Archives
All the articles I've archived.
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Record any Privacy Protected Screen like Snapchat, Netflix and other Social & OTT Platforms
A friendly step-by-step tutorial showing exactly how I record Snapchat private videos, Netflix, Disney+, and any other “protected” screen content without triggering notifications — using just GNOME Boxes on Fedora and OBS on the host. I’ll also explain why this simple trick works so well.
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How I Fixed Testsprite Tests Getting Blocked by Clerk Auth in Next.js
How I fixed both backend and frontend Testsprite tests getting blocked by Clerk auth — using the Clerk Backend SDK for API tests and Clerk's special test credentials for E2E UI tests.
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Your "Server Component" Is Running on the Client (And You Have No Idea)
The cases where Next.js developers are convinced their code runs on the server — but it silently runs on the client instead.
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How TestSprite Helped Me Find a Silent Polar Checkout Bug (and How I Fixed It)
TestSprite surfaced an HTTP 500 on our billing checkout route. Here is how AI-driven E2E testing led us to the real culprit—invalid URL handling in the Polar Next.js helper—and the fix we shipped.
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Fixing "No Wi-Fi Adapter Found" on Fedora with Intel AX201
How I solved the persistent Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 adapter detection issue on Fedora Linux 43 after multiple reboots.
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Overcoming YouTube Authentication Hurdles with yt-dlp
Solving the "Could not copy Chrome cookie database" error in yt-dlp using manual cookie extraction.
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How I Fixed Missing H.264 Codecs on a Fresh Fedora Install
A deep dive into why H.264 videos don't play on Fedora by default and how to swap "ffmpeg-free" for the full version.