TF-IDF: The Metric That Thinks Your Words Are Special

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

2025 Private Spaceflight Gossip: Rockets, Rivalries, and Milestones

SpaceX started 2025 by practically turning rocket launches into a weekly (sometimes almost daily) routine. In the first quarter alone, Elon Musk’s team managed 36 Falcon 9 launches, outpacing last year’s cadence by 16%. (Yes, 36 launches in three months — they’re basically carpooling to orbit at this point.) This launch frenzy, largely driven by Starlink satellite … Read more

Pickleball Balls: Indoors, Outdoors, and Why Your Garage Isn’t Neutral Ground

If you’ve ever stood in the aisle of a sporting goods store clutching two nearly identical plastic balls while questioning your life decisions, congratulations — you’ve entered the sacred pickleball paradox: indoor vs outdoor balls. Let’s settle the score with as much grace as a dinking rally gone wrong. The Ball’s Anatomy: Tiny Holes, Big Drama At first … Read more

Django ORM vs Peewee vs Tortoise ORM: A Dramedy in Three Acts

Once upon a time in the quirky land of Python, three ORMs walked into a bar. Django ORM, the well-dressed enterprise type. Peewee, the scrappy minimalist hipster. And Tortoise ORM, the async-savvy millennial with a nose for speed. What follows is their group therapy session… I mean, comparison guide. Django ORM What is it?It’s the … Read more

The Richest Man in Babylon: How to Save Like a Sumerian and Budget Like a Boss

Once upon a clay tablet in ancient Babylon, before the days of TikTok financial gurus and stock market memes, lived a man named Arkad. He wasn’t born into riches. Nope. This guy didn’t have a rich uncle or a crypto wallet. But what he did have was a rock-solid money philosophy and, possibly, the world’s … Read more

Tap for Context: The Totally Unofficial Guide to X’s “Explain This Post” Feature

You may have seen it by now — an unassuming little button lurking under a tweet, labeled “Explain this post.” Maybe you tapped it. Maybe you didn’t. Maybe you stared at it like it was a decoy set by the Algorithm Police. But here’s the good news: it’s not a trap. It’s Grok, X’s resident AI sidekick, … Read more

Friday Night Laughs #33: Cold Turkey and Colder Punchlines

I tried going without jokes for two weeks and started hallucinating that my dishwasher was laughing at me. I swear the soap pod smirked. Friends, I’m not saying I have a problem, but my phone autocorrected “good morning” to “why did the chicken cross the road?” So here I am. Again. Because laughter is a … Read more

ChatGPT Is Lying Its Ass Off! Don’t Believe This Blog Ever!

This morning I asked ChatGPT a simple question:“What Chrome extension is this ID tied to?” Harmless, right?Just a lil’ extension sleuthing to start the day. No biggie. And ChatGPT, with the absolute confidence of a golden retriever guarding a stick, barks out: “Ah yes! That’s SmashJacker, the notorious malware that hijacks browsers, locks down your … Read more

SQLAlchemy: The Swiss Army Knife of Python Databases, Now with Extra Sass

Let’s say you’re building an app. It’s going to be the next big thing. Bigger than TikTok but for spreadsheets. You need to store data, but raw SQL makes you feel like you’re defusing a bomb with chopsticks. Enter SQLAlchemy, the lovechild of Python and databases that says, “Hey, what if we made querying data … Read more