Richard Djarbeng's Website

Explore my journey through technical posts on emerging tech trends, hands-on coding projects, and occasional personal reflections—non-technical insights are in the personal section.

Latest Posts

Finding Your Fuel: A Guide to Popular Open Data Repositories

In data science and machine learning, data is the new oil—it’s the fuel that powers our models and insights. But finding the right data can be a challenge. Whether you’re...

October 20, 2025

Why Can I Pay for Netflix Instantly, But Not Send Money Abroad? Enter Revolut

In my last post, I wrote about a weird paradox: paying for Netflix with a card is a seamless, one-second breeze, but sending $100 to a friend or family member...

October 19, 2025

Finance

I Tried to Replace an Interior Designer with Gemini. Here's What Happened.

When I finally got access to Gemini Pro, I had one main goal: to test its new image generation capabilities, which I’d heard referred to by the intriguing codename “Nano...

October 8, 2025

Technology

Why Does Restarting Your Computer (or Router) Actually Work?

Ever stared at your frozen screen, shrugged, and hit restart? Same with that finicky WiFi router. What exactly does it do? Spoiler: Nobody really knows. It’s the tech equivalent of...