Check out what I am about - Backend and platform systems engineer. I build tools, remove complexity, and write about engineering and real-world systems work. Here I can crack all the jokes I want.
I've been meaning to quit ChatGPT for a while. So I used ChatGPT to ChatGPT my way out of ChatGPT. You can do it too - here's how...
Do as I say, not as I do. Back up your stuff. Right now! Also thanks to my mentor...
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Big architectural updates for the app's maintainability and flexibility - DinD, GPU autodetection, Model Backup and Restore & other.
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Exploring the Llamaman implementation and deployment of TurboQuant after 2am.
LlamaMan is a self-hosted web UI for managing llama.cpp instances. Check out what's new in version 0.8.6
Nobody reads anymore, so I built a text-to-speech engine for my blog 💀
An old track from a time where I was really into dark techno.
Ollama was too slow and apparently nobody had built a proper UI for managing llama.cpp instances in Docker. So I did. LlamaMan gives you full control over GPU layer offload, real-time VRAM monitoring, one-click model launching from a preset, and an Ollama-compatible proxy. Having control over your own hardware shouldn't be a novel concept in 2026.
An old track from a time where I was really into dark techno. It's track 12 of my unreleased Crush Your Illusions album.
Quick changelog for the latest nullGuard 1.1.6 update. A few quality-of-life improvements and one feature that should have been there from the start.
I use AI every day. For code, for images, for LinkedIn grammar... I'm going to be honest about all of it - the good, the bad, and the part that's been stuck like a splinter in my nail, that I haven't been able to pull out. I love it and I really hate it.
Getting "verified" online sounds harmless - even reassuring. A quick ID check, a face scan, a little badge that says you're real. But behind that simple checkmark sits an entire ecosystem of data collection, identity binding, and surveillance infrastructure that most people never stop to question. This isn't just about proving who you are -it's about linking your real-world identity to everything you do online - permanently, and at scale. So before you upload your ID and smile for the camera, it's worth asking: what exactly are you verifying yourself into?
A VPS costs less than a streaming subscription and gives you your own server to run whatever you want on it - VPN, cloud storage, ad blocking, media server, the works. Here's why you'd want one and how to set it up from scratch.
MariaDB Galera Cluster is a synchronous multi-master database solution that gives you true HA out of the box - every node accepts reads and writes, data is replicated synchronously across all of them, and when a node goes down it rejoins automatically when it comes back. No external orchestrator, no read-only replicas, no second job maintaining the HA layer. This is a deep dive into how it works, why I reach for it over Postgres for HA-critical systems, and how to deploy it with Docker.
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Governments are restricting VPNs while building their own - which you absolutely should not trust. Commercial providers ask you to take their word on privacy. WireGuard, objectively the best VPN protocol available, still requires you to sit in a terminal editing config files by hand every time you add a device. This covers why all three of those paths are broken, and introduces nullGuard - a Docker-based WireGuard management app that gets you from zero to a connected client with a QR code, no terminal required after initial setup. It also covers the full tunnel vs split tunnel distinction, when self-hosting beats a commercial VPN and when it doesn't, and how the economics change if you're splitting infrastructure with a group.
If I actually listen to house in 2026, it would be Bass House. A blend of powerful distorted basslines from dubstep and the up-tempo classical house beats. This track is my interpretation of this music, just the way I like it.
LinkedIn is a fever dream and we all know it. Corporatify is a Chrome extension that takes whatever you actually mean - unfiltered, unhinged, honest - and rewrites it in the professional dialect the platform demands. Runs on your own AI backend, works on any site, and yes, it turns "fired" into "Excited to share that I'm open to new opportunities!" The future is stupid and beautiful.
We are voluntarily being assimilated, and that's productivity!
WebUI Manager is a small, self-hosted Flask app that gives you a clean dashboard for all your internal web services. You add your services, optionally assign them to a host and a category, and they show up in a grouped, filterable view that you can actually navigate without squinting at a spreadsheet.
This track is super unusual for something I'd make but I like it. I heard a nice little opportunity with Calendargirl's vocal here so I claim the experiment was a success. 🛸
This track for me represents the immersive feeling of taking the ride out for a spin on an empty road in nature. Just you and the car, going nowhere, just watching the world pass by you.
"Domina" emerged from the vision of a hypnotic club atmosphere designed to let listeners lose themselves in the rhythm. Crafted with deep care and dedication, the track has quickly become one of the most appreciated releases in my catalog.