# Ditching Google Analytics for Matomo: A Self-Hosted, Privacy-First Alternative **Tier:** 🔰 Kid / ⚙️ Student / 🧠 Pro *A technical explainer on how Matomo works, why we chose it over GA4, and what tradeoffs come with self-hosted analytics.* We just finished installing Matomo Analytics on isaacbell.io. I want to walk through what Matomo is, […]
# Your MacBook just got more expensive. AI did it. *Apple raised MacBook and iPad prices by up to $300 today. Nobody’s really explaining why. Let me.* — Apple announced price increases across its MacBook and iPad lines this week. The MacBook Air with 512GB jumped from $1,099 to $1,299. The MacBook Pro with 1TB […]
# Building a Low-tech Edge AI: Running AI on Pocket-Change Hardware *By Isaac Bell’s R&D desk, 6 May 2026* **Tier:** 🧠 Pro / ⚙️ Student-friendly *Full R&D log. Students can follow the flash-and-go section to build their own edge node.* ## Why chase the cheapest edge node? ### Deployment script & image burn A full […]
