Keep SSH Session Alive

Problem Formulation I just tried to run AutoGPT on an EC2 instance using SSH from my local Windows machine. But here’s the annoying part: the connection always closes and AutoGPT can only work in small ~10 minute increments. When I return to my machine, I need to SSH into my instance and restart the program. … Read more

The Battle Between Centralization and Decentralization in Tech

Once upon a time, I was a distributed systems researcher specializing in graph partitioning algorithms. Those were thrilling days, though I must admit I didn’t enjoy the daily commute and the time away from my family. During that period, I delved deep into classic distributed systems conundrums like the Byzantine Generals Problem. When I discovered … Read more

How Bitcoin Solves the Byzantine Generals Problem

Overview 🏰 Picture a mighty city, surrounded by a bunch of Byzantine generals πŸ’‚β€β™‚οΈ, trying to unite and plan an epic attack! But oh no! 😱 Some of these generals might be traitors πŸ•΅οΈ, who’ll backstab the others and ruin the plan. They need a foolproof way to agree on a battle strategy while handling … Read more

BrainWaves P2P Social Network – How I Created a Basic Server

Welcome back to the Brainwaves P2P project, or at least my take on it :-). The previous article was a theoretical explanation of how I envision this project. It is now time to start laying the groundwork! I learn as I go… As some of you might have guessed already, I’m a completely self-taught coder. … Read more

The P2P Bootstrapping Problem – Starting My Journey To Help Build a P2P Social Network

Decentralized P2P Social Nets When I saw the Finxter announcement about trying to create a decentralized P2P social network, I knew I had to take part. My interest peaked as it had seldom been before. I love the idea of a social network that can function without interference from companies or governments. It feels like … Read more

Distributed Systems Engineer — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Is a Distributed System? A distributed system is a computer system spread across multiple computing devices connected via a communication network. Each participating device takes over part of the overall work performed by the system. By means of the collaboration … Read more

Full-Stack Web Developer — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Is a Full-Stack Web Developer? A full-stack web developer works both with back-end and front-end web technologies. Full-stack developers have skills in all those fields so they often take crucial roles in overseeing the technical implementation of large web projects. … Read more

15 Highly Profitable Freelancing Niches Developers Miss Out On [Video Collection]

In this guide, I’ve compiled the top 7 freelancing niches I found highly profitable based on my experience working as a business owner and freelancer myself, hiring hundreds of freelance developers for my company, and teaching thousands of freelancing students through our books and courses. Each niche is presented with a video where I show … Read more

Back-End Web Developer — Income and Opportunity

Before we learn about the money, let’s get this question out of the way: What Is a Back-end Web Developer? A web developer is a programmer who specializes in the development of websites or applications viewed on web browsers, mobile devices, and large desktop screens that are transported over private or public networks such as … Read more