Guitar Amp Modelers Are Dead.
Amp modellers are dead. I don't say that lightly or to be hyperbolic. It's just true. NAM-A2 is here and it is awesome.
ktz.
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An ESP32 based plane radar
Plane radar is a neat little project that pulls nearby ADS-B traffic, plots each aircraft by distance and bearing, and shows the details directly on a cute little screen.
After 11 years, I dropped Ghost
After nearly eleven years of being continuously served via Ghost, this blog is now a static site built with Astro.
How I Made My 10-Year-Old Nvidia Shield Feel Brand New
Cleaning up the Nvidia Shield: the exact ADB commands from the video, how to verify them, and how to roll everything back.
Faking disks to look real with QEMU and Proxmox
Proxmox can give virtual disks realistic identities, but `serial=` alone is not enough for `inxi -xD` to make things feel real in a test environment.
Control a Mitsubishi mini-split with ESPHome and Home Assistant for $10
Fully open hardware and software to control a proprietary appliance? Yes please.
The Enshittification of Plex 💩
"But lifetime passers are grandfathered in" you might say, "so why should I care?".
I read a book.
Earlier this year I decided to try and set myself the ambitious goal of reading a book. Yes, you read that right. One book.
Codex is changing how I think about computers
There is no doubt we're living through a seismic change in how we interface with computers. I have spent the last 15+ years learning a craft, how to adminster and interface with Linux. But I'm starting to feel a shift in my own behaviours, which fills me with awe and simultaneously makes me deeply uncomfortable. I wanted to take a moment to share a slice of that journey with you today. Tea. Earl…
Factorio: Controlling imports from Space
Only import what you need from space by reading the contents of your logistics network from a Roboport
Factorio: Controlling Space Ship collector filters via circuit logic
Set Asteroid collector filters by reading the contents of a belt
Factorio: Recycler Belt Stacking
Maximised Recycler efficiency by using Stack Inserters and the Circuit Network
Was Solar Worth It?
In NC where the sun shines a lot, but electricity from The Grid is cheap what is the ROI on an 8kw solar system?
AppArmor's Awkward Aftermath Atop Proxmox 9
Proxmox 9 looks great, but AppArmor keeps getting in the way
Unprivileged LXCs are just a bit annoying
Proxmox 9's AppArmor 4.1 upgrade broke Intel QuickSync monitoring in unprivileged LXC containers. The workarounds require such significant security compromises that privileged containers are arguably the only realistic option now.