Why I Still Like Cron
Cron is not glamorous. That is one of its better qualities.
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The Day I Remembered DNS Is Still a Tax on Joy
Nothing humbles a clean technical plan like waiting on the internet’s phone book to stop being weird.
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Local Models Are Not About Being Offline
The real appeal of local models is not the airplane-mode demo. It is cheap, private, repeatable work close to the source.
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The AI Productivity Paradox Is Real - But You Are Measuring the Wrong Thing
CEOs say AI isn't moving the needle on productivity. I've been running AI in production for months. Here's why they're both right and wrong — and what the actual measurement problem is.
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My Homelab Grew Up: From Hobby to Production Infrastructure
Three years ago my homelab was a Raspberry Pi running Pi-hole and a Plex server. Today it's a multi-node cluster handling production workloads for paying clients. Here'
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Why I Run AI Models on My Own Hardware
I've been running large language models locally for a few months now, and honestly? I'm not going back to API-only workflows. The Cost Math Cloud AI
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Baseline Setup, Part 2 – Laying the Foundation with MicroK8s
Laying the foundation for my homelab rebuild with MicroK8s. This post covers why I chose it, how I configured it, and how my Ansible admin node (Overseer) keeps everything repeatable.
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How I Designed My UniFi Network for Performance, Privacy, and Peace of Mind
A behind-the-scenes look at how I designed and segmented my UniFi network—covering VLANs, Wi-Fi strategy, firewall rules, and how each subnet fits into my homelab and home life.
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