I’ve been so very inconsistent updating this blog. I kept telling myself that this time it will be different and that I will update more! Let’s face the facts, that’s not really happening anytime s...

A few years ago I did a nice write-up on Cockpit + Duo Security 2FA. Since then, CentOS Stream 8 updates pulled in functionality from Cockpit upstream that introduces some challenges. One of these ...

It’s only been a year that I moved my server to a new location from the original data center it was colocated at. fter running a battery of updates this past week without thoroughly testing the upd...

Why the CRTouch or BLTouch might not seem to be working on your 3D printer, and how a simple Cura GCode update can fix it.

This blog has been a smattering of posts about my hobbies and interests over the years. It’s been chaotic at best, and unmaintained at worst. The latter led me to the dumpster fire of today and a p...

It All Started with a Disagreement. The other day I was in a workshop when the definition of non-repudiation was stated and I was left confused...

Image by Charles Timko Security Hardening Please also read my new post about security gotchas in Cockpit Background For regular visitors you may have noticed that over the...

A response to the Steel Kiwi blog post about software development team structure, highlighting the critical missing pieces of security and privacy roles.

For the past several years of my woodworking hobby, I've been using shiplap joinery off and on. I like the look of it. I like how it can provide strength without edge-gluing. What I don't like about it - how complicated it can be to calculate any single variable.

Creating a router cabinet seems to be every woodworkers first major journey in toolmaking. The first one is always built out of dire need, with plans to always build a newer one on the horizon. At ...