Personal site and blog of Nicholas Romero — software engineer, full-stack developer, and technology enthusiast.https://ncrmro.com/https://ncrmro.com/posts/zero-build-docs-site/https://ncrmro.com/posts/zero-build-docs-site/A single HTML file fetches markdown from GitHub's Contents API, renders it with marked.js, and deploys on Vercel with clean URL rewrites. Zero build step, zero dependencies.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/hot-keys-and-hardware-keys-for-agentic-workflows/https://ncrmro.com/posts/hot-keys-and-hardware-keys-for-agentic-workflows/Scoping SSH Access Without Killing Your ProductivityThu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/your-notes-repo-is-a-control-plane/https://ncrmro.com/posts/your-notes-repo-is-a-control-plane/Notes that span projects need their own repo. When they get one, it becomes the control plane for everything — including AI agents.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/budget-aware-agent-orchestration/https://ncrmro.com/posts/budget-aware-agent-orchestration/A framework for managing agentic AI workflows through multi-dimensional budgets: tokens, time, money, human attention, and risk.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/announcing-keystone/https://ncrmro.com/posts/announcing-keystone/Self-sovereign NixOS infrastructure with TPM security and declarative configurationMon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/announcing-catalyst/https://ncrmro.com/posts/announcing-catalyst/A development platform with preview environments for every pull requestSun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/announcing-meze/https://ncrmro.com/posts/announcing-meze/A meal planning platform that optimizes for nutrition, wellbeing, budget, and culinary curiosityFri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/local-gpt-models-comparison-gpt4-mistral-wasmedge/https://ncrmro.com/posts/local-gpt-models-comparison-gpt4-mistral-wasmedge/Comparing GPT-4 and (local) Mistral 7B: An comparison of their performance using WasmEdge for local GPT model execution.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/tamagatchi-like-tutor/https://ncrmro.com/posts/tamagatchi-like-tutor/Building a single purpose embeeded device to teach basic arithmetic.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/lean-hackathon-with-gpts/https://ncrmro.com/posts/lean-hackathon-with-gpts/Working with multiple GPTs to quickly iterate on ideas.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/ingesting-a-folder-of-split-csvs-from-database-table/https://ncrmro.com/posts/ingesting-a-folder-of-split-csvs-from-database-table/Using Pandas and xargs we import a table exported as multiple csvs in parallel to multiple tables before rejoining them using a union.Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/declarative-kvm-with-vagrant-libvirt/https://ncrmro.com/posts/declarative-kvm-with-vagrant-libvirt/I often reach for KVM for work that doesn't really fit into containerized workloads. This is sually for planning out a physical serverSat, 23 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/choosing-the-best-multi-os-setup/https://ncrmro.com/posts/choosing-the-best-multi-os-setup/In this post I discuss my experience with my Linux workstations that use a technology called PCIe passthrough to use a dedicated GPU for gaming in a Windows Guest.Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/contemplating-dunning-krugger/https://ncrmro.com/posts/contemplating-dunning-krugger/I've been contemplating the Dunning-Kruger effect and it's caused a bit of anxiety.Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/vo2-max-training-with-apple-watch/https://ncrmro.com/posts/vo2-max-training-with-apple-watch/How to train for Vo2 max using the Apple Watch.Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/quecent/https://ncrmro.com/posts/quecent/A new project i'm working on to build better blogs that live inside of git.Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/summertime-adventure-new-orleans/https://ncrmro.com/posts/summertime-adventure-new-orleans/Visiting New Orleans with my friend AndyTue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/kilimanjaro-1-two-weeks-before/https://ncrmro.com/posts/kilimanjaro-1-two-weeks-before/Origin's of my Tanzania Africa trip to climb Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the Arizona Burn center.Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/straight-forward-reusable-components/https://ncrmro.com/posts/straight-forward-reusable-components/Building clean reusable components and avoiding decision paralysis when choosing their props.Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/scheduled-ci-e2e-test-failure-slack-notification/https://ncrmro.com/posts/scheduled-ci-e2e-test-failure-slack-notification/How to build a Slack notifier when scheduled E2E tests fail.Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/alpine-k3s/https://ncrmro.com/posts/alpine-k3s/This guide shows how to set up a Kubernetes node with AlpineSun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/docker-linux-workstation-development/https://ncrmro.com/posts/docker-linux-workstation-development/Making linux Docker more like Docker Desktop for macOS and Windows.Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/typescript-enum-form-stepper/https://ncrmro.com/posts/typescript-enum-form-stepper/We look at a streamlined form stepper design pattern.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/wireguard-based-vpn-intranets/https://ncrmro.com/posts/wireguard-based-vpn-intranets/Understanding and Implementing Private IntranetsThu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/apollo-cache-overview/https://ncrmro.com/posts/apollo-cache-overview/What is the Apollo cache, ensure correct usage and update post mutation.Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/typescript-react-grid-areas/https://ncrmro.com/posts/typescript-react-grid-areas/A Reusable Component Design Pattern for CSS Grid Areas in Typescript React.Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/rsync-code-directories/https://ncrmro.com/posts/rsync-code-directories/A script to attempt keeping my code folder in sync between my laptop and workstation.Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/scytale-automated-private-key-infrastructure/https://ncrmro.com/posts/scytale-automated-private-key-infrastructure/Automated private key infrastructure (PKI), Ansible managed certificate authority, server and client certificates.Sun, 23 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/multi-arch-docker-buildx-ci-cd/https://ncrmro.com/posts/multi-arch-docker-buildx-ci-cd/Automated Multi Arch Docker Image BuildsFri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/gondola-ansible-playbook-for-emulating-raspberry-pi-os-with-kvm/https://ncrmro.com/posts/gondola-ansible-playbook-for-emulating-raspberry-pi-os-with-kvm/Ansible Playbook for Emulating Raspberry Pi OS with KVMWed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/writing-a-gear-torque-calculator/https://ncrmro.com/posts/writing-a-gear-torque-calculator/While utilizing a stepper motor and gears. I needed more torque and different sized gears. So I wrote a small gear torque calculator.Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/developing-on-remote-microcontroller/https://ncrmro.com/posts/developing-on-remote-microcontroller/We learn how we can develop microcontroller code using the Arduino CLI, compile it and the upload our code to the micrcontroller.Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/driving-stepper-motors-with-microcontroller/https://ncrmro.com/posts/driving-stepper-motors-with-microcontroller/Controlling a stepper motor.Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/evaluating-rust/https://ncrmro.com/posts/evaluating-rust/A look at setting using Rust for REST APIs and Embedded development.Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/how-homekit-led-to-learning-about-network-security/https://ncrmro.com/posts/how-homekit-led-to-learning-about-network-security/How setting up IoT/HomeKit can teach you about network security.Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/macos-fast-user-switching/https://ncrmro.com/posts/macos-fast-user-switching/Use fast user switching for hygienic separation between personal and professional accounts on a single laptop.Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://ncrmro.com/posts/new-site-stack/https://ncrmro.com/posts/new-site-stack/We take a look at the process and technology behind this site.Sun, 10 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT