https://ifigueroap.cl/Personal website. 2026-07-13T13:18:12-04:00 Ismael Figueroa https://ifigueroap.cl/ Jekyll © 2026 Ismael Figueroa /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-07-13T13:17:00-04:00 2026-07-13T13:17:00-04:00 https://ifigueroap.cl/posts/labelize/ Ismael Figueroa

After asking Claude to create a ZPL1 PDF renderer from scratch, it first created a simple version for the specific subset of ZPL files that I needed to parse. But, when I asked it to create a the full version, it started googling stuff and found the labelize project: an open-source ZPL renderer implemented in Rust, with both a CLI tool and an embedded web server. ZPL (Zebra Prog...

2026-07-08T11:19:00-04:00 2026-07-08T11:19:00-04:00 https://ifigueroap.cl/posts/linux-setup/ Ismael Figueroa

Since several years I’ve been working mostly using Windows (10 and 11) with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). To me, it works like a charm with the caveat that it usually requires a more powerful computer for keeping pace. Sadly, Windows is quite resource-hungry. This is not an issue on my desktop computer, as I inadvertently had very good timing and managed to get 64GB of DDR5 memory abou...

2024-11-05T23:06:00-03:00 2024-11-05T23:06:00-03:00 https://ifigueroap.cl/posts/machine-learning-applications/ Ismael Figueroa

Recently, I started working on supporting a state-funded startup that aims to leverage large language models (LLMs) in order to assess qualitative feedback from participants in an organization, with the goal of classifying each response, as well as generating a final report with actionable feedback and tool recommendations. This is a really cool project! However, the time and scope that we can...

2024-10-28T15:59:00-03:00 2024-10-28T16:08:58-03:00 https://ifigueroap.cl/posts/going-into-the-cloud/ Ismael Figueroa

Today, I’m starting the path to achieve the AWS Solutions Architect (Associate) certification. I will be studying from the A Cloud Guru platform, with the gentle sponsorship of my employer :) In order to make it a truly from-scratch experience, I just completed the Introduction to Cloud Computing course, from where I’d like to highlight that: one of the biggest innovations of cloud te...

2024-05-27T16:34:00-04:00 2024-05-27T17:21:14-04:00 https://ifigueroap.cl/posts/favicon-tools/ Ismael Figueroa

Doing the installation of this template, I found about the wonderful Real Favicon Generator. Given a square image, this tool generates assets for several platforms, including Chrome, Android, iOS, and web. In addition, I found RemoveBG, as a great tool eliminate background in images.