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Grist vs NocoDB: A Practical Comparison for Data-Driven Workflows

Grist and NocoDB are two open-source tools designed to help teams manage structured data, but they cater to very different needs. This post compares their strengths and weaknesses based on UI design, automation capabilities, API support, and access control.

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words

Fixing Paperless API Requests in n8n: Avoiding the Login Page Trap

While building an n8n workflow for Paperless-ngx, I encountered a confusing issue: API requests that worked in curl returned an HTML login page in n8n. Here’s how I diagnosed the problem and found a reliable fix.

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words
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November 23, 2025
16:09

It’s hard to ignore that Signal remains unreliable in the Philippines, especially during registration. Local carriers may be part of the problem, but Signal’s own system clearly doesn’t cope well with inconsistent SMS delivery. Verification fails, “Call me” never appears, and users get stuck. Until this is resolved, widespread adoption here will stay difficult.

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13:07

I’m still torn as to which note taking app to stick to:

  • Outline
  • Memos
  • Obsidian
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November 22, 2025
22:42

@the Sure! Sent a join request that the group chat you shared.

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02:05

Zerobyte backup

Zerobyte is a backup automation tool that helps you save your data across multiple storage backends. Built on top of Restic, it provides an modern web interface to schedule, manage, and monitor encrypted backups of your remote storage.
BM691 Backup, Selfhosting
02:03

SpendSpentSpent

An expense tracking web application designed to be easy to use
BM690 Budgeting, PersonalFinance, Selfhosting
01:57

Ocular Personal Finance App

Ocular - A simplistic, beautiful and straight-forward, open-source budgeting tracking app to track your budget across the years. Easy to use, to get started and to set up.
BM689 Budgeting, PersonalFinance, Selfhosting
01:53

Stegodon Activitypub Blogging

stegodon is an SSH-first federated blogging platform. Users connect via SSH to create notes in a terminal interface. Notes federate to the Fediverse via ActivityPub and are available through RSS feeds and a web interface.
BM688 ActivityPub, Blogging, Fediverse, Selfhosting
01:52

Journiv - Private Journal

Journiv - Self hosted private journaling app.
BM687 Journals, NoteTakingApp, Selfhosting
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