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web performance

WordPress performance: Linux, Nginx and PHP-FPM vs Linux, Apache and Mod_PHP

Is migrating a wordpress site to a different architecture setup worth it? This post compares an old architecture to a new architecture. The new architecture is uses a different web server and php gateway. Old architecture: Apache and mod_php New architecture: Nginx and php-fpm Below I run a web page speed test and a load […]

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Telkom

Telkom Prepaid: Once-off mobile data vs LTE/LTE-A Once off

What is the difference between the packages available for telkom wireless data? It is confusing for tech savvy people – probably more so for the general public Wireless is an internet connection using cell phone towers that are 3g, 4g (LTE) and 5g. The 3g, 4g and 5g are standards agreed upon that allow for […]

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AWS costs (in Rands) every programmer should know

An article on AWS costs was seen and it was thought decent to convert it to rands from dollars… Taking R:$ as 15 Component $/month R/Month 1 modern vCPU (4 AWS ECUs) 43 645 With 1 year convertible reservation 43 645 With 3 years convertible reservation 30 450 With spot pricing (estimated) 30 450 1 […]

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google

Software Engineering Insights From 10 Years At Google – Addy Osmani taken down

This is the post that has subsequently been removed by Addy – probably due to Google’s notorious legal contract to prevent exposing anything about working for company. The Internet is forever… Update August 2022: Mistaken early deployment due to a "github action" – was the apparent reason from addy’s blog Start of the Original May […]

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Cycling

An Overview of Doping in Road Cycling and Good Books to Read

A topic I have become more interested in over the years is Road Cycling and doping. As you watch videos on youtube and road cycling events it becomes clear that some if not most astounding outcomes were a result of external biological enhancements from drugs. Of course – the nature of the topic – is […]