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mkinitcpio 42 breaks LUKS auto-unlock using crypttab.initramfs
Updated the Dell XPS 15 this morning using the latest Linux 7.2.6 and mkinitcpio 42 only to be repeatedly greeted by the LUKS unlock prompt. After some quick Kagi searching, I noted this little nugget in the release notes: If you’re using crypttab.initramfs take heed! Your shit’s gonna break! (Mine did!) No amount of re-enrolling…
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Hi-Res Audio Surprise
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Petlibro Granary Smart Feeder Review
Wow. I’m not typically moved to write a product review. You’d think it would be for something special, right? Like it was because something was mind blowingly awesome, riiiiight? NOPE! This review is for a thing that is a total piece of shit. Well, hang on, let me back up. The physical pet feeder itself…
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No AI Slop
I’m really starting to get tired of the AI written garbage all over the internet. Where’s the original content gone? Why’s every thought have to be augmented by an agent that makes it all bland and sound the same. I used to love being able to tell the difference between writers – now they’re starting…
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Come say hi
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Breezeline tried to bill me for internet service that never worked
Breezeline installed their “best” internet service at my house on March 28, 2026. Gigabit. Very impressive on paper. In real life, I couldn’t even use it. It did not work. That should have settled the question of whether I owed them a full month of service charges. Instead, it turned into one of those stupidly…
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New Year, New Project
For years, I’ve been… well, tinkering. And learning. And occasionally, saving myself a lot of frustration (and money!) by figuring things out for myself. I work in technology – specifically, at Microsoft – and that environment constantly fuels a desire to understand *how* things work, not just *that* they work. Over the years, friends and…
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Home lab Network Upgrade Time
I’ve had a Dell EMC S5148F-ON running in the core of my Home lab since September of 2020. That switch has been an absolute beast and a great learning tool for things like DCB and RDMA. My original justification for buying such a monstrosity was linking my Proxmox servers together with some dual port 25gbE…
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Cloud Screening
It’s that time again! I got the dreaded email on the Sunday before a holiday (gee, thanks guys) that my biannual background check is coming due in the next 90 days. Do you think they’ll see my website when they go looking for my boogyman? Sometimes being openly opinionated has downsides… I’m hoping the investigator…