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I collected a list of interactive learning sites that actually force you to practice

I’ve been collecting interactive learning platforms for a while — the kind where you don’t just read, you actually click, type, break things, and learn by doing. Eventually the list got long enough that I decided to put it on GitHub: → https://github.com/hamid-moghadam/awesome-interactive-learning Some of the ones I really like: How DNS / HTTPS / DNSSEC works (super clean interactive…

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Convert PDF pages to PNG in your browser without uploading the file

Convert PDF pages to PNG in your browser without uploading the file PDFs are convenient for sharing, but they are awkward when you need an image of a page.

  • Convert PDF pages to PNG without uploading file
  • PNG preserves sharp edges for text and diagrams
  • Tool runs locally, keeping PDF private

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40 Hours of Free SQL: Picking a Database on Cloudflare vs Azure as a Solo Founder

40 Hours of Free SQL: Picking a Database on Cloudflare vs Azure as a Solo Founder In my last post I priced the same small project on Cloudflare and Azure, round by round.

  • Cloudflare D1 requires only three steps to get a query running
  • Azure SQL Database involves several more steps, including firewall rule setup
  • Azure SQL Database provides 40 hours of free usage per month

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How to get Xiaohongshu (RedNote) data in Python

Disclosure: I built the Xiaohongshu Scraper used in this tutorial. It's a paid Actor on Apify (pay per result), and the pricing is listed at the end.

  • Use Python 3.10+ and Apify account for Xiaohongshu data extraction
  • Replace your-token-here with personal Apify API token
  • Rank notes by save count and like count to find valuable content

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