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Building an invention inspired by Dr. Andrew Huberman Mar 23 2024
I built an invention inspired by Dr. Andrew Huberman. It is an electronics gadget to track sunlight exposure while worn on the face

STM8 Debugging on M1 Mac Feb 11 2024
Recollecting the steps I took to get STM8 debugging working on a M1 Mac with Apple Silicone.

ESP32 Digital Photo Frame Aug 26 2023
I built a custom digital photo frame using the ESP32 for Mother's Day

What I've been Reading in June Jul 04 2023
The articles, videos, podcasts, and books which have captured my interest in the past month.

Beyond cd and ls, Useful Linux Commands for Firmware and Software Development Mar 26 2023
Everyday I discover a new linux terminal command to add to my toolbox. These commands speed up my software development, and make life just a little bit easier.

Useful Terminal Commands for Macos Mar 26 2023
A list of terminal commands for MacOS that I use on a regular basis.

Apple doesn't want you developing hobby apps Feb 14 2023
Apple still charges a $99 yearly developer fee, even if you don't want to publish your app on the Appstore. The provisioning certificate that Xcode provides only lasts one week.

Getting Started with STM32 Blackpill and STM32Cubeide and USB CDC Serial Aug 21 2021
I recently purcahsed the Adafruit STM32F411 Blackpill and created my first project using the STM32CubeIde to print using the USB CDC as Serial. Here are my notes from getting started and setting up this project.

Software Engineers Make Up 3.6% of the US Workforce Aug 12 2021
Software engineers make up 3.6% of the US Workforce. This is surprising since I was convinced that everyone is becoming a software engineer now.

Hugo Alias Aug 06 2021
Creating a hugo alias command for directory based archetypes commands.

Building Wireless Soil Moisture Sensors With Custom PCB Aug 04 2021
I have too many plants in my apartment. So I decided to build a wireless soil moisture sensor with Arduino on a custom PCB to monitor the soil moisture level. Then send alerts to my Android phone using Firebase cloud functions.

Setting up Namecheap, Cloudflare, and Netlify the right way Aug 04 2021
I think I finally figured out how to setup Namecheap DNS with Cloudflare and Netlify. I use this process to host my static site built using Hugo on Netlify and cache through Cloudflare.

Hugo Responsive Images With Markdown Render Hook Aug 04 2021
Create responsive images in Hugo posts using the markdown render hook. Using the srcset tag and picture element the appropriate size image will be served by the browser. This is an alternative to using a shortcode as you can still using the regular markdown image tags.

Run Windows 11 on Chromebook Jun 18 2021
Here is how to run Windows 11 on a Chromebook. Surprisingly, it boots with the help of Linux Beta (Crostini) on Chromebook. Although Windows 11 was just leaked, we can already run Windows 11 on a Chromebook.

Play Genshin Impact on Chromebook May 14 2021
Surprisingly, I was able to play Genshin Impact on my Chromebook. Although the performance is less than ideal, I was still able to make it through some simple missions and fight some enemies.