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Robotics Engineer / Software Developer and a solo DevOps Engineer

An ECE engineer by heart with experiences in automotive industry on embedded software development and since have returned to complete a Master's in Robotics.

As a firm believer of FOSS, I contribute to public repositories whenever and however I can.

Hobbies

  • 👨‍💻 Micro-blogging about technology in general and generative AI as of lately.
  • 🛠️ Self-hosting anything I can think of; home theatre or password manager to name a few.
  • 💡 Automate everything from AC to garage door with Home Assistant.
  • 📚 Build React web app. Refresh Vim's keystrokes, LaTex for note-taking until I switch over to Typst .
  • 🎯 Tackle a problem from Project Euler.

Tools

My research essential suite:

Research
CMake
Compiler System
C++
Programming
Embedded C
Programming
Python
Programming
OpenCV
Library
Robot Operating System
Framework
Gazebo
Physics Engine
Arduino
Platform
Blender
3D Design
Bambu Studio
3D Printing
Zotero
Reference Management
LaTeX
Paper Writing

Platforms & Softwares I've worked with:

Platform
AWS Robomaker
Simulator
Digital Ocean
IaaS
Oracle Cloud
Remote Desktop Hoster
LTSpice
Circuit Simulator
Minitab
Computing
MATLAB
Computing
LabVIEW
Graphical Programming
Canva
Visual Designer

My daily drivers and top picks:

Development
Docker
Containerization
ZSH
Shell
Bash
Scripting
Jira
Issue Tracker
GitHub
Source Control
Homebrew
Package Manager
Neovim
IDE
VS Code
IDE
Markdown
Note Taking
Basecamp
Communication
Environment
Firefox
Browser
MacOS Sonoma
Mac Mini
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
VM & Bootcamp
DietPi V9
Home Assistant Host

About This Blog

It has always been hosted and managed by myself using various DNS management and server providers.

Tech Stack
Astro
Static Site Generator
Playwright
Automation & Test Suite
Cloudflare
DNS & Security Management
Cloudflare Workers
CI/CD
Vercel
Web App Hoster
Supabase
Database Hoster
Gatsby
Previous SSG
Jekyll
Previous SSG

The blog's operation in addition to the tech stack also relies on the following providers:

Website history:

  • 2024-02-19
    Complete revamp of tech stack now using Astro SSG and hosted by Cloudflare Pages
  • 2021-06-22
    Complete re-do with better UI/UX v4.tin.ng using Gatsby SSG and hosted by Netlify
  • 2020-11-26
    More articles and added summarized analysis of news v3.tin.ng using the same stack
  • 2019-01-18
    Development & Journal Blog v2.tin.ng using Jekyll SSG and hosted by GitHub Pages
  • 2017-11-06
    A portfolio website using plain HTML reverse-proxied from an old MacBook Pro 2014