Engineering on puters, mostly

Getting my toesies wet with data

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Appears I have way too many Linux ISOs. What do people whose storage space is filled with Linux ISOs do?

Correct, they get more storage.

My home server consists of a computer whose creator specifically designed it to extort currency from clients. This means I am unable to upgrade its measly 256gb internal storage. For a while I used a random NVMe to USB enclosure to extend my storage space by another random 256gb.

Peak :penguin: performance

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been an avid Linux user for about 10 years now. Started out, as customary, hopping around - Ubuntu, Debian, Elementary OS, and eventually settling on Manjaro Linux. Loved the fact that everything I need lives in two repositories and I didn’t have to go scouring for PPAs to get my crap installed.

And you know what? Am happy. Still love it and have actually managed to teach it to four other people who I did not expect to be receptive of anything other than Windows at all.

The definitive guide to not writing bad code

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

How to avoid common mistakes associated with “bad code”.

How to charge a Philips OneBlade QP2520 without a charger

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

So there I was. Half-shaven with a stupid look on my face. My beard trimmer had just died. Any other time this would not have been that much of an issue. Just go get the charger from the bag, right? Right?

Not really. You see, I had also realized that while the charger was indeed in the bag I knew it to be, the bag itself was 3000 kilometers away.