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Giving my ThinkPad T480 a new life

I need an ethernet port I was tinkering with my router setup, and I needed a computer with an ethernet port. Simple enough, except my daily driver is an M4 Pro MacBook. Great laptop, but Apple decided everything should be USB-C. And of course, I don’t have a USB-C hub with ethernet either.

Why I switched from Arch to NixOS

My problem with Arch and other Linux distros I have been a proud Arch linux user since 2019. Six years. That’s the longest I’ve stuck with any distro, which is saying something considering I’ve hopped through Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS, Manjaro… just like any normal linux distro hopper.

Automating my homelab with Ansible

After building my DIY NAS (because apparently I hate free time), I thought, “Sure, let’s throw in a few services because I have a better machine. What’s the worst that could happen?”

Building my own DIY NAS

Ever since I shared my epic saga of self-hosting Immich on a Raspberry Pi (check out the post if you haven’t already, because, you know, it’s a masterpiece), everything’s been smooth sailing.

My Journey to Self-hosting: Immich and Raspberry Pi for Personal Photos and Videos Storage

Preserving memories is a human instinct. We have been doing it for centuries. From cave paintings to digital photos, we have come a long way.

Real-time data synchronization and CDC with Alibaba Canal

When speaking of Change Data Capture, Debezium and Kafka connect are the first tools that comes to our mind. Though you are missing out on a great gem if you haven’t heard of Canal.

MySQL Point in Time Recovery

Point in Time Recovery (PITR) is a feature in MySQL that allows you to recover your database to a specific point in time.

Retro on the Go: Exploring the Miyoo Mini Plus

While many people are nostalgic about handheld gaming devices like the Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS, I never quite shared the same attachment.

Install Hadoop on Linux - Ultimate tutorial

Lately, in our Big Data course at University, we were required to install Hadoop and made a report about the installation progress. Having completed it, I thought I should share my experience.

Simple Gallery: Simple yet powerful gallery app for Android

Simple Gallery: Simple yet powerful gallery app for Android