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Ok, here is a very mysterious problem for you, with an M1 MacBook Pro, I suddenly could not connect my Bluetooth keyboards. For full context, I use three different (yikes!)(Continue Reading)

I kind of give up these days, anytime there is bright sunlight it is hard to see. And when I look at my Kindle Paperwhite, I just wonder if there(Continue Reading)

Ok, if you are setting up a large installation and have to use wired because the system does not support wireless for things like GPS RTK systems or there are(Continue Reading)

OK here is a strange error. I hope you do not get this. Occasionally, our Unifi Dream Machine flags a push to GitHub as an information leak. This manifests itself(Continue Reading)

OK, some more crazy Vim tricks. I have vi sets so that a window pops up with lint errors and this can be annoying. Turns out there is a hack(Continue Reading)

OK, this is a strange problem, but I’ll document it for myself. I use Veracrypt to store my ssh keys and other things. They are actually protected by passwords, but(Continue Reading)

Wow, the ASUS X13 (2022) convertible notebook is a nice nVidia GTX 3050Ti thin and light notebook. It is on sale for $1300 at Best Buy right now and it(Continue Reading)

I’ve been using the Juno Jupiter Pro for a while now. It’s a pretty awesome dedicated Ubuntu laptop. The main limitation is that it is 3.5 pounds but it does(Continue Reading)

OK, it used to be that you would just dump anything you don’t need into the garbage and it would find itself in a landfill. Well, we are far from(Continue Reading)

Do you know how sometimes one thing leads to another? In my case, it started with climate change which leads to 90 degree plus days in Seattle which leads to(Continue Reading)