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Recent posts

My Home Server
October 29, 2025
TLDR - Tailscale, Docker Compose, and not a TLS cert in sight
Moving to Ktor
October 15, 2025
This blog was my last Spring project (or so I'd like to think)
Yet Another Blog Implementation
November 29, 2024
Let's get this show on the road
You're not a Quant Trading Firm
November 27, 2023
Sometimes, we avoid using certain libraries, techniques, or software because it's "slow". But what if slow is OK?