Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not here to trash heavyweights like VirtualBox or VMware. They’re great, they’re powerful, and they’ve saved lives — probably. But sometimes, you just want to spin up a clean little Ubuntu box without summoning the ghost of sysadmins past. That’s where Multipass comes in. It’s like the IKEA flat-pack of VMs: … Read more
You ever get the urge to just shout something into the void and see what echoes back? That’s sort of what writing these little blog posts feels like. Except sometimes the void shouts back with a typo correction or a “hey this made me snort coffee out my nose,” which I consider the highest form … Read more
April was a wild ride. We laughed, we coded, we may have cried over AI hallucinations, and — if Medium stats are to be believed — we definitely got our read on. 📊 The Stats We’re Quietly Bragging About Medium was doing hot girl math: Blog.lumaiere.com was… mellow: X.com (formerly known as That Bird App): Facebook (we only started … Read more
Imagine you’re building a house. Would you start by nailing boards to a tree and hoping for the best? Or would you grab a blueprint, hire an architect, and, you know, not create a death trap? Software architecture is that blueprint — but instead of load-bearing walls, we’re juggling APIs, databases, and the occasional panic attack over … Read more
If you’ve ever shopped for cloud hosting and thought, “Why is AWS so expensive? Is there a hidden filet mignon in this EC2 instance?” then you’ve probably stumbled upon Hetzner. And if you haven’t, buckle up — this is the story of the most admired, underused infrastructure darling in the cloud kingdom. What is Hetzner? Hetzner is a … Read more
We’ve all been there: minding our own business when suddenly a wild update notification appears like a needy raccoon at your digital doorstep. It wants attention, food (aka disk space), and possibly a reboot that will last just long enough to make you late for a Zoom call. But fear not — this isn’t a rant about … Read more
So, you took a break. Maybe it was a day. Maybe it was three months. Maybe it was an amount of time so mysterious that archaeologists will one day find your half-finished project next to a fossilized latte. No judgment! Life happens. The important part is you’re ready to jump back in. Sort of. Maybe. … Read more
If you’ve ever heard the term TF-IDF and thought it sounded like a sneeze in a spreadsheet, you’re not alone. But stick with me — because once you get it, TF-IDF goes from “Huh?” to “Aha!” faster than you can say “inverse document frequency” (don’t worry, we’ll get there). So, What Is TF-IDF Anyway? TF-IDF stands for Term … Read more
Let’s talk about Projects — ChatGPT’s surprisingly powerful feature that’s somehow both a filing cabinet and a hyperactive idea hamster. If you’ve ever tried to organize your thoughts across multiple chats, tabs, sticky notes, Google Docs, and that one cryptic text message you sent to yourself at 3:12am… you’re going to love this. Projects turns your chaotic … Read more
So, what is Rust? Rust is a systems programming language that’s like C++ but without the emotional damage. It was invented by Graydon Hoare in 2010 and is now stewarded by the Rust Foundation. Designed for performance, memory safety, and fearless concurrency, Rust is the software world’s version of a trustworthy roommate — fast, reliable, and doesn’t … Read more