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2026-03-21
Infrastructure Upgrade: Migrating from DigitalOcean to Google Cloud Run
After running on a DigitalOcean droplet for some time, I made the decision to migrate this portfolio site to Google Cloud Run. This wasn’t just a technical exercise—it was driven by practical considerations around cost, scalability, and operational simplicity.
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2026-02-10
Portfolio Overhaul: Engineering Aesthetic & Structural Integrity
It was time for a structural evaluation. While this site has always served its purpose as a digital lab notebook, the underlying “codebase” (the CSS and HTML) had become a bit of a patchwork. Over the last few days, I’ve performed a complete overhaul of the site’s architecture and visual language.
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2025-07-19
Improved Smart Mirror Build
I recently built a smart mirror using a Raspberry Pi 4 and a two-way mirror. The project is uses MagicMirror² software, which provides a customizable interface for displaying information like time, weather, news.
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2025-07-17
First Smart Mirror Build
I built my first smart mirror using a Raspberry Pi 3+ and an old monitor I have lying around a year ago. After the PI stopped working I opened it back up to figure out why it stopped working. In process of doing so I accidentally shorted the 110V circuit and the circuit breaker in my apartment tripped. So I basically fried the monitor and PI so opted to start over with a newer monitor.