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We Gave 23 AI Models the Same Exam. Here's What Actually Happened.
A deep-dive evaluation across creative writing, code, math, logic, and more -- with some genuinely surprising results.
If You Think Astro Is Just for Static Sites, You're Wrong
We run a full application on Astro -- auth, database, WebSocket chat, permissions. Here's why Astro became our default for everything, not just blogs.
Building a Blog in Astro 5 in Under an Hour
Content collections, dynamic routes, and a working blog with zero dependencies beyond Astro itself. Here's exactly how.
Self-Hosting Analytics with Umami
Google Analytics is overkill for most sites and a privacy nightmare for all of them. Here's how we replaced it with something better.
HestiaCP vs cPanel: An Honest Comparison
After running both in production, here's what actually matters when choosing a server control panel -- and why we switched.
Setting Up a VPS from Scratch for Web Hosting
A complete walkthrough from bare Ubuntu to serving production websites -- no managed hosting, no hand-holding, just the real process.