped 42 bloatware packages across two Sony Bravias, survived an Ethernet DNS brick caused by setupwraith, scaled debloating with flash subagents, and learned a vital living-room UX lesson on our 65" OLED.
From 32-Bit Hacks to 64-Bit Native: Auditing & Hardening a 20-Container Raspberry Pi 5 Homelab
Every self-hosted server accumulates quiet 'temporary' workarounds in its docker-compose.yml. Here is what happened when I migrated my 20-container homelab from a 32-bit userland to a native 64-bit Raspberry Pi 5—and why removing legacy hacks is the most satisfying kind of engineering.
Surviving a Week of 9.8 RCEs on a Raspberry Pi: How I Built a Zero-Noise CVE Watchdog with Gemini 4 Argon & AGY
Last week threw three massive RCEs and a Certificate Authority breach at the self-hosting world. Here is how I locked down my Raspberry Pi homelab, eliminated 74 critical sub-dependency CVEs down to zero, and automated the whole security loop in under an hour using Gemini 4 Argon (Medium) in AGY.
Python Packaging Is Finally Solved: Migrating From Poetry to UV in Production
Real benchmarks from migrating 3 production Python services to UV: 87% faster locks, 50% faster Docker builds. Complete Poetry-to-UV migration guide included.
My cloud, at Home
Rebuilding my own server reminded me that the internet doesn’t have to belong to corporations. Sometimes, running your own cloud is less about tech — and more about taking ownership again.
Degoogle Yourself Before It's Too Late
Degoogle yourself before it's too late!
NeoVim: A tool for the 10x engineer
A couple of months ago, NeoVim became a hot topic on programming X. People were forming something of a cult around it, convincing everyone
Setting Up a Static Site in 2024: Minimum Effort, Maximum Impact
As a software engineer, I've seen countless trends come and go in web development. But one thing remains constant: the need for
FastAPI - Hitting the Performance Jackpot. Part 1 - Asynchronicity
FastAPI Hitting the Performance Jackpot, Part 1: Asynchronicity. This blog post covers asynchronous aspects of the frameworks and how it's achieved.
Python mutable default arguments - why the snake bites?
In Python, using mutable default arguments can lead to unexpected behavior and memory management issues. In this article, we'll explore a common issue with mutable default arguments and provide a solution using a sentinel value.
For humans, by human
I believe humans deserve to know whether content they consume was generated by AI or by other human. Back in 2022, when ChatGPT was
Python and JWT: A Comprehensive Guide to Secure Sessions
Welcome to a deep dive into an essential tool that's reshaping how we handle secure sessions online - the JSON Web Token (JWT)
Deep Dive into Python's GIL: Understanding its Impact on Multi-Threading
the Global Interpreter Lock, or GIL. It's a unique feature of CPython, Python's default interpreter, and it has a significant impact on how we write and optimize multi-threaded Python programs.
Demystifying Asynchronous Programming in Python: Practical Examples with Async and Await
Asynchronous programming, popular for web development and I/O-bound tasks, is enhanced by Python's async/await syntax introduced in Python 3.5. This article covers async/await fundamentals with practical examples using Python's built-in features and FastAPI. 🚀
Parallelism vs Concurrency
Understanding the Differences Between Parallelism and Concurrency with python asyncio and multiprocessing
Low-hanging fruits to improve performance in your Python code
Python code performance optimization. EAFP gives a 21% performance increase. List comprehension boosts performance by 5%.
Efficient State Management in Python: Finite State Machines
Learn the power of Finite State Machines (FSMs) in designing software systems. Discover real-world examples like traffic lights and other use cases.
Maximizing Reliability in FastAPI: Global exception handling
Maximising Reliability in FastAPI: Global exception handling with a focus on clean code.