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

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

Run SQLite in production with WAL mode and live backups

SQLite in production works for single-server apps: WAL mode, the right PRAGMAs, one writer, live backups, and the limits that force a move to Postgres.

Install OpenWrt 25.12 on any of 2,200 supported routers

Install OpenWrt 25.12 on any of 2,200+ routers: pick the right image, flash it in five minutes, switch to apk, and add WireGuard, VLANs and SQM.

Stack of glass layers with a few big blocks on top and a detailed tile landscape at the bottom, beside a snail machine laying single tiles

Next-concept modeling writes the gist first, 21x faster

Next-concept modeling writes text coarse to fine in 12 steps and beats diffusion models 21x faster on LM1B, but only at 100M parameters for now.

Build a serverless API with Cloudflare D1

Cloudflare D1 tutorial: build a Hono REST API on a Worker, add read replicas with the Sessions API, and turn the free tier into real request budgets.

CSS @starting-style lets you animate elements on entry without JavaScript

CSS @starting-style animates dialogs, popovers and new DOM elements on entry with plain transitions. See what each browser runs and how to detect support.

Local meeting transcription on Linux with Whisper and Ollama

Local meeting transcription on Linux. Record calls with PipeWire, transcribe with Faster-Whisper, label speakers, and get structured notes from Ollama.