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PWA vs .NET MAUI: What I learned developing a cross-platform app
Information Technology Jul 05, 2026
PWA vs .NET MAUI: What I learned developing a cross-platform app

In this article I share my experience developing an app using .NET MAUI, from creating the API and the interface with AI assistance to the challenges encountered during development, publishing, and maintenance. I also show why I decided to test a Progressive Web App (PWA), comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. The goal is not to say that one technology is better than the other, but to show in which scenarios each makes more sense based on a practical experience.

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Why Do Developers Pick Blazor for Their Projects but Fail When Scale?
Information Technology Jun 15, 2026
Why Do Developers Pick Blazor for Their Projects but Fail When Scale?

Blazor is one of the most productive things Microsoft ever shipped, and I have watched several companies throw it away. Not because it is bad, but because almost nobody understands what they are actually paying for when they run it. And it is not the WebSocket. In this article I want to show why teams pick Blazor, why some of them abandon it, and what the real bottleneck is.

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Ketogenic Diet the BioHack for Programmers Productivity
Information Technology May 28, 2026
Ketogenic Diet the BioHack for Programmers Productivity

Brain love a source of energy called ketones, if you do ketogenic diet your brain will work on steroids.

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A Gold Standard for Torque: Separating Clutch Facings by Judder Behaviour
Signal Processing Jan 01, 2015
A Gold Standard for Torque: Separating Clutch Facings by Judder Behaviour

Multivariate statistics applied to real bench-test torque signals separates clutch facings by judder performance and manufacturing characteristics, and establishes a reference torque behaviour for material development.

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Simulating Clutch Facing Burst Resistance with Finite Element Analysis
Tribology & Friction Sep 01, 2014
Simulating Clutch Facing Burst Resistance with Finite Element Analysis

Finite element analysis is used to predict when a clutch facing bursts, with numerical results showing clear agreement with experimental burst tests.

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Sub-Scale Judder Testing: Correlating a Bench Machine with the Vehicle
Tribology & Friction Apr 01, 2013
Sub-Scale Judder Testing: Correlating a Bench Machine with the Vehicle

A methodology for classifying clutch facing judder sensitivity on a sub-scale bench test instead of a full vehicle, with preliminary results showing good correlation to the car.

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Gut Bacteria and Dementia: What a New Review Found
Health Sep 13, 2026
Gut Bacteria and Dementia: What a New Review Found

A review of 21 studies links gut bacteria changes to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's dementia, but cannot prove cause.

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Can Fasting Windows Help Older Adults' Thinking and Mood?
Longevity Sep 12, 2026
Can Fasting Windows Help Older Adults' Thinking and Mood?

A review of eight studies suggests time-restricted eating and intermittent fasting may support cognitive function and mental health in older adults, but more research is needed.

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Gut Bacteria, Sleep, and Thinking Skills: What a Review of 21 Studies Found
Health Sep 12, 2026
Gut Bacteria, Sleep, and Thinking Skills: What a Review of 21 Studies Found

A review of 21 human studies links better objective sleep and more diverse gut bacteria to better cognitive function in adults.

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Swans: The Band That Made Volume a Weapon
Music Sep 13, 2026
Swans: The Band That Made Volume a Weapon

They started as a noise-rock punishment and ended as something almost beautiful. Swans never asked for your comfort, only your attention.

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Shellac: The Band That Made Restraint Sound Like a Threat
Music Sep 12, 2026
Shellac: The Band That Made Restraint Sound Like a Threat

Three players, no bass, five albums in three decades, and a guitar tone that sounds like a dropped toolbox. Here is why Shellac still matters.

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Fugazi and the $5 Door: The Band That Refused the Machine
Music Sep 12, 2026
Fugazi and the $5 Door: The Band That Refused the Machine

Fugazi made some of the most tense, inventive rock of the 1990s while charging pocket change and refusing the industry's rules.

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Jersey Devil: The Pine Barrens Legend That Never Dies
Retro Games Sep 13, 2026
Jersey Devil: The Pine Barrens Legend That Never Dies

Meet the Jersey Devil, the winged, hoofed cryptid of the Pine Barrens — a creature born from a family curse and kept alive by campfire tales.

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Koudelka: The Haunted Monastery RPG You Probably Missed
Retro Games Sep 12, 2026
Koudelka: The Haunted Monastery RPG You Probably Missed

A gothic horror role-playing game set in a Welsh monastery, blending turn-based grid combat with survival-horror atmosphere on the original PlayStation.

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King's Field: FromSoftware's First Dark Fantasy
Retro Games Sep 12, 2026
King's Field: FromSoftware's First Dark Fantasy

Before the Souls games, FromSoftware built a slow, lonely first-person dungeon crawl that asked players to get lost on purpose.

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The Full Fridge Is a Quiet Kind of Debt
Life in General Sep 13, 2026
The Full Fridge Is a Quiet Kind of Debt

A packed refrigerator should feel like safety. Instead it sits there, counting down, asking something of you every time you open the door.

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The Maybe That Means No
Politics Sep 12, 2026
The Maybe That Means No

Somewhere between yes and no sits a small phrase we use constantly, and it rarely means what it says.

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The Small Announcement Before Leaving the House
Life in General Sep 12, 2026
The Small Announcement Before Leaving the House

Why we say 'just popping out' for a five-minute errand, and what that little sentence is really doing.

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Virtuosity: When a Killer Is Made of Code
Movies Sep 13, 2026
Virtuosity: When a Killer Is Made of Code

A disgraced cop must stop a virtual reality killer who has escaped into the real world. The 1995 film asks what happens when evil can be downloaded.

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Sphere: The Ocean Floor Has Nothing on the Human Mind
Movies Sep 12, 2026
Sphere: The Ocean Floor Has Nothing on the Human Mind

A smooth, silent object sits on the ocean floor, and the scariest thing the crew brings down with them is themselves.

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Event Horizon: The Ship That Came Back Wrong
Movies Sep 12, 2026
Event Horizon: The Ship That Came Back Wrong

A rescue crew boards a ship that vanished seven years ago, and finds that the real danger is not what happened to it, but what it brought back.

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