Better Boundaries
A technical analysis and comparison of various administrative boundary datasets, including OpenStreetMap, using Python, DuckDB, and QGIS.
A technical analysis and comparison of various administrative boundary datasets, including OpenStreetMap, using Python, DuckDB, and QGIS.
Mistral AI releases Mistral 3, a family of open-source, vision-capable AI models, including a tiny 3B model that runs in a browser.
A technical lecture on applying policy gradient methods to derive optimization algorithms, focusing on the unbiased gradient estimator and its applications.
A guide on managing and updating Azure Local instances from the Azure Portal, covering update processes, monitoring, and best practices.
Guide to integrating HashiCorp's Terraform MCP Server into GitHub Actions for AI-enhanced, real-time infrastructure validation.
A technical guide on disabling the sign-up option in a Microsoft Entra External ID user flow using the Microsoft Graph Beta API and PowerShell.
A guide to automating Alpine Linux VM provisioning using the tiny-cloud tool for configuration and QEMU for virtualization.
Updates to the NetEscapades.EnumGenerators NuGet package, adding [EnumMember] support, analyzers, and bug fixes for faster enum operations.
Guide to replacing Hibernate's deprecated @GenericGenerator with the new @IdGeneratorType annotation for custom entity IDs.
Introduces the new MediaTypeMap helper in .NET 11 for easy MIME type and file extension lookups in web development.
A developer builds a GitHub Action using the Goose AI agent to generate daily fortunes with ASCII art and commit them automatically.
Explores Xcode 26's improved string catalog features for localizing Swift Packages, addressing previous drawbacks and automating symbol generation.
A tutorial on fixing a slow Mac by deleting large iCloud Drive cache files in the FileProvider directory to restore system performance.
A technical guide explaining how to replace the default SSL/TLS certificate on an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster's ingress controllers.
A guide on using GitHub Actions to automatically mark stale pull requests and issues in your open source repositories.
Anthropic's internal 'soul document' used to train Claude 4.5 Opus's personality and values has been confirmed and partially revealed.
A detailed account of repairing and upgrading a VORON Trident 3D printer, including mods for multi-color printing and improved maintenance access.
A personal review of MeshCore, an encrypted, off-grid mesh messaging system using LoRa radios for communication during emergencies.
A guide on using the sed command-line tool to efficiently print specific lines or ranges from large files, useful for debugging.
A technical guide explaining how to change the author and committer timestamps for Git commits, including recent commits and those deeper in history.