Ghost Spam Signups Suck
A summary of newsletter bombing and fake Ghost subscriber signups - what it is, why it happens, and how to mitigate it.
Andrew Marder
Andrew Marder's personal blog about data science, economics, and technology
Latest posts
My Second Brain Playbook
A simple operating procedure for maintaining a second brain.
Goodbye ChatGPT, Hello Open WebUI!
How I replaced ChatGPT with a self-hosted Open WebUI setup using OpenRouter for zero-retention LLM access, SearXNG for web search, and more.
eufree: Smart Scale Data Freedom
Xteink X4: A Fun Reading Gadget
Why am I doing this!? My motivation
Tech is political, this blog is my form of protest
TRMNL: My New E-Ink Dashboard
Turning an old Kindle into a TRMNL e-ink dashboard
WinterBreak: Unlocking Kindle's Full Potential
How I set up KOReader on my Kindle and phone, with books synced across both devices via Calibre-Web and OPDS.
GrapheneOS: An Introduction
Notes from my first few days with GrapheneOS
How to Sync Fastmail Contacts and Calendars with Android
Step-by-step guide to syncing your Fastmail contacts and calendars on Android using DAVx⁵.
Super Productivity: My Approach
How I organize work and personal tasks in Super Productivity with cross-device sync.
Steroids and Large Language Models
Uptime Kuma: Self-Hosted Monitoring
A self-hosted monitoring tool with status pages, ping history, and email alerts.
Ghost: My New Newsletter Platform
Ghost is my top pick for a self-hosted newsletter.
Hetzner: Kubernetes for $4.10 a Month
A single-node Kubernetes cluster on Hetzner Cloud for about $4/month using hetzner-k3s, Helmfile, and cert-manager.
Blogroll / People I Admire
A list of sites I read, follow, or recommend.
Immich: Photo Portability
How to set up Immich so migrating to another tool in the future will be easy.
Self-Hosting an Email Newsletter with Keila
A step-by-step guide to self-hosting Keila with Docker Compose and a Cloudflare Tunnel.
Goodbye Gmail, Hello Fastmail!
Why I switched from Gmail to Fastmail, and why Proton Mail didn't work for me.
My Web Analytics Journey
Some notes on my experience using Google Analytics, Piwik/Matomo, Plausible, and Umami.
Web Analytics with Umami
Why I switched from Plausible Analytics to Umami for my blog's web analytics.
POSSE: Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
App Defaults - Data Edition
Browse the default apps used by 400+ IndieWebbers.
The IndieWeb
When you post something on the web, it should belong to you, not a corporation.
My App Defaults
The default apps I use at home.
Solar vs Stocks
A back-of-the-envelope calculator for comparing the financial returns of investing in solar panels versus the stock market.
Astro + reveal.js = Convert Markdown into Stunning Slides
Create beautiful presentation slides from Markdown using Astro and reveal.js
Changelog
A log of changes to this blog
A Review of Proton Products
My no-nonsense review of Proton
Meshtastic: Off-Grid Messaging
A beginner's guide to Meshtastic with tips for getting started.
This Blog
What is the blog about?
Self-Hosting an Email Newsletter
How I'm hosting my new newsletter for free
Home Server
Building a $1,000 home server focused on upgradability
Photo Management: My Immich Setup
How I self-host Immich to manage my digital photos.
Goodbye Google
A quick post describing why and how I'm moving my data away from Google.
Firefox Privacy Checklist - Additional Context
A checklist for configuring Mozilla Firefox for a more private browsing experience.
Viwoods AiPaper: An E-Ink Tablet for Notes and Reading
Some notes on how I use the Viwoods AiPaper.
Reference Management: My Zotero Setup
A quick guide to setting up Zotero for reference management with PDF syncing via Dropbox
My RSS Setup
My current RSS setup, including the software I use and the feeds I follow for staying up-to-date with data science, programming, and other fun content.
Finding Good and Short Books
NPR's Best Books + Amazon Data = Great way to find good (short) books
Retail Therapy: My Top 8 Picks
My top 8 retail therapy items based on my Amazon order history from the past 5 years.
My AI Usage
How I use AI for coding and writing.
Web Analytics with Plausible
After switching from Google Analytics to Piwik in 2016, I've now moved to Plausible Analytics so readers can focus on the content without thinking about cookies.
Bluesky and Robots: A Data Visualization
An interactive radial tree visualization using D3.js, also lots and lots of robots!
Introducing whispy: Easy Speech-to-Text on Mac
Introducing whispy, a Python wrapper around whisper.cpp that makes speech-to-text transcription effortless on Mac. Record, transcribe, and paste - perfect for writers who want to avoid over-editing their first drafts.
My Obsidian Setup
A concise overview of the core plugins I use in Obsidian and how they fit into my workflow.
Firefox Privacy Checklist
A checklist for configuring Mozilla Firefox for a more private browsing experience.
Introducing Locovote: Making Municipal Data Accessible
A new web app that makes Massachusetts municipal data easy to explore and compare
Introducing Peloterm
An open-source indoor cycling training app built with Python that connects to smart trainers, tracks metrics, and uploads to Strava
New Profile Pic!
A collection of self-portraits (three at the moment). I swear I'm the healthy kind of narcissist.