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2026

Stop telling people to sanitize user inputoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2026
Dinit, the init system systemd should have beenoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2026
The reasons for the big discrepancy between satisfied vs dissatisfied developers using AI for codingoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2026
How to change the init system in Artix Linux to Dinitoriginal ↗
13 Jan 2026

2025

Why is your open source project still hosted on GitHub?original ↗
1 Dec 2025
If you're a programmer and you feel depressed by AI, don't be!original ↗
8 Oct 2025
How I manage my bookmarksoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2025
Evilness is when profit is the sole concernoriginal ↗
9 May 2025
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code is written by AI - no surprise thereoriginal ↗
1 May 2025
The reason why i don't use AI or even code completionoriginal ↗
1 May 2025
Hypocrisy and politics in free and open source software projectsoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2025
What if one of your online friends dies unexpectedly?original ↗
10 Jan 2025

2024

There is only one reason why Microsoft Windows is the dominating operating system on the PC desktoporiginal ↗
24 Aug 2024
How to install Signal Desktop on FreeBSD using the Linux Binary Compatibilityoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2024
I passionately hate hype, especially the AI hypeoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2024
Battle testing PHP fopen, SQLite, PostgreSQL and MariaDB on FFS2, UFS, ext4, XFS and ZFSoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2024

2023

Upgrading to FreeBSD 14 - how to fix a broken BIOS bootcodeoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2023
Are Passkeys really the beginning of the end of passwords? I certainly hope not!original ↗
9 Nov 2023
The proper design process in web developmentoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2023
The main differences between OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD and DragonFly BSDoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2023
We have used too many levels of abstractions and now the future looks bleakoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2023
Bethesda's Starfield is a disgrace to game development and a slap in the face to gamersoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2023
One of the most basic requirements for success is also one of the most difficult to get rightoriginal ↗
25 May 2023
Two simple ways to version control your MariaDB schema changesoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2023

2022

When you use open source software you are not entitled to anything!original ↗
10 Nov 2022
The heavy responsibility of the package maintaineroriginal ↗
5 Nov 2022
Is criticizing tech on political grounds valid?original ↗
2 Nov 2022
Will the ranting on this website ever stop?original ↗
31 Oct 2022
My choice of operating systemoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2022
Understanding Unix filesystem timestampsoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2022
Void Linux root on an encrypted ZFS mirror with syslinux MBR and ZFSBootMenuoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2022
How to replace a failed hard drive in a GELI encrypted ZFS root mirror installation on FreeBSDoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2022
Drive failure and IO errors? ZFS to the rescue!original ↗
29 Sept 2022
Poor mans mind mapping tool with just the terminaloriginal ↗
15 Sept 2022
Why you should avoid the news media and what to do insteadoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2022
Do you feel overwhelmed trying to stay up to date with the latest tech news?original ↗
24 Aug 2022
"Zero trust" is being hijacked by the big corporate hype machineoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2022
No, you cannot trust third party code without reading it firstoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2022
The flaws of distro hopping and asking other people about their OS of choiceoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2022
Don't use Reddit for Linux or BSD related questionsoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2022
Linux distributions long term support might not be what you think it isoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2022
The delusions of Debianoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2022
How security is handled by package maintainersoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2022
Questions about which operating system is more secure or the fastest make no senseoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2022
Advice to business owners and managers, don't use the modern way of web developmentoriginal ↗
13 Jan 2022
Is the madness ever going to end?original ↗
11 Jan 2022
My 70 year old mother has been using Linux on the desktop for the past 21 yearsoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2022

2021

No, your website is not a web app even if you call it sooriginal ↗
29 Dec 2021
So-called modern web developers are the culpritsoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2021
Using a framework can make you stupid!original ↗
13 Nov 2021
How to write software that will keep working for decades without problemsoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2021
There is no such thing as privacy on the Internetoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2021
Use the right tool for the joboriginal ↗
5 Sept 2021
A simple Git workflow - using main as the development branchoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2021
Having a solid backup strategy and why you should not rely on fancy tools for backuporiginal ↗
27 Jul 2021
How to do encrypted incremental backups and snapshots with GNU Tar and GnuPGoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2021
Using GitHub Copilot will turn you into a bad programmeroriginal ↗
21 Jul 2021
How to stay sane in today's world of techoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2021
Stop submitting to social conformity and use your brain insteadoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2021
Are you a TLS master?original ↗
21 Apr 2021
SQLite the only database you will ever need in most casesoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2021
Don't be afraid to code it yourselforiginal ↗
2 Apr 2021
Straight forward problem solving mentalityoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2021
Stop being frantic about code testingoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2021
How do I know if I really need object-oriented programming?original ↗
30 Mar 2021
Procedural programming in PHPoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2021
How to test procedural functions with PHPUnitoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2021
No more object-oriented programming with PHPoriginal ↗
27 Mar 2021
JavaScript malware infested nightmareoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2021
Code has to be simplified until it becomes absolutely correctoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2021
This is how you keep your dignity and not sell your souloriginal ↗
11 Feb 2021
One sure way to determine if what you are doing is stupidoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2021
Are you trusting open source blindly? Then you're in for a world of hurt!original ↗
10 Feb 2021
Real full disk encryption using GRUB on Artix Linux for BIOS and UEFIoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2021
Some of the problems with the GPLoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2021
Future prediction: The so-called modern web will die soonoriginal ↗
24 Jan 2021
The terminal, the console and the shell - what are they?original ↗
13 Jan 2021

2020

The Social Dilemmaoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2020
OpenBSD Router Guideoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2020
Important open source projects should not use GitHuboriginal ↗
23 Oct 2020
Choose your browser carefullyoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2020
Come full circle - back to HTMLoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2020
Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linuxoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2020
Vim - I hate to love youoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2020
Turning suckless into suckmoreoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2020
How you can manage the i3 window manager on multiple computersoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2020
Migrating ZFS from Linux to FreeBSDoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2020
Some of the great GNU/Linux distributionsoriginal ↗
9 Feb 2020
Choosing between OpenBSD and FreeBSDoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2020
How to setup FreeBSD with a riced desktop - part 3 - i3original ↗
24 Jan 2020
How to setup FreeBSD with a riced desktop - part 2 - Xfceoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2020
How to setup FreeBSD with a riced desktop - part 1 - Basic setuporiginal ↗
22 Jan 2020
Why you should migrate everything from Linux to BSD - part 2original ↗
21 Jan 2020
FreeBSD is an amazing operating systemoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2020
Why you should migrate everything from Linux to BSDoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2020

2019

Job interviews in tech gone haywireoriginal ↗
25 Dec 2019
When the modern approach is nothing but hypeoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2019
My favorite note-taking methodoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2019
Go (Golang) - understanding the object oriented features with structs, methods, and interfacesoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2019
Go (Golang) - Errors and panicsoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2019
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