When <code>su</code> replaced <code>login</code> for becoming another Unix login #Unix #SystemAdministration #Tech
I'm not sure we'd use AppArmor much even if we could #Linux #Security #SystemAdmin
Our unusual system of "web home directories" for people #SysAdmin #Networking #Infrastructure
Our servers mostly don't seem to have high peak power usage #Tech #Infrastructure #PowerManagement
The Go language server can do some impressive code navigation #Programming #GoLang #CodeNavigation
Using typing in Python leads to different sorts of code #Python #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment
My views on some Python LSP servers in GNU Emacs (as of mid 2026) #Python #Emacs #Programming
Anti-robot techniques can be nice but the problem is, they're not static #WebDev #SysAdmin #Tech
An idea: user level WireGuard for UDP based encryption and authentication #Networking #Security #OpenSource
How our environment still needs the security boundary of Unix logins #SysAdmin #Security #Unix
My views on Flymake and Flycheck in GNU Emacs (as of mid 2026) #Emacs #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment
Notes on respectfully getting a personal copy of a website's contents #WebArchiving #DataPreservation #SysAdmin
Unix has been changing, but in places where I don't see it #Unix #SystemAdministration #Tech
Notes about reading messages with the Python email packages #Python #Programming #Email
The hardware needs of our mail system (as of mid 2026) #SysAdmin #Infrastructure #Networking
Unicode and Emoji in terminals, or my simple but difficult wish #Tech #Unicode #SysAdmin
Our servers seem to have surprisingly low power consumption #Tech #Servers #PowerConsumption
Getting C code navigation even for Debian (or Ubuntu) packages #Linux #Programming #DevOps
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
A GNU Emacs learning experience with text-mode hooks #Emacs #Programming #Tech
Going from a ZFS object ID to its path the easier way #ZFS #Solaris #SysAdmin
In praise of the Linux kernel netconsole (in the right circumstances) #Linux #SysAdmin #Networking
A code (reformatting) conundrum in Python, and heuristics #Python #Coding #DevOps
Moving from lsp-mode in GNU Emacs to Eglot #Emacs #Programming #OpenSource
Using a Python 3 LSP server with Python 2 code works (more or less) #Python #Programming #DevOps
Notes on using GNU Emacs' Tramp system in an unusual shell environment #Emacs #Programming #SysAdmin