How To Choose Waveshare ESP32-S3 Boards
Waveshare sells a surprising number of boards built around Espressif's ESP32-S3. That sounds useful until you open the catalogue and meet a wall of names such as ESP32-S3-LCD-2.8, ESP32-S3-LCD-2.8B, E
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Cron Prompts vs Agent Skills: A Separation of Concerns
Most AI agents that support scheduled tasks have two sources of instruction when a cron job fires: The cron prompt — the task-specific instructions you wrote when scheduling the job The skill — a re
Download Files In Parallel
This is a quick way to download files from different URLs in parallel. List all URLs in a file urls.txt https://example.com/file1.zip https://example.com/file2.zip https://example.com/file3.zip https://example.com/file4.zip One-liner download using w...
Why You Should Stop Using Global npm install -g (and What to Do Instead)
When developing Node.js applications, you might be tempted to use npm install -g for convenience. However, global npm package installations can lead to significant issues, especially when managing Node.js applications rather than just project depende...
Self-Hosting in Malaysia: Overcoming CGNAT for Your Homelab
Dreaming of running your own server or "homelab" in Malaysia? Many internet service providers (ISPs) like TM Unifi and Maxis Fiber utilize Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT) for IPv4 address management. This means your home router is assigned a private IP add...
Dopamine Driven Development
Dopamine, often associated with happiness and pleasure, can be harnessed to improve productivity and motivation, especially in the context of software development. The speaker shares personal experiences of overcoming boredom and frustration as a jun...
