Nicolas Ventura
As of 31 October 2026, there have been 109 posts published.
Flight Booking
17 January 2026 When you book a flight, you receive a 6-or-so digit confirmation number that is used to check in before boarding. You can also use the confirmation number to modify your flight details such as changing your seat, requesting upgrades, and even cancel your flight completely. The airline puts no effort into hiding this code. In fact, if you want to share your itinerary, your confirmation code will be right on the email or calendar event! Being able to modify your flight with just the confirmation code is a really unsafe practice that I think travelers ought to be able to opt-out of. Read more
nicfv Wrapped 2025
14 January 2026 Happy belated new year! Similar to my 2024 wrapped, let's recap on some of my achievements for 2025, another big year. Read more
Sugar Rush
09 January 2026 For Christmas, my girlfriend and I received a lot of gifts, most of them containing chocolate. Enough to give a man diabeetus or make your dentist cry. But just how much chocolate was it? Read more
Electricity Subscription
07 January 2026 Starting in March 2026, to comply with CA AB 205, all California residential utility companies will charge their customers (so, everyone that lives in the state) a Base Services Charge, including PG&E, my utility company. This base services charge is $24 per month per household (less for low-income customers) but PG&E claims that this will lower the cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour. But does this change actually save their customers money, or will it incentivize saving energy? Read more
New Year, New Website
03 January 2026 Happy 2026! It's been a long time since I've made a post here; but fear not. I have brought back my New Year's resolution of making one post per week for the year of 2026. You might notice that things are looking different around here. That's because I have moved off of mkdocs and set up a new static site generator with the goal of a simple, clean UI. Read more
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