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MetaMask Card: A Step Closer to the True Crypto Card
MetaMask (the most popular crypto wallet) just announced its Mastercard debit card in the United States, even including New York(!), with one exception: Vermont. This is the first Mastercard crypto card to reach general availability. Visa has been in the game longer, notably with the Solayer Emerald Card, but its audience is tiny in comparison.…
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Making LLMs Compete For the Best HTTP/2 Configuration
It’s no wonder why Apache HTTPD doesn’t have HTTP/2 enabled by default. Whenever I enable it for my (this) website, I consistently get the same or slightly worse client-side performance numbers. As with any tool, blindly turning something on without proper tuning often does more harm than good, and I never had the time or…
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Inside the Software Lockdown of Modern Cars
The days when you could connect to your car via OBD-II and make it do magic stuff are over – something I realized after spending some time with a recent Audi/VW fleet car. In the good old days, about six years ago, the VW platform was surprisingly open to coding and very popular with car…
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The Command Line Is Changing: AI Enters the Terminal
For anyone dealing with computers professionally, command line is the essential tool. I recently explored how AI is transforming it. There are multiple solutions that bring AI to your fingertips. Claude Code is the most prominent one, but requires a paid subscription. Gemini CLI is an accessible open-source alternative with a generous free tier, so…
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Learning on Little Cat Feet: Two Races, Ten Years, and New Discoveries
Last month I took two small steps (on little cat feet) toward my long-term goal of completing a full Ironman by age 80 (and winning the age group). Two more races are now in the books: Jones Beach Ironman 70.3, and JPMCC Philadelphia, which was Capital One’s inaugural JPMCC event in the city. Both races…
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Boldt Castle Flyover
Boldt Castle is often regarded as one of the most beautiful castles in New York. Located in the picturesque Thousand Islands region, it’s a true gem worthy of any traveler’s bucket list. Built in the early 1900s by hotel magnate George Boldt as a tribute to his beloved wife, the castle stands on a private…