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

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Celery, Redis, and the Perils of Shared Brokers

Self-hosters who want to experiment with Celery should isolate the various applications they might be running that already use Celery. Configuring separate databases for each instance will do the trick.

Proton Mail and Route-53 DNS

A step-by-step guide for setting up an AWS Route-53 domain name for use with Proton Mail.

Phomemo M120 on Fedora 43

Getting the useful and affortable Phomemo M120 label printer to work on Fedora 43 takes a few tweaks.

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.

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