Blog
2025
Typst, a serious alternative to LaTeX
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A quick look at Typst and how it compares to markdown and LaTex.
The beauty of never making the same thing twice
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Thoughts about the state of being ok when you cannot make two things exactly the same.
LLM false metric generation
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There is a lot of synthetic data that is being generated by LLMs, These include false metrics.
ChatGPT 5 Working Guide: Practical Tips for Better Results
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Creating a practical, no nonsense guide for using ChatGPT-5 efficiently by manual model switching and prompt style to each task while avoiding wasted tokens and bad outputs.
The Problem With Proprietary LLM Providers: Removing Model Access without recourse
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OpenAI’s removal of GPT-4o, o3, and other models after GPT-5’s launch breaks fundamental MLOps principles. Without model versioning and control, data science workflows become unreliable. Local LLMs offer a better alternative for maintaining consistency.
Good apps on Android in 2025
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Ongoing guide to replace default bloated and worse apps on Android with lightweight and FOSS versions.
My Search engine Journey in 2025
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How I rebuilt my search strategy in 2025 after declining quality in search results
OpenAI Shows Someone Else's Conversations
·993 words·5 mins
I sent a picture to ChatGPT for OCR and it gave me a response that leaked from somewhere.
Why Self Hosted Blogging Beats Ready Made Platforms
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Exploring the advantages of hosting your own blog versus relying on platforms like Substack and Medium
Migrating to Hugo for the website and blog
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How I migrated maintaining separate HTML portfolio site and an external blog to Hugo