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Why I'm Stepping Away from Zig and Its Foundation
I've decided to step back from the Zig programming language and its community. This isn't a knee-jerk reaction to one incident, but rather the resul...
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Building a Production-Grade 3D Viewport: Zero-Copy Rendering Between Bevy and GPUI
## Introduction For the past several months, I've been deep in the trenches building a professional-grade 3D viewport system for the Pulsar game eng...
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Building Interactive UIs in GPUI: Actions, Context Menus, and Event Handling
When I first started working with GPUI (the UI framework powering Zed), I made every mistake in the book. I tried to handle actions in constructors, ...
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The Great GPUI Mouse Coordinate Mystery (And How I Solved It)
*Or: How I spent 3 days debugging why my node graph thought I was clicking 250 pixels to the left of where my mouse actually was.* ## The Scene o...
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I Won't Switch to Linux
Every few months, the same debate resurfaces: “Why don’t you just use Linux?” For servers? Absolutely. For embedded systems? Of course. But as a dail...
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Type Safety and Documentation in Rust Node Graph Systems
# Type Safety and Documentation in Rust Node Graph Systems Node graph systems are a popular way to visually represent logic, workflows, or data f...
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Graphite and Pegasus; No privacy is not dead
# Mobile Spyware Reality Check: What Pegasus and Graphite Actually Do (And Don't Do) If you've spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you'...
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TPM 2.0: Separating Security Facts from Fiction
# The basics The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 has become one of cybersecurity's most polarizing technologies, generating fierce debate between ...
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Which Desktop OS Is Actually the Most Secure?
## The TL;DR * **Short answer:** For **typical desktop users** running stock operating systems without additional security software, **Windows 11** ...
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Somebody's Watchin' Me: Privacy Under Gov't Surveillance
*Published July 31, 2025* **Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes and is not legal advice.** The most dangerous government pr...
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Unreal Engine: Hard refs, Memory management, and Performance
# A Brief Intro to the Issue Unreal Engine's Blueprint visual scripting system stands as a cornerstone of its accessibility and rapid prototyping...
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Buzzword Koolaid: What even is 'The Edge'?
# Edge Computing: Beyond the Buzzword Fog Edge computing has become the latest Silicon Valley darling, promising to revolutionize everything from...
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Horizon: The game server built for performance at scale
*The technical journey of building a game server that breaks Unreal Engine's limits and powers massive space battles* ## The Problem That Started...
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The SurrealDB Reality Check; Marketing vs Reality
## The SurrealDB Reality Check: When Marketing Meets Performance When SurrealDB burst onto the scene with promises of "one database, infinite mem...
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The Story Behind Apple's 'Illusion of Thinking'
## The Story Behind Apple's "Illusion of Thinking" Apple just dropped a paper called *"The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Lim...
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The Digital Stop and Frisk: When Your Privacy Meets Border Control
## Introduction I've been thinking a lot about device security lately. With increased border searches and the ease with which both government age...
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My Journey with the Legion Slim 7 16IRH8: A Rust, Unreal Engine, and Web Developer's Perspective
## Introduction Back in January 2024, I finally bit the bullet and grabbed a Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16IRH8. It showed up about a week later, and I've ...
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VPNs: When will they save us, and when won't they?
# Addressing the issue We have all seen segments on YouTube and platforms like it advertising that you are "safer" online when using a VPN. This can...
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The Ruby Monolith Mindset: When Familiarity Breeds Technical Debt
# The Ruby Monolith Mindset: When Familiarity Breeds Technical Debt In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, certain patterns emerge ...
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Macros VS Functions, and When to Apply Them
# Macros VS Functions, and When to Apply Them Recently I came across a group of individuals that seemed convinced that macros were terrible and alwa...
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Demystifying Casting: It's Not the Villain You Think It Is
In the world of Unreal Engine 5 game development (particularly in Blueprint), there's a persistent myth that casting is inherently bad for performanc...
Read more →Reimagining CI/CD: My Journey Building a Rust-Based System for pipelines
As a software developer, I've long been fascinated by the intricacies of CI/CD systems. Recently, I embarked on an ambitious project: creating a Rust...
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Horizon: A Universal Game Server Solution with Enterprise-Grade Capabilities
Hey there, fellow developers and space enthusiasts! I'm thrilled to share with you a project that's been consuming my nights and weekends (and let's ...
Read more →The Rise of Tech Tribalism: When Tool Loyalty Trumps Pragmatism
## A brief introduction to the problem In recent years, a concerning trend has emerged in the tech world: the rise of what we might call "tech triba...
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