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— Apr 04, 2025 in personal

2TB iCloud storage might be the most valuable subscription Apple offers

I used to be torn between having 2TB storage or Apple One for the same price, but as time goes by the better choice has started to become more obvious.

— Dec 28, 2024 in technologies

Falling in love with Boox Palma 2

An e-reader with a smartphone form factor running Android never felt this awesome. Sorry Kindle, sorry Jeff Bezos, but I’m not going back.

— Dec 18, 2024 in technologies

Get that damn setting httponly cookie to work

Frustrated why the browser keeps ignoring your Set-Cookie header resulting in no httponly cookie being set? I’d wasted a whole day on it to present you the remedy here. Read on!

— Sep 05, 2024 in technologies

Debug NestJS application in Docker with Jetbrains WebStorm IDE

Got a NestJS project running inside a Docker container and looking for how to remote debugging on Jetbrains IDE? Look no further! I'd painstakingly searched, gathered and simplified what have worked for me so that you don't have to :)

— Jul 18, 2024 in personal

Graduating from FIRE lifestyle

FIRE feels like snake oil to me: unattainable with many hidden risks. Say hi to Die with Zero (DMZ) instead!

— Feb 05, 2024 in japan

A fair review about Rakuten Mobile

All pros and cons, whether it fits you, the best way to exploit the pros and mitigate the cons, I'm laying them bare!

— Dec 16, 2023 in personal

Using AI to write sucks

It kills your creativity, throws away your true voice, and makes your brain dead. Let me explain why I feel like that.

— May 13, 2023 in indie

How I turned a hobby project to 10,000$ revenue

My personal frustration led to a hobby project, and I never thought it would unlock a whole new path for me.

— Oct 20, 2022 in technologies

Debug Laravel web application in Docker with Xdebug and Phpstorm

Stop using Log::debug(), dd(), var_dump()... output-based debugging method and leverage the power of Xdebug and IDE to make Laravel web application's debug session more enjoyable. Learn more here!

— Oct 19, 2022 in technologies

Debug Laravel unit test in Docker with Xdebug and Phpstorm

Stop using clunky workarounds to output debug values during unit test executions and leverage the power of Xdebug and IDE to make Laravel unit test debugging more efficient. Learn more here!

Projects

WallCal

The best sticky calendar on desktop background for macOS

Endless Defense

A web-based tower defense game perfect for killing time

Coming soon...

Our next project is being brewed ;)