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1. Logrotate

   
   The obligatory AI generated creepy error-filled post image screen-clipped from search results.

   I have no idea why this took me so long. I needed this for years, but every time I looked at it, I decided to put it off.

   Well no more.

   I finally got around to setting up …

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2. Edit Nails It

   

   Microsoft Actually Did Something Right

   It seems a million years ago that I first used edit.com. It's not a website, it was an MS-DOS executable.

   I've written before here and here of my early days with computing. These were the pre-Windows years. Everything was done on a command line …

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3. A Linux Story

   I Was Raised to Practice Kindness.

   In computers, no one is more kind than The Penguin.

   

   Way back in 1985, when I was a mere child, I bought my first computer. It was a Tandy 1000.

   This beast had two 5.25" floppy drives, a CGA display and 8088 processor …

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4. My Linux Reference

   In a perfect world, I would remember every single detail.

   Unfortunately I don't live in that world.

   In my day job, because of certain Autoxxxx products, I'm stuck with Windows. But Linux Mint is normally running nearby as well.

   I'd say about a third of the time I spend in …

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5. Pixel Buds Series-A and Linux Mint

   Renegade: My Most Awesome Computer

   Got my Pixel Series-A buds working with Renegade, the little Dell Inspiron 13-7378 laptop. This little guy is six years old, but truly is the best computer I've ever owned. But this is about getting the buds working with Linux Mint on this machine, not …

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6. VS Code SSH Key Path

   The Simplest Thing Can Sometimes Be Hard

   

   ** I'm no dummy.** I know how to google a thing. But I struggled to solve this simple problem regardless of the fact that I have the entire Internet at my disposal.

   I use VS Code on both Linux and Windows. I use an …

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7. MPD is Just Awesome

   
   Image: The MPD logo. Basic. To the point. Just like MPD.

   I really stressed over titling this article this way. "Awesome" has become another perfectly useful term to find itself tossed into the refuse pile of formerly 'cool' terms. That's so sad.

   Awesome is one of the best words I …

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8. It's a Wonderful World

   

   I'm pretty stoked today.

   Last night I finished converting all the content from my old WordPress Dr.Gerg site into markdown.

   Another reason I'm happy is after literally decades of contemplation and half-hearted attempts, I finally made headway into IRC. That may not seem like much to most of you …

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9. Just Replaced a Drive

   "So, what did you do today?"

   "Not much, just replaced a drive in a computer."

   Want to know why he never goes into detail?

   You look at him. He looks at you. You're thinking, "How could replacing a SSD in a computer take all day?" He's thinking, "Where do I …

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10. PiNet: one simple wish

    Eight Raspberry Pi's and two desktop computers, what is now called PiNet started six years ago as a simple wish to know whether the garage door was open or closed.

    

    the garage door

    It started in 2015 with my wish to know whether my garage door was open or closed …

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