Linux
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My story of using Linux libvirt/KVM to get an ad hoc remote desktop :: Wandering Thoughts
The other day, I was working from home and wanted to bisect Firefox versions with mozregression (in order to chase down my Firefox window to tab bug). This normally works okay, but this time...
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I shall toil at a reduced volume :: Drew DeVault's Blog
Over the last nine years I have written 300,000 words for this blog on the topics which are important to me. I am not certain that I have much left to say. I can keep revisiting these topics for...
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When you use open source software you are not entitled to anything! :: unixsheikh.com
Some people who use open source software think or feel that they somehow have a right upon the developers of such software to provide support or service of some kind. Some are even so deluded that...
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Johnnycanencrypt 0.11.0 released :: Kushal Das' Blog
A couple of days ago I released Johnnycanencrypt v0.11.0. It is a Python module for OpenPGP written in Rust. The most interesting update is for Linux users, now we have pre-built wheels for Python...
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Automagically assimilating NixOS machines into your Tailnet with Terraform :: Xe Iaso (Christine Dodrill)
Image generated by Eimis Anime Diffusion v1.0 -- a girl, Phoenix girl, fluffy hair, pixie cut, red hair, red eyes, chuunibyou, war, a hell on earth, Beautiful and detailed explosion, Cold machine,...
Homelab
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VyOS and Mikrotik – VLAN-a-rama :: blog.kroy.io
For the novice networker, VLANs are easily one of the most misunderstood concepts. In this post, I’ll go over some basics and demonstrate how to make the jump from separate interfaces and switches...
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VLANs with Linux, NFTables and Ubiquiti Unifi :: OXcrag.net
While setting up my new Ubiquiti Unifi WiFi access points, I spent more time than I’d like to admit troubleshooting my new guest network before I got it to work, so that topic is the basis for...
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Quick Project: Splitting Docker Compose Projects :: Blogging to Nowhere
Way back in the when I first started using Docker in earnest, I wrote about my web hosting stack. Recently, this has undergone an upgrade as I’m working on a new website which will be served from...
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Parsoid 0.9.0 update brings 406 Not Acceptable docserver error in VisualEditor REL_30 on Mediawiki 1.30 :: Defend the planet
Some of my mediawiki instances broke when editing a page with VisualEditor on REL_30 today bringing HTTP 416 Errors related to Parsoid. Strangely this error only occured when editing existing...
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Coming soon :: JankScale Datasystems
This is a brand new site that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new...
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Making a systemd service which binds to an IP start on boot :: Just another Linux geek
By default, most services will start just fine on boot when they bind to 0.0.0.0 on the host to listen on any IP that might happen to appear. However, if you try to get a service to bind to a...
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Home and Personal Infrastructure Overhaul: Part 7 - Using Drone with Terraform :: YetiOps
This post is the next in the series on how I overhauled my personal infrastructure to make it easier to manage, make changes and integrate new applications. Previous posts in the series are: -...
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Some ideas I picked from the electromagnetic fields :: Adventurist Blog
I made it to and from the Electromagnetic Field . It was quite an experience to return to a hacker large event after so many years. A real review of the event will appear in the FreeBSD Journal...
OpenBSD
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Authentication gateway with SSH on OpenBSD :: Solène Rapenne
Introduction § A neat feature in OpenBSD is the program authpf, an authenticating gateway using SSH. Basically, it allows to dynamically configure the local firewall PF by connecting/disconnecting...
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[DE] Zeit fuer Real(tek|talk): Wenn die PMTUD nicht reicht :: Doing stupid things (with packets and OpenBSD)
OpenBSD Version: Erm... keine. o.O Arch: Alle NSFP: Ja, ne. Disclaimer: Der Text ist mehr oder minder auto-uebersetzt, mit einigen manuellen aenderungen damit es nicht gaaaaanz so schlimm ist. Ich...
Other IT related topics
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The cloudy layers of modern-day programming :: Data, tech, and sometimes Nutella
Composition X, Kandinsky Recently, I’ve come to the realization that much of what we do in modern software development is not true software engineering. We spend the majority of our days trying to...
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This Rich To Open Source :: /dev/lawyer
Reading Linus Torvalds from back at peak open source, I’m struck by how big the gap could be between what Linus had to say for himself and what seemingly everyone else wanted to say through him....
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Fault, Blame, & Responsibility: What's the Difference? :: Technoglot
One thing that President Harry Truman is best remembered for is a plaque he had made for his desk indicating "The Buck Stops Here". He had seen such a sign on a tour and asked if they could make...
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Things I learned from my parents :: The Webb Blog
When you're a kid, the people you look up to tend to be your own parent(s)/ legal guardian(s). The older you get, the more you realize your parents and other adults are very much floundering,...
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Homebrew social networking :: Bryan Cantrill and other blogs at DTrace.org
One of the most persistent cycles in the history of computing is the oscillation between centralization and decentralization. This cycle becomes entrenched because each has distinct advantages and...
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Understanding climate as tribes, not a social cause :: Monomythical Newsletter
Once upon a time, I thought I wanted to work in climate. I studied environmental science in college and spent my first year out of school working with endowments that were investing in climate...
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Mapping out the tribes of climate :: Nadia Eghbal's Blog
Climate is a gravity well for talent, but why don’t other, equally impactful topics attract talent in the same way? Why isn’t everyone dropping everything to work on homelessness, or global...
Politics
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Introducing the Center for Strategic Translation :: Scholar's Stage
Many readers have wondered at my low writing output this year. This week I am happy to announce the answer to the riddle: the Center for Strategic Translation. The Center for Strategic Translation...
Uncategorized new blogs
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choosing algorithms: we live in a society :: maya.land
And we can’t settings-toggle our way out Tim Bray is somebody one can reasonably look up to with regard to a lot of things. He recently moved from Twitter to Mastodon and I and 3.9 thousand others...