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OpenClaw
Self-host OpenClaw on Optiplex Proxmox. The ultimate guide to secure, autonomous AI agents.
Log 6: Ticks, HIT Gains, and the Agentic Future
Life Updates & The Tick Incident It’s been a while. Work has been rewarding but draining. I tweaked my neck yesterday. Called in sick and did some contrast hydrotherapy with sauna/pool which felt amazing 🤌😘🧑🍳. Last time I checked in, I had gone on a camping trip with the in-laws. We saw deer, porcupines, and monkeys. I even brought home a souvenir: a tick. Had to take a round of antibiotics…
Log 5: Camping Prep, Carnivore Plans, and Podcast Dreams
Christmas is over. New Year is approaching. It's nice to have some time to slow down and think. To process the year behind and plan for the year ahead. Camping trip soon. Going to Khao Yai. Really went all out out on preparation. Guess that's just my Boy Scout training kicking in. "Be Prepared" and all that. Bringing my sister-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law. That should be interesting.…
Timeshift: The Arch & Manjaro "Undo" Button
Updates break things. Timeshift fixes them. Here is the essential guide to setting up automatic snapshots on Linux so you can roll back a broken system in seconds—just like loading a saved game.
Update Manjaro Safely
Prevent system crashes when updating Manjaro. Learn the proper TTY update protocol, how to manage mirrors, and how to roll back with Timeshift if things go wrong.
Unbrick Manjaro with Timeshift
Bricked Manjaro? Fix 'grub_memcpy' errors, restore broken bootloaders, and recover your system using Chroot and a Live USB.
Verify Downloads with Linux (Easily)
Don't trust, verify. Learn to authenticate software downloads using GPG signatures and SHA256 hashes on the command line or with Sparrow Wallet.
Create a Bootable USB Drive
The universal guide to creating a bootable Linux USB drive from macOS, Windows, or Linux. Master the dd command, Rufus, and Ventoy for any distro.
Log 4: Wolverine Peptides, Gesha Coffee, and Manjaro Repairs
Got up to 60 pushups a day but pivoting to doing wrist rehab at home. Doing some isometrics, squeezing rice, opening hand in a bucket of rice, gentle wrist rotations. Also planning to get some peptide injections (BPC-157 and TB-500) also known as the " Wolverine " from a reputable clinic here in Bangkok. For my squats, I took too much time off and had to work up to my 70 kg 5x5 lift, which I did…