Bigi LuiMy thoughts on bitcoinsI recently tried to think about bitcoins a little more, a little deeper than the surface level. On any day there is typically a wide range…Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Bigi LuiMoney doesn’t always help you stop doing things you don’t want to do; some things you don’t want…That title was a mouthful, but I can’t think of a better catchy title to encompass all of that.Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
Bigi LuiHow much you like something vs how much you can tolerate the cost for itI was watching The Martian (yes, 5 years late) and thinking about what being an astronaut is like. Sure, I’m not talking about the whole…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
Bigi LuiMiner — Blog Framework based on Sapper/SvelteI open sourced the framework that powers this blog, and called it Miner!Aug 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020
Bigi LuiDid tech employees really want to live in San Francisco after all?For many years I’ve held the opinion that San Francisco was too expensive for startups to run (even back in 2015 or so when I first…May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
Bigi LuiMoving from the Bay Area to the Greater Sacramento AreaZuckerberg is only the latest, but certainly the most high-profile, tech exec to cast doubt on the future of Silicon Valley as the tech…Feb 8, 20202Feb 8, 20202
Bigi LuiA Guide for Picking Up Node.js Development for PHP developersComing from a world of PHP and vanilla client JS? Here are 8 things to pick up to learn node.js development.Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
Bigi LuiInstalling Elixir and PhoenixHaving a little bit of free time tonight, I thought I’d look into Elixir and Phoenix. Elixir is a relatively new language that runs on the…Feb 2, 20191Feb 2, 20191
Bigi LuiKeyboards for Developers, Part 2 — Mechanical KeyboardsIn Part 1 of this post I talked about laptop keyboards. It was something I just really needed to get off my chest. I was annoyed by the…Jan 21, 20193Jan 21, 20193
Bigi LuiKeyboards for Developers, Part 1 — Let’s Talk About Laptop KeyboardsI like obsessing over keyboards — I’ve owned many mechanical keyboards (which I’ll talk about in part 2 of this post), and I also like to…Jan 18, 20194Jan 18, 20194