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  • How to Render an Image in Rust and Pass the Pointer to the Pixel Buffer to Python as a MemoryView to Paint it in Qt

    Tutorial
    An overview of how to use Rust as a high-performance renderer in a Qt GUI application written in Python avoiding the need of Qt bindings for Rust.
  • Why sqrt(3)/2?

    My Blog
    It turns out that sqrt(3)/2 is just another way to write sin(60).
  • Krita Tricks Substack

    My Blog
    I have decided to start publishing my Krita tutorials on https://kritatricks.substack.com/.
  • Factorization

    Definition
    What is factorization?
  • Prime Numbers

    Definition
    What are Prime Numbers?
  • Reciprocal

    Definition
    The reciprocal of a number is a number that, when multiplied by it, equals the number one. This is also called the multiplicative inverse.
  • Problem: Steam on Linux Creates Infinite DeferredBrowserMetrics Files

    My Blog
    Steam seems to have a bug currently that makes it start creating several gigabytes of files in a folder called DeferredBrowserMetrics.
  • Is ChatGPT better than Gemini?

    My Blog
    ChatGPT is better than Gemini in my opinion.
  • How I Managed to git push to GitHub in 2025

    My Blog
    Yesterday, I decided to write some SeExpr scripts for Krita and I publish them on GitHub, something I had done previously, but it turned out much harder than what I expected it to be.
  • Checkerboard and Grid SeExpr Scripts for Krita

    My Blog
    Resource
    I created some checkerboard and grid SeExpr scripts for Krita.
  • Note: Silksong is Not Hollow Knight 2, It's Fundamentally Different (Game Design)

    My Blog
    My thoughts on Hollow Knight: Silksong, and its differences with the original Hollow Knight.
  • Problem!: AI Voiceovers are Treated Unfairly by Social Media Checkboxes for AI-Generated Content

    My Blog
    Recently, I started uploading videos to Youtube using AI voiceovers. At first I was uploading mute tutorials, but someone complained that I had to explain what I was doing. The reason I wasn't doing that was that I didn't want to put my own voice in the video. But then I realized I could just generate the audio with a text-to-speech software, so I started doing that. There is only one problem: it's "AI."
  • AI Voiceover

    Definition
    An AI-generated voice that is added to a video to narrate it instead of a human voice.
  • How to Create a Vertical Video Timeline from a Horizontal Timeline in DaVinci Resolve

    Tutorial
    How to make a nested timeline work in a vertical timeline without scaling or cropping issues.
  • My Krita Related Products

    My Blog
    Lately I've been uploading Krita project files and templates to Gumroad. On this page I'll list them.
  • How to Create a Beveled Text Effect in Krita

    Tutorial
    Learn how to create a non-destructive beveled visual and text effect in Krita (version 5.2.9), using layer styles and filter layers.
  • How to Create a Gradient in Krita

    Tutorial
    Learn how to create a gradient in Krita (version 5.2.9), using destructive and non-destructive methods such as the gradient tool, vector layers, fill layers, and the gradient overlay layer style effect.
  • Toolbox

    Definition
    A panel or floating window that contains tools that can be selected (activated).
  • How to Display a Notification using the Terminal on Linux Mint

    Tutorial
    Learn how to display a message on the desktop as a notification on Linux Mint using Bash.
  • Overview of Root Directories on Linux Mint

    Reference
    Learn a bit about /bin, /lib, /etc, and other folders found on the root directory on Linux Mint. This should help new Linux Mint beginners who just migrated from Windows and they don't know what all these folders are for.
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