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  • Hypocrisy and politics in free and open source software projects
    Published on 2025-01-31
  • What if one of your online friends dies unexpectedly?
    Published on 2025-01-10
  • There is only one reason why Microsoft Windows is the dominating operating system on the PC desktop
    Published on 2024-08-24
  • How to install Signal Desktop on FreeBSD using the Linux Binary Compatibility
    Published on 2024-08-22
  • I passionately hate hype, especially the AI hype
    Published on 2024-08-21 | Modified on 2024-08-23
  • Battle testing PHP fopen, SQLite, PostgreSQL and MariaDB on FFS2, UFS, ext4, XFS and ZFS
    Published on 2024-01-22 | Modified on 2024-01-23
  • Upgrading to FreeBSD 14 - how to fix a broken BIOS bootcode
    Published on 2023-11-22 | Modified on 2023-11-27
  • Are Passkeys really the beginning of the end of passwords? I certainly hope not!
    Published on 2023-11-09
  • The proper design process in web development
    Published on 2023-11-04 | Modified on 2023-11-09
  • The main differences between OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD and DragonFly BSD
    Published on 2023-10-30
  • We have used too many levels of abstractions and now the future looks bleak
    Published on 2023-10-21 | Modified on 2023-11-06
  • Bethesda's Starfield is a disgrace to game development and a slap in the face to gamers
    Published on 2023-09-12 | Modified on 2023-10-19
  • One of the most basic requirements for success is also one of the most difficult to get right
    Published on 2023-05-25
  • Two simple ways to version control your MariaDB schema changes
    Published on 2023-01-21 | Modified on 2023-01-22
  • When you use open source software you are not entitled to anything!
    Published on 2022-11-10
  • The heavy responsibility of the package maintainer
    Published on 2022-11-05
  • Is criticizing tech on political grounds valid?
    Published on 2022-11-02
  • Will the ranting on this website ever stop?
    Published on 2022-10-31
  • My choice of operating system
    Published on 2022-10-26 | Modified on 2023-10-25
  • Understanding Unix filesystem timestamps
    Published on 2022-10-25
  • Void Linux root on an encrypted ZFS mirror with syslinux MBR and ZFSBootMenu
    Published on 2022-10-23 | Modified on 2022-10-25
  • How to replace a failed hard drive in a GELI encrypted ZFS root mirror installation on FreeBSD
    Published on 2022-10-18
  • Drive failure and IO errors? ZFS to the rescue!
    Published on 2022-09-29
  • Poor mans mind mapping tool with just the terminal
    Published on 2022-09-15 | Modified on 2022-09-15
  • Why you should avoid the news media and what to do instead
    Published on 2022-08-24
  • Do you feel overwhelmed trying to stay up to date with the latest tech news?
    Published on 2022-08-24 | Modified on 2023-10-21
  • "Zero trust" is being hijacked by the big corporate hype machine
    Published on 2022-08-12
  • No, you cannot trust third party code without reading it first
    Published on 2022-08-11 | Modified on 2022-11-03
  • Don't use Reddit for Linux or BSD related questions
    Published on 2022-04-08 | Modified on 2022-04-08
  • Linux distributions long term support might not be what you think it is
    Published on 2022-04-01
  • The delusions of Debian
    Published on 2022-03-30 | Modified on 2023-10-24
  • How security is handled by package maintainers
    Published on 2022-03-29 | Modified on 2023-10-24
  • Questions about which operating system is more secure or the fastest make no sense
    Published on 2022-03-18
  • Advice to business owners and managers, don't use the modern way of web development
    Published on 2022-01-13 | Modified on 2023-10-19
  • Is the madness ever going to end?
    Published on 2022-01-11 | Modified on 2022-01-23
  • My 70 year old mother has been using Linux on the desktop for the past 21 years
    Published on 2022-01-07 | Modified on 2023-10-25
  • No, your website is not a web app even if you call it so
    Published on 2021-12-29
  • So-called modern web developers are the culprits
    Published on 2021-12-17 | Modified on 2023-10-27
  • Using a framework can make you stupid!
    Published on 2021-11-13
  • How to write software that will keep working for decades without problems
    Published on 2021-11-08
  • There is no such thing as privacy on the Internet
    Published on 2021-09-08 | Modified on 2024-08-15
  • Use the right tool for the job
    Published on 2021-09-05 | Modified on 2021-09-07
  • A simple Git workflow - using main as the development branch
    Published on 2021-09-02 | Modified on 2024-10-13
  • Having a solid backup strategy and why you should not rely on fancy tools for backup
    Published on 2021-07-27 | Modified on 2023-10-24
  • How to do encrypted incremental backups and snapshots with GNU Tar and GnuPG
    Published on 2021-07-24 | Modified on 2021-07-29
  • Using GitHub Copilot will turn you into a bad programmer
    Published on 2021-07-21 | Modified on 2021-07-23
  • How to stay sane in today's world of tech
    Published on 2021-07-07 | Modified on 2023-10-24
  • Stop submitting to social conformity and use your brain instead
    Published on 2021-04-28 | Modified on 2023-10-27
  • Are you a TLS master?
    Published on 2021-04-21 | Modified on 2021-04-21
  • SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases
    Published on 2021-04-14 | Modified on 2023-02-16
  • Don't be afraid to code it yourself
    Published on 2021-04-02
  • Straight forward problem solving mentality
    Published on 2021-04-01
  • Stop being frantic about code testing
    Published on 2021-03-31 | Modified on 2021-04-01
  • How do I know if I really need object-oriented programming?
    Published on 2021-03-30
  • Procedural programming in PHP
    Published on 2021-03-30 | Modified on 2023-11-03
  • How to test procedural functions with PHPUnit
    Published on 2021-03-30 | Modified on 2021-03-31
  • No more object-oriented programming with PHP
    Published on 2021-03-27
  • JavaScript malware infested nightmare
    Published on 2021-03-01 | Modified on 2021-03-02
  • Code has to be simplified until it becomes absolutely correct
    Published on 2021-02-16
  • This is how you keep your dignity and not sell your soul
    Published on 2021-02-11
  • Are you trusting open source blindly? Then you're in for a world of hurt!
    Published on 2021-02-10 | Modified on 2023-10-19
  • Real full disk encryption using GRUB on Artix Linux for BIOS and UEFI
    Published on 2021-02-10 | Modified on 2022-07-18
  • Some of the problems with the GPL
    Published on 2021-02-02 | Modified on 2023-10-28
  • The terminal, the console and the shell - what are they?
    Published on 2021-01-13 | Modified on 2024-03-14
  • The Social Dilemma
    Published on 2020-11-08 | Modified on 2023-10-28
  • OpenBSD Router Guide
    Published on 2020-11-05
  • Important open source projects should not use GitHub
    Published on 2020-10-23 | Modified on 2022-09-01
  • Choose your browser carefully
    Published on 2020-10-20 | Modified on 2023-10-19
  • Come full circle - back to HTML
    Published on 2020-10-18 | Modified on 2023-10-20
  • Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux
    Published on 2020-04-11 | Modified on 2023-10-27
  • Vim - I hate to love you
    Published on 2020-04-07 | Modified on 2023-10-29
  • Turning suckless into suckmore
    Published on 2020-03-23 | Modified on 2020-03-25
  • How you can manage the i3 window manager on multiple computers
    Published on 2020-03-21
  • Migrating ZFS from Linux to FreeBSD
    Published on 2020-02-11
  • Some of the great GNU/Linux distributions
    Published on 2020-02-09 | Modified on 2022-11-01
  • Choosing between OpenBSD and FreeBSD
    Published on 2020-02-07 | Modified on 2023-10-20
  • How to setup FreeBSD with a riced desktop - part 3 - i3
    Published on 2020-01-24 | Modified on 2022-04-14
  • How to setup FreeBSD with a riced desktop - part 2 - Xfce
    Published on 2020-01-23 | Modified on 2022-04-14
  • How to setup FreeBSD with a riced desktop - part 1 - Basic setup
    Published on 2020-01-22 | Modified on 2022-04-14
  • Why you should migrate everything from Linux to BSD - part 2
    Published on 2020-01-21 | Modified on 2023-10-30
  • FreeBSD is an amazing operating system
    Published on 2020-01-20 | Modified on 2023-10-23
  • Why you should migrate everything from Linux to BSD
    Published on 2020-01-18 | Modified on 2023-10-30
  • Job interviews in tech gone haywire
    Published on 2019-12-25 | Modified on 2020-04-13
  • When the modern approach is nothing but hype
    Published on 2019-11-07 | Modified on 2019-12-22
  • My favorite note-taking method
    Published on 2019-11-03
  • Go (Golang) - understanding the object oriented features with structs, methods, and interfaces
    Published on 2019-11-02 | Modified on 2023-11-03
  • Go (Golang) - Errors and panics
    Published on 2019-07-16 | Modified on 2019-07-17
  • Go (Golang) - Logging that matters
    Published on 2019-07-14
  • Stop pushing JavaScript!
    Published on 2019-07-02 | Modified on 2019-09-19
  • When abstractions, design patterns, and design principles lead to spaghetti code
    Published on 2019-05-26
  • Battle testing ZFS, Btrfs and mdadm+dm-integrity
    Published on 2019-05-05 | Modified on 2020-01-23
  • Installing Arch Linux with ZFS on a USB stick
    Published on 2019-03-28 | Modified on 2022-10-23
  • Remuxing ISO, DVD, or Bluray using cat and ffmpeg on Linux
    Published on 2018-12-05
  • Reviving Cubox with Arch Linux ARM
    Published on 2018-11-11
  • The real motivation behind systemd
    Published on 2018-05-01 | Modified on 2023-10-28
  • Void Linux - a great and unique Linux distribution
    Published on 2018-03-30 | Modified on 2023-10-30
  • Real full disk encryption using GRUB on Void Linux for BIOS
    Published on 2018-03-30 | Modified on 2022-07-18
  • Package management in OpenBSD
    Published on 2018-03-29 | Modified on 2021-01-15
  • OpenBSD is fantastic
    Published on 2018-03-13 | Modified on 2023-10-26
  • Arch Linux mail server tutorial - part 3 - Get DNS right, it's important!
    Published on 2017-12-29 | Modified on 2021-07-20
  • Arch Linux mail server tutorial - part 2 - OpenSMTPD, Dovecot, DKIMproxy, and Let's Encrypt
    Published on 2017-12-28 | Modified on 2021-08-11
  • Arch Linux mail server tutorial - part 1 - What is email?
    Published on 2017-12-27 | Modified on 2021-07-19
  • Stay away from Cloudflare
    Published on 2017-12-20
  • Make the current commit the initial commit in a Git repository
    Published on 2017-12-10 | Modified on 2018-11-12
  • The typical discussions about BSD vs Linux
    Published on 2017-10-15
  • Real full disk encryption using GRUB on Debian GNU/Linux for BIOS
    Published on 2017-06-23 | Modified on 2021-08-30
  • Real full disk encryption using GRUB on Arch Linux for BIOS and UEFI
    Published on 2017-05-30 | Modified on 2022-07-18
  • How to split your DNS requests when using a VPN
    Published on 2016-11-14 | Modified on 2019-04-02
  • Programming languages and programming paradigms
    Published on 2016-01-02 | Modified on 2021-01-26
  • Bummer PHP
    Published on 2015-12-20 | Modified on 2023-10-19
  • Composer and Packagist - a bad implementation!
    Published on 2015-12-10 | Modified on 2016-08-07
  • To framework or not to framework?
    Published on 2015-11-10
  • No your API isn't REST, but don't worry, it really shouldn't be!
    Published on 2015-11-01 | Modified on 2023-10-25
  • Design Patterns Can Be Very Evil
    Published on 2015-03-15
  • Procedural Programming vs Object-Oriented Programming
    Published on 2015-02-28 | Modified on 2023-10-26
  • Web application with a single entry point
    Published on 2015-01-01
  • Keeping your home in Git, the right way
    Published on 2014-12-17 | Modified on 2021-04-08
  • Trying out Arch Linux again
    Published on 2013-10-16
  • PSR-0 is not a solution it is a bypass!
    Published on 2013-04-23
  • Most PHP Frameworks are not for programmers
    Published on 2013-04-17
  • When template engines for PHP get in the way
    Published on 2013-03-26
  • Be careful when using docking stations
    Published on 2013-02-04
  • An alternative way to play YouTube videos without using Flash
    Published on 2012-12-15 | Modified on 2016-07-26
  • How to Create a New and Empty Branch in Git
    Published on 2012-01-18
  • How to set your hostname and domain name correctly
    Published on 2012-01-18
  • GnuPG Tutorial
    Published on 2012-01-18 | Modified on 2018-09-27
  • Enforce strong passwords in Debian
    Published on 2011-03-17
  • Unloading of modules at boot time in Debian
    Published on 2011-02-12
  • Benchmark 4 - Notes About Caching and Benchmarking
    Published on 2010-12-17
  • Benchmark 3 - The Alternative PHP Cache (APC)
    Published on 2010-12-16
  • Benchmark 2 - MySQL Cache
    Published on 2010-12-15
  • Benchmark 1 - Dynamic pages vs. static pages vs. Memcached
    Published on 2010-12-14
  • Social networking is a poor substitute to real human interaction
    Published on 2010-11-18 | Modified on 2023-10-27
  • The Book "Pro PHP Refactoring"
    Published on 2010-11-05
  • Code comments are good right? Well, not if there are too many!
    Published on 2010-10-21
  • Code Navigation, Design Patterns, and Too Many Functions
    Published on 2010-10-12
  • Git bare vs. non-bare repositories
    Published on 2010-10-09
  • What does GRUB see?
    Published on 2010-09-07
  • Windows XP nv4_disp infinite loop problem
    Published on 2010-01-19
  • For Debian - what package does that file belong to?
    Published on 2010-01-12
  • umount - device is busy
    Published on 2010-01-12
  • Simple CHM to PDF conversion on Linux and BSD
    Published on 2010-01-07 | Modified on 2023-09-03
  • Resume SFTP transfer with rsync
    Published on 2009-12-15
  • Passwords from the attackers point of view
    Published on 2009-10-21 | Modified on 2023-10-26
  • Localized version in the console? No thanks!
    Published on 2009-10-20
  • How to convert a man page into PS, PDF or DVI
    Published on 2009-10-15
  • Mercurial branching, main and stable, a possible workflow
    Published on 2009-10-14
  • PHP include path problems
    Published on 2009-09-15
  • Why I do not like derived Linux distributions
    Published on 2009-08-13
  • Mount an OpenBSD slice from Linux
    Published on 2009-08-04
  • Finding and removing duplicate files with fdupes
    Published on 2009-08-01
  • Mozilla Firefox Keywords Shortcuts
    Published on 2009-08-01
  • Encrypting and decrypting files using GnuPG, OpenSSL or Mcrypt
    Published on 2009-04-01 | Modified on 2016-07-26
  • CD or DVD Boot problems on MAC
    Published on 2009-03-15
  • Cache your DNS requests using Bind
    Published on 2009-03-15
  • Remove -- MARK -- from the message log
    Published on 2009-03-15
  • Keeping the system time precise using NTP
    Published on 2009-03-15 | Modified on 2016-07-26
  • Resume SFTP transfer with PuTTY
    Published on 2009-03-14
  • PHP Security
    Published on 2008-11-28 | Modified on 2015-04-05
  • Trying out Arch Linux
    Published on 2008-11-04 | Modified on 2009-08-17
  • Ubuntu as in Debian?
    Published on 2008-11-03
  • Using EncFS to encrypt some of your files
    Published on 2008-11-02 | Modified on 2016-05-23
  • Choosing a new backup solution, Duplicity, rdiff-backup or Rsnapshot
    Published on 2008-10-30 | Modified on 2012-02-10
  • Speed down your CPU
    Published on 2008-08-12
  • Pointers in C
    Published on 2007-12-26
  • Programming in C, Cpp, and Ada
    Published on 2007-12-25
  • Choosing a good book on programming
    Published on 2007-12-14 | Modified on 2016-04-02
  • Revision control
    Published on 2007-11-17 | Modified on 2010-10-10
  • Wrong default encoding on the Apache webserver
    Published on 2007-08-22
  • Who is listening on my ports
    Published on 2007-01-13 | Modified on 2020-01-25
  • diff and patch
    Published on 2006-05-22