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Unix, system administration, networking, and the practical details of running infrastructure.

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  • When <code>su</code> replaced <code>login</code> for becoming another Unix login #Unix #SystemAdministration #Tech

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    Jun 2, 2026
  • I'm not sure we'd use AppArmor much even if we could #Linux #Security #SystemAdmin

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    Jun 1, 2026
  • Our unusual system of "web home directories" for people #SysAdmin #Networking #Infrastructure

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    May 30, 2026
  • Our servers mostly don't seem to have high peak power usage #Tech #Infrastructure #PowerManagement

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    May 30, 2026
  • The Go language server can do some impressive code navigation #Programming #GoLang #CodeNavigation

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    May 29, 2026
  • Using typing in Python leads to different sorts of code #Python #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment

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    May 28, 2026
  • My views on some Python LSP servers in GNU Emacs (as of mid 2026) #Python #Emacs #Programming

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    May 27, 2026
  • Anti-robot techniques can be nice but the problem is, they're not static #WebDev #SysAdmin #Tech

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    May 25, 2026
  • An idea: user level WireGuard for UDP based encryption and authentication #Networking #Security #OpenSource

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    May 24, 2026
  • How our environment still needs the security boundary of Unix logins #SysAdmin #Security #Unix

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    May 23, 2026
  • My views on Flymake and Flycheck in GNU Emacs (as of mid 2026) #Emacs #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment

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    May 23, 2026
  • Notes on respectfully getting a personal copy of a website's contents #WebArchiving #DataPreservation #SysAdmin

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    May 21, 2026
  • Unix has been changing, but in places where I don't see it #Unix #SystemAdministration #Tech

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    May 21, 2026
  • Notes about reading messages with the Python email packages #Python #Programming #Email

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    May 20, 2026
  • The hardware needs of our mail system (as of mid 2026) #SysAdmin #Infrastructure #Networking

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    May 19, 2026
  • Unicode and Emoji in terminals, or my simple but difficult wish #Tech #Unicode #SysAdmin

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    May 18, 2026
  • Our servers seem to have surprisingly low power consumption #Tech #Servers #PowerConsumption

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    May 17, 2026
  • Getting C code navigation even for Debian (or Ubuntu) packages #Linux #Programming #DevOps

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    May 16, 2026
  • I've finally ported <a href="https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/dwiki/DWiki">DWiki</a> from Python 2 to Python 3 #Python #DevOps #Programming

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    May 15, 2026
  • A GNU Emacs learning experience with text-mode hooks #Emacs #Programming #Tech

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    May 14, 2026
  • Going from a ZFS object ID to its path the easier way #ZFS #Solaris #SysAdmin

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    May 14, 2026
  • In praise of the Linux kernel netconsole (in the right circumstances) #Linux #SysAdmin #Networking

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    May 13, 2026
  • A code (reformatting) conundrum in Python, and heuristics #Python #Coding #DevOps

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    May 12, 2026
  • Moving from lsp-mode in GNU Emacs to Eglot #Emacs #Programming #OpenSource

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    May 11, 2026
  • Using a Python 3 LSP server with Python 2 code works (more or less) #Python #Programming #DevOps

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    May 9, 2026
  • Notes on using GNU Emacs' Tramp system in an unusual shell environment #Emacs #Programming #SysAdmin

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    May 9, 2026
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