The author converted an old, unused laptop into a minimalist "writerdeck"—a dedicated, distraction-free writing device running a console-only (tty) Debian Linux setup without a desktop environment or …
The author describes converting an old Linux laptop into a dedicated "writerdeck" by installing a tty-based Debian system without a desktop environment or browser, aiming to eliminate distractions and…
The article is a FAQ by a long-term GrapheneOS user addressing common questions and misconceptions about the privacy-focused mobile operating system. It clarifies that installation is straightforward …
The author announces that their band, The Stop Bits, will perform at the Vintage Computer Festival SoCal on February 14, 2026, in Orange, CA. They also introduce a new subscription preference system f…
The article announces that Veronica has migrated her website from WordPress to Ghost, a platform that prioritizes email newsletters and memberships, in order to better alert readers about new content.…
The article summarizes the creator's response to comments on a video about quitting streaming services like Netflix and Hulu in favor of self-hosting a personal media collection from physical DVDs and…
The article describes the author's personal, non-expert workflow for using Handbrake in 2025 to compress movies and TV shows. They start with the Matroska AV1 preset, then adjust the encoder preset to…
The article explains that rsync is a widely available file synchronization tool, commonly used for system backups, and highlights the author's preferred flags: `-av` for archive and verbose modes, `--…
The article describes a problem where a user reinstalled Debian on a new NVMe drive with the same hostname, causing both the old and new drives to have identically named LVM volume groups ("heartofgla…
The article explains how to install and use open-source Cockpit modules developed by 45Drives on Linux servers, even those not purchased from the company. It focuses on the ZFS management module and t…
The article explains how to set up and use VimWiki, a notetaking extension for Vim that allows users to create and manage personal wikis directly in the terminal. The author details the installation p…
Clonezilla is a free, open-source disk imaging and cloning tool that runs from a live USB Linux environment, allowing users to create full backups of their devices or clone disks directly between mach…
The author of vkc.sh has removed ActivityPub integration and disabled comments due to the difficulty of moderating interactions across multiple platforms. They plan to migrate the blog to the Eleventy…
The author retired their 90s-era guestbook, which was built with nearly 30-year-old Perl code from Matt's Script Archive, due to an increasing inability to filter out hate speech and spam without usin…
The author explains their return to Mastodon after a previous departure, citing three main reasons: the WordPress ActivityPub plugin's inability to allow them to reply to comments, the superior search…
Jeff Geerling, a tech content creator, published a video documenting his experience of the total solar eclipse. The article's author recounts driving from Minneapolis to southern Illinois to witness t…