Nov 09, 2026

How to Protect Your Windows PC - Properly In 2026

Windows still gets infected in 2026 because the protection is there and switched off. The basics anyone can do in 15 minutes, and the Defender settings that actually stop malware.

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Oct 22, 2026

PHP2Shell - The PHP-Apocalypse in the language itself

CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 let an unauthenticated request run code on a PHP server. What broke, who is exposed, how to patch, and how to build PHP yourself on a distro that is out of support.

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Oct 12, 2026

Yolo26 Onnx For Frigate - Tested and Implemented

YOLO26 doesn't work in Frigate out of the box. Here is why, how i exported it so it does, and how all 10 models did against YOLOv9 on a real recording.

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Sep 24, 2026

The Saga of Brother DCP-T530DW Printer on Linux

Getting a wifi-only Brother ink tank printer to scan straight to my NAS on Linux, and everything that broke on the way there.

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Sep 22, 2026

Time to audit your hermes agent

My agent felt like it was losing its memory. It wasn't forgetting — it was reading two hundred files, and a handful of them were lying to it.

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Sep 12, 2026

Hermes Database Corruption: The phantom row

My Hermes session database corrupted twice in one week. This is my mind-bending investigation into a problem that doesn't really clear up.

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Sep 06, 2026

I don't understand this world anymore

The world made more sense when i was younger. This is the frustration of watching it make less and less sense — and understanding exactly why.

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Aug 21, 2026

Tailscale said everything was fine: it wasn't.

The Tailscale admin console showed a perfectly healthy app connector for an hour while it silently advertised zero routes.

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Aug 18, 2026

The definitive guide on buying used iPhones

A practical, no-bullshit guide to buying a used iPhone without getting burned — what to check, what to avoid, and how to tell a good deal from a trap.

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Jul 09, 2026

The rulebook of a good software engineer in 2026

A rulebook to make your life easier as a software engineer, not a complete list, but something to start with.

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