Hey, ruX is here.

A month of struggle.

A lot of hate and wasted time with Claude Code, some local LLM usual frustration, warm Kaohsiung, cold Tokyo, chaotic Hanoi and clean Beijing.

Sops for the security paranoid Can you imagine people downloading random binaries from GitHub, running them locally, and then trusting them with secrets?

Google Gemini pretty useless Imagine how bad it must be that Google Gemini, sitting in the very same Gmail window, works worse than an externally connected ChatGPT for mail search?

Finally got an invitation for Perplexity Commet but Commet doesn't fly on Linux, apparently.

Oh no, summer comes to an end!

The table should be turned into the table "docker cp" exists and does exactly what you think Over a decade with Docker and still keep finding new things about it!

Replit is great Despite them being jerks about incorrectly issued invoices, the platform is just amazing.

Monthly rubric about the curious things I have learnt / discovered Golang stdlib can't unmarshal the whole JSON from the stream I believe that stdlib should dictate the standards of high-quality, efficient software development.

Personal programming language complexity grading I was reflecting about what language is easier to use for the production grade apps and MVP.

Setting up Transparent TCP Proxifier (aka VPN) in Linux Can't Be Easier Just wow, you never stop learning about Linux.

Classy Ubuntu's snap Snaps were invented to break down the system and annoy users make software easy to upgrade, mitigate dependency hell, and add some sort of placebo security layer.

You’ve probably heard of AI, the thing that probably does very useful things, even if it’s just part of a product title.

I'm starting a new regular monthly postly theme - TIL ${MONTH}.

It's been a long time since I shared something from my personal life, and generally, not much has been written on the blog in the last few years.

Even when one thinks in English, it doesn't guarantee fluency or that one will sound like a native speaker.

As blockchains are expanding their influence, it's quite evident for an ordinary developer that Solidity has almost nothing to do with JavaScript.

It couldn't be more helpful.

Crypto and in particular DeFi can be technically very complex, and the general audience often might oversee the importance of understanding the technical implementation.

Whoa, that's been a long 1.5 years without me creating any content.