AaaandIts Done - I Pushed The Button 2 Months Ago And I Finally Retired Yesterday Introduction For decades the rhythm of a sysadmin’s life has been defined by a relentless cycle of provisioning, ...
How Do You Guys Separate Environments When Your PC Is A Dev Station Gaming Rig And Home Server All At Once## INTRODUCTION Imagine a workstation that simultaneously powers a high‑end gaming rig, ho...
E-Waste - Network Operations Dashboard The rapid churn of consumer electronics has turned electronic waste, or e‑waste, into a critical operational concern for any self‑hosted environment. When de...
My Aliexpress Friend Delivered The moment you unbox a piece of hardware that was ordered through a quirky “Hello my friend” AliExpress seller and still manages to arrive without paying the extra s...
IntroductionWhen a family member vacated a spare bedroom, the opportunity arose to transform that space into a compact yet powerful self‑hosted environment. The initial impulse was simple: organize...
University Of California Launches First Of Its Kind Datacenter Powered By 2000 Pixel Phones - A Low-Carbon Computing Platform From Retired Phones Introduction The notion of repurposing retired sm...
AnyoneElse Homelab Journey Go Like This INTRODUCTION If you’ve ever stared at a cluttered desk, listened to a whirring fan on an old gaming laptop, and wondered whether there’s a cleaner, quieter...
Company Had A BECIncident - They Want Me To Vibe Code KnowBe4 INTRODUCTION A recent Business Email Compromise (BEC) incident forced a mid‑size organization to confront the reality that human‑cent...
Reverse EngineeredBLE Protocol Of A 7 Generic Chinese Smart Ring From Temu And Built An Ios App For It Introduction The proliferation of inexpensive health‑focused wearables on marketplaces like ...
Shadow Vibe Coder In My Department ## Introduction In a modern homelab or self‑hosted environment, the line between intentional infrastructure management and accidental sprawl can blur dramatical...