Love and little latches
Sometimes the most meaningful moments in life are quiet and almost invisible to the world but they stay with you forever. I wanted to share one of those moments with my second…
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FROM DEFENSIVENESS TO DISCERNMENT
There is one thing I have come to realize about my reactions to people’s comments about me. Whenever they have something positive to say about me, I feel happy and not judged. I…
Supercharging Debian: Moving /var to SSD (and Fixing My Own Screw-ups)
Hey everyone, I finally upgraded my server with a dedicated SSD for /var. The goal was simple: production databases need room to breathe, and I wanted the magic of Btrfs…
Qtile, Lazy Manufacturers, and a New Year's Query
Hey everyone, I was planning to drop a post today about my new Engine Watchdog script, but I’ll save that for 2026 (tomorrow). I got sidetracked fixing an annoyance in my daily…
The 100,000+ IP Question: Why is a Massive Botnet Obsessed with Old Blockchain Data?
Hey everyone, I usually write posts sharing cool technical implementations or updates on my projects. Today's post is a bit different. It's a detective story, and I'm currently…
Async Python is Ugly
Hey everyone, I think we can all agree on something: standard Python asyncio is painful. It requires significant boilerplate. You have to manage event loops. You have to color…
Fixing Tools and Claiming Account Tokens
Hey everyone, One downside of building so many toys is forgetting to check on them. Recently, @ecoinstant wanted to finally publicly announce our tools page: (I guess we never…
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