Quake's 30th Anniversary
Musings on the 30th anniversary of id Software's Quake
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Merging Get Unlockd
Folding posts about faith and reflection into Unl0ckd.
Fingerprinting Protection Revisited
I was wrong about the conclusion I reached in a recent post.
'AI Agents Fill Me with Dread'
Like Adam Engst, AI Agents fill me with dread.
Fingerprinting Protection: Brave vs Firefox vs Safari
This post explores how Brave, Firefox, and Safari protect users from fingerprinting.
A Distant Hope Theme
Introducing a Zed dark mode theme inspired by An Old Hope
Gemma4 LocalLLM Resource Usage
For the past few months, I’ve been using Zed because its coding assistant and AI features fit better than other editors’. I’ve been using Zed’s built-in Claude agent to help me write code for toy programs, generate blog post boilerplate, and review blog posts to ensure I’m completing my ideas. I’ve been using a Mac with 40 GPU cores, 48GB Unified RAM, and 546…
Claude Mythos Preview
A preview of Claude Mythos reveals massively increased cyber capabilities.
Apple at 50
Reflections on Apple's 50th anniversary.
Firefox Is Cooking
I'm surprised and delighted at the pace of Firefox innovation lately.
Notes on Setting up Open WebUI with Ollama
I'm documenting this step along the path to Local LLMs.
Response to "Something Big is Happening"
Something big IS happening, but on what timescale?
New Years 2026
It’s 2026! Oh my gosh. 2026 sounds like the future, but here it is! The start of a new year is a joyous time! It helps us to reset ourselves and it’s meaningful, even if day-to-day doesn’t feel that different. Rolling over from December 31 to January 1 is a significant temporal landmark that can encourage a psychological fresh start. This fresh start can mentally prepare us to accept the…
Preparing to Leave a Cherished Workplace
It's hard to leave a workplace you love. Especially when it's against your will.
My Prayer Routine
I recently wrote about the importance of prayer. In this post, I want to share some more thoughts about prayer and my personal prayer routine so that it may help you and so that you can help me improve it!
Prayer
I am fascinated by prayer and in this post I explore its significance in the Christian tradition.
Rediscovering My Faith
I fell away from my faith for almost two decades. This is the story of how I found my way back home.
Welcome All
Welcome, neighbor!
Get Unlockd
I've started a new project called 'Get Unlockd' to explore focused interests
Hello Getunlockd
Laying open locked hearts
Finishing What I Started
Closure from tasks left undone
Follow up to SSL Certificate Requirements are Becoming Obnoxious
Followup to my post about SSL certificate requirements becoming obnoxious.
SSL Certificate Requirements are Becoming Obnoxious
SSL requirements are quickly becoming obnoxious.
Using LM Studio as Neovim CodeCompanion Backend
Using LM Studio in Lazyvim isn't as straightforward as Ollama but it can be done!
Doctorows Memex Method
This morning, I found Cory Doctorow’s post on the Memex method that discusses the importance of blogging. His ideas resonated with me, making me actively think about why I write, how I organize my thoughts, and the power of information synthesis.. Docotorow’s rejection of blogging to “brand build” struck a chord. I don’t write, or blog, to build a brand. I write…
Ollama vs LM Studio on macOS
On a Mac, these each have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Forcing Myself to Write
Ignore me, I'm just writing to write.
Creator Experience and Privacy
Balancing user privacy with content creator experience on the modern web is a worthy challenge.
Wesplit tutorial app
I did a thing! I created an iOS app and ran it on my own device!
HTML Hobbyist
Finding HTML Hobbyist on HackerNews today struck a nerve.
The Engine Room - V8 vs SpiderMonkey
Exploring Gemini 2.5 Flash for browser engine research
Don't fear delegation
Some time ago, I was promoted to people manager. I wasn’t sure then (and I’m still unsure now) whether I could make the jump from individual contributor. It’s been a couple of years and I’d like to share some of what I’ve learned about delegation. “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” The first, and hardest, complication of…
Please vote for this Firefox Idea
If you use Firefox and RSS (or even if you don't), please upvote this idea
More Grok3 Fun
Grok3 continues to amaze
Groktrooper - Paratrooper recreated in 3 minutes using Grok3
Grok3 is here and it's amazing.
Set Cloudflare HTTP Headers in Hugo
Cloudflare HTTP headers made easy with Hugo
Goodbye, Evernote
Adieu to Evernote, and contemporary comparison.
Why I didn't budget for a penetration test in 2024
Pentesting didn't make it into the AOP due to competing priorities, cost consciousness, and lower-hanging fruit.
The XZ Utils Vulnerability
CVE-2024-3094 highlights the strengths and weaknesses of Open Source.
On Software Predictability
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Life Management System Comparison
I describe how Pillars, Pipelines, and Vaults is the best Life Management system I’ve found
Add MFA to Fedora with Yubikey
Add MFA to sudo and gnome in Fedora using a Yubikey and authselect
Grabbag
RMS, Dan Kaminsky, FLoCS, Fedora
Use AWS Config To Hunt Public S3 Buckets
This post covers using AWS Config as a starting point to find public s3 buckets in your organization.
Set Security Headers using Cloudflare Workers
This article covers previous work and introduces a warning
Aws S3 Cloudfront Cloudflare Https
This post covers increasing security for a static site hosted on s3 using cloudfront and cloudflare
Blacklight Privacy Tool
Today on my Mastodon feed, several folks were discussing a new tool by TheMarkup called Blacklight. This tool is billed as a “real-time website privacy inspector” that showcases the ad and tracking tech deployed by a website. I shared this tool with several colleagues and it engendered a stimulating conversation surrounding company commitment to privacy. I argued during this…
Using Local Fonts - Hugo Academic Theme
The fresh new look of this site is provided by the Academic Hugo Theme. Because I value your privacy just as I value my own, I needed to modify this theme to not make use of Google Web Fonts because use of this service enables Google to further track users. In this guide, I’ll add the Montserrat font by Julieta Ulanovsky as the heading font for this blog: TL;DR - Recap Step 1 - Select font…
Thoughtful Birthday Present
When my Dad turned 70, I couldn’t decide what to get him. He claimed to not want anything leaving me in a bind. I thought for days about what to get him and the idea I finally settled on seemed inadequate to me, but it wound up being a hit: I presented him with a hand-written book containing 70 memories of him throughout my life. He got emotional over this gift, and for a man as stoic as he…
A Fresh Look
I’ve updated this site’s appearance with a new hugo blog theme