Tuning YouTube recommended videos
1. Pause or Clear Watch History 2. Use “Not Interested” & “Don’t Recommend Channel” On each unwanted suggestion (homepage, sidebar,…
Why categorizing information is hard — and smarter alternatives
Why strict categories are difficult Alternatives to strict categories The key tradeoff: A side-by-side comparison: Approach How it works Pros…
Mitigating bots and unwanted traffic
Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). Cloudflare is the most popular and offers a free plan.
Website “hits” vs. “views”
This comes up a lot, because “hits” is often misused in casual conversation about web traffic. Here’s a breakdown of…
Cloudflare managed challenges
Cloudflare’s Managed Challenge is a security feature designed to automatically decide how to challenge a visitor that might be a…
Safe shopping list of budget SSDs
Stick to Samsung, Crucial (Micron), WD/SanDisk, or Kingston for consumer drives.
How to spot a weak/no-name SSD
Boot / main system drive → Buy TLC NAND + DRAM (Samsung 970/980 EVO, Crucial MX500, WD Black/Blue SN570, Kingston…
Why cheap SSDs suck
Bottom line: The “headline” spec (like SATA 6 Gb/s, 550 MB/s) only shows the maximum possible speed under ideal conditions.…