Mehdio's Tech (Data) Corner

ctlr+r #06: Auto-Dubbing the Web & "Serverless" RAG

Testing Gemini's File Search, the end of language barriers, and why RAM is getting expensive

Dec 22, 2025 • mehdio

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ctlr+r #05: Less UI, more chats, faster containers

Weekly updates from the command line of my brain: 🧠 Thoughts, 🛠 Tools, and 📕 Takes on software engineering, data, AI, and tech.

Dec 14, 2025 • mehdio

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ctlr+r #04: AI’s Energy Bill , Free Localhost Tunnels

A weekly recall from the terminal of my mind: Thoughts 🧠, 🛠 Tools, and 📕 Takes.

Dec 6, 2025 • mehdio

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November 2025

ctlr+r #03: OSS fatigue & Orchestrating LLMs

A weekly recall from the terminal of my mind: Thoughts 🧠, 🛠 Tools, and 📕 Takes.

Nov 30, 2025 • mehdio

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ctlr+r #02: How to not get stupid & The Parquet Killer?

A weekly recall from the terminal of my mind: Thoughts 🧠, 🛠 Tools, and 📕 Takes.

Nov 24, 2025 • mehdio

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ctlr+r #01: Toon, LLM CLIs

Hey there, I’m starting a new habit that I hope to stick with and that will help you: ctrl+r : a weekly recall from the terminal of my mind.

Nov 16, 2025 • mehdio

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July 2025

An actually useful MCP for web development

Eliminates the copy-paste hell with browser-tools

Jul 19, 2025 • mehdio

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Is Gemini CLI worth it for Cursors users ?

Yes.

Jul 8, 2025 • mehdio

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June 2025

Apple’s new "Container" Engine (Bye Docker?)

Hands-on review of Apple's new container framework announced at WWDC 2

Jun 15, 2025 • mehdio

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The Slow Death of Medium-Sized Software Companies

What if scaling was no longer the goal? And what would that mean for software engineers?

Jun 1, 2025 • mehdio

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May 2025

Making Cursor smarter (and up to date)

Context is king — and documentation context rules.

May 29, 2025 • mehdio

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macOS: Essential Productivity Hacks for Developers — No AI Needed

A fast, distraction-free workflow powered by open-source tools and keyboard-driven automation.

May 4, 2025 • mehdio

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