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The Ongoing Struggle

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Andy Smith's personal blog on Linux and Debian administration, networking, programming, travel, and everyday life, continuing his older strugglers.net/~andy blog.

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  • DHCPv6 has been broken in the Debian Installer for 10+ years #Linux #Networking #Debian

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    Aug 24, 2026

  • I got tired of having to look up how to list all fail2ban bans #Linux #Networking #Security

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    Aug 13, 2026

  • Communication: must do better #Communication #PersonalBlog #LifeLessons

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    Mar 25, 2026

  • Limitations of UK split ticketing #Travel #UK #Transport

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    Feb 28, 2026

  • Rusty Fizz buzz with some Divan #Rust #Programming #Tech

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    Feb 2, 2026

  • Database backups, dump files and restic #Database #Backup #Restic

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    Sep 14, 2025

  • Rethinking my backups #DataBackup #Storage #PersonalCloud

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    Sep 7, 2025

  • I recommend avoiding the need to have panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) laser treatment #Health #Medicine #LaserTreatment

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    Dec 17, 2024

  • Check yo PTRs #Linux #Networking #SysAdmin

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    Nov 30, 2024

  • Protecting URIs from Tor nodes with the Apache HTTP Server #Tech #Networking #Security

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    Nov 1, 2024

  • Generating a link-local address from a MAC address in Perl #Perl #Networking #Programming

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    Oct 25, 2024

  • Daniel Kitson - Collaborator (work in progress) #WorkInProgress #Collaboration #CreativeProcess

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    Jul 25, 2024

  • Including remote data in a MediaWiki article #Tech #Linux #Wiki

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    Jun 30, 2024

  • Thoughts on commenting facilities for this site #WebDevelopment #Community #Blogging

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    Jun 22, 2024

  • Mass redirects with Apache RewriteMaps #Tech #WebDev #SysAdmin

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    Jun 20, 2024