Algorithms, Blockchain and Cloud

[caption id="attachment_26281" align="alignnone" width="383"] wordpress[/caption] WordPress must be able to write media files to `wp-content/uploads`, but files stored there should never need to execute as PHP. This article explains how to block P...

I gave an unused Beelink SEi8 mini PC a second life by installing Ubuntu and turning it into a home server. It now runs a STEEM node, Node.js applications, databases, a reverse proxy and Cloudflare Tunnel. The article also explains how double NAT allows the NUC-8 to initiate connections to my Raspberry Pis while preventing connections in the opposite direction, as well as cover...

To mark my fifth anniversary at Microsoft, I received a meaningful crystal service award. Over the past five years, there have been challenges, growth, and many valuable collaborations and experiences. This award not only commemorates the journey so far, but also reminds me to stay passionate and embrace the next chapter.

This article explains how to approximate Pi using the definite integral [math]\pi=\int_0^1\frac{4}{1+x^2},dx[/math]. It introduces the mathematics behind the identity, explains the trapezoidal and midpoint integration methods, and provides single-threaded and multithreaded implementations in both Python and C++. It also demonstrates how the same calculation can be divided acros...