Richard Djarbeng's Technical Posts
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Zindi -Ghana Crop Disease Detection Challenge
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...
Why Can I Pay for Netflix Instantly, But Not Send $5 To My Brother Abroad? Enter Revolut
In my last post, I wrote about a weird paradox: paying for Netflix with a card is a seamless, one-second breeze, but sending $100 to a friend or family member...
Stranger Things by Peter Kimanzi
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...
Why You Should Consider Publishing in arXiv
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 publishing,...
Spotlight on Peter Kimanzi- Developer from Nairobi
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...
Top Websites for African Climate Data
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...
Escaping CMS hell-DecapCMS, Netlify and Sveltia
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...
I Tried to Replace an Interior Designer with Gemini. Here's What Happened.
When I finally got access to Gemini Pro, I had one main goal: to test its new image generation capabilities, which I’d heard referred to by the intriguing codename “Nano...
App Development Process: From Concept to Launch
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...
The UI- The Challenge of Color Themes
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...
Why Does Restarting Your Computer (or Router) Actually Work?
Ever stared at your frozen screen, shrugged, and hit restart? Same with that finicky WiFi router. What exactly does it do? Spoiler: Nobody really knows. It’s the tech equivalent of...
A Chronological Look At AI: A Decade-by-Decade Evolution
Here we cut through the noise to deliver a clear, compelling history of this transformative technology; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. From the theoretical roots of the 1940s to the...