Nicolas Ventura
As of 28 February 2026, there have been 84 posts published.
Brownie Crust Ratio
03 October 2025 Do you like brownie crust? Or do you prefer the amazing, gooey, chocolatey "guts" of the brownie? There's only one right answer. But in case you're a crazy person, this guide will also help you to determine the optimal shape for your brownie pan. Read more
Red Light Ticket
28 September 2025 The setting: June 2025, a clear day. I'm in my convertible but with the roof up, driving through the confusing streets of San Francisco, just minding my own business and trying not to die. I turned right at an intersection and next thing I know BAM! A flash of light! What was that? A traffic camera? Was I speeding? Was it someone else? After I got my bearings, I realized I was doing nothing unsafe. A little shaken, I continued on with my day and forgot about it. Read more
Publishing Dimensional on NPM
31 August 2025 One of my passion projects that's long-due completion was a dimensional analysis tool for computer programming. Programming has been a long-time hobby of mine and ever since I took physics and fluid mechanics in college, I wondered how to incorporate units into programming languages. Thus, Dimensional was born. It may not be the most elegant solution, but I believe I've come up with a solution that works pretty well regardless, and is fully customizable. Read more
Racing at K1 Speed
10 August 2025 I let out my inner speed demon during my best friend's bachelor party. The six of us went to K1 Speed to burn some rubber in 3 exciting and fast 12-lap races. (There's no savoring the moment here.) But hey, at least I got a free head sock! Read more
Changing the Bathroom Fan Really Blows
22 June 2025 I can't say I'm a huge fan of this last home upgrade project, and I'm writing this article to vent. I recently replaced my bathroom fan, which I've had no prior experience with and decided to give it a whir. All the warnings seem to have been mist on me, but completing this project was really a breath of fresh air. Read more
Fake Grass
27 March 2025 I highly despise fake grass, which is also known as artificial turf. It not only prevents natural plant growth, but it is actively harmful to the environment. Read more
Composting
27 March 2025 I've been practicing trench composting for over a year now in my small garden. It's been a good way to eliminate waste and improve soil health. By putting food scraps back in the ground, it adds nutrients to the soil, sparking life and feeding my plants. It also gets me going outside and a good discipline to hold myself to - not to mention the more time I spend at my garden, the more I'll inadvertently care for it. However there's some plant-related topics I want to get off my chest. Read more
Speed of Driving
07 January 2025 It's a little stressful when you're driving exactly the speed limit (of course, I would never go beyond the posted speed limit) and someone zooms by you at 10, 15, or sometimes 20+ miles per hour. As a bonus, these people will usually weave through traffic too. What's so important that you'd risk your life, and several other peoples', to save some time? Maybe, man's gotta poo. Who knows? But something I do think about, is how much time are they actually saving, assuming they don't get into a crash or stopped by the police? Read more
Custom Domains in Gmail
23 December 2024 I'm reviving an old series here. This one branches off of story #5, where I split up my Gmail account to use a custom email for each online account. But now, instead of exposing my Gmail account, I can use one of the custom domains I own to send and receive emails, directly in my Gmail mail client, for free! For example, I can now send and receive emails from an address like example@nicfv.com. It was an adventure to figure out this project and quite a lengthy headache at times. Read more
2024: A Year for nicfv
19 December 2024 2024 was a big year! I completed and exceeded both of my New Year's resolutions, did a lot of running, visited 2 new countries, and worked on a lot of cool projects. Let's go over the 2024 recap for this mysterious individual named Nicolas Ventura. Read more