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Musings on technology, books and coffee
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Software Development at 800 Words Per Minute
How I develop software at 800 words per minute with a screen reader
The Real Cost of a DIY NAS
An honest look at the hidden costs of a DIY NAS: from hardware compatibility nightmares to ongoing troubleshooting headaches
Building My First NAS
Triumphs, tribulations and what I learned assembling my first DIY NAS
The Metaslab Corruption Bug In OpenZFS
there is a silent metadata corruption bug in OpenZFS. Recreating the pool from backup is the only way to fix it.
Proxmox kernel 6.8.12-9 Crashing Intel GBE Controllers
Workarounds for a regression introduced in Proxmox kernel 6.8.12-9-pve crashing Intel GBE ethernet controllers
Avoid The Intel I225-V Ethernet Controller
Why you should avoid Intel's 2.5GBE ethernet controllers like the plague
Using YubiKeys In 2023
My experiences with setting up a YubiKey in 2023
My HP Elitebook 845 G10 Laptop Nightmare
How the Elitebook 845 G10 plunged me into a 3 month nightmare. Do not expect tech support befitting a business class machine with this laptop.
Building An Open-source Personal Backup System
how I automated my backup with open-source tools
Book Review: The Coding Career Handbook
a great read packed full of actionable advice for software engineers
Book Review: The Effective Engineer
a good read especially if you are new to the field
Introducing Beets-audible: a Beets plugion for managing audiobooks
How I wrote a plugin that allows Beets to work with audiobooks
What I Learned After 9 Months of Coach Training
reflections on what I've learned while training to become a coach
Lagom P100 Coffee Grinder Review
Making coffee with a US$2650 endgame electric coffee grinder
Kinu M47 Classic Manual Coffee Grinder Review
my thoughts on Kinu's high-end M47 classic manual coffee grinder
Book Review: Leadership and Self-Deception
a good read if it is the first time you're reading a book on self-awareness
An Introduction to Web Accessibility
Introduces Web Accessibility, how it can be measured, the importance of semantic HTML and practical suggestions to make your websites more accessible.