Code, as-it-is takes a lot of time to write, but also to host, build and deploy. I use a different set of tools for my usage. Most of them the conventional ones are free, they came with a catch. It always needs permission to your code, it could be used to train AI or would be limited to certain domains, certain number of runs or available for a limited trial period.
This is the third article about client horror stories, about funny and ironic situations I end up in, working with few clients. You can find the rest here Non-tech company website Any small business or not a tech startup generally doesn’t have a code based website. A no code or the famous WordPress website is their go to. Which is perfect for its worth. It’s simple, it does the job…
This is the second article of work horror stories on dealing with clients and workplaces. You can find the first one here This article revolves around Digital Millennium Copyright Act. I am not fully sure what it entails, but you should read up some info on its position and criticisms. Some time ago, I was on track in working with a client on their old PHP website. Someone developed it, but it…
This is the first article of work horror stories on dealing with clients and workplaces. Give it a read. Why in the first place ? Working in a startup is a different feeling. Engineering takes a back seat when revenue is not proper for the company. When they are pursuing clients and leads, they wanted me to know the process and the difficulties they are trying to automate. They were also low on…
What is DDC ? I always wanted a way to switch between the display but couldn’t find any easier way to switch. It was sad that I only looked into this in much deeper after buying a Samsung Odyssey g8 monitor. The monitor doesn’t have an inbuilt KVM. Then I thought maybe an IR sensor on the TV can be used to control it. With the understanding of DDC, I researched, and it only works with…
Why not SSD ? SSDs are coming down in price but still not at the level to get something with 20+ TB in my budget yet. I wish they would. I always like to compare cost per TB of memory and see If I can make do. Used hard drives are a good option but with current prices of Seagate external drives coming down to $10/TB it was no-brainer to just shuck it and then connect to my server. I found a 26 TB…
Cheap solution This is the easiest way to do it, I used my old laptop after moving it to Debian from windows made it so much faster, I did not expect it to survive after the keyboard is not working properly. RSS is the king I didn’t want any social media on my phone as much as possible. Although I wasn’t part of the Google reader era. I liked the Flipboard app which wasn’t RSS I…