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The “Free” Shuttle Scam in Italy

Recently we spent 10 days in Italy, a kind of vacation. Of course I still worked a bit during it (yeah, whoever knows me knows I can t fully stop), but I still enjoyed the beach, took breaks, worked in the evenings sometimes. It was a nice period overall. But I want to tell you about... Articolul The Free Shuttle Scam in Italy apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

AI-made posters: let’s not embarrass ourselves

Lately I keep seeing it on social media, especially on Facebook: promoting your event with a poster made with AI. And that s ok, let s be clear. Not everyone has friends who know graphic design, not everyone can do it themselves, not everyone has the option. From that point of view, AI actually helps. What bothers... Articolul AI-made posters: let s not embarrass ourselves apare prima dată în…

What I Look For When Interviewing Senior Developers

A few months ago I started doing technical interviews for a developer platform that primarily accepts senior web developers. Since then I ve interviewed a large number of candidates and, for consistency, I ve mostly used the same practical coding exercise that I wrote from scratch. The task itself is intentionally simple. You receive three API clients.... Articolul What I Look For When…

Blog revamp – spring 2026 edition

The last redesign I did on this blog was sometime in 2020, back when COVID was still a thing and I had plenty of free time. Since then, I haven’t really changed much around here. And even though I really liked that design, I’ve kind of gotten bored of it, and it started to feel... Articolul Blog revamp spring 2026 edition apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

How I Managed to Lose 34 Kilograms

I thought I’d share some reflections on my weight loss journey, which I started back in April (actually, on April 11th to be precise). Last year I gave it a try: daily workouts, some diet tweaks, but the truth is… I barely saw any results. My weight stayed pretty much the same. After my vacation... Articolul How I Managed to Lose 34 Kilograms apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

A new “flow” for my blog posts

Starting today, I’m trying out a simpler (and faster) way of publishing: I’ll post the text version, and at the end I’ll also leave the audio version — raw, unedited — so you can hear exactly how the ideas came out when I first said them. Why the change? In short: time flies. Too often,... Articolul A new “flow” for my blog posts apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

Is It Worth Upgrading Your iPhone Every Year? A Personal Take

Every time a new iPhone drops, the internet goes wild. “It’s the same as last year,” “Nothing new here,” “They just changed the number” — you hear these comments every single launch. And honestly, people aren’t completely wrong. But if you think about it, Apple’s strategy is pretty clear: they’re not trying to reinvent the... Articolul Is It Worth Upgrading Your iPhone Every Year? A Personal Take…

My Thoughts on Vibe Coding and Indie Hackers

I ll try to keep this short because, well, someone actually has to get some work done in this industry. From what I’ve seen on X, this community can be a bit risky. And why do I say that? Because a lot of the people doing vibe coding and calling themselves indie hackers don’t seem too... Articolul My Thoughts on Vibe Coding and Indie Hackers apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #7

Here are the updates for DV2025 from CEAC for week #7 for the fiscal year 2025 (Feb 10 – Feb 16, 2025) Direct link where you can also check history. AI Summary Insights and Observations from Week #7 Data: 1. General Trends and Performance 2. Top Performing Regions 3. Consular Performance and Bottlenecks 4. Refusal... Articolul CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #7 apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar…

CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #6

Here are the updates for DV2025 from CEAC for week #6 for the fiscal year 2025 (Feb 3 – Feb 9, 2025) Direct link where you can also check history. AI Summary Key Highlights Total Cases Processed Status Transitions Consular Processing Activity Status Change Activity Insights and Observations Regional Performance Top Consulates Refusals and Bottlenecks... Articolul CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #6…

CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #5

Here are the updates for DV2025 from CEAC for week #5 for the fiscal year 2025 (Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2025) Direct link where you can also check history. AI Summary Diversity Visa 2025 Week #5 (Jan 27 – Feb 2) Report Key Highlights Total Cases Processed Status Transitions Consular Processing Activity... Articolul CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #5 apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #4

Here are the updates for DV2025 from CEAC for week #4 for the fiscal year 2025 (Jan 20 – Jan 26, 2025) Direct link where you can also check history. Note: some of those 2nl numbers were included in my post of week #2. Xarthisius does a weekly scan on Friday night noted with Saturday s... Articolul CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #4 apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

Morning thoughts #1

20 Jan 2024 Apparently, today is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. This concept has been debunked many times, so this day isn t necessarily valid anymore. Anyway, the whole month of January is depressing and cold. I wanted to go to Starbucks to collect some stars and get myself a coffee to... Articolul Morning thoughts #1 apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #3

Here are the updates for DV2025 from CEAC for week #3 for the fiscal year 2025 (Jan 13 – Jan 19, 2025) Direct link where you can also check history. AI Summary of the week s progress Key Highlights: Insights and Observations: Takeaways: Detailed Analysis by Region 1. Africa (AF) 2. Europe (EU) 3. Asia (AS)... Articolul CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #3 apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar…

CEAC Updates – DV2025 week #2

Since I am a data guy but also a winner of DV2025, I will start posting weekly updates on how things move for DV2025. I really like adding the data on Github GIST as I can update every day and still have a history of how things progressed daily. Without further ado, here are the... Articolul CEAC Updates DV2025 week #2 apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

“If it breaks…” – our new car

For every car I ve bought, I didn’t think too much about it; I’m not the type who knows cars in detail. I only know that it has to take me from point A to point B, and that’s it. Cătălina is the same as me when it comes to this: you see something, you like... Articolul If it breaks our new car apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

Your own platform is the safest bet

It seems like lately, people are looking for all sorts of new, free platforms, but everyone is running away from building their own. There s something unique about social platforms that makes you feel good: followers. I don’t care about the people who follow me, or more precisely, their numbers. I care about having a place... Articolul Your own platform is the safest bet apare prima dată în Filip…

The Refrigerator Story

An alternative title would be: How not to rush into throwing money away. One day about two weeks ago, an error appeared on our refrigerator and it stopped cooling at all. It had never done this before, and the error code wasn t even listed in the instruction manual. To make matters worse, it had just... Articolul The Refrigerator Story apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

I might be old…

I might be old fashioned, but I think bringing your Bible to the church is important. The Bible is our guidebook, our standard. If you can carry your phone and wallet to the church or everytime you leave the house, you can bring your Bible as well. The digital version helps but it is not... Articolul I might be old apare prima dată în Filip Iulian Pacurar (Filipac) .

DV2024 statistics update – 30th of June, 2024

Since the last update on 2024-06-22, here are the things that changed regarding DV2024 cases. Statistics since 2024-06-22 [latest https://dvcharts.xarthisius.xyz data publish] (Generated 2024-06-29 20:12:03.520754 UTC) New 2NLs The 70 2nls on the last report remained unchanged. +---------+----+----+----+----+----+ Con AF AS EU OC SA +---------+----+----+----+----+----+ - - -... Articolul DV2024…