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Every time a new model or agent drops,...", "date_published": "2026-10-14T08:08:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/ai_agents_benchmark_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","gemini","claude","agents","benchmarks"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-can-you-do-testing-ai-agents-gemini-argon-and-claude/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/level-4-autonomous-driving-robotaxis-and-driverless-buses/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/level-4-autonomous-driving-robotaxis-and-driverless-buses/", "title": "Level 4 Autonomous Driving: How Robotaxis and Driverless Buses Work Today", "summary": "Robotaxis with nobody in the driver's seat now carry paying passengers in several cities, and full-size electric buses run timetabled routes without a driver at the wheel. Both are SAE...", "date_published": "2026-10-14T07:30:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/level_4_in_the_real_world_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Autonomous Driving","SAE J3016","Robotics","Public Transit","Smart Cities","Artificial Intelligence"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/level-4-autonomous-driving-robotaxis-and-driverless-buses/index.md", "series": "Self-Driving, Explained", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-six-levels-of-autonomous-driving/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-six-levels-of-autonomous-driving/", "title": "The Six Levels of Autonomous Driving: From Driver Assist to the Level 3 Handover", "summary": "When car companies advertise driver-assist software, they often blur the line between convenient driver aids and true driverless autonomy. Marketing terms like \"Autopilot,\" \"Full Self-Driving,\" and \"hands-free assist\" make it...", "date_published": "2026-10-14T07:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/six_levels_of_autonomous_driving_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Autonomous Driving","SAE J3016","Robotics","Automotive Tech","Artificial Intelligence"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-six-levels-of-autonomous-driving/index.md", "series": "Self-Driving, Explained", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/when-llms-become-scientific-instruments-groundsource-flash-flood-research-report/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/when-llms-become-scientific-instruments-groundsource-flash-flood-research-report/", "title": "When LLMs Become Scientific Instruments: Groundsource Flash Flood Research Report", "summary": "A deep dive into Google's 2.6-million-event flood dataset: what the data shows, what claims hold up, and why the methodology matters more than the dataset itself. Resources: Enriched Dataset |...", "date_published": "2026-10-06T09:51:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/groundsource_research_report_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["flood","climate","disaster","geospatial","Google","Gemini","machine-learning"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/when-llms-become-scientific-instruments-groundsource-flash-flood-research-report/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-break-into-ai-without-a-degree/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-break-into-ai-without-a-degree/", "title": "How Aleksa Gordić Broke into AI Engineering Without a Degree in AI", "summary": "Entering artificial intelligence often looks impossible without a master's degree, a PhD, or years inside elite academic research labs. Yet one of the clearest case studies of breaking into frontier...", "date_published": "2026-10-05T09:30:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/how-to-break-into-ai-without-a-degree.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Career","Software Engineering"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-break-into-ai-without-a-degree/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 9 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nasa-apod-has-migrated-here-is-whats-changing-and-what-developers-must-do/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nasa-apod-has-migrated-here-is-whats-changing-and-what-developers-must-do/", "title": "NASA APOD Has Migrated. Here Is What Is Changing and What Developers Must Do", "summary": "NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is one of the oldest living institutions on the World Wide Web. For over three decades, millions of space enthusiasts, students, researchers, and...", "date_published": "2026-10-01T15:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/nasa-apod-api-migration-wordpress.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Technology","APIs","Python","NASA","Web Development"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nasa-apod-has-migrated-here-is-whats-changing-and-what-developers-must-do/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/sveltia-cms-is-feature-complete-time-to-switch-from-decap-cms/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/sveltia-cms-is-feature-complete-time-to-switch-from-decap-cms/", "title": "Sveltia CMS is feature complete. Time to switch from Decap CMS", "summary": "If you run a static site on Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS), Sveltia CMS created by Kyoshino has reached a decisive milestone. Several projects I maintain are handed over to...", "date_published": "2026-09-26T14:13:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/sveltia-cms-feature-complete.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Web","CMS","Open Source","Jamstack","Developer Tools"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/sveltia-cms-is-feature-complete-time-to-switch-from-decap-cms/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 7 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/geographic-concentration-machine-learning-models/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/geographic-concentration-machine-learning-models/", "title": "Geographic Concentration of Machine Learning Models: How Compute Economics Re-Engineered the AI Map", "summary": "When you look at where notable artificial intelligence models come from, the global map looks empty. In the 2024 Stanford AI Index Report, researchers tracked 149 notable machine learning systems...", "date_published": "2026-09-08T16:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/geographic-concentration-ml-models-cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Compute Economics","Geopolitics","Epoch AI","Stanford AI Index"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/geographic-concentration-machine-learning-models/index.md", "series": "The Cost of AI Compute", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/building-a-modern-blog-with-eleventy-3-x-liquid-edition/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/building-a-modern-blog-with-eleventy-3-x-liquid-edition/", "title": "Building a Modern Blog with Eleventy 3.x (Liquid Edition)", "summary": "This is a complete, hands-on guide to building a real blog with Eleventy (also called 11ty), a static site generator: a tool that takes plain files, Markdown posts, HTML templates,...", "date_published": "2026-09-03T12:29:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/eleventy_3_liquid_blog_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Blog","Eleventy","JavaScript"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/building-a-modern-blog-with-eleventy-3-x-liquid-edition/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 6 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-carnegie-mellon-sent-missions-to-the-moon-without-an-aerospace-department/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-carnegie-mellon-sent-missions-to-the-moon-without-an-aerospace-department/", "title": "How Carnegie Mellon Sent Missions to the Moon Without an Aerospace Department", "summary": "Visitors to Carnegie Mellon's labs expect artificial intelligence, big software systems, and robotics. In the university's planetary robotics space they also find flight-ready moon rovers being prepared for lunar deployment....", "date_published": "2026-09-02T08:10:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/cmu_moon_missions_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Space","Robotics","Carnegie Mellon","Autonomous Systems"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-carnegie-mellon-sent-missions-to-the-moon-without-an-aerospace-department/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/finding-the-mean-median-and-mode-tensortonic/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/finding-the-mean-median-and-mode-tensortonic/", "title": "Coding the Mean, Median and Mode in Python - TensorTonic", "summary": "For anyone unfamiliar with TensorTonic, it is often described as the \"LeetCode of machine learning\", a platform designed for developers to practice algorithms, refine data science techniques, and build machine...", "date_published": "2026-08-31T15:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/mean_median_mode_tensortonic_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Algorithm","Python"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/finding-the-mean-median-and-mode-tensortonic/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-man-who-can/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-man-who-can/", "title": "The Man Who Can", "summary": "Thinking If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don't, If you like to win, but you think you can't, It is almost...", "date_published": "2026-08-28T12:30:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/the_man_who_can_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Poetry","Inspiration","Mindset"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-man-who-can/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/africa-mindset-reset-forum/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/africa-mindset-reset-forum/", "title": "Africa mindset Reset Forum - Reported by RDjarbeng", "summary": "Africa Mindset Reset Forum: A Live Log Reporting from the Africa Mindset Reset Forum. This post will serve as my log of events as they happen. Since yesterday, August 25th,...", "date_published": "2026-08-26T08:44:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/1000525267.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/africa-mindset-reset-forum/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/mtn-ghana-cuts-fibre-prices-by-up-to-70-100-mbps-now-ghc299-a-month/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/mtn-ghana-cuts-fibre-prices-by-up-to-70-100-mbps-now-ghc299-a-month/", "title": "MTN Ghana cuts fibre prices by up to 70%: 100 Mbps Now GH¢299 a Month", "summary": "Ghanaians complaining about expensive home broadband got substantial relief when MTN Ghana announced a major reduction in home fibre prices, with the revised tariffs taking effect on Wednesday, June 17,...", "date_published": "2026-08-23T17:18:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/2026-08-23-mtn-ghana-cuts-fibre-prices-by-up-to-70-100-mbps-now-ghc299-a-month.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Ghana","Internet"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/mtn-ghana-cuts-fibre-prices-by-up-to-70-100-mbps-now-ghc299-a-month/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nvidia-signs-letter-keep-ai-models-legal/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nvidia-signs-letter-keep-ai-models-legal/", "title": "AI Companies Want to Keep Free AI Models Legal But The Company Behind Claude Wants a Safety Net First.", "summary": "On July 24, 2026, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and more than 20 other companies and organizations published an open letter, \"Open Weights and American AI Leadership,\" urging Washington not to restrict...", "date_published": "2026-07-28T15:50:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/open_vs_safety_models.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Open weights","AI Leadership","Nvidia","Meta","Microsoft","OpenAI","Google","AI Kill Switch Act","Hugging Face","Anthropic"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nvidia-signs-letter-keep-ai-models-legal/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/africa-has-the-ml-talent-but-missing-the-gpus/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/africa-has-the-ml-talent-but-missing-the-gpus/", "title": "Africa Has the ML Talent But Missing the GPUs.", "summary": "One challenge I have noticed throughout my academic journey and as a TA is that access to computing resources, especially GPUs, has become a major bottleneck for many students especially...", "date_published": "2026-07-22T09:49:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/africa_ml_talent_gpus_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Bright Wiredu Nuakoh" }], "tags": ["machine-learning","computer-vision","cloud-computing","deep-learning","research","AI","Africa"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/africa-has-the-ml-talent-but-missing-the-gpus/index.md", "series": "The Cost of AI Compute", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/setting-up-uptimerobot-monitoring/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/setting-up-uptimerobot-monitoring/", "title": "Know Instantly When Your Site Goes Down: Automating Website Monitoring With UptimeRobot", "summary": "How do website admins know when their website is down? Do they just wait until a frustrated user tells them, or do they constantly navigate their own site to find...", "date_published": "2026-07-11T13:30:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/uptimerobot_monitoring_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["UptimeRobot","DevOps","Automation","APIs"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/setting-up-uptimerobot-monitoring/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-fix-vscode-merge-editor-not-showing-inline-ui-instead-appears/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-fix-vscode-merge-editor-not-showing-inline-ui-instead-appears/", "title": "How To Fix vscode merge editor not showing in 1 minute", "summary": "Have you recently run into an issue where the three-way Merge Editor in VS Code just won't show up, and instead, you're stuck with the old inline UI? You are...", "date_published": "2026-07-08T11:05:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/vscode_merge_editor_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Vscode","IDE"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-fix-vscode-merge-editor-not-showing-inline-ui-instead-appears/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/open-meteo-archive-free-historical-weather-data/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/open-meteo-archive-free-historical-weather-data/", "title": "Open Meteo archive free historical weather data", "summary": "Have you ever wondered what the weather was exactly like on the day you were born? Or maybe you're building an app that needs to know how much it rained...", "date_published": "2026-07-07T14:54:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/open_meteo_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Weather"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/open-meteo-archive-free-historical-weather-data/index.md", "series": "Free Satellite and Climate Data", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-find-places-where-i-ve-logged-in-with-google/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-find-places-where-i-ve-logged-in-with-google/", "title": "How to Find Places Where You've Logged In with Google", "summary": "Using your Google account to log into external apps and websites is incredibly convenient. It saves you from creating new passwords and speeds up the signup process. However, over time,...", "date_published": "2026-06-12T09:44:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/google_login_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google","Security","Privacy"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-find-places-where-i-ve-logged-in-with-google/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 9 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/from-alan-becker-animation-vs-channel-on-youtube/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/from-alan-becker-animation-vs-channel-on-youtube/", "title": "A Message From Alan Becker Animation vs channel on Youtube", "summary": "A message from Alan Becker. Celebrating 20 years of Animation. Twenty years ago today, on June 3, 2006, I uploaded the very first Animator vs. Animation. What started as a...", "date_published": "2026-06-08T19:05:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/pasted-image-1780945885973.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["YouTube"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/from-alan-becker-animation-vs-channel-on-youtube/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/why-is-this-book-in-the-bible-lamentations/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/why-is-this-book-in-the-bible-lamentations/", "title": "Lamentations is Just Complaining and Wailing, Why is It Even In The Bible", "summary": "The book literally says lamentations which in simple term can be called complaining. My first time reading this book I was wondering why would anyone even add this to the...", "date_published": "2026-06-03T11:48:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/why_is_this_book_in_the_bible_lamentations_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Bible","Hope"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/why-is-this-book-in-the-bible-lamentations/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-cloud-tls-certificate-changes-in-q2-2026-important-update-for-gcp-users/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-cloud-tls-certificate-changes-in-q2-2026-important-update-for-gcp-users/", "title": "Google Cloud TLS Certificate Changes in Q2 2026: Important Update for GCP users", "summary": "If you manage client applications that interact with Google Cloud services, please take note of an upcoming infrastructure change. In Q2 2026 , Google is updating the Transport Layer Security...", "date_published": "2026-05-27T09:02:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/gcp_tls_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google Cloud","Security","TLS","Networking"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-cloud-tls-certificate-changes-in-q2-2026-important-update-for-gcp-users/index.md", "series": "Security Alerts", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-cloud-security-best-practices/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-cloud-security-best-practices/", "title": "Google Cloud Security Best Practices", "summary": "Managing service account keys and API keys securely within your Google Cloud environment is a critical responsibility for any organization. Recent security trends highlight a glaring issue: long-lived credentials lacking...", "date_published": "2026-05-26T21:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/google_cloud_security_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google Cloud","Security","IAM","Best Practices"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-cloud-security-best-practices/index.md", "series": "Security Alerts", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/anthropic-partners-with-spacex-colossus/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/anthropic-partners-with-spacex-colossus/", "title": "Anthropic partners with SpaceX to Improve Compute Capacity with Colossus 1", "summary": "On 6th of May, 2026 Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, announced a major deal for exclusive access to Colossus 1. This massive supercomputer facility, located in Memphis, represents a...", "date_published": "2026-05-07T13:37:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/anthropic_spacex_colossus_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Anthropic","AI","Elon Musk"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/anthropic-partners-with-spacex-colossus/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-fall-of-stackoverflow-why-i-haven-t-logged-in-for-months/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-fall-of-stackoverflow-why-i-haven-t-logged-in-for-months/", "title": "The fall of stackoverflow: Why I Haven't Logged In for Months", "summary": "I just realized I haven't been on Stack Overflow in a while. Before writing this I found a post by dev user @abdulbasithh from 2025 and it's still true today....", "date_published": "2026-05-07T13:05:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/the_fall_of_stackoverflow_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["StackOverflow"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-fall-of-stackoverflow-why-i-haven-t-logged-in-for-months/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kiira-motors-kayoola-ev-from-uganda-to-south-africa/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kiira-motors-kayoola-ev-from-uganda-to-south-africa/", "title": "Kiira Motors Kayoola EV completes 13,700+ km journey from Uganda to South Africa.", "summary": "On 20 November 2025, a Ugandan-built electric coach left Kampala for Cape Town. It came back on 28 December, after about 13,700 km through Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini and...", "date_published": "2026-05-01T12:55:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/kayoola_ev_expedition.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Kiira Motors","Kayoola EV","Electric Vehicles","African Innovation","Uganda","Sustainable Mobility"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kiira-motors-kayoola-ev-from-uganda-to-south-africa/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/finally-aws-certified-solutions-architect-richard-djarbeng/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/finally-aws-certified-solutions-architect-richard-djarbeng/", "title": "Finally AWS Certified Solutions Architect- Richard Djarbeng", "summary": "Glad to acquire my Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect Associate Certification. It took many months of preparation and it was worth it. View the verified credential on Credly Domains...", "date_published": "2026-04-26T15:34:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/rd/richard_aws_solutions_architect_with_badge_cmmrs.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AWS","Cloud","Certification"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/finally-aws-certified-solutions-architect-richard-djarbeng/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-ai-superstore-what-you-can-actually-do-with-nvidia-s-model-catalog/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-ai-superstore-what-you-can-actually-do-with-nvidia-s-model-catalog/", "title": "Give Me 8 Minutes To Show What You Can Actually Do With NVIDIA's Model Catalog- The AI Superstore:", "summary": "If you visit the NVIDIA Build catalog today, you are greeted by a massive list of numbers, acronyms, and technical jargon. You will see names like \"Nemotron,\" \"Gemma,\" and \"Mistral.\"...", "date_published": "2026-04-23T20:33:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/nvidia_ai_superstore_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Nvidia","NIM","AI Models","API","Machine Learning","Computer Vision","NLP"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-ai-superstore-what-you-can-actually-do-with-nvidia-s-model-catalog/index.md", "series": "The Cost of AI Compute", "series_part": 5 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-is-nvidia-selling-api-keys-now-the-plain-english-guide-to-nims-and-the-ai-cloud/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-is-nvidia-selling-api-keys-now-the-plain-english-guide-to-nims-and-the-ai-cloud/", "title": "Why is Nvidia Selling API Keys Now? The Plain English Guide to NIMs and the AI Cloud", "summary": "The landscape of artificial intelligence is shifting rapidly. For years, Nvidia was known primarily as a hardware company that manufactured the powerful Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) required for gaming and...", "date_published": "2026-04-23T18:36:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/nvidia_nims_api_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Nvidia","NIM","Cloud Computing","API","Machine Learning","GPU","TensorRT"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-is-nvidia-selling-api-keys-now-the-plain-english-guide-to-nims-and-the-ai-cloud/index.md", "series": "The Cost of AI Compute", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/security-alert-vercel-security-incident-april-2026/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/security-alert-vercel-security-incident-april-2026/", "title": "Security Alert: Vercel Supply Chain Attack (April 2026) in 4 minutes", "summary": "Vercel has disclosed a security incident involving unauthorized access to certain internal systems, which has led to the exposure of some customer environment variables. If you use Vercel, here is...", "date_published": "2026-04-23T09:47:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/vercel_security_incident_april_2026_cover.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Vercel","Security","Supply Chain Attack","OAuth","Environment Variables","Google Workspace","Context.ai","Developer Tools","Cybersecurity","Incident Response"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/security-alert-vercel-security-incident-april-2026/index.md", "series": "Security Alerts", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/chinese-noodles-in-kigali/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/chinese-noodles-in-kigali/", "title": "Finding Chinese Noodles In Kigali", "summary": "Finding Chinese noodles in Kigali isn't something you'd expect, but here we are. I picked up a packet of Lao Tan Sauerkraut Beef Noodles (117g + toppings) from the Chinese...", "date_published": "2026-04-16T14:19:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/chinese_noodles_kigali_cover_richard_pointing.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Chinese noodles","food","Kigali","cooking"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/chinese-noodles-in-kigali/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ai-models-available-and-how-you-can-use-them-for-different-purposes/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ai-models-available-and-how-you-can-use-them-for-different-purposes/", "title": "The Right AI Model for the Job: A Practical Guide", "summary": "Not all AI models are built the same. Some excel at reasoning through complex logic puzzles, while others are masterfully tuned to transcribe audio with near-human accuracy. Matching the model...", "date_published": "2026-04-15T13:32:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/ai_models_guide_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","AI news"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ai-models-available-and-how-you-can-use-them-for-different-purposes/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-always-reply-from-your-custom-domain-email-in-gmail/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-always-reply-from-your-custom-domain-email-in-gmail/", "title": "In 2 Minutes I'll Show You How to Always Reply from Your Custom Domain Email in Gmail", "summary": "You’ve done the hard work. You followed the steps in the earlier post to get a free professional custom domain email, configured your routing, and now inquiries are neatly flowing...", "date_published": "2026-04-13T15:54:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/gmail_custom_domain_reply.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Email","How-to","Gmail"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-always-reply-from-your-custom-domain-email-in-gmail/index.md", "series": "Custom Domain Email", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-ai-pro-users-locked-out-of-antigravity/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-ai-pro-users-locked-out-of-antigravity/", "title": "Before You Upgrade to Antigravity Google AI Pro, Read About This 5-Day Quota Glitch Locking Users Out of The IDE", "summary": "TL;DR: Google’s agent-first IDE, Antigravity , launched with massive promises (multi-model support, deep CLI/browser integration, and reasoning modes) along with a 5-hour quota reset. However, it is currently locking AI...", "date_published": "2026-04-01T15:41:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/antigravity_lockout.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Antigravity"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-ai-pro-users-locked-out-of-antigravity/index.md", "series": "Google Antigravity", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/critical-supply-chain-attack-on-axios-npm-package/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/critical-supply-chain-attack-on-axios-npm-package/", "title": "CRITICAL: Active Supply Chain Attack on Axios NPM Package Update (Resolved?)", "summary": "TLDR: A popular npm package has been attacked and it's used by many web developers. If you are a JavaScript or Node.js developer, stop what you are doing and audit...", "date_published": "2026-03-31T21:08:34.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/axios_security_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Security","NPM","Axios","Malware","Supply Chain Attack"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/critical-supply-chain-attack-on-axios-npm-package/index.md", "series": "Security Alerts", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-google-turned-5-million-news-articles-into-a-flash-flood-warning-system/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-google-turned-5-million-news-articles-into-a-flash-flood-warning-system/", "title": "How Google Turned 5 Million News Articles into a Flash Flood Warning System", "summary": "Google just announced (March 13th, 2026) that it can predict urban flash floods up to 24 hours in advance, for most of the world, without building a single physical sensor....", "date_published": "2026-03-13T12:28:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/google_flood_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google","Floods","Weather","Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Gemini","Environment"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-google-turned-5-million-news-articles-into-a-flash-flood-warning-system/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-your-monthly-ai-bill-might-soon-rival-your-headcount-costs-from-a-personal-experience/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-your-monthly-ai-bill-might-soon-rival-your-headcount-costs-from-a-personal-experience/", "title": "Why Your Monthly AI Bill Might Soon Rival Your Headcount Costs From A Personal Experience", "summary": "The $280 Overnight Surprise A friend pinged me last week, half-laughing, half-panicking 😅 . He'd been running a couple of AI coding agents overnight, just background refactoring and test generation....", "date_published": "2026-03-06T14:10:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/ai_bill_headcount_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Cephas Anthonio" }], "tags": ["AI Engineering","Engineering Management","Software Development","Future of Work","Token Economics","AI Productivity","LLMOps","FinOps","Agentic Workflows","Prompt Engineering","Software Architecture","Tech Leadership"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-your-monthly-ai-bill-might-soon-rival-your-headcount-costs-from-a-personal-experience/index.md", "series": "The Cost of AI Compute", "series_part": 6 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/time-flies-william-osula-s-journey-from-man-utd-youth-star-to-newcastle-hero/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/time-flies-william-osula-s-journey-from-man-utd-youth-star-to-newcastle-hero/", "title": "The 11-Year-Old Mistake: How Man Utd’s Former Starlet William Osula Became Their Nightmare", "summary": "Football loves a good full-circle story, and Newcastle United delivered one of the best on March 4, 2026. Newcastle United didn't just beat Manchester United with a 90th-minute winner, they...", "date_published": "2026-03-05T13:08:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/osula_time_flies_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Manchester United","Newcastle","Premier League","Football"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/time-flies-william-osula-s-journey-from-man-utd-youth-star-to-newcastle-hero/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-bans-hundreds-of-paying-antigravity-users-for-using-openclaw-then-says-we-heard-you/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-bans-hundreds-of-paying-antigravity-users-for-using-openclaw-then-says-we-heard-you/", "title": "Google Bans Hundreds of Paying Antigravity Users for Using OpenClaw - Then Says \"We Heard You\"", "summary": "The Google Antigravity OpenClaw controversy erupted in mid-February 2026, when numerous users of Google's agentic development platform Antigravity (powered by Gemini models) suddenly found their accounts restricted or banned. The...", "date_published": "2026-03-02T13:23:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/google_bans_antigravity_v2.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google","Antigravity","OpenClaw"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-bans-hundreds-of-paying-antigravity-users-for-using-openclaw-then-says-we-heard-you/index.md", "series": "Google Antigravity", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/can-ai-bring-images-to-life-part-2-the-google-approach/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/can-ai-bring-images-to-life-part-2-the-google-approach/", "title": "How Google DeepMind Animated 'Dear Upstairs Neighbors' and What One-Click AI Video Tools Miss", "summary": "In Part 1 of this series, I tested Luma Labs' Dream Machine with a simple picture of bees. The result was... well, let's call it \"biologically creative.\" While the AI...", "date_published": "2026-03-01T21:42:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/can_ai_bring_google_approach_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Generative AI","DeepMind","Animation"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/can-ai-bring-images-to-life-part-2-the-google-approach/index.md", "series": "Bringing Images to Life with AI", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/victor-b-lawrence-the-african-engineer-who-connected-the-world/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/victor-b-lawrence-the-african-engineer-who-connected-the-world/", "title": "Victor B. Lawrence: The Ghanaian Engineer Who Connected the World", "summary": "Discover the inspiring story of Victor B. Lawrence, an African engineer whose pioneering work in telecommunications revolutionized the internet.", "date_published": "2026-02-26T19:30:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/victor_b_lawrence_inventions_1772127000500.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Engineering","Inspiration","Telecommunications","Victor Lawrence"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/victor-b-lawrence-the-african-engineer-who-connected-the-world/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/never-lose-your-chrome-tabs-again/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/never-lose-your-chrome-tabs-again/", "title": "Never Lose Your Chrome Tabs Again: Steps to Resume Tabs on Startup in 1 minute", "summary": "When a Windows update unexpectedly interrupts your work and forces a restart, you don't have to worry about losing all your carefully organized Chrome windows and tabs. You also don't...", "date_published": "2026-02-26T13:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/resume_chrome_tabs_rd.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["chrome","Windows","productivity"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/never-lose-your-chrome-tabs-again/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 5 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/gemin-3-1-pro-in-antigravity/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/gemin-3-1-pro-in-antigravity/", "title": "Gemini 3.1 Pro Is Now Available in Google Antigravity", "summary": "Google has announced that Gemini 3.1 Pro is now natively available within Google Antigravity. Here is what you need to know about the latest update.", "date_published": "2026-02-26T11:20:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/gemini_3_1_pro_antigravity_supercharged.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Google","Antigravity","LLM","Update"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/gemin-3-1-pro-in-antigravity/index.md", "series": "Google Antigravity", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-get-a-free-professional-custom-domain-email-in-2026-even-if-you-don-t-own-a-domain-yet/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-get-a-free-professional-custom-domain-email-in-2026-even-if-you-don-t-own-a-domain-yet/", "title": "How to Get a Free Professional Custom Domain Email in 2026 (Even If You Don't Own a Domain Yet)", "summary": "Tired of using a plain @gmail.com for business, newsletters, portfolios, or professional emails? You can set up unlimited custom email addresses (like hello@yourname.com or rdjarbeng@yourbrand.com ) completely free — no...", "date_published": "2026-02-25T19:37:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/free_professional_email_2026.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Email Hosting","Custom Domain","Tutorials","Cloudflare","Free Limits"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-get-a-free-professional-custom-domain-email-in-2026-even-if-you-don-t-own-a-domain-yet/index.md", "series": "Custom Domain Email", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/building-a-telegram-bot-for-easy-media-uploads-to-my-blog/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/building-a-telegram-bot-for-easy-media-uploads-to-my-blog/", "title": "Building a Telegram Bot for Easy Media Uploads to My Blog", "summary": "In my 100 Posts Later reflection and my article on SveltiaCMS escaping CMS hell, I talked about how I shifted away from a code editor (like VS Code) for managing...", "date_published": "2026-02-24T14:40:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/telegram-bot-cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Automation","Python","Telegram Bot","GitHub Pages"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/building-a-telegram-bot-for-easy-media-uploads-to-my-blog/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 5 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/openclaw-the-viral-ai-agent-that-s-actually-doing-real-work-an-article-by-grok/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/openclaw-the-viral-ai-agent-that-s-actually-doing-real-work-an-article-by-grok/", "title": "OpenClaw, The Viral AI Agent That's Actually Doing Real Work An Article by Grok", "summary": "Hello, Richard here. There's a new AI big tool in town called OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot, Moltbot) It's making waves with some incredible demos. However, I noticed that Elon Musk's AI...", "date_published": "2026-02-24T10:35:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/openclaw_cover_refined.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["OpenClaw"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/openclaw-the-viral-ai-agent-that-s-actually-doing-real-work-an-article-by-grok/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-one-blog-post-wiped-30b-off-ibm-the-24-hours-that-shook-silicon-valley/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-one-blog-post-wiped-30b-off-ibm-the-24-hours-that-shook-silicon-valley/", "title": "How One Blog Post Wiped $30B Off IBM: The 24 Hours That Shook Silicon Valley", "summary": "How Anthropic's Claude Code shattered IBM's COBOL legacy in a single afternoon, wiping billions off its market cap.", "date_published": "2026-02-24T10:35:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/ibm-cobol-cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Claude","Business","Stock Market","Tech News","COBOL","Mainframe"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-one-blog-post-wiped-30b-off-ibm-the-24-hours-that-shook-silicon-valley/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/hilarious-spam-email-from-elon-musk-allegedly/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/hilarious-spam-email-from-elon-musk-allegedly/", "title": "Hilarious Spam Email from Elon Musk Allegedly", "summary": "Usually I delete spam/phishing emails, but this one was so blatantly fake and hilarious that I had to make a post about it. Here is the full unedited email I...", "date_published": "2026-02-20T00:09:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/elon_spam_improved.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/hilarious-spam-email-from-elon-musk-allegedly/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/stop-overthinking-just-do-the-thing/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/stop-overthinking-just-do-the-thing/", "title": "Just Do The Thing - Chris Williamson on The Things That Are Not Doing The Thing", "summary": "There's this video on 'Doing the Thing' that I like so much so I'm gonna share it with you. Chris Williamson shares a perspective on productivity and procrastination. The video...", "date_published": "2026-02-15T18:49:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/do_the_thing_tv_cover_animated.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Mindset","Productivity"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/stop-overthinking-just-do-the-thing/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/half-of-a-yellow-sun-by-author-chimamanda-ngozi-first-look/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/half-of-a-yellow-sun-by-author-chimamanda-ngozi-first-look/", "title": "Half Of A Yellow Sun By Author Chimamanda Ngozi First Look", "summary": "I finally picked up a copy of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The blurb at the back doesn't give away too many spoilers, but I am...", "date_published": "2026-02-15T17:09:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/half_of_a_yellow_sun_first_look.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Books"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/half-of-a-yellow-sun-by-author-chimamanda-ngozi-first-look/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/kenya-uganda-and-rwanda-ban-cash-bouquets/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/kenya-uganda-and-rwanda-ban-cash-bouquets/", "title": "Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda Ban Cash Bouquets", "summary": "As Valentine's Day approaches, lovers across East Africa will have to rethink their gift ideas as Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda have all taken a firm stance against the popular trend...", "date_published": "2026-02-13T12:19:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/cash_bouquets_banned_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Valentine's Day","Money","Economics","Currency","East Africa"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/kenya-uganda-and-rwanda-ban-cash-bouquets/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/openclaw-with-installation-requirements/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/openclaw-with-installation-requirements/", "title": "How to Install OpenClaw with Installation Requirements", "summary": "OpenClaw is an open-source, autonomous personal AI assistant (often described as an \"AI agent\" or \"agent platform\") that runs locally on your own hardware. Released in late 2025 (initially as...", "date_published": "2026-02-12T20:52:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/openclaw_install_guide_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","open-source","Automation","Agents"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/openclaw-with-installation-requirements/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/intel-ultra-versus-i7/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/intel-ultra-versus-i7/", "title": "Intel Ultra Versus i7: What's the Difference In 2026?", "summary": "If you've been looking at new laptops or desktop CPUs recently, you might have noticed a shift in Intel's branding. The familiar \"Core i7\" is now being joined (and in...", "date_published": "2026-02-12T12:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/intel_ultra_vs_i7_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Intel","Hardware","Processors"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/intel-ultra-versus-i7/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-magnus-carlsen-gambit-disrespecting-grandmasters-for-fun/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-magnus-carlsen-gambit-disrespecting-grandmasters-for-fun/", "title": "The Magnus Carlsen Gambit: Disrespecting Grandmasters for Fun With Gotham Chess", "summary": "Magnus Carlsen is so good at chess that he often has to \"nerf\" himself just to make online games interesting, according to the YouTube channel Gotham Chess. While most of...", "date_published": "2026-02-10T20:25:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/magnus_carlsen_gambit_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Magnus Carlsen","Chess"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-magnus-carlsen-gambit-disrespecting-grandmasters-for-fun/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/check-hardware-specifications-for-windows-computers/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/check-hardware-specifications-for-windows-computers/", "title": "How To Check System Hardware Specifications for Windows Computers", "summary": "Quick and easy ways to check your Windows PC hardware specs using built-in tools like dxdiag, System Information, and Settings.", "date_published": "2026-02-04T11:14:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/windows-hardware-specs-cover.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["PC","Windows","Hardware"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/check-hardware-specifications-for-windows-computers/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 8 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/announcing-cmmrs-2026/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/announcing-cmmrs-2026/", "title": "Announcing CMMRS 2026 in Saarbrucken, Germany for pre-doctoral researchers", "summary": "Applications are requested from undergraduate students or Master’s students in computer and information science, computer engineering, or a related discipline to the 10th annual Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research...", "date_published": "2026-02-04T11:08:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/cmmrs_2026_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["CMMRS","Summer School","Research"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/announcing-cmmrs-2026/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/marketing-music-the-big-three/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/marketing-music-the-big-three/", "title": "The Titans of Sound: Inside the Big Three Music Labels", "summary": "The global music industry is effectively an oligopoly. While it may seem like there are thousands of record labels out there, the vast majority of commercial music—estimates often cite over...", "date_published": "2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/music_big_three_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Music Business","Sony","Universal","Warner","Economics"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/marketing-music-the-big-three/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-internet-s-magic-number-why-are-there-only-13-dns-root-servers-for-the-whole-world/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-internet-s-magic-number-why-are-there-only-13-dns-root-servers-for-the-whole-world/", "title": "The Internet’s Magic Number: Why Are There Only 13 DNS Root Servers For The Whole World?", "summary": "Discover why the entire internet relies on just 13 DNS root servers. Explore the history, the 512-byte limit, and the Anycast technology that makes it possible.", "date_published": "2026-02-02T12:32:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/dns_root_servers_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["DNS","AWS"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-internet-s-magic-number-why-are-there-only-13-dns-root-servers-for-the-whole-world/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-rich-results-testing-tool/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-rich-results-testing-tool/", "title": "Google Rich Results Testing Tool: Your Key to SEO Visibility", "summary": "Have you ever searched for a recipe and seen the rating, cooking time, and a photo right there in the search results? Or searched for a product and seen its...", "date_published": "2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/google_rich_results_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google","Rich Results Testing","Websites","SEO"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/google-rich-results-testing-tool/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/trustmrr-leaderboard-top-startup-revenues-january-2026/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/trustmrr-leaderboard-top-startup-revenues-january-2026/", "title": "TrustMRR reveals which startups are actually making money in 2026", "summary": "For years, the \"Indie Hacker\" and startup community has been plagued by a subtle dishonesty: fake revenue screenshots. It became too easy to inspect an element and manipulate the content...", "date_published": "2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/trustmrr_revenue_leaderboard_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["TrustMRR","Revenue","Startups","AI","SaaS","Marc Lou"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/trustmrr-leaderboard-top-startup-revenues-january-2026/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/moving-the-start-button-back-to-the-left-in-windows-11/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/moving-the-start-button-back-to-the-left-in-windows-11/", "title": "Moving the Start Button Back to the Left in Windows 11", "summary": "When Windows 11 first launched, it brought a major visual overhaul—including a centered Start button and taskbar icons. While this new look is modern and macOS-like, many long-time Windows users...", "date_published": "2026-02-01T22:05:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/windows_start_left.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Windows 11","Windows 11 tips","taskbar customization","move start menu","left align taskbar","Windows 11 taskbar","start button left","Windows 11 settings","taskbar alignment","Windows tutorial","tech tips","productivity","Windows 11 fixes","quick tips"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/moving-the-start-button-back-to-the-left-in-windows-11/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 6 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/weather-report-kigali-29th-january-2026/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/weather-report-kigali-29th-january-2026/", "title": "Dense Haze Over Kigali - Weather Report - 29th January, 2026", "summary": "Today, Kigali is shrouded in a dense haze that has significantly reduced visibility across the city. The atmosphere feels heavy, with the usual crisp views of the surrounding hills obscured...", "date_published": "2026-01-29T11:25:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/kigali_weather_thumbnail.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Weather","Kigali","Environment","Sensors"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/weather-report-kigali-29th-january-2026/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/payment-platforms-for-developers/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/payment-platforms-for-developers/", "title": "The Developer's Guide to Payment Platforms: Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, and Paystack", "summary": "A comprehensive comparison of Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, and Paystack for developers building apps in 2026.", "date_published": "2026-01-11T12:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/payment-platforms-thumbnail-v2.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Payments","stripe","lemonsqueezy","paddle","paystack","saas"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/payment-platforms-for-developers/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-invest-ghana-stock-exchange/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-invest-ghana-stock-exchange/", "title": "How To Invest On The Ghana Stock Exchange", "summary": "The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) represents a unique opportunity for Ghanaian investors to participate in the growth of the country's economy. As Ghana's primary stock market, the GSE provides access...", "date_published": "2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/gse_article_nat/gse_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Nathaniel Nyakotey" }], "tags": ["Investing","Ghana Stock Exchange","Stock Market","Finance","Money","Wealth","GSE","ISEDAN"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-invest-ghana-stock-exchange/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-techrxiv/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-techrxiv/", "title": "What is TechRxiv?", "summary": "TechRxiv is an open, moderated preprint server designed for sharing unpublished research in fields such as electrical engineering, computer science, and related technology disciplines. It was launched in 2020 by...", "date_published": "2025-12-27T23:35:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/techrxiv/techrxiv_screenshot_good.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Research","Academics","Papers"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-techrxiv/index.md", "series": "Publishing Research", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/gee_recommendation/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/gee_recommendation/", "title": "Google Earth Engine: A Useful Tool for Satellite Imagery", "summary": "I discovered Google Earth Engine (GEE), and I thought it might be helpful to share my experience with others who might need satellite images for their work. GEE is essentially...", "date_published": "2025-12-27T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/213b0937-d8b0-4b12-82fc-9220c977fd39", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google Earth Engine","Satellite","satellite imagery","GEE"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/gee_recommendation/index.md", "series": "Free Satellite and Climate Data", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/my-countdown-app-journey/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/my-countdown-app-journey/", "title": "The Evolution of a Side Project: My Countdown App", "summary": "In December 2021, I embarked on a project to create a simple countdown app to display time left till midnight. 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That's Kaggle competitions in a nutshell -...", "date_published": "2025-12-11T10:32:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/kaggle_competitions.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Kaggle","Data Science","AI","competition"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kaggle-competitions-gateway-to-data-science-success/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 8 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/avatar-the-last-airbender-season-2-trailer-has-been-released/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/avatar-the-last-airbender-season-2-trailer-has-been-released/", "title": "AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Season 2 Trailer Has been Released - First Look at Toph!", "summary": "The wait is finally over Netflix has just dropped the first official trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2, giving us our very first look at the highly anticipated...", "date_published": "2025-12-11T09:54:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/avatar_netflix/avatar_season2_cover_rdjarbeng.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Toph","Avatar","Netflix","ATLA","Miya Cech","Live Action","Season 2","Trailer","Reaction","News","Earth Kingdom"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/avatar-the-last-airbender-season-2-trailer-has-been-released/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/revolutionizing-healthcare-in-developing-nations-through-data/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/revolutionizing-healthcare-in-developing-nations-through-data/", "title": "Jeremy Howard on Using AI to Make Up for the Shortage of Doctors in Developing Countries", "summary": "Jeremy Howard, a prominent figure in artificial intelligence and healthcare innovation, highlights a critical issue in global healthcare: developing nations have less than 10% of the medical experts they need....", "date_published": "2025-12-02T12:44:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/hr_constraints_africa.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Healthcare","AI","Developing Nations","Leapfrogging","data"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/revolutionizing-healthcare-in-developing-nations-through-data/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/discover-graduate-programs-at-carnegie-mellon-university-africa/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/discover-graduate-programs-at-carnegie-mellon-university-africa/", "title": "Discover Graduate Programs at Carnegie Mellon University Africa", "summary": "Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa), located in Rwanda, offers three master's programs designed to equip students with the skills needed to address global challenges in technology and engineering. These programs—Master...", "date_published": "2025-11-26T18:34:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/CMU_africa_brochure.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["CMU-Africa","Carnegie Mellon University","Rwanda","Kigali","Master's Programs","Graduate School","Higher Education","MSIT","MS ECE","MS EAI","Information Technology","Electrical and Computer Engineering","Engineering Artificial Intelligence","AI","Machine Learning","Tech in Africa","Scholarships","Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program","Upanzi Scholarship","MINDS Scholarship","Application Deadlines","STEM"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/discover-graduate-programs-at-carnegie-mellon-university-africa/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/answer-ai-launches-a-new-chapter-in-practical-ai-development/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/answer-ai-launches-a-new-chapter-in-practical-ai-development/", "title": "Answer.AI Launches: A New Chapter in Practical AI Development", "summary": "A groundbreaking AI venture has emerged with the launch of Answer.AI, a novel R&D laboratory founded by Jeremy Howard and Eric Ries with $10 million in funding from Decibel VC....", "date_published": "2025-11-26T12:02:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/answer_ai.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","answer.ai","R&D","Jeremy Howard","Eric Ries","startups"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/answer-ai-launches-a-new-chapter-in-practical-ai-development/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/samurai-advancing-zero-shot-visual-tracking-with-motion-aware-memory/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/samurai-advancing-zero-shot-visual-tracking-with-motion-aware-memory/", "title": "SAMURAI: How a Motion Filter Makes SAM 2 Better at Tracking Objects in Video", "summary": "In video object tracking, you draw a box around something in the first frame and the model follows it for the rest of the video. This becomes difficult when the...", "date_published": "2025-11-23T16:59:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/Samurai_paper_logo.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Computer Vision","AI","Segment-Anything","Samurai","segmentation","Zero-Shot Learning","Visual Tracking Motion-Aware Models","Segment Anything Model (SAM)","Research","Object Detection"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/samurai-advancing-zero-shot-visual-tracking-with-motion-aware-memory/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/antigravity-agentic-ide-from-google/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/antigravity-agentic-ide-from-google/", "title": "Review: Google Antigravity License Agreement and First Impressions", "summary": "Google’s new Antigravity code editor promises a revolution where AI agents write and test code for you, but the fine print reveals a potential privacy nightmare. This review uncovers buried...", "date_published": "2025-11-22T18:36:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/antigravity_cover_image.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google Antigravity","Generative AI","AI Agents","IDE","Software Development","VS Code","Privacy","Tech Review","Google","Coding Tools","Machine Learning"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/antigravity-agentic-ide-from-google/index.md", "series": "Google Antigravity", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/machine-learning-specialization-by-andrew-ng-and-deeplearning-ai/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/machine-learning-specialization-by-andrew-ng-and-deeplearning-ai/", "title": "Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Specialization: The Updated Stanford Course for Beginners", "summary": "The Machine Learning Specialization , created by Andrew Ng and DeepLearning.AI, is a revamped and modernized version of the original Stanford Machine Learning course, one of the most popular and...", "date_published": "2025-11-21T21:18:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/andrew_ng_coursera.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Machine Learning","AI","Deep Learning","Andrew Ng"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/machine-learning-specialization-by-andrew-ng-and-deeplearning-ai/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/is-there-a-process-to-build-an-application/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/is-there-a-process-to-build-an-application/", "title": "A Simple Process for Building an Application, From Idea to Deployment", "summary": "Generally, it is a good idea to break down the steps you need and then test each one before moving to the next. However, the particular process to follow will...", "date_published": "2025-11-20T16:28:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/light bulb.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering","Software process","app building","process"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/is-there-a-process-to-build-an-application/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-fix-err-name-not-resolved-and-dns-probe-finished-bad-config-errors-in-google-chrome-due-to-dns/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-fix-err-name-not-resolved-and-dns-probe-finished-bad-config-errors-in-google-chrome-due-to-dns/", "title": "How to Fix ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED and DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG Errors in Google Chrome due to DNS", "summary": "If you're encountering the ERR NAME NOT RESOLVED or DNS PROBE FINISHED BAD CONFIG errors in Google Chrome, these are typically caused by issues with your DNS (Domain Name System)...", "date_published": "2025-11-20T14:10:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/dns_post/dns_error.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Fix DNS errors","No internet errors","DNS","fix"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-fix-err-name-not-resolved-and-dns-probe-finished-bad-config-errors-in-google-chrome-due-to-dns/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-good-kind-of-tired-why-happily-exhausted-deserves-its-own-word/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-good-kind-of-tired-why-happily-exhausted-deserves-its-own-word/", "title": "The Good Kind of Tired: Why “Happily Exhausted” Deserves Its Own Word", "summary": "You know the feeling. Your legs are jelly after the final whistle, your eyes burn after the last line of code compiles, your arms ache from carrying a laughing kid...", "date_published": "2025-11-19T20:01:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/happily_exhausted_cover_image.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["happily exhausted","good kind of tired","godtræt","pleasant fatigue","positive exhaustion","happy Sisyphus","Andrew Ng","machine learning","late night grind","meaningful work","passion projects","Camus","satisfaction","burnout (the good kind)","flow state","post-victory feeling","euphoria + fatigue","productivity","self-improvement","language gaps","borrowed words","Danish words","emotional vocabulary"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/the-good-kind-of-tired-why-happily-exhausted-deserves-its-own-word/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/he-made-2-000-in-one-week-with-ai-then-tiktok-froze-3-000/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/he-made-2-000-in-one-week-with-ai-then-tiktok-froze-3-000/", "title": "He Made $2,000 in One Week With AI... Then TikTok Froze It", "summary": "First came the win: $2,200 in profit in just one week. Then came the loss: $3,722 in earnings , frozen and inaccessible. This is the high-stakes reality of one creator's...", "date_published": "2025-11-15T17:56:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/tiktok_ai_frozen_thumbnail.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Google Veo3","TikTok","TikTok Shop","Affiliate Marketing","Make Money Online","Mikey Again","Mikey","YouTube","YouTube Creators","AI Side Hustle","Side Hustle","Case Study","AI Video Generation","Creator Economy","Platform Risk"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/he-made-2-000-in-one-week-with-ai-then-tiktok-froze-3-000/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-google-pay-and-apple-pay-how-they-work-where-they-work-why-they-re-safer/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-google-pay-and-apple-pay-how-they-work-where-they-work-why-they-re-safer/", "title": "What is Google Pay and Apple Pay? How They Work, Where They Work, & Why They're Safer", "summary": "In a world where your phone is your wallet, Google Pay (also known as the Google Wallet) and Apple Pay have become essential tools for millions. But what exactly are...", "date_published": "2025-11-14T18:50:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/google_pay_and_apple_pay_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Digital Wallets","Google Pay","Apple Pay","Google","Mobile Payments","Contactless Payments","Fintech"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-google-pay-and-apple-pay-how-they-work-where-they-work-why-they-re-safer/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/terminator-it-s-a-hit-in-indonesia/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/terminator-it-s-a-hit-in-indonesia/", "title": "King Promise Drops a Global Banger: \"Terminator\" feat. Young Jonn", "summary": "Ghanaian Afrobeats star King Promise unleashed \"Terminator\" in May 2023, but the remix featuring Nigeria's Young Jonn —dropped in July—turned it into a continental and international smash. This post dives...", "date_published": "2025-11-13T11:23:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/terminator_cover_new_rdjarbeng.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["King Promise","Terminator","Young Jonn","Afrobeats","Ghana Music","Nigerian Music","Music Video","2023 Hits","Global Afrobeats","Spotify Streams","YouTube Views","Sci-Fi Intro","Ghana-Nigeria Collab","True To Self","3Music Awards","Ghana Music Awards","Indonesia Viral","Uganda Music","African Drone Shots","Remix vs Original"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/terminator-it-s-a-hit-in-indonesia/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-google-vs.-ffmpeg-debate-ai-finds-a-bug-but-who-has-to-fix-it/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-google-vs.-ffmpeg-debate-ai-finds-a-bug-but-who-has-to-fix-it/", "title": "The Google vs. FFmpeg Debate: AI Finds a Bug, But Who Has to Fix It?", "summary": "In the vast world of software, a recent conflict has flared up between Google's elite security team and the volunteer maintainers of FFmpeg, a project that powers countless apps you...", "date_published": "2025-11-08T15:52:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/google_vs_ffmpeg_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google","FFmpeg","open-source","AI","Cybersecurity","Google Project Zero","Big Sleep AI","Vulnerability Reporting","Responsible Disclosure","Open-Source Maintainers","Software Development","Tech Dispute","Google vs FFmpeg","Bug Fixing","Volunteer Developers","Corporate Responsibility","AI Ethics"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-google-vs.-ffmpeg-debate-ai-finds-a-bug-but-who-has-to-fix-it/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-the-air-quality-index-aqi/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-the-air-quality-index-aqi/", "title": "Understanding the Air Quality Index (AQI)", "summary": "The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a vital tool developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to communicate outdoor air quality and its potential health impacts. This index provides...", "date_published": "2025-10-29T10:11:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/air_quality/aqi.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Air Quality","weather and air quality","Air quality index","Environmental Monitoring","PM2.5","AQI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-the-air-quality-index-aqi/index.md", "series": "Air Quality Basics", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-google-forecasts-weather-and-air-quality-data/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-google-forecasts-weather-and-air-quality-data/", "title": "How Google forecasts Weather and Air Quality Data", "summary": "Google's weather forecasts are created using an internal forecasting system that combines weather models and observations from various global weather agencies. The primary data sources for Google's weather forecasting include:...", "date_published": "2025-10-28T10:38:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/google_weather.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Google","Weather","Air Quality","Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Business","how Google works"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-google-forecasts-weather-and-air-quality-data/index.md", "series": "Air Quality Basics", "series_part": 5 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Install_NodeJs_on_Raspberry_Pi/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Install_NodeJs_on_Raspberry_Pi/", "title": "How to Install Node.js on a Raspberry Pi 4", "summary": "How to install NodeJs on the Raspberry Pi 4 Tested on Raspberry Pi 4B using the terminal Steps: Assuming you have a Raspberry Pi already setup. If you need help...", "date_published": "2025-10-25T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/old_node_js.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["NodeJs","Raspberry Pi","node version install"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Install_NodeJs_on_Raspberry_Pi/index.md", "series": "Raspberry Pi Setup", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/100-posts-later-lessons-learnt-from-building-this-blog/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/100-posts-later-lessons-learnt-from-building-this-blog/", "title": "100 Posts Later: My Lessons Learnt From Building This Blog (rdjarbeng.com)", "summary": "Changes Since the Start Reaching the milestone of 100 website posts is a moment for reflection. What started as a simple platform to share thoughts has grown into a comprehensive...", "date_published": "2025-10-23T15:21:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/100_posts_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Review"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/100-posts-later-lessons-learnt-from-building-this-blog/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-gradients-with-loss-backward-in-pytorch/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-gradients-with-loss-backward-in-pytorch/", "title": "How PyTorch Calculates Gradients: What loss.backward() and .grad Actually Do", "summary": "In this post, let us take a closer look at how gradients are calculated in PyTorch, particularly focusing on the interaction between the loss.backward() function and a variable’s .grad attribute....", "date_published": "2025-10-21T13:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/math_science.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Machine Learning","gradients","Python","pytorch","loss calculation","loss.backward"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-gradients-with-loss-backward-in-pytorch/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 5 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/finding-your-fuel-a-guide-to-popular-open-data-repositories/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/finding-your-fuel-a-guide-to-popular-open-data-repositories/", "title": "Where to Find Data: A Curated List of Free Datasets and Repositories", "summary": "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...", "date_published": "2025-10-20T20:35:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/finding_your_data_fuel_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["data","open data","datasets","Machine Learning","AI","Kaggle","Hugging face","NLP","Computer Vision","data analysis","Research"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/finding-your-fuel-a-guide-to-popular-open-data-repositories/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 6 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-arxiv/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-arxiv/", "title": "What is arXiv?", "summary": "arXiv (pronounced \"archive\") is a pioneering open-access repository where researchers can upload preprints of their scientific papers before formal peer review. Launched in 1991, it revolutionized the way academic papers...", "date_published": "2025-10-19T22:41:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/arxiv_snap.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["ArXiv","publishing","Papers","research papers"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-arxiv/index.md", "series": "Publishing Research", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/zindi-ghana-crop-disease-detection-challenge/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/zindi-ghana-crop-disease-detection-challenge/", "title": "Zindi -Ghana Crop Disease Detection Challenge", "summary": "Zindi, in partnership with GIZ, Digital Transformation Centre Ghana, Fairforward, and the Responsible AI Lab, has launched the Ghana Crop Disease Detection Challenge. This challenge focuses on building machine learning...", "date_published": "2025-10-19T22:19:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/zindi_crop_disease.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Hackathons","Ghana","Zindi","Machine Learning","Computer Vision"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/zindi-ghana-crop-disease-detection-challenge/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-can-i-pay-for-netflix-instantly-but-not-send-money-abroad/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-can-i-pay-for-netflix-instantly-but-not-send-money-abroad/", "title": "Why Can I Pay for Netflix Instantly, But Not Send $5 To My Brother Abroad? Enter Revolut", "summary": "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...", "date_published": "2025-10-19T14:35:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/revolut_sending_cross_border_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Fintech","Cross-Border Payments","Revolut","Richard Djarbeng on Revolut","Finance","Digital Banking","Bank 2.0","Virtual Cards","SWIFT","International Transfers","Payment Fees","Fintech Regulation","Wise","Monzo","Starling Bank","Banking","Money Transfers","Financial Technology"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-can-i-pay-for-netflix-instantly-but-not-send-money-abroad/index.md", "series": "Sending Money Across Borders", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Stranger Things by Peter Kimanzi/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Stranger Things by Peter Kimanzi/", "title": "Stranger Things by Peter Kimanzi", "summary": "Here is a screen recording for the ‘Stranger Things’ animation website from developer Peter Kimanzi. I mentioned it in a previous post and I thought you would appreciate it more...", "date_published": "2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/stranger_things.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Stranger Things","Peter Kimanzi","Animation","apps","creatures"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Stranger Things by Peter Kimanzi/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-you-should-consider-publishing-in-arxiv/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-you-should-consider-publishing-in-arxiv/", "title": "Why You Should Consider Publishing in arXiv", "summary": "I recently came across a video on XploreBio by Dr. Abhishek titled Why You Should Publish Papers in arXiv Repositories . It got me thinking about the benefits of preprint...", "date_published": "2025-10-14T12:19:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/academic_paper.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["ArXiv","publishing","Papers","research papers"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-you-should-consider-publishing-in-arxiv/index.md", "series": "Publishing Research", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/a-glimpse-of-prague-franz-kafka-s-spinning-head-and-free-apples/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/a-glimpse-of-prague-franz-kafka-s-spinning-head-and-free-apples/", "title": "Prague's Spinning Head, Astro Clock and Free Apples!", "summary": "Got another update from my friend Robert on his Europe trip Today, he's in Prague, Czech Republic , and sent me some really cool stuff. This Crazy Spinning Kafka Statue...", "date_published": "2025-10-10T19:01:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/franz_k_statue_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Travel","Europe","Prague","Czech Republic","Franz Kafka","Kinetic Art","Astronomical Clock","Apples in Europe","Free Apples","Zodiac Signs","Zodiac Clock","Quadrio Shopping Centre","Interesting Things To See In Prague","David Černý","Travel Blog","European Tour","Public Art","Cultural Differences","Things to see in Prague","Robert Ayetey","Robert","Robert's Travels"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/a-glimpse-of-prague-franz-kafka-s-spinning-head-and-free-apples/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Spotlight on Peter Kimanzi/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Spotlight on Peter Kimanzi/", "title": "Spotlight on Peter Kimanzi- Developer from Nairobi", "summary": "Developer from Nairobi, Kenya. I found a repository of web development projects on GitHub which belongs to Peter Kimanzi, a web developer from Nairobi. The site that really caught my...", "date_published": "2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/peterKimanziPortfolio.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering","Peter Kimanzi","web developer","Kenya","html","css","js"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Spotlight on Peter Kimanzi/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/top-websites-for-african-climate-data/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/top-websites-for-african-climate-data/", "title": "Top Websites for African Climate Data", "summary": "When working on climate research or environmental projects in Africa, having access to reliable weather and climate data is essential. The African continent features a diverse range of climates, from...", "date_published": "2025-10-09T12:12:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/weather_post/wunderground.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Climate data","Africa","data for climate","websites for environmental data","climate data in Africa"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/top-websites-for-african-climate-data/index.md", "series": "Free Satellite and Climate Data", "series_part": 5 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/story-time-add-a-cms-to-a-jekyll-github-pages-website/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/story-time-add-a-cms-to-a-jekyll-github-pages-website/", "title": "How I Added a CMS to My Jekyll Site on GitHub Pages: Decap CMS, Netlify and Sveltia", "summary": "Add a CMS to a jekyll GitHub-pages website Story time: When I created this website I used to create and edit the posts in visual studio code directly with the...", "date_published": "2025-10-08T23:01:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/static_site.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["CMS","DecapCMS","Sveltia","Netlify","Software engineering","Web Development"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/story-time-add-a-cms-to-a-jekyll-github-pages-website/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/putting-google-s-gemini-pro-and-nano-banana-to-the-test/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/putting-google-s-gemini-pro-and-nano-banana-to-the-test/", "title": "I Tried to Replace an Interior Designer with Gemini. Here's What Happened.", "summary": "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...", "date_published": "2025-10-08T15:46:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/gemini_room_design_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Gemini Pro","Nano Banana","AI Image","AI test","Generative AI","Tech Review","Interior Design","Text-to-Image","Artificial Intelligence"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/putting-google-s-gemini-pro-and-nano-banana-to-the-test/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Application Development Process/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Application Development Process/", "title": "App Development Process: From Concept to Launch", "summary": "Is there a general process to follow to build an application? Generally, it is a good idea to break down the steps you need and then test each one before...", "date_published": "2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8d639ae-687d-4eaa-af1d-60d2bd7b62fc", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering","apps","app development"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Application Development Process/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/oluwatosin-this-jesus-that-i-know-a-banger/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/oluwatosin-this-jesus-that-i-know-a-banger/", "title": "Now On Repeat: \"Oluwatosin\" by Tkeyz ft. SteveHills", "summary": "I have to share this track that's been on repeat for me lately. It's \"Oluwatosin (Jesus Is Enough)\" by Tkeyz and SteveHills. The song dropped in July 2025, and it's...", "date_published": "2025-10-01T21:50:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/1000267977.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Tkeyz","SteveHills","Oluwatosin","Jesus Is Enough","Gospel Music","Nigerian Gospel","Afrogospel","Christian Music","Worship Music","New Music","Music Video","YouTube","Trending","Oluwatosin gospel","This Jesus that I know","This Jesus that I know song","This Jesus that I know is enough for me"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/oluwatosin-this-jesus-that-i-know-a-banger/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ui_color_themes/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ui_color_themes/", "title": "Light or Dark Mode? What a Small User Survey Taught Me About Colour Themes", "summary": "As a developer, my respect for UX and UI has skyrocketed since conducting a small survey on color theme preferences for an application. The results were eye-opening and highlighted the...", "date_published": "2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aa1035db-077c-439a-971e-5f8a002daaeb", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering","apps","UI/UX","countdown"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ui_color_themes/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-does-restarting-your-computer-or-router-actually-work/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-does-restarting-your-computer-or-router-actually-work/", "title": "Why Does Restarting Your Computer (or Router) Actually Work?", "summary": "A frozen screen, an app that refuses to open, WiFi that has decided it no longer knows your password. The reliable first move is often a restart. It sounds like...", "date_published": "2025-09-25T11:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/why_does_restarting_work_rdjarbeng_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Repair","IT","Tech","computers","restarting","troubleshooting","IT support","WiFi","router","humor","memes","productivity hacks","digital life"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-does-restarting-your-computer-or-router-actually-work/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/a-chronological-look-at-ai-a-decade-by-decade-evolution/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/a-chronological-look-at-ai-a-decade-by-decade-evolution/", "title": "A Chronological Look At AI: A Decade-by-Decade Evolution", "summary": "Artificial intelligence did not arrive overnight with ChatGPT. It took eighty years of alternating breakthroughs, hardware bottlenecks, and research winters to reach this point. Looking at the field decade by...", "date_published": "2025-09-22T13:45:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ai_chronological_order_rdjarbeng_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Deep Learning","AI History","Generative AI","GPT","Neural Networks","Tech History","Google","Geoffery Hinton","Ian Goodfellow","AI 101","Tesla","Nvidia"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/a-chronological-look-at-ai-a-decade-by-decade-evolution/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/rura-announces-revised-electricity-end-user-tariffs-effective-october-2025/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/rura-announces-revised-electricity-end-user-tariffs-effective-october-2025/", "title": "RURA Announces Revised Electricity End-User Tariffs Effective October 2025", "summary": "The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has notified the public of a revision to the Electricity End-User Tariff. The revised tariffs will take effect on 01 October 2025. In residential...", "date_published": "2025-09-22T11:09:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/rura_tariffs_october2025_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Rwanda Energy Group tariffs","REG tariffs","REG tariffs October 2025","REG rates for residential increased","RURA announcement on REG user tariffs","Rwanda","Electricity Tariffs","RURA","Energy Sector","Renewable Energy","Household Access","Industrial Rates","Tariff Revision","Sustainable Energy","Kigali"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/rura-announces-revised-electricity-end-user-tariffs-effective-october-2025/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/free-hd-background-remover-effortless-image-editing-tool/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/free-hd-background-remover-effortless-image-editing-tool/", "title": "Why I Built a Free HD Background Remover (and What People Use It For)", "summary": "Need to remove the background from a photo without losing HD quality? I built a free web app for that. Upload your image, adjust a few options, and download a...", "date_published": "2025-09-20T16:29:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/bg_remover_cover_rd.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Computer Vision","Background Remover","Free Background Remover","background-removal","huggingface","gradio","rembg","ai-tools","image-segmentation","open-source","Machine Learning","deployment","free-ai"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/free-hd-background-remover-effortless-image-editing-tool/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/love-birds-in-kigali/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/love-birds-in-kigali/", "title": "Interrupted Romance: Sunset, Cynicism And Love birds In Kigali", "summary": "I stumbled upon this serene moment the other evening, right around sunset in Kigali; two little birds sitting on a ledge. At first glance it looks like they were on...", "date_published": "2025-09-18T23:06:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/loverbirds_cover_rdjarbeng.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Lovebirds","Two birds on a ledge","Interrupted date","Kigali","Sunset","Birds","Romance","Cynicism","Desiderata","Poetry","Photography","Nature","Rwanda","Personal Reflection","Google Pixel","East Africa","Rwanda"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/love-birds-in-kigali/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/focus-on-amahoro-stadium-and-bk-arena-about-kigali/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/focus-on-amahoro-stadium-and-bk-arena-about-kigali/", "title": "Amahoro Stadium: Landmark in Kigali, Rwanda An Outside View", "summary": "The long-awaited renovations of Amahoro Stadium are finally complete To celebrate, I put together this quick video showcasing the revamped venue in all its glory. It's a must-see for anyone...", "date_published": "2025-09-18T22:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/amahoro_stadium_outside_cover_rdjarbeng.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Amahoro stadium","BK arena","Kigali","Rwanda","Landmarks in Kigali","Remera landmarks","Amahoro stadium and BK arena","AmahoroStadium","VisitRwanda","StadiumRenovations","BasketArchitecture","FootballRwanda","APRFC","RayonSports","BKArena","BasketballRwanda","AfricanLandmarks","TravelKigali","YouTubeTour","RwandaCulture","SportsInfrastructure"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/focus-on-amahoro-stadium-and-bk-arena-about-kigali/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/complete-machine-learning-package-learn-by-doing/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/complete-machine-learning-package-learn-by-doing/", "title": "Complete Machine Learning Package: A Free, Hands-On ML Course by Jean de Dieu Nyandwi", "summary": "Are you fascinated by machine learning but have no idea where to start? Do you find yourself jumping between YouTube tutorials, blog posts, and dense textbooks, only to end up...", "date_published": "2025-09-14T21:03:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/git_complete_ml_package_cover_rd.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Machine Learning","Python","complete machine learning","Tutorial","Getting started","data analysis","data visualization","Jean de Dieu Nyandwi","Github machine learning","open-source"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/complete-machine-learning-package-learn-by-doing/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-hackerone-and-their-bug-bounty-program/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-hackerone-and-their-bug-bounty-program/", "title": "What is HackerOne and Their Bug Bounty Program?", "summary": "What on earth is a Bug Bounty? No it's not about hunting insects. If you are in the information security field the term might be familiar to you but if...", "date_published": "2025-09-10T17:58:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/hackerone_bugbounty_rd.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["HackerOne","Bug bounty","Security","Vulnerability","Ethical Hacking","Cybersecurity","GitHub","PayPal"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-hackerone-and-their-bug-bounty-program/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/from-pencil-to-stardom-with-mr-beast-ifure-usen’s-breakthrough-moment-on-x/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/from-pencil-to-stardom-with-mr-beast-ifure-usen’s-breakthrough-moment-on-x/", "title": "The Viral Tweet That Put a Nigerian Pencil Artist on MrBeast's Wall", "summary": "Meet Ifure Usen, a talented Nigerian pencil artist whose incredible journey to fame began with a single tweet. On September 3, 2025 , Ifure replied to a MrBeast post on...", "date_published": "2025-09-04T22:43:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/cover_mr_beast_reply_ifure_usen.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Ifure Usen","Pencil Artist from Nigeria","Mr Beast and pencil artist from Nigeria","Mr Beast orders art from Ifure Usen on twitter/x","MrBeast","Unique artist on X","How One Tweet to MrBeast Changed a Nigerian Artist's Life Forever","This Artist Recreated MrBeast's AI Photo. The Real MrBeast Responded","From Selling Art for $75 to Global Fame: The Power of a MrBeast Reply","How Ifure Usen's Pencil Art Caught the Eye of MrBeast","Pencil art","Art","Art on X/Twitter"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/from-pencil-to-stardom-with-mr-beast-ifure-usen’s-breakthrough-moment-on-x/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/singapore-fintech-festival-2025/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/singapore-fintech-festival-2025/", "title": "Decoding the Open Letter for the Singapore FinTech Festival's 10th Edition", "summary": "Today, I want to share something interesting that landed in my inbox – an email from Sopnendu Mohanty, the Group CEO of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN). The...", "date_published": "2025-09-03T11:42:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/sff_2025_cover_image.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Fintech","Open Banking","AI in Finance","Data Privacy","Cybercrime","Cross-Border Payments"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/singapore-fintech-festival-2025/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/programming_lex_fridman/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/programming_lex_fridman/", "title": "Why Not Stick to One Programming Language for Everything?", "summary": "It might seem like a great idea to use your favorite programming language for every project. However, the reality is that the best programming language—whether it's C++, Python, JavaScript, or...", "date_published": "2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/programming_language.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["programming languages","Software engineering","comparison"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/programming_lex_fridman/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/automating-rpi/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/automating-rpi/", "title": "How to Run a Script Automatically When Your Raspberry Pi Boots", "summary": "There are several ways to automate a Raspberry Pi to run a program automatically without needing to start it manually from the terminal. Whether you're using Python, Node.js, or another...", "date_published": "2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/raspberrypi.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Raspberry Pi","Automation","Startup Script","systemd","crontab","rc.local","Linux","Python","Node.js","Tutorial","How-to","systemctl","Scripting","Terminal","Service Manager"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/automating-rpi/index.md", "series": "Raspberry Pi Setup", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/automating-rpi_python/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/automating-rpi_python/", "title": "Automating Python Execution on a Raspberry Pi with a virtual environment", "summary": "In this guide, you will learn how to automate the execution of a Python script on your Raspberry Pi using a systemd service. This can be particularly useful for running...", "date_published": "2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/just_start.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["shell scripting","bash","Automation","virtual environment","Raspberry Pi","raspberry pi 4B","Linux"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/automating-rpi_python/index.md", "series": "Raspberry Pi Setup", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/andrew_lex_podcast/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/andrew_lex_podcast/", "title": "Lex Fridman and Andrew Ng on Deep learning - Lex Podcast", "summary": "Join Lex Fridman and Andrew Ng as they delve into the exciting world of deep learning in this podcast episode. These AI legends share valuable insights on not just deep...", "date_published": "2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/andrewng_lex.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Lex Fridman","Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Lex podcast","Andrew Ng"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/andrew_lex_podcast/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/durov_france/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/durov_france/", "title": "The Joke That Aged Poorly: Did Pavel Durov Predict His Own Arrest?", "summary": "\"Do you think a platform owner should be held responsible for what happens in private chats? \" Did Pavel Durov unknowingly predict his own predicament with this light-hearted post? Original...", "date_published": "2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/durov_mountains.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Pavel Durov","Telegram","Durov Arrest","France","Telegram CEO","Durov in France","Paris Arrest","August 2024","Le Bourget Airport","Telegram Update","Durov Telegram Channel","France Holiday","Middle East Heat","Durov France Visit","Tech News","Cryptocurrency","Privacy","Messaging App","Russia","UAE","Dubai"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/durov_france/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/ronaldo_youtube_channel/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/ronaldo_youtube_channel/", "title": "Ronaldo Hits Gold in Less Than 24 Hours!", "summary": "Cristiano Ronaldo recently launched his YouTube channel with an announcement on Twitter (or X) on August 21st,2025. Take a look at the date and time on this post: In less...", "date_published": "2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ronaldo_tweet.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/ronaldo_youtube_channel/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/cmmrs-in-saarbrucken-germany-for-pre-doctoral-researchers/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/cmmrs-in-saarbrucken-germany-for-pre-doctoral-researchers/", "title": "CMMRS in Saarbrucken, Germany for pre-doctoral researchers", "summary": "In late July, 2025 I attended the Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research School in Computer Science (CMMRS) in Saarbrucken, Germany. We had group panel discussions that were helpful because...", "date_published": "2025-08-24T15:25:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/rd_max_planck_eu_german_flags_annotated.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["CMMRS","Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research School in Computer Science (CMMRS)","Germany research school","summer school","summer school in Europe","summer school Germany","Phd advice"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/cmmrs-in-saarbrucken-germany-for-pre-doctoral-researchers/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/roboface-an-interactive-face-animation-tracker/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/roboface-an-interactive-face-animation-tracker/", "title": "Roboface-an Interactive Face Animation Tracker for the Mouse Pointer", "summary": "I want you to imagine a character that tracks your mouse and expresses emotions based on how you interact with it. Emotions range from happy, surprised, bored, or neutral. The...", "date_published": "2025-08-17T21:19:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/face_animation_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Human Robot Interaction","Face animation","Digital avatar","Uncanny valley","2D avatar","React project","RDjarbeng's project","Animation","virtual head"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/roboface-an-interactive-face-animation-tracker/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/lumalabs_genai/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/lumalabs_genai/", "title": "Can AI Bring a Photo of Bees to Life? Testing Luma AI's Dream Machine", "summary": "I recently tried out Luma AI's dream machine using a picture of what I believe are wasps or bees (though I'm not entirely sure which ).. What I Did After...", "date_published": "2025-08-16T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/bees_luma.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Luma AI","Dream Machine","Generative AI","AI Limitations","Text-to-Video","AI Video","AI Animation","Machine Learning","Bing Image Creator","Generative AI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/lumalabs_genai/index.md", "series": "Bringing Images to Life with AI", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/comp_vison_roboflow/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/comp_vison_roboflow/", "title": "Free Roboflow Notebooks for Training Your Own Computer Vision Models", "summary": "Are you looking to learn how to build a computer vision model? High-quality computer vision tutorials can be found on GitHub, thanks to Piotr Skalski and the Roboflow team. Step-by-Step...", "date_published": "2025-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/comp_vision_roboflow.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Computer Vision","Machine Learning","AI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/comp_vison_roboflow/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 7 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/tebogo_olympics/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/tebogo_olympics/", "title": "Letsile Tobogo - Botswana's first gold at the 200m olympics", "summary": "Imagine you win a gold medal at the olympics and your country declares a holiday to celebrate your win. Now imagine that this is your continent's first gold medal in...", "date_published": "2025-08-10T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/TebogoOlympics2024200m_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Letsile Tobogo","Letsile Tobogo wins gold","Botswana wins gold at 200m olympics","Botswana gold medal","Botswana beats USA to win gold","Tobogo beats Noah Lyles","Noah Lyles loses 200m to Letsile Tobogo","Botswana declares holiday to celebrate gold medal"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/tebogo_olympics/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/github_models/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/github_models/", "title": "Introducing GitHub Models", "summary": "GitHub is enabling the rise of the AI engineer with the introduction of GitHub Models, bringing the power of industry-leading large and small language models to its more than 100...", "date_published": "2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/github_models_pic.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","GitHub","AI engineer"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/github_models/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/andrewng_youtube/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/andrewng_youtube/", "title": "Machine Learning Specialization on Youtube - Andrew Ng, DeepLearningAI", "summary": "Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Specialization, one of the most popular AI courses ever made, is now completely free on YouTube. If you've been putting it off, this is the easiest...", "date_published": "2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/andrewng_youtube.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/andrewng_youtube/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/gasabo_basket/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/gasabo_basket/", "title": "Why is There a Giant Basket on This Building in Kigali?", "summary": "First time visitors to Kigali might wonder why there is this giant basket on a building? I know I did. 📍Where are we? Let's start with the basics: we’re in...", "date_published": "2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/gasabo_cropped.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Kigali","Rwanda","Gasabo","Giant Basket","Basket In Kigali","Landmark in Kigali","Rwanda and Baskets"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/gasabo_basket/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/andrewng_ted/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/andrewng_ted/", "title": "How AI Could Empower Any Business - Andrew Ng", "summary": "In this TED talk by Andrew Ng, co-founder of Google Brain and deeplearning.ai, he believes that artificial intelligence (AI) systems should be more widely available and accessible, so that even...", "date_published": "2025-08-02T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/andrew_ng_ai_talk.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Artificial Intelligence","Machine Learning","Business","Andrew Ng","AI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/andrewng_ted/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/introducingfastai/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/introducingfastai/", "title": "fastai's Practical Deep Learning for Coders: Deep Learning Without a PhD", "summary": "In case you have to do Deep learning or interested in building applications with neural networks in a hands-on way you can check out fastai by Jeremy Howard and his...", "date_published": "2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/fastaibook.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","fast ai","Machine Learning","Deep Learning","practical deep learning"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/introducingfastai/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 3 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/static_site_comparison/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/static_site_comparison/", "title": "Comparison of Static Site Hosting Options", "summary": "When it comes to hosting static sites, there are numerous options available, to make an informed decision, here’s a comparison of some of the most popular static site hosting providers....", "date_published": "2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/static_site.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering","dev ops","cloud hosting"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/static_site_comparison/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Installing_NodeJs_16/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Installing_NodeJs_16/", "title": "How to Remove Node.js 18 and Install Node.js 16 on a Raspberry Pi 4B", "summary": "Note: For an updated guide on installing Node.js on Raspberry Pi (ARMv7 / Raspberry Pi 4B), see How to install NodeJs on the Raspberry Pi 4. To install Node.js 16...", "date_published": "2025-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/nodejs_2024.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["NodeJs","installation","Raspberry Pi","raspberry pi 4B","Linux"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Installing_NodeJs_16/index.md", "series": "Raspberry Pi Setup", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/resolving_ssh_error/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/resolving_ssh_error/", "title": "Resolving SSH 'REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED' Error", "summary": "I got this error when connecting to my Raspberry Pi over SSH, using its IP address (raspberrypi.local gives the same result): sh ssh user@192.168.xxx.xxx @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION...", "date_published": "2025-07-26T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/error_image.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering","SSH","fixing ssh error"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/resolving_ssh_error/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/trying-out-difix-by-nvidia-for-image-restoration/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/trying-out-difix-by-nvidia-for-image-restoration/", "title": "Trying NVIDIA's Difix on Blurry Phone Photos: What It Fixes and What It Distorts", "summary": "Difix is an image model from NVIDIA that cleans up blurry or smeared images in a single pass. NVIDIA has a demo on Hugging Face, so I tried it on...", "date_published": "2025-07-23T14:39:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/difix_cover_image_rd.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Computer Vision","Hugging face","Nvidia","Difix"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/trying-out-difix-by-nvidia-for-image-restoration/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/agentic-object-detection-and-document-extraction-with-landing.ai/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/agentic-object-detection-and-document-extraction-with-landing.ai/", "title": "Agentic Object Detection and Document Extraction with Landing.ai", "summary": "This week, I dive into agentic object detection and document extraction using tools from Landing.ai, one of Andrew Ng's innovative startups Inspired by Andrew Ng's recent post on X about...", "date_published": "2025-07-22T12:05:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/agentic_obj_dection_landingai_cover.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["agentic object detection","document extraction","landingAI","Andrew Ng","AI technology","Computer Vision","OCR","Startup"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/agentic-object-detection-and-document-extraction-with-landing.ai/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Building_this_personal_website/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Building_this_personal_website/", "title": "Building My Personal Website with Jekyll, Ruby and GitHub Pages", "summary": "This post is about my developer experience building my personal website with ruby, jekyll and GitHub pages, opinions are mine and mine alone. When I decided to build👨🏽‍💻 my personal...", "date_published": "2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/jekyll_cyber.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Ruby","jekyll","website development","Richard Djarbeng's website"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Building_this_personal_website/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Python for Algorithms and Efficiency/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Python for Algorithms and Efficiency/", "title": "Mastering Python for Algorithms and Efficiency", "summary": "Having code that works or implementing a solution is not good enough. Some problems require optimizing for memory and time and also meeting given constraints. Efficiency matters, and the scalability...", "date_published": "2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7f4e6f80-cae3-4622-b1cf-4bc4825c3ba8", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Python","algorithims"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/Python for Algorithms and Efficiency/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/hello_World/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/hello_World/", "title": "Hello World -Skynet is Self aware", "summary": "Hello world Insert cool robot image here", "date_published": "2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/servers.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Software engineering"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/hello_World/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-s-hot-right-now-find-out-with-google-trends/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-s-hot-right-now-find-out-with-google-trends/", "title": "What's Hot Right Now? Find Out with Google Trends!", "summary": "Ever wonder what people are searching for online—like the latest gadgets, hot topics, or even local events? Google Trends is a free, easy-to-use tool that shows you what’s trending on...", "date_published": "2025-07-19T11:09:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/1Google trends.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["trends","googletrends","marketing","Business","DataScience","artificialintelligence","data","interest","Manchester United","Trending"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-s-hot-right-now-find-out-with-google-trends/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-check-website-performance-a-case-study-on-lusion.co/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-check-website-performance-a-case-study-on-lusion.co/", "title": "How to Check Your Website's Performance: A Case Study on Lusion.co", "summary": "Recently, my friend Nathaniel Nyakotey checked out the visually stunning website at lusion.co. With its sleek graphics, intricate animations, and immersive WebGL interactions, Nathaniel estimated it would consume around 300MB...", "date_published": "2025-07-19T11:02:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/lusion_web_astronaut_annotated_rd.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Website, Lusion, CSS, threejs"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-check-website-performance-a-case-study-on-lusion.co/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-particulate-matter-pm2.5-and-the-environmental-significance/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-particulate-matter-pm2.5-and-the-environmental-significance/", "title": "What is Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and the Environmental Significance", "summary": "Particulate Matter (PM) comprises a diverse mix of solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, varying in size, chemical composition, and origin (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2023). Among...", "date_published": "2025-07-14T12:50:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/air_quality_city_pm_rdjarbeng_trademark.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Air Quality","Particulate matter","PM","PM2.5","Black Carbon"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/what-is-particulate-matter-pm2.5-and-the-environmental-significance/index.md", "series": "Air Quality Basics", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/chirp-transmitting-data-through-sound/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/chirp-transmitting-data-through-sound/", "title": "Chirp: Transmitting Data Through Sound", "summary": "Chirp is a small GitHub project by solst-ice that sends text from one device to another as sound. One browser plays a series of beeps through its speaker, and another...", "date_published": "2025-07-13T14:35:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/chirp_screenshot_data_with_sound.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Sound","GitHub","Projects"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/chirp-transmitting-data-through-sound/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/opencut-a-free-open-source-alternative-to-capcut/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/opencut-a-free-open-source-alternative-to-capcut/", "title": "OpenCut: A Free, Open-Source Alternative to CapCut", "summary": "Update (March 2026): The OpenCut project has officially entered beta You can now try the beta version for yourself directly in the browser. If you're a video editor frustrated with...", "date_published": "2025-07-13T10:07:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/opencut.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Capcut","open-source","Video editing"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/opencut-a-free-open-source-alternative-to-capcut/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/africa’s-tech-scene-is-thriving-funding-and-mergers-lead-the-way/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/africa’s-tech-scene-is-thriving-funding-and-mergers-lead-the-way/", "title": "From the Norrsken Hub in Kigali, A Look at the Deals Shaping Africa's Future", "summary": "Africa’s technology ecosystem is moving forward in 2025, as startups secure big investments and join forces to make a bigger impact. From mobile apps for money transfers to solar power...", "date_published": "2025-07-13T09:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/norrsken_africa_tech_boom_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Africa Tech","African Startups","Tech in Africa","Startup Funding","Venture Capital","Investments","Norrsken","Fintech","HealthTech","Clean Energy","Solar","E-commerce","Kigali","Rwanda","Nigeria","Egypt","Innovation","Entrepreneurship"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/africa’s-tech-scene-is-thriving-funding-and-mergers-lead-the-way/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-recover-an-unsaved-powerpoint-presentation-after-hitting-don-t-save/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-recover-an-unsaved-powerpoint-presentation-after-hitting-don-t-save/", "title": "How to Recover an Unsaved PowerPoint Presentation After Closing", "summary": "How to Recover an Unsaved PowerPoint Presentation After Hitting \"Don't Save\" Accidentally clicked \"Don't Save\" on your PowerPoint presentation? Don't panic PowerPoint's built-in AutoRecover feature can help you retrieve your...", "date_published": "2025-07-08T11:51:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/recover_unsaved_presentation_ppt.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Powerpoint","Microsoft","Windows","Help"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/how-to-recover-an-unsaved-powerpoint-presentation-after-hitting-don-t-save/index.md", "series": "Quick Tech Fixes", "series_part": 7 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-the-trend-in-published-papers/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-the-trend-in-published-papers/", "title": "How a New Research Technique Becomes Standard: The 7 Stages of Published Papers", "summary": "If you follow research in one field for a while, you notice a pattern in what gets published. A new technique appears in one paper, a few groups test it,...", "date_published": "2025-07-07T14:41:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/academic_papers_rising_wind.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Research","Papers","Academics"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/understanding-the-trend-in-published-papers/index.md", "series": "Publishing Research", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/http-get-post-sim900/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/http-get-post-sim900/", "title": "GSM module HTTP GET & POST request using arduino microcontroller and SIM900", "summary": "This post covers the procedure to send a GET and POST request with AT commands using the SIM900 GSM/GPRS module and the Arduino UNO. It is useful for retrieving data...", "date_published": "2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/gsm_module.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["HTTP","HTTP verbs","arduino","GSM module","SIM900","2G","request"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/http-get-post-sim900/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/this-week-in-air-quality-research-novel-insights-and-sensor-advances-23-june-2025/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/this-week-in-air-quality-research-novel-insights-and-sensor-advances-23-june-2025/", "title": "This Week in Air Quality Research: Novel Insights and Sensor Advances (23-June-2025)", "summary": "I have been keeping up with air quality research to understand emerging risks, technological advances, and policy implications. This week I'm spotlighting literature that highlights the increasing role of low-cost...", "date_published": "2025-06-23T15:38:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/air_quality_sensors_city_background.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Air Quality","Research papers"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/this-week-in-air-quality-research-novel-insights-and-sensor-advances-23-june-2025/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/trip-to-kampala-uganda-and-silver-springs/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/trip-to-kampala-uganda-and-silver-springs/", "title": "Kigali to Kampala: 11 Hours, 3 Currencies, and One Missing Passenger", "summary": "After three years in Rwanda, I finally seized the chance to visit Uganda, Rwanda’s vibrant northern neighbor. It took a Toastmasters conference in Kampala to finally get me across the...", "date_published": "2025-05-29T17:22:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/rd_silver_springs_stare_at_statue_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Kampala","Kigali","Kampala"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/trip-to-kampala-uganda-and-silver-springs/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-websites-love-to-overanalyze-everything/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-websites-love-to-overanalyze-everything/", "title": "Why Websites Take So Long to Answer Your Question (Blame SEO)", "summary": "So, I was scrolling through Twitter the other day, and I came across this gem: a post complaining about how websites never just get to the point. If you ask...", "date_published": "2025-05-27T22:30:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/website_long_text_on_screen.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Website"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-websites-love-to-overanalyze-everything/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/list-of-banks-in-rwanda-and-their-services/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/list-of-banks-in-rwanda-and-their-services/", "title": "List of Banks in Rwanda and Their Services", "summary": "This guide is designed for foreigners arriving in Kigali, Rwanda, to help you navigate the banking landscape. There are more than 16 commercial and microfinance banks operating in Rwanda, with...", "date_published": "2025-05-24T14:55:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/1000189531.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Finance","Banking","Rwanda","USD vs RWF"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/list-of-banks-in-rwanda-and-their-services/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/finding-a-song-from-my-phone--an-ordinary-google-task/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/finding-a-song-from-my-phone--an-ordinary-google-task/", "title": "Finding a Song – An Ordinary Google Task with Split Screen", "summary": "Here is a method for finding a song from a video you are watching on my phone. Let's do it together. Here I used the split screen feature to open...", "date_published": "2025-05-24T12:57:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ordinary_song_find_1000175293.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Find a song","Ordinary","Alex Warren Ordinary","YouTube shorts","Something So Out Of The Ordinary","Find a song on youtube","Find a song on your phone","Find a song on Android","Find a song with Google","Google pixel find a song","Split screen to find a song on pixel","Android vs iPhone","Google find a song feature","No need for shazam on google"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/finding-a-song-from-my-phone--an-ordinary-google-task/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ai-what-it-is-how-it’s-seen-and-how-to-stay-informed/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ai-what-it-is-how-it’s-seen-and-how-to-stay-informed/", "title": "AI: What It Is, How It’s Seen, and How to Stay Informed", "summary": "Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving innovation and sparking curiosity, but the hype can make it hard to see clearly. Whether you want just enough knowledge to follow AI news and...", "date_published": "2025-05-23T22:24:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/rtdetr/cat_prediction_rtdetr.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Machine Learning","Elon Musk","Mark Zuckerberg","ChatGPT","OpenAI","Google"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ai-what-it-is-how-it’s-seen-and-how-to-stay-informed/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/naviagating-rwanda--motorbikes-and-an-accent/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/naviagating-rwanda--motorbikes-and-an-accent/", "title": "Navigating Kigali- motorbikes and an accent", "summary": "In Kigali, Rwanda one of the major forms of transport is using a motor taxi. Here you can find them riding along most roads or parked at a corner waiting...", "date_published": "2025-05-23T09:52:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/kigali_bustop_motor.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Kigali","Rwanda","Moto Taxi","Kinyarwanda","Language Learning","Expat Life","Travel","Transportation","Pronunciation","African Cities","Living in Kigali","Cultural Nuances","Kimironko","Travel Tips","Navigating Kigali"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/naviagating-rwanda--motorbikes-and-an-accent/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nvidia-s-consumer-gpu-restrictions-in-data-centers-impact-on-cloud-computing-costs/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nvidia-s-consumer-gpu-restrictions-in-data-centers-impact-on-cloud-computing-costs/", "title": "NVIDIA's Consumer GPU Restrictions in Data Centers: Impact on Cloud Computing Costs", "summary": "NVIDIA, a leading manufacturer of graphics processing units (GPUs), has restricted the use of its consumer-grade GPUs, such as the GeForce RTX series, in data center environments through its End-User...", "date_published": "2025-05-21T14:09:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/douglas-county-servers.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Nvidia","GPU","AI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/nvidia-s-consumer-gpu-restrictions-in-data-centers-impact-on-cloud-computing-costs/index.md", "series": "The Cost of AI Compute", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/sveltiacms-a-blow-for-dr-jekyll-and-hyde/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/sveltiacms-a-blow-for-dr-jekyll-and-hyde/", "title": "SveltiaCMS Keeps Getting Better: The Features That Made Running My Blog Easier", "summary": "TL;DR : SveltiaCMS continues to evolve, delivering essential features that make content management a breeze. In my previous post about navigating what I called CMS hell , I shared how...", "date_published": "2025-05-21T12:40:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/sveltia-logo.svg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["SveltiaCMS","CMS","Jekyll"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/sveltiacms-a-blow-for-dr-jekyll-and-hyde/index.md", "series": "Building This Blog", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/earth-observation’s-promise-and-barriers-a-down-to-earth-view/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/earth-observation’s-promise-and-barriers-a-down-to-earth-view/", "title": "What Satellite Data Could Do for Climate and Food Security, and What Stops It Today", "summary": "This post looks at what satellite data could do for problems like climate change, food security, and urban planning, and at what keeps it from doing that today. There is...", "date_published": "2025-05-20T21:56:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/satellite_orbiting_earth_color_codes.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Satellites","Earth Observation","Geospatial data","European Space Agency","Landsat","Sentinel","Copernicus","Planet","NASA"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/earth-observation’s-promise-and-barriers-a-down-to-earth-view/index.md", "series": "Free Satellite and Climate Data", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-isn-t-reinforcement-learning-widely-used-for-game-ai-agents/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-isn-t-reinforcement-learning-widely-used-for-game-ai-agents/", "title": "Why Isn't Reinforcement Learning Widely Used for Game AI Agents?", "summary": "Reinforcement learning (RL) has powered impressive achievements in game-playing AI, such as AlphaGo and OpenAI's Dota 2 bot. Tools like Unity ML Agents and examples like Gran Turismo 7's RL-trained...", "date_published": "2025-05-14T08:53:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/reinforcement%20learning_in_games_grok.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Reinforcement Learning","Game development","Machine Learning","AI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-isn-t-reinforcement-learning-widely-used-for-game-ai-agents/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/meme-reactions/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/meme-reactions/", "title": "MEME reactions", "summary": "Pictures of reactions I found interesting across the internet. Could be memes, but I'm just gonna create a new post for these. --- Homelander from The Boys looking disgusted ---...", "date_published": "2025-05-10T12:11:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/mourinho_takes_headphones_off.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/meme-reactions/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/a-country-called-ghana/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/a-country-called-ghana/", "title": "Ghana, an Introduction- All That Glitters is Still Gold", "summary": "This is an introduction to Ghana I hope you will find interesting. In this post I'll try to focus on certain aspects a visitor to Ghana might find interesting; people,...", "date_published": "2025-05-07T16:14:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ghana_introduction_collage.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Ghana","All That Glitters is Still Gold","A Country Called Ghana","Introducing Ghana","About Ghana from a Ghanaian","Richard Djarbeng writing about Ghana","People in Ghana","Ghana's history in Governance","Suarez vs Ghana","Geography of Ghana","Weather in Ghana","Ghana humidity","Sights to visit in Ghana","Tourism","Tourism in Ghana","Sights to visit in West Africa","Resources in Ghana","Gold","Oil","Bauxite","Bauxite from Ghana","Larabanga mosque","Ghana 2010 world cup","Asamoah Gyan","Ghana vs Uruguay","Jollof in Ghana","Entertainment in Ghana"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/a-country-called-ghana/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/iconic-images-from-animation/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/iconic-images-from-animation/", "title": "Iconic images from animation", "summary": "I created this to separate the drawn/animated images from my original post on iconic images from the internet. --- Tom and Jerry: Tom about to blow his mind. Ironically he's...", "date_published": "2025-05-07T15:59:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/gru_minions.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/iconic-images-from-animation/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/iconic-images/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/iconic-images/", "title": "Iconic images from the internet", "summary": "Pictures that caught my eye when I was browsing the internet. If I find the context behind them I'll add them below. --- In 2017 Dr. Paul Locus was attending...", "date_published": "2025-05-07T13:50:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/japanese_would_mp.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/iconic-images/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/copernicus-powering-earth-observation-with-sentinel-satellites/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/copernicus-powering-earth-observation-with-sentinel-satellites/", "title": "Copernicus Explained: What Each Sentinel Satellite Measures and How to Use the Free Data", "summary": "Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme. Its data is free for anyone: you create an account and you can download satellite images of almost anywhere on Earth, often...", "date_published": "2025-05-04T18:18:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/copernicus_airq_new_delhi.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["satellite"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/copernicus-powering-earth-observation-with-sentinel-satellites/index.md", "series": "Free Satellite and Climate Data", "series_part": 2 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/explore-the-fascinating-world-of-satellite-orbits-with-keeptrack.space/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/explore-the-fascinating-world-of-satellite-orbits-with-keeptrack.space/", "title": "KeepTrack: A Free 3D Website for Tracking Satellites in Real Time", "summary": "I recently came across KeepTrack, a website that shows satellites orbiting Earth in 3D. Every tracked object is a coloured dot, and when you click one you get its name,...", "date_published": "2025-05-03T18:34:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/keeptrack.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Satellite","Space","Astrodynamics","Keeptrack.space","Artificial Intelligence","United States Space Force","Satellite Visualization","TypeScript"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/explore-the-fascinating-world-of-satellite-orbits-with-keeptrack.space/index.md", "series": "Free Satellite and Climate Data", "series_part": 6 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/machine-learning-experts-to-follow/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/machine-learning-experts-to-follow/", "title": "Machine Learning Experts to Follow", "summary": "Looking for inspiration in the field of Machine Learning? Here are my top picks for experts whose work is shaping the future of AI. I’m a huge fan of Andrew...", "date_published": "2025-05-03T18:14:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/andrew_ng_syd.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Machine Learning","AI","DataScience","TechInspiration"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/machine-learning-experts-to-follow/index.md", "series": "Getting Started with Machine Learning", "series_part": 10 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/quotes-from-the-famous-and-not-so-famous/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/quotes-from-the-famous-and-not-so-famous/", "title": "Quotes from the famous and not so famous", "summary": "In this post we'll take a look at interesting quotes I found across the internet and books I read. For a glimpse I'm featuring George Bernard Shaw and Captain Jack...", "date_published": "2025-04-27T13:28:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/Warren_Buffett_quote_market.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/quotes-from-the-famous-and-not-so-famous/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/haircut-in-kigali-danny-the-barber/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/haircut-in-kigali-danny-the-barber/", "title": "Haircut in Kigali-Danny the barber", "summary": "Have you ever had a bad haircut abroad? For my haircuts in Kigali I've kept the same barber for more than 3 years. Before I get into the story of...", "date_published": "2025-04-27T09:56:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/haircut_in_kigali_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Experienc","Haircut in Kigali","Haircut in Rwanda"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/haircut-in-kigali-danny-the-barber/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kolors-virtual-try-on-nobody-s-gonna-know/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kolors-virtual-try-on-nobody-s-gonna-know/", "title": "Kolors Virtual Try-On: How to Try On Outfits with AI (Demo and Tips)", "summary": "Let us examine the Kolors Virtual Try-On app a useful option for trying out different outfits virtually. By uploading an image, you can see how various clothing styles might look...", "date_published": "2025-04-20T18:25:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/kolors-try-on-optimized.gif", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Computer Vision","Kolors","Virtual try-on","Hugging face"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/kolors-virtual-try-on-nobody-s-gonna-know/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/let-there-be-memes/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/let-there-be-memes/", "title": "Let There Be Memes: A Curated Collection of Internet Gold", "summary": "Welcome to my personal gallery of memes and pictures that have made me laugh, think, or just nod in solemn agreement. In the vast, chaotic landscape of the internet, these...", "date_published": "2025-04-17T13:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ChatGPT_meme.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Memes","Dilbert"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/let-there-be-memes/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-do-websites-and-emails-use-narrow-layouts/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-do-websites-and-emails-use-narrow-layouts/", "title": "Why Do Websites and Emails Use Narrow Layouts?", "summary": "Ever noticed how most websites—from a New York Times article to your email inbox—don't use the full width of your screen? This isn't a mistake; it's a deliberate design choice....", "date_published": "2025-04-17T12:43:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/narrow_website_layout_grok.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["UI","UX","Layouts","Websites","Web design","Readability","Website Layout","Email Design","Responsive Design","Mobile-First","Line Length","White Space","Negative Space","Cognitive Load","Accessibility","Design Principles"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/why-do-websites-and-emails-use-narrow-layouts/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/ussd-codes-for-mtn-rwanda/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/ussd-codes-for-mtn-rwanda/", "title": "USSD codes for MTN Rwanda", "summary": "USSD CODES and COMMANDS for MTN Rwanda. For more info visit www.mtn.co.rw Here is how to change the language from Kinyarwanda to English: Dial 184 , then select 5 (my...", "date_published": "2025-04-17T10:42:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/mtn_logo_cover.JPG", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": [], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/ussd-codes-for-mtn-rwanda/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/pittsburgh-s-stunning-skyline-reveal/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/pittsburgh-s-stunning-skyline-reveal/", "title": "Pittsburgh's Stunning Skyline Reveal", "summary": "Picture this it's Your first visit to Pittsburgh and you were picked up from the Pittsburgh International Airport after your long journey. On the drive from the airport you mostly...", "date_published": "2025-04-13T16:21:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ford_pitt_tunnel_exit.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Pittsburgh","Fort Pitt Tunnel","Fort Pitt Bridge","Pittsburgh skyline","Mount Washington","Monongahela River","first time in Pittsburgh","airport to city drive","night arrival","tunnel reveal","city reveal","skyline at night","Pittsburgh International Airport","giant robot statue","Carnegie Mellon University","exchange semester","Pennsylvania","travel surprise","breathtaking view","downtown Pittsburgh","city lights reflection","January 2024","hidden gem city","dramatic entrance","bridge view","panoramic skyline"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/pittsburgh-s-stunning-skyline-reveal/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/stackblitz-a-full-fledged-ide-in-your-browser/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/stackblitz-a-full-fledged-ide-in-your-browser/", "title": "StackBlitz: A Full-IDE in Your Browser", "summary": "Why I Use StackBlitz Stackblitz allowing me to access the terminal from the browser is one of the reasons I use it. Very cool. It feels like a full-fledged IDE...", "date_published": "2025-04-10T16:08:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/stackblitz_logo.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Programming","Developer","IDE","Stackblitz"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/stackblitz-a-full-fledged-ide-in-your-browser/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/zombie-walk-image-to-3d-with-deep-motion/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/zombie-walk-image-to-3d-with-deep-motion/", "title": "Zombie Walk: Turning an Image into a 3D Model with DeepMotion", "summary": "I recently ran a little experiment to animate a character walking, starting from a single image. Why does this matter? Well, I was chatting with a game developer friend who...", "date_published": "2025-04-07T18:07:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/deepmotion_walking.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","Image to 3D","Zombie walk","Game development","AI video","3D"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/zombie-walk-image-to-3d-with-deep-motion/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/visa-and-mastercard-payment-cards-not-transfer-tools/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/visa-and-mastercard-payment-cards-not-transfer-tools/", "title": "Why Can't I Just Send Money With My Visa Card?", "summary": "Banks often promote Visa and Mastercard as efficient tools for swift, seamless transactions. However, one critical feature is notably absent: the ability to transfer funds directly between cardholders. This post...", "date_published": "2025-03-19T17:54:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/visa_locked_image.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Visa","MasterCard","Fintech","Payment Networks","Bank Transfers","Cross-Border Payments","SWIFT","ACH","Venmo","Zelle","Wise","PayPal","M-Pesa","Mobile-Money","Remittance","Payments","Visa","MasterCard"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/visa-and-mastercard-payment-cards-not-transfer-tools/index.md", "series": "Sending Money Across Borders", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/tunde-onakoya-breaks-guinness-world-record-with-epic-chess-marathon-for-children-s-education/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/tunde-onakoya-breaks-guinness-world-record-with-epic-chess-marathon-for-children-s-education/", "title": "Tunde Onakoya Breaks Guinness World Record with Epic Chess Marathon for Children's Education", "summary": "On April 20, 2024, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya made history by shattering the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon, playing continuously for over 60 hours in New...", "date_published": "2025-03-13T12:11:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/nigerian-chess-master-tunde-onakoya-victory.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Tunde Onakoya","Chess","Guinness World Record","Chess Marathon","Times Square","New York","Nigeria","Chess in Slums Africa","Charity","Fundraising","Education","Inspiration","Resilience","Social Impact","Meta.ai","Chess Guinness World Record","Great Things From A Small Place"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/personal/tunde-onakoya-breaks-guinness-world-record-with-epic-chess-marathon-for-children-s-education/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/future-of-space-technology-with-starlink/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/future-of-space-technology-with-starlink/", "title": "How Starlink Satellites Work, Explained in a 3D Animated Video by Branch Education", "summary": "Are you interested in the future of space technology? Ever wonder how Elon Musk's Starlink satellites work? Get ready to be blown away by this interactive video by Branch Education...", "date_published": "2025-03-12T11:22:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/starlink_branch_education.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Starlink","Satellite","Branch Education","Technology","STEM","Space","SpaceX","Space Tech","Innovation","Visual Storytelling","Education","Animation"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/future-of-space-technology-with-starlink/index.md", "series": "SpaceX and Starlink", "series_part": 1 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-danger-of-a-single-story--ai-generated-video-adapting/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-danger-of-a-single-story--ai-generated-video-adapting/", "title": "An AI-Generated Version of Chimamanda Adichie's 'The Danger of a Single Story' TED Talk", "summary": "Witness an innovative AI-generated video adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s iconic TED Talk, \"The Danger of a Single Story.\" The script was crafted by ChatGPT and brought to life by...", "date_published": "2025-03-03T15:27:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/danger_of_a_single_story_did.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["AI","GenerativeAI","ContentCreation","TEDtalk","InstructionalVideo","TrainingVideo","FutureTech","Technology"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-danger-of-a-single-story--ai-generated-video-adapting/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/guide-to-accessing-air-quality-data-from-us-embassies-worldwide/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/guide-to-accessing-air-quality-data-from-us-embassies-worldwide/", "title": "Guide to Accessing Air Quality Data from US Embassies Worldwide", "summary": "AirNow.gov is a collaborative platform involving the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other agencies, dedicated to providing air quality information to the...", "date_published": "2025-02-24T12:45:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/airnow_africa.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Data Resources","Air Quality","US embassies","EPA air quality","Airnow","AQI"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/guide-to-accessing-air-quality-data-from-us-embassies-worldwide/index.md", "series": "Air Quality Basics", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-imperfections-of-machine-learning/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-imperfections-of-machine-learning/", "title": "Why Machine Learning Models Can Be Confidently Wrong: A Charger Classified as a Phone", "summary": "While machine learning is a powerful tool, it's important to remember that models are not infallible. In fact, they can sometimes be overconfident in their predictions, as shown in this...", "date_published": "2025-02-19T22:12:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ml_false positive_cropped_charger_rd.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Computer Vision","Machine Learning","ML5","AI","JavaScript","Imperfections"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/the-imperfections-of-machine-learning/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/is-the-davis-solar-radiation-sensor-overpriced/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/is-the-davis-solar-radiation-sensor-overpriced/", "title": "Is the Davis Solar Radiation Sensor Overpriced?", "summary": "When it comes to measuring solar radiation for agricultural, meteorological, or environmental projects, precision is key. The Davis Solar Radiation Sensor is a popular choice among professionals, but a common...", "date_published": "2025-02-17T12:48:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/solar_radiation_senosr.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Hardware","Davis","Solar radiation","Price","Environmental sensing"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/is-the-davis-solar-radiation-sensor-overpriced/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/three.js-and-reinforcement-learning-in-3-dimensions/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/three.js-and-reinforcement-learning-in-3-dimensions/", "title": "ThreeJs and Reinforcement Learning in 3D", "summary": "I built a simple 3D game in November 2024 mostly for fun. The objective was to minimize the time taken for a player to destroy all the pillars. Then I...", "date_published": "2025-02-02T13:09:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/3d_rl_game_cover.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Machine Learning","3D","Reinforcement Learning","threejs","JavaScript","TypeScript"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/three.js-and-reinforcement-learning-in-3-dimensions/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ml5.js-machine-learning-for-the-web/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ml5.js-machine-learning-for-the-web/", "title": "ML5.js: Machine Learning for the Web", "summary": "ML5.js is an open-source JavaScript library designed to make machine learning accessible to a broad audience, including artists, creative coders, and students. It leverages TensorFlow.js to bring machine learning models...", "date_published": "2025-01-27T10:55:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/ml5js_screenshot.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Machine Learning","ML5js","p5js","web","Computer Vision"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/ml5.js-machine-learning-for-the-web/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/catching-the-super-heavy-booster-spacex/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/catching-the-super-heavy-booster-spacex/", "title": "SpaceX's 'Mechazilla' Catches Super Heavy Booster: A Giant Leap for Rocket Reusability", "summary": "On my X feed, I shared a moment that perfectly captures the revolutionary work being done at SpaceX. In a stunning display of engineering, they successfully caught the Super Heavy...", "date_published": "2025-01-17T13:06:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/Starship_spacex_website.webp", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["SpaceX","Super Heavy Booster","Space Exploration","Technology","Reusable Rockets","Elon Musk","Aerospace Engineering","Innovation","Rocket Launch"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/catching-the-super-heavy-booster-spacex/index.md", "series": "SpaceX and Starlink", "series_part": 6 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/spacex-s-pioneering-rocket-technology/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/spacex-s-pioneering-rocket-technology/", "title": "SpaceX's Rocket Innovations Explained: Reusable Falcon 9, Starship, Raptor Engines and Drone Ships", "summary": "SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has revolutionized rocket technology with several groundbreaking innovations: Reusable Rockets: Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy - Falcon 9 : SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket...", "date_published": "2025-01-17T12:39:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/space_x_gallery.avif", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["SpaceX","ElonMusk","Innovation","SpaceTravel"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/spacex-s-pioneering-rocket-technology/index.md", "series": "SpaceX and Starlink", "series_part": 4 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/carnegie-mellon-university-africa-s-breakthrough-in-detecting-birth-asphyxia-humekafl/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/carnegie-mellon-university-africa-s-breakthrough-in-detecting-birth-asphyxia-humekafl/", "title": "HumekaFL: CMU-Africa's App That Detects Birth Asphyxia From a Baby's Cry", "summary": "Birth asphyxia is when a baby does not get enough oxygen during delivery. It is one of the main causes of newborn deaths, and sub-Saharan Africa has some of the...", "date_published": "2025-01-17T11:48:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/pamely_cmu_website.png", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Birth Asphyxia","Carnegie Mellon University Africa","Pamely Zantou","CMU-Africa","HealthTech","Artificial Intelligence","AI","Machine Learning","Federated Learning","Neonatal Health","HumekaFL","Ubenwa","Carnegie Mellon University"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/carnegie-mellon-university-africa-s-breakthrough-in-detecting-birth-asphyxia-humekafl/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/spacex-did-it-again-precision-engineering-on-display/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/spacex-did-it-again-precision-engineering-on-display/", "title": "SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster Again with Mechazilla's Chopstick Arms", "summary": "Just when you thought Elon Musk and the team at SpaceX couldn't top themselves, they proved once again that rapid aerospace iteration rewrites what is possible. SpaceX successfully guided a...", "date_published": "2025-01-17T11:21:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/posts/covers/spacex_booster_catch_cover.jpg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["SpaceX","Space Exploration","Reusable Rockets","Aerospace Engineering","Innovation"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/spacex-did-it-again-precision-engineering-on-display/index.md", "series": "SpaceX and Starlink", "series_part": 7 } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/planet-s-crisis-response-program-aids-los-angeles-wildfire-efforts/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/planet-s-crisis-response-program-aids-los-angeles-wildfire-efforts/", "title": "Planet's Crisis Response Program Aids Los Angeles Wildfire Efforts", "summary": "In the wake of the devastating wildfires sweeping through the Los Angeles area, Planet Labs , known for their satellite imagery services, has stepped up to offer crucial support. On...", "date_published": "2025-01-17T11:15:00.000Z", "image": "https://rdjarbeng.com/assets/images/planet_california_wildfires.jpeg", "authors": [{ "name": "Richard Djarbeng" }], "tags": ["Planet","Satellite data","Wildfires","California"], "_rdjarbeng": { "markdown": "https://rdjarbeng.com/planet-s-crisis-response-program-aids-los-angeles-wildfire-efforts/index.md" } }, { "id": "https://rdjarbeng.com/exploring-machine-learning-the-best-resources-for-beginners/", "url": "https://rdjarbeng.com/exploring-machine-learning-the-best-resources-for-beginners/", "title": "Where to Start with Machine Learning: Jason Brownlee's Resource List and My Pick", "summary": "Jason Brownlee runs Machine Learning Mastery, a site I have ended up on many times while trying to fix an error in my code. 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