In my last column, Ownership is an illusion, unless you self-host, I encouraged readers to go down the self-hosting path. My thesis was simple: ownership of digital assets (movies, music, games, books, software) is an illusion, and that the only way to
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When open source is spoken about, it is done so just as a licensing model for software. But when you think about it, it is often deeper than just that. With the open source philosophy, developers make good software exist just for
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Arduino has been the cornerstone of embedded electronics projects for a while now. Be it DIY remote-controlled vehicles, binary clocks, power laces, or as is relevant to the month of publishing, flamethrowing Jack-O’-Lanterns! The versatility and affordability of the board has been
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The e-ink display technology arrived on the scene as the answer for a long list of issues and desires people had with digital book reading. The strain on the eyes, the distractions, the low battery life—all of it fixed in one swoop.
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From GitHub repositories to technical documentation, Markdown is an extremely popular lightweight markup language. Basically, markdown files are plain text, but they follow certain syntax and when they are rendered, you see a beautiful document with headings, bullet points, code boxes and
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Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that has been gaining traction in the Linux community due to its modern aesthetics, smooth animations, and extensive configurability. Unlike traditional X11 window managers, Hyprland leverages Wayland’s capabilities to provide a more fluid and visually
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Not everyone wants to spend their evening punching NPCs in the face or mowing down hordes of enemies after a long day. Sometimes you just want to chill, explore, solve puzzles, or build something cool. For me personally, Euro Truck Simulator 2
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Privacy-focused services like encrypted email, secure messaging, and VPNs are growing in importance with each passing day. We live in an era where dissent is crushed and corporations treat user data like chips on a poker table. Your browsing habits, location data,
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Wireless file transfers are incredibly convenient, especially between Linux and Android devices. No cables, no manual configuration needed. Just quick transfers from one device to another using your local network. I know that it is faster to transfer files, specially huge ones,
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