Year: 2025

Master Sifo-Dyas stood alone on the observation balcony above Kamino’s endless storm-washed oceans, watching rows of white-armored soldiers march in perfect synchronicity. To the Kaminoans, they were a triumph of biology. To Sifo-Dyas, they were a fragile shield against a future only he had glimpsed. His visions had grown sharper—blinding flashes of metallic swarms blotting…

Ever wished you could upgrade your laptop by just renting a faster one in the cloud? With AWS, you can. In this guide we’ll walk through setting up a secure, budget-friendly Ubuntu development machine on AWS, complete with NICE DCV for a graphical desktop and VS Code for your day-to-day work. Why build a cloud…

I run Ubuntu 24.04 on an older HP Envy 17, and for months I’ve tiptoed around a maddening bug: every time the laptop went to sleep, it would wake up straight into airplane mode. The Wi-Fi hardware light glowed orange, NetworkManager insisted the radio was off, and the only way out was a full reboot.…

Sync Your Bookmarks Everywhere (Without Google Workspace or Browser Lock-In) If you’ve ever switched between browsers, machines, or even just work and home setups, you’ve probably felt this pain: “Where are my bookmarks again?” Chrome syncs… but only if you’re signed into Google. Firefox has its own cloud. Safari lives in Apple’s walled garden. Edge?…

(and How to Do It Right with Google Workspace) When your organization is growing — whether it’s a nonprofit, community group, or small business — how you handle email addresses can make a surprising difference in efficiency, continuity, and security. Many teams start by giving each person their own address under the organization’s domain —…

This article is about vanilla. I want people to see it, so I want to increase its SEO by adding in simple links, but I don’t want to have to look them all up. If you want to learn more or download the plugin go to the github page. I made the Loom below when…

There’s a persistent idea in software circles that smaller code is always better. Conciseness is praised, verbosity is criticized, and engineers sometimes compete to see who can squeeze a function into the fewest possible lines. But like most absolutes, this view doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. The size of the code is not inherently good…

So You’re Looking for Work in Tech It’s a more competitive market than it’s ever been—but don’t despair! There are still plenty of jobs out there for humans who can demonstrate insight, creativity, and the ability to execute. Here’s a practical guide to help you prove you can do just that. 0. File for Unemployment…

If you participate in numerous video meetings and use OBS Studio for managing your video setup, you can record your webcam and use it as a looping background to appear present in future meetings, even if you step away. This guide explains how to achieve this using the OBS Virtual Camera feature, perfect for platforms…