AI Broke the Zero Marginal Cost Myth of the Internet
A reflection on why AI applications feel less like traditional internet products and more like on-demand production, where every useful answer, image, and agent run has a real cost.
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I Built a FIRE Calculator Because Financial Freedom Should Not Depend on Vibes
A personal reflection on why I built ChooseFIRE, and how a simple calculator can make income, spending, savings rate, returns, and personal freedom easier to reason about.
DeepSeek API with SillyTavern: A No-GPU Setup
How to connect SillyTavern to DeepSeek through the official API or an OpenAI-compatible configuration, without a local GPU or large model downloads.
In the AI Era, Frontend-Backend Separation Should No Longer Be the Default
A reflection on why AI changes the cost-benefit balance of frontend-backend separation, and why product-layer full stack should become the default for many projects.
Rethinking Docker: Development Environments, Linux Overhead, and Redis in Practice
A practical reassessment of Docker across local development, Docker Desktop overhead, Linux server performance, and a small Redis deployment with Compose.
How to Implement Login with GitHub Safely
A practical server-side GitHub OAuth login flow using state validation, authorization code exchange, GitHub user lookup, and a local session.
DeepSeek R1 with SillyTavern: Local Ollama Setup on Windows
A practical Windows setup for running DeepSeek R1 with Ollama and connecting SillyTavern to the local model service, covering model size, GPU requirements, API settings, and common problems.
Platforms, Algorithms, and Creators: Why Independent Blogs Still Matter
A reflection on platform power, algorithmic distribution, creator assets, and why independent blogs still matter when most attention comes from social platforms.
Build a Personal Image Hosting Service with Cloudflare R2
A practical setup for turning Cloudflare R2, Workers, D1, Pages, and TinyPNG into a personal image hosting workflow for a static blog.
NestJS Interceptors and How to Skip Response Wrapping
How to use a global NestJS interceptor to wrap successful API responses, and how to skip wrapping for webhooks, file downloads, and protocol-specific endpoints.