Hands-on experience with AI, self-hosting, Linux, and the developer tools Botmonster actually uses

Hands-on experience with AI, self-hosting, Linux, and the developer tools Botmonster actually uses

Postgres 18 can replace Redis, Kafka, and Elasticsearch

Postgres 18 can replace Redis, Kafka, and Elasticsearch

Postgres 18 plus a few extensions can replace Redis, Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Pinecone. A tour of the features, benchmarks, and limits.

Debug 90% of Linux network faults with three commands

Debug 90% of Linux network faults with three commands

Debug Linux network issues with ss, nftables, and tcpdump. Inspect sockets, trace firewall rules, and capture packets to diagnose connectivity.

Two-part inspection machine over a conveyor of code plates, flagging one beetle-shaped defect while four others crawl away unnoticed

Alibaba's code reviewer finds fewer bugs on purpose

Alibaba Open Code Review trades recall for precision, using roughly a ninth of the tokens a general agent burns. See what that trade really costs you.

Cutaway browser window with seven brass tool sockets holding instruments, a robotic arm plugged into one, a discarded camera on a tripod beside it

WebMCP runs on my blog while Apple fights the whole idea

WebMCP lets a web page register tools that AI agents call in the browser. Chrome ships it in origin trial, Apple opposes it, botmonster.com runs 7.

Glowing browser window holding a brass key, copper threads linking it to duplicate keys inside three sealed glass cubes

ego lite lets your AI agent use every login you own

The ego lite browser for AI agents gives each agent an isolated Space that inherits your real logins. The project ships the skill, not the browser.

HTTP/3 is faster, but not on every network you test

HTTP/3 is faster, but not on every network you test

What QUIC fixes over TCP+TLS, how to enable HTTP/3 in Nginx and Caddy, and how to measure real gains. Includes honest cases where HTTP/3 doesn't help.