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Compress First: What a ₱43,000 Smart Cane Taught Me About Cheap HardwareShrinking a frame before the obstacle detector sees it made detection 39% faster on Raspberry Pi-class hardware. Then I tried to demo it in a browser and found out why that number refuses to travel.Read5 min
Set Your Billing Alerts Before You Need ThemA leaked API key can cost thousands overnight. Billing alerts, key hygiene, and VPS hardening that take an afternoon and save you a fortune.Read3 min
Droplets vs Kubernetes: Pick the Boring OneWhen a $6 droplet beats a Kubernetes cluster, and the small number of times it doesn't. A practical guide to not over-engineering your infrastructure.Read3 min
Buy the Good PillowDevelopers happily spend on a new framework course and sleep on a bad pillow. Why investing in your body pays better than investing in your stack.Read3 min
1 vs 2 vs 3 Monitors: How Many Do You Need?Three screens look productive. Often they just spread the same work thinner. An honest look at when a second monitor helps and when it hurts.Read3 min
Frugality Is Not About Being CheapCheap optimizes for price. Frugal optimizes for value over time. Why the gap between the two decides how much freedom you actually have.Read3 min