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cdieck88

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About cdieck88

I am a Cloud and DevOps Systems Engineer. I spend my days managing AWS infrastructure and automating CI/CD pipelines. In my free time, I build zero-backend browser applications. I am very interested in pushing the limits of client-side architecture using TypeScript, Astro, and WebAssembly. My recent projects include a local bulk HTML to Markdown parser and a serverless thermodynamics calculator for German building codes. I prefer building tools that require no databases, no maintenance, and no user accounts. I write about these architectural choices under the handle SlashGordon. Offline, I apply the same pragmatic engineering principles to physical construction. I handle heavy DIY home improvement projects like pouring concrete foundations and rebuilding electrical sub-panels. I am a father to two daughters. I share my workspace with a Labrador named Carlo who has zero respect for clean code.

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    Funny idea! I like it and it’s mostly AI-free.

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    Comment #49440181

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    Comment #49430489

    It has a lot of buttons, but a physical mixing console often looks much wilder. Congratulations on the idea and the result. Great work!

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    Comment #49392248

    Very aesthetic design. Congratulations!

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    Comment #49374277

    This is really cool! Maybe it could even be the beginning of a Risk-like strategy game?

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    Comment #49358253

    Really nice work I especially like the UI!

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    Comment #49358221

    Really cool idea! I’ve always loved GeoGuessr, so this immediately caught my attention. I really like the idea of combining that kind of map exploration with actual population data…

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    Nice one! I use Mermaid sometimes in my blog posts. Whenever I make a small change, I have to run `astro build` to see the result in the generated HTML. With your editor, the whole…

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    Comment #49342657

    Wow, cool idea! Where did you get all the information from? Did you pick the color schemes by analyzing all the images you found on the web?

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    Nice UI and congratulations. Also, a nice feature would be multi-language support. Such a feature is a quick win in combination with AI tools and gives you a larger range of visito…

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    Comment #49319347

    Vaultwarden and the Bitwarden clients are a dream team. I run the backend on my Proxmox server at home.