I Pi-holed My Whole Network
It was much cheaper and easier than convincing my family to use ad blockers. And it turns out, a quarter of all DNS queries were ads.
Posts
Sandbox MCP: Enable LLMs to Run ANY Code Safely
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets LLMs run code safely in isolated Docker containers.
Provide Tools to Your LLM Agents with Model Context Protocol
Notes on using OpenAI Agents SDK’s MCP support to integrate DiceDB MCP.
Git for Vibe Coders and Non-Programmers
A practical, hands-on, and interactive guide to Git for new coders and creative builders.
Building a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server in Go
My experience in building an MCP server for DiceDB using the MCP Go SDK.
Timeless Lessons in Citizenship and Governance from "The Nitopadesha"—Part 2: The Thread of the Science of Prosperity
Insights on active citizenship and governance from “The Nitopadesha.” Part 2 explores the lessons from the second book, “The Thread of the Science of Prosperity.”
How to Give Great Conference Talks
Practical, experience-driven, and often-overlooked ideas to improve your next developer conference talk.
Using Hugo Version Manager (hvm) to Switch Between Different Hugo Versions
A quick guide to using the Hugo Version Manager (hvm) to download, manage, and switch between different versions of Hugo.
I Tried Vibe Coding, and I Don’t Think I’m Going to Tab ⇥ My Way to a Million-Dollar Startup
The author is clearly trying to channel his existential crisis and crippled ambitions into a blog post.
Intentions and Consequences
An interactive quiz to teach the importance of evaluating actions by their consequences and not their intentions.
Timeless Lessons in Citizenship and Governance from "The Nitopadesha"—Part 1: The Jewel of Citizencraft
Insights on active citizenship and governance from “The Nitopadesha.” Part 1 explores the lessons from the first book, “The Jewel of Citizencraft.”
My Complete macOS Development Environment Setup
A proper environment is necessary to be productive in any work. That’s why I decided to completely rebuild mine from scratch. This post documents my opinionated setup primarily used for programming.
Will Open Source Be Fair?
Exploring new open source licenses that attempt to balance benefits and make open source sustainable.
An Interactive Guide to Transforming JSON with jq
jq is a powerful tool for working with JSON. This guide teaches you to use jq effectively through hands-on, interactive examples running right in your browser.
Creating a "Today I Learned (TIL)" Section for My Hugo Website
Notes on how I added a TIL section to my Hugo-based static website.
There's a CMS in My IDE!
Front Matter is a CMS that runs as a Visual Studio Code extension. It’s feature-rich and highly customizable, making it the perfect tool to manage my poorly organized blog.
Making Code Examples Interactive with Codapi
A guide to using Codapi, an open source, lightweight solution to add interactivity to your technical writing.
F5 Nginx to Apache APISIX
An interactive guide to migrate from Nginx to Apache APISIX.
An Even Playing Field
We need to democratize AI to save our democracies.
Pingora is Not an Nginx Replacement
But here’s another viable Nginx replacement.