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Sisyphos

Systems, signals, and me [ph]orever struggling.

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Wero is bad for consumers and bad for the economy

Wero promises to modernize European payments, yet merely digitizes the same pseudo-competitive structure that has long let banks charge punitive overdraft rates while stifling genuine innovation.

Getting password-store ("pass") to work on Asustor NAS ADM

Sometimes building from source is easier than you think — especially when there's no source to build.

Building Skrooge for Fedora 42

Getting a build from source to work for the Skrooge personal-finance manager took me some time to figure out. Here a summary of the steps.

Why Your Nextcloud AI Assistant Takes Forever (And How I Fixed It)

Nextcloud's AI Assistant takes 3-5 minutes to respond by default. I built a Docker container that fixes this, delivering responses in seconds.

Challenging David Frum's Claims on Tariffs

Tariffs may be more damaging than David Frum suggests, with far-reaching consequences for the economy beyond just low-income households.

Linux on AM5 B850 Mainboards: A Pleasant Surprise

My Linux installation on an ASRock B850 A Pro Wifi mainboard worked surprisingly well. Despite a lack of officially stated Linux support, key features like Wi-Fi, storage, and dual video cards work flawlessly.

Watch out for what you share with an LLM

LLMs are astonishingly good at picking up hints and turning them into insights.

Not becoming a click robot for Google

Why I decided to leave Gmail in favor of paid-for, ads-free Email.

Clipable and a Postgres issue

Non-postgres DB users cannot create tables in a database unless they have full ownership.

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