Accidentally ran rm on a massive log file or a database while a process was still writing to it? Before you panic, learn how to use lsof to find the ‘ghost’ file in the /proc filesystem and snatch your data back.
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23
Apr
Linux Snippets #4: The Zero-Storage Network Clone
Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. Here is how to stream a directory directly from one server to another using tar and SSH in a single pipeline.
20
Apr
Meshtastic vs Reticulum: Why Reticulum Wins for Scalable Sovereign LoRa Networks
Meshtastic is currently dominating the off-grid communication hype cycle. But when we look under the hood at its managed flooding architecture and symmetric cryptography, does it actually hold up as a foundation for sovereign infrastructure? Here is a deep dive into why I am shifting my focus to the Reticulum Network Stack.
10
Apr
Linux Snippets #3: The Instant SSH SOCKS Proxy
Skip the heavy VPN clients. Here is how to turn any remote Linux server into an encrypted SOCKS5 proxy with a single SSH command to bypass hostile local networks
05
Apr
Linux Snippets #2: Sanitizing Directory Metadata with ExifTool
Blindly uploading images to the web is a massive privacy leak. Here is how to use exiftool to recursively strip hidden GPS and hardware metadata from your staging directories before they ever leave your disk.
03
Apr
Linux Snippets #1: Auditing Network Visibility with ss
Your Linux system is constantly initiating connections in the background. Learn how to use the modern ss command to instantly audit active network sockets, expose chatty processes, and take back control of your data sovereignty.
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23
Apr
Making Citrix Workspace Work on Ubuntu 24.04
had to access citrix for work the other day. It usually works acceptable but not this time…nothing! after some debugging I finally found a fix.
15
Apr
CSV Hell: When Your Data Gets All Philosophical About Line Breaks
Just a quick and dirty script for when your csv files looks like something only a blind poet could put together.
27
Feb
The “Oh No, My Server Is Out of Space” Problem (and a Fix!)
Ever had a server quietly run out of space while you weren’t looking? Yeah, me too. Instead of manually checking disk usage (because who has time for that?), I wrote a Python script that monitors disk space, filters out unimportant partitions, and sends an email alert before things go south. It even has a lockfile mechanism to prevent spamming my inbox. Best part? You can set it up as a cron job and never think about it again—until it warns you just in time. Check out the full breakdown and grab the script to keep your servers in check!
13
Feb
The Great ASCII Art Hunt (or: Why I Had to Build My Own Damn Tool)
So I made a new program. why you ask? because I needed an ascii art generator and could not find one that did what I wanted.