Updates Suck (Part 2): KDE Plasma 5.5 breaks task manager minimized...
If you’ve recently updated to KDE Plasma 5.5, you may have noticed that minimizing your applications no longer produces a noticeable effect in the task manager. (In actuality, the status effect of...
View Articlesystemd, bridges, containers, and IPv6
I apologize for the quickie here; it’s late, I’m tired, and I just cobbled together a solution to a problem that’s been bothering me since this weekend. First, some backstory since I know you guys...
View ArticleMy Journey with ZFS on Linux
Toward the latter half of 2016, I decided to convert my home file server’s file system to ZFS as an experiment on real hardware in my own test environment. I knew before embarking on this journey that...
View ArticleRemediation Service: Windows 10’s Dirty Secret
I don’t use Windows often. Much of my time is spent in Arch Linux except on the rare occasion I have an interest in doing something that requires Windows (typically gaming or Reason). Imagine my...
View ArticleVPNs are No Panacea
I sometimes encounter the question “should I use a VPN?” with the inevitable shower of comments along the lines of “yes, it’ll make you more secure!” or “it’ll protect your privacy!” Occasionally, I...
View ArticleLinux on the Lenovo Y740 Legion (2019)
It’s easy. No, really, it is. There’s a couple gotchas and some minor inconveniences (probably self-induced in my case), but provided you didn’t do anything particularly unusual with the system...
View ArticleNew PayPal/GoDaddy Scam?
As I was getting ready to enjoy a couple relaxing hours this evening on the 8th of July, 2019, a notification popped up via KDE Connect from my phone. Ordinarily, if it’s an email (which this was), I’d...
View ArticleThe Importance of Forgiveness
As I write this, I must take a moment to acknowledge the rather monumental elephant in the room that is ever-present in all of our lives: Hypocrisy. I’m no different than you, dear reader; I have my...
View ArticleResearch is Hard
As I write this, I recognize the truism that exists in the title of this post. Research, real research, takes time, effort, and energy that may be better expended elsewhere. It requires reading, often...
View Article“I hate systemd” and other Ill-conceived Diatribes
It’s a popular statement in a world where many distributions have standardized on systemd. “I hate systemd” comes the quip–a statement designed to evoke emotion rather than contemplation. Just a mere...
View ArticleLife and Entropy
The handful of people who periodically check my blog for updates have no doubt noticed a dearth of content for well over a year and a half (closer to two years, in fact). There are myriad reasons for...
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