Author: henfred
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Vroom Vroom: Supercar Racing
I did it! I did one of those supercar racing experiences this week while I was out of town attending DEF CON 32. I had a good time even though I realized that racing is not for me, and I feel like writing a post on my website to document how this experience impacted me…
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Cubby Linux: My New Distro Idea
I’ve read through the LFS: Linux From Scratch and the add-on BLFS and ALFS books that pile on popular advanced concepts, although there’s no hope to cover everything. It is for this reason that new Linux distributions are created all the time. Here, I elaborate my thoughts to help motivate myself for building my own…
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Playing with a Power Meter
I bought a outlet power meter from Amazon — the kind where you plug-through the device to reach to the actual outlet — and the device measures energy usage. This particular one has the basics: power (kWh), current (A), AC voltage (V, presumably rms), and a couple oddities like power factor and energy cost that…
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Comitting Life to Memory
As we grow older, time moves faster because we have fewer novel experiences per unit of time. Also, each day we experience is increasingly less significant to us if we think of each day as equally impactful. It seems inevitable that time moves faster and faster for the rest of our days. Why? The reality…
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Linux Kernel 6.6 Hardening
After building a number of Linux kernels for use in embedded systems emphasizing a layered security approach, I have decided that I’d like to share my knowledge and recommendations on a hardened build configuration with the world. My intent is to draw attention to importat build options that you should consider for use in your…
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The Sad State of Consumer IPv6
IPv6 on home routers is in a sorry, sorry state. I got the itch to learn IPv6 networking and started with testing several high-end home routers to see which units might best meet my educational and experimental needs. I figured that once I identified a solid fit, my new (potentially used, but new-to-me) device would…
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Friends Forever
When you’re little, you think everything’s going to last forever. Recess is an eternity, and tomorrow isn’t here. You view life through a paper tube. You make friends with the worm. You are invincible. We grow old, and love dies. We aren’t young anymore. We were the little kid, but now we feel things he…
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Mentally Lazy
I’ve been feeling mentally lazy over the past two weeks. My experience of it is similar to depression, but without the emotional impacts so much as the schedule and motivation ones. Why? Namely, it’s for the following reasons: These factors come together to gut my initiative. Time rolls by while my to-do list grows if…
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Caribbean Cruise: Winter 2023
Hello world! It’s been some time because the whole family’s been out of the country on a luxury cruise. I’m not dead. We left on November 28th on the Norwegian Pearl and returned on December 9th. Overall, it was a very positive experience even though we had a few extra guests that we didn’t plan…