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Why Mastodon is the only social network I use
6 min
mastodon
social media
The Fediverse is the true digital town square
Feb 14, 2025
How to render Quarto websites faster
3 min
quarto
software
code
Git + Bash to speed up website updates
Feb 8, 2025
How to make VS Code look like Rstudio/Spyder
2 min
software
vscode
Optimizing VS Code for Data Science
Jan 24, 2025
How to survive Free-tier Duolingo
9 min
software
duolingo
extensions
A guide for overcoming freemium limitations
Jan 23, 2025
Vivaldi features: Personal Best-of
7 min
software
vivaldi
My favorite features in the Vivaldi browser
Jan 5, 2025
A day trip to Freiburg
6 min
travel
My first shot at a travel blog post
Dec 31, 2024
Essential tools to make the modern web more bearable
9 min
extensions
rss
Some free tools I enjoy that you might too
Dec 28, 2024
Statistical Bouquets: My first venture into creative coding
7 min
art
julia
code
Random.jl + Distributions.jl + CairoMakie.jl = Flowers?
Dec 26, 2024
Quick Fix for Public WiFi on Linux
6 min
linux
Trouble connecting? Here are some terminal commands to help you get online.
Dec 1, 2024
My website template for you!
5 min
webdev
quarto
A simple template for getting started with Quarto websites
Nov 16, 2024
Math-Stats: Multiple Linear Regression
1 min
statistics
math
Some notes on Multiple Linear Regression
Nov 9, 2024
Math-Stats: Simple Linear Regression
2 min
statistics
math
Linear regression notes in RevealJS
Nov 6, 2024
Math-Stats: Properties of Expectation, Variance, and Covariance
6 min
statistics
math
Some reflections and lecture notes
Oct 26, 2024
Making Vivaldi even better
4 min
software
vivaldi
Fixing small annoyances with mods
Oct 18, 2024
How to use R in Visual Studio Code - The Essentials
5 min
code
r
vscode
quarto
software
A guide to setting up R for Visual Studio Code
Oct 4, 2024
Vivaldi is a strange browser
9 min
software
vivaldi
A discussion of odd design choices and my feature wishlist
Sep 22, 2024
2000+ days of Duolingo - Worth it?
13 min
software
duolingo
My review after 5+ years of daily use
Sep 21, 2024
Phone less, without being phoneless
9 min
software
phone
Some simple tricks for cutting down
Aug 25, 2024
How to make a login portal for Quarto sites
9 min
webdev
quarto
Personalized/Gated content on static websites
Aug 15, 2024
Habit tracking with Habitica - a quick tour
6 min
software
habitica
Turn your life into a video-game? It’s less questionable than you think
Aug 12, 2024
A comprehensive review of non-obscure search engines
16 min
software
search engines
To google or not to google, that is the question.
Aug 10, 2024
Why ‘Doom-scroll’, when there is RSS?
4 min
software
rss
A post about old technology that was ahead of its time
Aug 6, 2024
Why Vivaldi is the least and most minimal browser at the same time
7 min
software
vivaldi
My take on how to make a piece of maximalist software easy on the eyes
Aug 2, 2024
How to easily make a website for free
14 min
webdev
quarto
A jumpstart guide to creating websites with Quarto
Jul 28, 2024
My first DIY web-app
5 min
webdev
Just a quick post to test the blog and briefly talk about my first ventures into JavaScript
Jul 21, 2024
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