Organisational Readiness for API Integration
In API integration, the interface is rarely the hardest problem to solve. In early discovery we tend to think about how we are defining the… Read More »Organisational Readiness for API Integration
Technology
Why Predictable Systems Deliver Faster Projects
Infrastructure projects often slow down for a reason that is easy to overlook: the time between making a change and finding out whether it worked.… Read More »Why Predictable Systems Deliver Faster Projects
When ChromeOS Quietly Broke My Split-DNS Setup
Audience This is for people running containerised services behind a reverse proxy and enforcing basic controls such as CIDR restricted admin endpoints. I assume you… Read More »When ChromeOS Quietly Broke My Split-DNS Setup
Running YaCy Crawling over VPN While Staying a Healthy Direct Peer
When I first set up YaCy in my homelab I wanted two things at the same time: crawler traffic leaving through a VPN proxy, and… Read More »Running YaCy Crawling over VPN While Staying a Healthy Direct Peer
From Notes to Documentation: Where Joplin Fits in a Technical Workflow
Using Joplin as a capture layer for field notes allows working understanding to be recorded early, then formalised into configuration or documentation once verified.
Context Switching for General Purpose LLM Interaction
This post proposes a lightweight context-switching layer applied over structured prompt frameworks such as LangGPT, allowing behavioural constraints to activate only when conversational context requires them. This reduces unnecessary response overhead in general-purpose LLM interaction.
Searx – Self-Hosted Private Metasearch
Searx is an open-source metasearch engine that you can host yourself.
Install Searx on your workstation and you can begin using your own local private metasearch engine. Alternately Searx can be added to a server in your local network for others to use in the office or home, With some networking changes it can be served over the internet and accessible everywhere, though this can have security and bandwidth implications, so should not be done without reasoned consideration.
Which Note-Taking Tool is Right for You? Joplin vs. Evernote
In his book Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte outlines the four powerful characteristics/capabilities of a note-taking application; the ability to handle multimedia, informality, open-endedness,… Read More »Which Note-Taking Tool is Right for You? Joplin vs. Evernote
The Pros and Cons of Python and Julia for Scientific Computing
Concise comparison of Python and Julia for scientific computing, covering performance characteristics, ecosystem maturity, numerical workflows, and practical considerations for developers assessing Julia alongside established Python tooling.
Overview of ArangoDB and Neo4j Graph Databases
Introduction Graph databases are widely used in a variety of industries, including: Overall, graph databases are well-suited for applications that involve complex relationships and connections… Read More »Overview of ArangoDB and Neo4j Graph Databases