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It’s a good idea to update your GPG key(s) before they expire. Mine is set to expire year, from whence I last updated the expiration. Let’s explore how this is done! ...

It’s generally good security practice to ensure that you’re running a secure kernel, and the best way to do so is by running a hardened Linux kernel. ...

Having been inspired by the HIBP1 password checker, I set out to write a script with the following goals: Check for duplicate/re-used passwords Check the strength of each password Check passwords against the pwnedpass API ...

From the moment that I first had my (used) ThinkPad X220, the bottom-right USB port nearest to the SD card reader had been broken. The pad (or bolster) was missing, along with 3 out of 4 pins having been completely broken off. Needless to say this required fixing. ...

I decided to start signing my Git commits for personal, and work Git repositories. Currently, most third-party Git repository hosts only support signed commits and do not support signed pushes. ...

I found out recently that using the maximum aperture for a lens can have deminishing returns. Simply put: it makes the image look “soft”, or otherwise out-of-focus. In this post I aim to find out find the best acceptable aperture setting for a specific lens. ...

A colleague offered a pair of Bern Bluetooth drop-in headphones to me fore free, with the catch being: I had to fix them ...

After running into too many road blocks I’ve decided to go with the Tranquilpeak theme for this site. Before this, I was really looking forward to using the Tracks theme (ported from WordPress) ...