One Key, Three Operating Systems: The Case for Cross-Platform Disk Encryption
Native full-disk encryption protects the machine. It does not protect the data that has to move between machines. The case for VeraCrypt containers, and the …
Privacy
Notes on Real People: A Working Method for Encrypted Dossiers
If you keep records about people who did not consent to being recorded, you owe them encryption at rest. The practical method, and the three places it usually …
Count Your Readers Without Spying on Them: Self-Hosted Analytics with GoatCounter
Replace Google Analytics with a single Go binary you own. No cookies, no personal data, no consent banner, and numbers you can publish honestly.
The Fallback Stack: Running Local AI So You Can Lose the Frontier and Keep Working
A self-hosted LLM stack with Ollama and Open WebUI, built as a redundancy layer rather than a replacement. Why a one-person operation needs one, and how to size …
Listen Instead: Text-to-Speech When Your Eyes Have Had Enough
Free, self-hosted text-to-speech for screen fatigue and reading burnout. The cloud option, the fully offline Docker option, and the honest trade-off between …
One Month of Fire
The Iran war hits one month with Houthis entering the fight, Iran strikes Bahrain, and US deploys 3,500 marines. FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email …
The Week Everything Moved
EU Chat Control collapses, E2EE survives. Mette-Marit speaks, Stortinget votes unanimously for Epstein commission. Tycoon 2FA dismantled, Medusa ransomware hits …
SearXNG + Tor in Docker: Your Own Private Search Engine
Run your own search engine that doesn't track you — routed through Tor, bound to loopback, and password-protected so it stays yours.
Digital Hygiene: Keep Your Dirty Laundry Off the Line
You wouldn't hang your private life on the clothesline for the neighbours. Your digital life deserves the same respect.
Signal Under Siege
How state actors and scammers target encrypted messaging, and how to protect yourself.
Academic Grind, Technical Wins, and a System on the Fringes
Python progress, CCNA grinding, encrypted backup wins, and reflections on infrastructure fragility and surveillance overreach.