Pi-hole on Raspberry Pi Network-Wide Ad Blocking

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

December 7, 2025 · 1 min

Why I Moved Away from Evernote

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

November 30, 2025 · 1 min

DNS Performance Comparison Cloudflare vs Quad9

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

November 23, 2025 · 1 min

Personal Knowledge Management with Plain Markdown

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

November 16, 2025 · 1 min

My Reading Setup Kindle Boox and iPad

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

November 9, 2025 · 1 min

Quick Tips Improving Mac Battery Life

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

November 2, 2025 · 1 min

Why Container Scanning Matters for Personal Projects

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

October 26, 2025 · 1 min

Privacy-First Browsing in 2026

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

October 19, 2025 · 1 min

Running a Static Blog on a Six Dollar VPS

A few quick notes on this topic. Background Something I’ve been thinking about for a while. The setup has evolved, and I wanted to document the reasoning. What I Tried The first attempt was the obvious approach. It worked, but had rough edges that became apparent only after weeks of daily use. What Worked Better After experimentation, I settled on a different configuration. The key insight was to optimize for the failure case rather than the happy path. ...

October 12, 2025 · 1 min