I went from a 3440x1440 ultrawide to Apple’s Studio Display XDR. It is the best coding monitor I have used, and here are the details I wanted clear answers on before buying it.
How To Quiet A Ugreen 4800 Plus Without Sacrificing Drive Temps
I moved from Synology to a Ugreen 4800 Plus running TrueNAS. It was louder than expected. I measured everything, printed a few mods, swapped the fan, and ended up with a NAS that is both quieter and cooler where it matters.
Automating What Backblaze Lifecycle Rules Don’t Do Instantly
Backblaze’s ‘keep last version’ rule doesn’t delete old versions immediately. I found 21,000 extras and automated the cleanup with rclone.
I Tried Gleam for Advent of Code, and I Get the Hype
A 12 day Advent of Code year convinced me Gleam is the real deal, thanks to Rust-like errors, great pipes, and surprisingly ergonomic FP.
Imgur Geo-Blocked the UK, So I Geo-Unblocked My Entire Network
Imgur started blocking UK users. Rather than installing a VPN on every device, I set up a network-wide proxy that tunnels Imgur traffic through a VPN automatically.