A personal account of moving a blog after a RackNerd DC-02 outage caused by the Los Angeles Aon Center fire, including the database import issue, the fix for MySQL max_allowed_packet, and the performance improvement after migration.
A fictional research briefing reinterprets exercise equipment from Earth’s microwave-era homes as ritualized punishment devices, status symbols, or signs of atavistic carbon-based nostalgia.
How to remove the brief default play-button overlay shown by Android WebView on HTML5 videos when no poster image is specified, using either a transparent poster or a custom WebChromeClient.
A personal review of Project Hail Mary, comparing the film with the novel, its streamlined science, emotional friendship, Rocky’s voice, and the film’s more open-ended ending.
A reflection on blogging as either a solitary performance or a genuine exchange, and on why real dialogue, comments, and mutual understanding still matter in the age of fragments and AI summaries.
An explanation of how DDA distributes integer frequency remainders in pulse acceleration and deceleration profiles, including phase accumulation, 0 Hz startup handling, step convergence, triangular fallback, and the profile state machine.
A personal look at three recent purchases: blue-light blocking clip-ons that eased eye strain, a Huawei WATCH 5 with curious mood readings, and a budget-conscious Nikon Z7 II camera setup.
A personal remembrance of a former colleague and friend whose strength, warmth, friendships, unhappy marriage, and sudden death at forty-two left those who knew him in disbelief.
A practical look at why API planning should be part of backend product architecture, especially for mobile apps, multi-version products, third-party integrations, and long-term maintenance.
A personal reflection on work, friendship, job choices, and the pressure young people face as friends scatter into different cities and careers.
A careful discussion of whether men can experience gender discrimination, how stereotypes about masculinity cause harm, and why this does not negate discrimination against women.
A reflection on why both general principles and highly practical advice have value, and why simplicity, generality, and accuracy cannot all be achieved at once.
A practical SQL interview guide covering consecutive login streaks, mutual friends, sliding 7-day login duration, retention rate, and category-level Top3 orders with MySQL examples.
A satirical mock exam on how electric-vehicle brands respond to crashes, safety concerns, public criticism, testing, legal pressure, OTA updates, and online opinion management.
A concise overview of the THYUU Block plugin for Halo, including supported video and music embed platforms with example links.
A first-person account of a solo Taiwan trip from Guangzhou, covering Taipei, Ximending, the National Palace Museum, Bangka, Taipei 101, Keelung, the Presidential Office, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Tamsui.
A simple way to use Synology Active Backup for Business with rsync to automatically back up website files from a server.
A reflection on how the pursuit of low prices and quick profit encourages inferior products, weak regulation, and public risks, from small trade decisions to major safety incidents.
Anthropic CISO Jason Clinton warns that autonomous AI employees with accounts, memory, and corporate responsibilities could arrive within a year, raising new cybersecurity and accountability risks.
Learn how to use MySQL ORDER BY with IN, NOT IN, and CASE expressions to place rows with specific field values at the beginning or end of a query result.