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Why I love being Canadian

Here's what I find great in Canada: read on to see the points on why the bureaucracy issue is overblown

I'm 30; here's what I've learned

G'day, Internet! *Obnoxiously tips fedora* Today, I've turned around the Sun 30 times. Technically, a bit more — but who knows when I became me? At what point in my mom's belly did I become conscious? Was I conscious before I turned around the Sun 3 times? I'm not sure! And

I switched to Linux as my main machine, and I love it

G'day, Internet! It's been a while since I tried moving away from MacBooks. I've tried multiple times over the last decade, but the truth is, I have never been able to give up macOS since I first started to use it in 2012. Something always went wrong. Once, I got

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How to run a Farcaster Hub on a Raspberry Pi

Running a Farcaster has never been so easy and cheap! Here's how, step-by-step.

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My 2023 wrap-up is optimistic

How 2023 affected my thinking, why time isn't an enemy but an ally, how I read 100+ books, which ones are the best, and my plans for 2024

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I never use SSR, and you shouldn't either

Discover the secrets of hosting high-traffic sites for free. Ditch SSR and save big on your web projects!

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Here's how I published my book

Ventured into the world of publishing and emerged with my very own book! Learn how to do the same in a few simple steps...

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Cardiovascular diseases don't kill as many people as stupidity

Shocking truth: It's not heart disease killing us the most! Discover the #1 silent killer we all ignore!

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Zero-knowledge is easy or the ultimate how-to article

Finally, you can read an article and start building zero-knowledge products without a degree in computer science and math!

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AI chef designs my vegan meal plan

Discover how ChatGPT became my personal chef, crafting a custom vegan meal plan tailored to my specific needs and preferences

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The first coming of AI gods is here

You might not realize this yet, but the first AI gods are already here. Follow Jane from 2030 in the morning en route to the office.

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How do I know who leaked or sold my email (and how you can too)

I know precisely who leaked or sold my personal information. This article explains the method I use.

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My 2022 wrap-up

Here's what I was up to in 2022 — the list of the books I recommend is included!

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I moved my workspace to VR, here's what I learnt, part 2

I spent two months working exclusively in virtual reality again. Is it better now? Can we embrace cyberpunk and ditch bulky and expensive display setups? Hold your horses! Here's what's what.

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I'm sunsetting Voicy

The code is still open source, but will no longer be maintained and my instance will no longer work. Find out why in this article.

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I quit Telegram, here's why

With the utmost regret, I have to announce the end of my and my company's effort on improving the Telegram ecosystem

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I worked as an ultra-stack developer on an iPad for a week, here’s what I learned

Can you develop stuff using just an iPad and a cloud VPS? What are the pros and cons? And what portable solution did I end up using?

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Shieldy got acquired by 1inch Network

I am announcing the acquisition of Shieldy Telegram bot by 1inch Network and telling you my personal story of how I've built, grown and sold Shieldy in detail

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How I got multiple offers to buy Shieldy at the same time, rejected them all and why it was the correct decision?

A few people decided to offer me money to buy Shieldy bot simultaneously. Learn how much money does a bot with 18 000 000 users cost in this post

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How to pay taxes from your apps revenue in Canada in 2021

Don't know how to legally pay taxes from your apps revenue in Canada? Here's how!

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How to secure the hell out of your MongoDB in 2021

7 easy steps how to secure a MongoDB so that no data is ever leaked

How to deploy an Electron app with auto-updates enabled for free in 2021 with just one command

Here's how to deploy an Electron app to macOS, Windows and Linux with the auto-update feature for free and with just one command

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How to build a marketplace with no code in under 15 minutes

In this article I'll show you how you can build a marketplace with no-code tools in less an hour!

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How to setup Localizer for your product

In this article, I'll show you how to set up your own free open-source self-hosted crowd-translation service called Localizer

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Build your own perpetual autonomous database backup machine from a Raspberry Pi for $10 and never pay for backups again

After my general post on backing up MongoDB I decided to up it a notch and build a fully autonomous backup machine. Just connect it to the Internet and see the magic happening.