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OSM Imports: Planet vs Regional
Don't download 88GB of planet.osm if you only need one country. Comparing Geofabrik, BBBike, and osmium-extract for clean, sane OSM imports.
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Nominatim: Self-Hosted Geocoding
Stop paying the geocoding tax. Self-host Nominatim on Docker with an OpenStreetMap regional extract and own your address lookups end to end.
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lazygit + lazydocker + lazysql: TUI Wrappers Worth Using
Three TUI wrappers that turn your terminal into a power tool. Learn keybinds, workflows, and when TUI beats raw CLI commands.
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direnv + asdf vs mise
direnv + asdf vs mise: language versioning and per-project environment management. When to use each, with .envrc, .tool-versions, and mise.toml examples.
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Just vs Make in 2026
Make is everywhere and fights you over tabs. Just has cleaner syntax and real parameters. How the two task runners compare on recipes, tooling, and use.
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Helix vs Neovim: Modal Editor Showdown
Helix ships selection-first editing and sane defaults. Neovim ships a plugin universe and your weekend. How the two differ on movement and ecosystem.
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Nix Dev Shells for Project Reproducibility
Nix flakes give every project its own dev shell with pinned Python, Node, and tool versions. No containers, no pyenv, and the same result on any machine.
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Devcontainers Without VS Code Lock-In
Devcontainers work without VS Code. DevPod gives you the same devcontainer.json from neovim, tmux, or any editor, and here is when it is overkill.
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Aider vs Continue: Two Modes of Terminal AI Coding
Aider offers interactive CLI-based pair programming with git awareness. Continue provides IDE-integrated AI assistance. Learn when to use each.
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Docker Ate 215GB in a Week
An AI coding agent rebuilding the same tag all day fills a disk fast. The mechanism, the truth about volume pruning, and a systemd timer that fixes it.
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Stoat vs Fluxer: Self-Hosting Costs
Stoat runs 16 containers and Fluxer runs 25. I read both Compose files line by line, and found the bigger stack is the easier one to actually self-host.
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Continue.dev + Ollama: Local Code Assistant for Cheap
IDE-integrated AI coding with local LLMs. Set up Continue.dev + Ollama, pick models, configure chat & autocomplete, save money and keep code private.
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