Recently, I encountered an issue with my Raspberry Pi-hosted websites that would go offline every time the Pi was rebooted. After several troubleshooting steps and some trial and error, I was able to bring my websites back online and set up Docker to automatically restart the containers after each reboot. Here’s the debugging process and… Continue reading How I Resolved the Issue of self-hosting Websites Going Offline After a Raspberry Pi Reboot
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Use ChatGPT to Get Refund from Coursera
Introduction Ever found yourself unexpectedly charged for a subscription you didn’t intend to continue? That’s exactly what happened to me with Coursera Plus. Their refund policy clearly states that monthly subscription charges, including the first payment after a free trial, are non-refundable. Despite this, I managed to get my €47 refunded, thanks to the strategic… Continue reading Use ChatGPT to Get Refund from Coursera
Buying Your First Car in 2025: Should You Go Manual, Automatic, or Hybrid?
So, you’re buying your first car in 2025—congratulations! 🎉 Whether you’re a fresh driver or just looking for your first personally owned car, one of the biggest questions you’ll face is what type of transmission to choose. Do you go with the traditional manual, the effortless automatic, or a high-tech hybrid? Let’s break it down… Continue reading Buying Your First Car in 2025: Should You Go Manual, Automatic, or Hybrid?
Failed 5 times driving exam, one day I will get the licence
Yes, today, from 11:30 to 12:00, I took the driving exam for the 5th time, and failed it again. This time the main reason are: at the 60km/h road, I didn’t look at the right side, there is a small road there, and that is an equal junction. Then at a roundabout, I didn’t let… Continue reading Failed 5 times driving exam, one day I will get the licence
End of knowledge age
Knowledge is easily accessible to every individual, so knowledge itself is not as valuable anymore. The abilities to acquire knowledge/information and implement it effectively are what matter now. So, what should we call this age we are in? The Asker Age? The Intelligence Age? The AI Age? Yesterday, knowledge was decentralized. Today, it is centralized.… Continue reading End of knowledge age
Here’s their goal: making the fools stay foolish
Rich people, powerful people, or intelligent people want to make the fool stay foolish, because they need workers to work for them, they need people to do repetitive boring jobs, they have houses to be cleaned, dinner to be cooked, and cars to be driven by the fools. If everyone live to their fullest potential,… Continue reading Here’s their goal: making the fools stay foolish
Making PCB with incomplete design files, Must learn lessons for beginners
This article is not about the making of PCBs, that’s PCB manufacturers’ job. It’s about how to avoid pitfalls and across barriers associated with incomplete designs files, and finally make PCBs that work. If you are a pro, this article is of little help for you, but if you are a beginner, like I was,… Continue reading Making PCB with incomplete design files, Must learn lessons for beginners
Add custom shortcut to Onenote
Onenote is wonderful on tablet with a pen, but I miss the feature in office word that one can make a Macro and trigger it with a custom hotkey. In this blog, I explore a method that actually can do more or less that. As an example, when I am zoom in and out freely… Continue reading Add custom shortcut to Onenote
Single click Google Translate
If you live in a multi-culture environment, you likely need to use Google Translate almost eveyday. This could be the workflow you go through again and again:copy the text to be translated>>open google translate>>paste the text on the left side>>choose the input language>>choose the output language With the help of CHATGPT, I made bookmarks that… Continue reading Single click Google Translate
Tidy paste texts from PDF files
PDF files are not made to be copy-pasted, but a lot of times we need to copy-paste text from a PDF file to another text editor. Then we get text pasted in this fashion:The wearable device of claim 4 , further comprising acover mounted over an open end of the cavity to enclose thewearable antenna… Continue reading Tidy paste texts from PDF files