Ride History: Tracking Every Completed Trip On the backend, the API queries Supabase for every ride tied to the user's Google ID, filtered to only completed rides and ordered newest-first: There's no date filter and no row limit -- it returns every completed ride the account has ever taken. On the mobile side, each ride renders as a card showing the date, route, pickup time, and the matched rider
I Built an AI API with Instant USDC Payments I've been experimenting with the x402 protocol (HTTP 402 + EIP-3009) and built a pay-per-call AI API. How it works Unlike traditional AI APIs that require: Account registration Credit card on file Monthly minimums This API uses crypto-native payments: Make a request → Get 402 with payment info Sign USDC transfer (no ETH needed, thanks to Facilitator) R
If you are building a FiveM roleplay server, Discord Rich Presence is one of those small details that makes a big difference. It replaces the generic "Playing FiveM" status with your server name, logo, and player count. Every player on your server passively advertises your brand to their entire Discord friends list. The setup is straightforward but the implementation differs depending on your fram
Deepfakes are coming for your KYC flow I've spent a lot of time lately running suspicious images through AI or Notprofile photos, government ID scans, the kind of stuff that shows up in fraud reports. What I've noticed over the past few months is that the gap between "obviously fake" and "passes a casual check" has basically closed. The Atlantic piece that dropped last week made that concrete in
The File Search tool in the Gemini API now supports multimodal retrieval by adding support for Gemini Embedding 2. This update allows images, such as charts, product photos, and diagrams, to be natively indexed and searched in the same store as your text-based documents. This post covers how to use the File Search tool end-to-end: creating a store, uploading documents and images, querying with gro
Zulip is known for keeping conversations organized. Topic-based threads, clear context, and async-friendly discussions make it a favorite for technical and distributed teams. Unlike traditional chat apps, conversations in Zulip stay readable even as teams scale. Recreating this experience can be a bit difficult. Real-time messaging, user presence, inline comments, and notifications usually require
Hi everyone, my name is P Swyom Sanjog. Welcome back to my blog—I hope you’re all doing well. Today, I’m bringing a new topic: Virtual DOM. Let’s understand what the Virtual DOM is in simple terms. We’ll cover key questions like what it is, why it’s used, and how it works. So, let’s get started! Virtual Dom So, let’s break down the topic into “Virtual” and “DOM.” Virtual means something that exi
Your phone will connect to the strongest tower it hears. It does not ask for ID first. It assumes trust, and that assumption is the entire problem. I first noticed this in 2019 outside a security conference in Las Vegas. My test Android dropped from LTE to 2G for 47 seconds, then returned to normal. No user notification. The baseband logs showed a cipher downgrade to A5/0, a location area code tha