Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update
Since the update, the soundbar is unresponsive and can't be reset. Seems like quite a few people with the issue
What’s in My Bag: The Essentials for a Productive Day at the Office [2025]
As a developer and cloud engineer (or Architect, they call me like that), my work isn't confined to a...
Can we communally deprecate git checkout?
Can we communally deprecate git checkout?
TinyKVM: The Fastest Sandbox
TinyKVM can be used to sandbox regular Linux programs or programs with specialized APIs embedded into your servers.
Planet Definitions
Write Better Integration Tests With WireMock
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Why Great Engineering Orgs Thrive on "Normal" Engineers
Software engineer Charity Majors challenges the "10x engineer" myth, arguing that true productivity lies in team performance, not individual brilliance. She encourages building workplaces where "normal" engineers can thrive. Are we focusing too much on hiring …
Magic Smoke: Why Vintage Electronics Fail so Spectacularly
Dave shows you a RIFA capacitor explosion and then explains what they are, what they're for, why they fail so spectacularly, and whether or not you should proactively replace them. Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Dave's Attic:…
IO devices and latency — PlanetScale
Take an interactive journey through the history of IO devices, and learn how IO device latency affects performance.
The Lost Art of Logarithms
A book about the history, use, and importance of logarithms
MCP: Bridging LLMs & External Tools with Unified Protocol
Simplifying LLM Integration with a Unified Protocol for APIs, SDKs, and Databases with Model Context Protocol
Getting Started with Compilers
A guide and a list of resources to get started with compilers.
Model Merging
Model Merging is a weird and experimental technique which lets you take two models and combine them together to get a new model. This is primarily used in Large Language Models, where the likely convergent representations allow this technique to work somewhat …
The Dawn of Showercoding – Thomas Dohmke
Vibecoding has struck Silicon Valley. The premise is simple: You envision it. You say it or prompt it. The AI delivers it. Rinse. Repeat. In a short time, 90-100% of all code will be written by AI. That means, apps, webpages, features, all will soon be built o…
Naive RAG is dead - long live agents | AI Agents That Work
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Redis from scratch, or Cledis
This week I was looking for something new, and I realised that I’ve never tried to do any network programming using Common Lisp. Also, some time ago I came across the Build your own Redis book, but never tried to go through it. The project is perfect, it conta…
krish's blog • So I rebuilt Vercel...
A deep dive into how I built a Vercel clone from scratch.
Browse No More
I'm no longer browsing the web; I'm consuming AI answers instead. I love and adore today's so-called AI answer engines: tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot, and Gemini. I use them at least a dozen times throughout the day, and I'm sure you use them …
I yelled at Claude until it built a Unity game
In this post, I explore vibecoding for game development.
Blackballed: How I Lost Everything Overnight
15 Years to the Top—Gone in an Instant
Timothy J. Baek - my true purpose
inside tim's head
Job Search - Unreasonable Expectations
I found a great job listing with Canonical. Despite my love for their products and experience in the field, after just the first interview step I'm withdrawing.
Better than estimates
People routinely use estimates for planning, prioritization, and managing expectations. But are they really the best tool for the job?
Notes on Implementing an MCP Server
A practical guide on implementing a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server from scratch, covering architecture decisions, challenges, and best practices.
Moving away from US cloud services by Martijn Hols
Relying on US cloud services poses legal and political risks for EU users, so I'm moving away from US cloud services. Here's how and why I did it.
I spent 181 minutes waiting for the Zig compiler this week
TLDR; The Zig compiler takes about 1 minute and 30 seconds to compile debug builds of Bun. Zig's language server doesn't do basic things like type-checking, so often have to run the compiler to see if my code works.