What is a good admin panel design and is it worth your time? — They live in the deepest and darkest corners of the internet. Always in the background. Never seen by the majority of normal users. No, I’m not talking about porn or the dark web. I’m talking about admin panels and dashboards. These days, almost every website has some type of configuration…

A 1,500-year-old game is now conquering the internet — Inspired by the recent Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit, millions of people are getting into chess. Chess websites, content creation, and esport events are booming. It may not have 100 champions, 50 weapons, or crazy explosions, but it has an unrivaled tactical depth, which makes it not only a…

How to use the Twitter API to track your follows and unfollows — Are you posting regularly on Twitter? Do you get the occasional follower here and there? Are they unfollowing a few days later because you didn’t follow them back? Enough with that! Let’s find out who is unfollowing so we can burn voodoo dolls with their names… oh, sorry, I’m getting…

The Netflix drama series shows the struggles of an orphan on her way to become the best chess player in the world — As I was scrolling through Netflix, a new thumbnail caught my eye: A beautiful woman sitting behind a chessboard. This had me intrigued. I love chess and as it so happens beautiful women. I started watching and got immediately hooked. The Queen’s Gambit follows the life and career of Beth…

Should influencers be liable for their promotions? — Eight prominent finance YouTubers including Graham Stephan, Meet Kevin, and Andrei Jikh are being sued for 1$ billion for promoting the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The finance influencers were sponsored by FTX and their positive endorsements convinced a lot of people to deposit money on FTX. This is the second…

From a promising start to an underwhelming ending — The Swarm by Frank Schätzing is one of my favorite books, so when I heard that it was being adapted for a TV show I had a mixed reaction. On one hand, the novel’s plot could make a great series, but on the other hand, many book adaptions have been…

A breakdown of my submission to the Endless Engines community render challenge — During last month, I participated in the Endless Engines community render challenge by Clinton Jones (pwnisher). It was the 6th installment of the internet’s biggest render challenge and my 4th event. In all of these render challenges, everybody starts with the same template file and a few basic rules. All…

YouTube’s issues and challenges for the new CEO — I love YouTube and spend way too much time watching it every day. However, especially after some recent updates, I have noticed more and more issues slowly creeping up. With the long-term CEO Susan Wojcicki stepping down and Neal Mohan taking over, I wanted to address some of the issues…

Yes, I did 4 exercises in the last 2 days to write this headline — Last year, it took me 49 days to finish the annual 30-day yoga challenge by Yoga With Adriene. This year, I was able to finish within the expected time frame of 30 days. What did I learn from last year's challenge and what did I change to complete it this…