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September

26 Sep

Wplace—paint the world one pixel at a time Link

24 Sep

The 30-year-old trust formula that still runs the world

18 Sep

Seth Godin on Udemy: Thriving in an AI future Link

17 Sep

Autumn is here!

August

26 Aug

The unexpectedly complex rabbit holes involved in making music playback a 1-click experience

11 Aug

The four horsemen of a dying career (and the shields that protect you)

05 Aug

Using AI to get unstuck when innovating Link

July

29 Jul

How to thrive as an Expert Generalist in the age of AI

10 Jul

Using Perplexity from the command line via llm

09 Jul

I don’t use AI. I work with it. Link

08 Jul

Three must-read books for tech executives: the timeless principles that predict every disruption

07 Jul

Welcome Elvis to this blog!

07 Jul

Using Claude to create a playlist for Exploding Kittens

01 Jul

Introducing: Office hours!

June

30 Jun

How to turn imposter syndrome into a superpower

28 Jun

Animating SVG with plain JavaScript and CSS

25 Jun

This time I coded it myself: using AI as a teacher

18 Jun

Implementing a custom URL shortener using Claude Code in less than a day

16 Jun

Upskill Like It’s 1989: What the Berlin Wall Teaches Us About AI

15 Jun

Adding Webmention support

11 Jun

Introducing the now page

03 Jun

Your overwhelm isn't a time problem – it's a fear problem

02 Jun

A new beginning, navigating the future 🧭

01 Jun

Adding responsive and efficient images to your blog

May

27 May

The IndieWeb is like the good old Blogosphere

24 May

Zed does Agents now

18 May

From Pelican to Zola: Refactoring my blog

2022

July

10 Jul

A World Without Email Link

02 Jul

103 brilliant pieces of wisdom by Kevin Kelly Link

June

26 Jun

How to find good opportunities

18 Jun

LanguageTool Link

17 Jun

Deprecating Feedburner

16 Jun

Blog renovations (again)

2017

October

10 Oct

Welcome Back!

2012

July

24 Jul

Getting Started With Amazon Web Services

June

14 Jun

Walking My Talk

April

25 Apr

Get Ready to Change Your Job

10 Apr

How to Avoid Your Next 12-Month Science Project Obsolete

March

13 Mar

The Business Value of Engineered Systems Obsolete

February

27 Feb

Introducing Sparse Encrypted ZFS Pools Obsolete

23 Feb

Three Enterprise Architecture Principles for Building Clouds Obsolete

21 Feb

The Difference Between a Standard and a Preferred Vendor Obsolete

08 Feb

Iron Sky: The Trailer Is Here! Obsolete

January

23 Jan

I Am a Mobile Sensor Network, Collecting Big Data Obsolete

16 Jan

Engineered Systems and Enterprise Architecture (Or: How to Sell Dog Food Online) Obsolete

2011

December

27 Dec

Iron Sky Update: A Behind the Scenes Video Interview Obsolete

07 Dec

The Rise of Engineered Systems Obsolete

November

12 Nov

Solaris 11 Launch Blog Carnival Roundup Obsolete

02 Nov

Join the Solaris 11 Launch Party! Obsolete

September

12 Sep

Solaris 11 Available for Early Adopters Obsolete

July

27 Jul

ZFS: To Dedupe or Not to Dedupe... Obsolete

June

13 Jun

The Solaris Eco-System Is Expanding Obsolete

May

15 May

How to Render the Mandelbrot Set in the Joyent Cloud With Node.js Obsolete

March

28 Mar

Checking Out the Amplidata Storage Cloud Technology Obsolete

14 Mar

How to Set Up a ZFS Root Pool Mirror in Oracle Solaris 11 Express Obsolete

February

19 Feb

Frequently Asked Questions About Flash Memory (SSDs) and ZFS Obsolete

January

25 Jan

Video: An Interview With the Fathers of "Iron Sky Obsolete

24 Jan

How to Save the World With ZFS and 12 USB Sticks: 4th Anniversary Video Re-Release Edition

18 Jan

My Favorite Oracle Solaris Performance Analysis Commands Obsolete

12 Jan

A Review of 2010 and Plans for 2011 Obsolete

2010

December

02 Dec

Review: Monitoring Your Oracle Solaris Server, Blog and More From the Cloud With Monitis Obsolete

November

16 Nov

Top 7 Cool Things About the New Oracle Solaris 11 Express Release Obsolete

October

29 Oct

Firesheep Killed HTTP. Long Live HTTPS With Free SSL Acceleration, Courtesy of SPARC/Solaris! Obsolete

September

30 Sep

My Personal Oracle Solaris Performance Analysis Cheat Sheet Obsolete

19 Sep

Book Review: The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau

15 Sep

How to Easily Add HTML5 YouTube Videos to Your Drupal Site Obsolete

13 Sep

Oracle Solaris 10 09/10: ZFS Highlights Obsolete

August

31 Aug

Top 11 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Oracle Solaris 11 Obsolete

19 Aug

How to Add Pre-/Post-Scripts to IPS Packages Obsolete

17 Aug

Oracle Solaris 11 Is the Future Obsolete

03 Aug

What Communities Should Do (And What They Shouldn't) Obsolete

July

27 Jul

Sysadmin Day Is Coming Up! 7 Cool Gift Ideas That Will Make Your Geek Friend Happy

20 Jul

Solaris ZFS, Synchronous Writes and the ZIL Explained Obsolete

15 Jul

The ProBlogger 7 Links Challenge

June

27 Jun

Here Are the Ten Most Important Independent Solaris Blogs Obsolete

19 Jun

ZFS Is for 1337 Hax0rz

15 Jun

The War Between Quality and Popularity

04 Jun

A Closer Look at ZFS, Vdevs and Performance Obsolete

May

21 May

10 Ways to Thank a Blogger Without Using Flattr

13 May

Home Server Scripting 4: Wrapping DTrace (And Other Scripts) Into SMF Services Obsolete

12 May

OpenSolaris DTrace for Home Media Servers, Revisited Obsolete

April

28 Apr

Ten Ways to Easily Improve Oracle Solaris ZFS Filesystem Performance Obsolete

26 Apr

New Video: Implementing a Simple SMF Service: Lessons Learned Obsolete

20 Apr

How to Automatically Update Your Home Media Server Library With DTrace Obsolete

07 Apr

OpenSolaris ZFS Home Server Reference Design Obsolete

01 Apr

Spring Cleaning Part 2: Clearing Up Your Home Directory

01 Apr

Spring Cleaning Part 1: How to Tidy Up Your Email INBOX and File Email Away in One Keystroke

March

29 Mar

OpenSolaris Home Server Scripting 3: Managing Package Repositories Obsolete

16 Mar

OpenSolaris ZFS Deduplication: Everything You Need to Know Obsolete

16 Mar

OpenSolaris Home Server Scripting 2: Setting Up Power Management Obsolete

14 Mar

Show Your OpenSolaris Love by Wearing This New Firefox Persona! Obsolete

08 Mar

OpenSolaris Home Server Scripting Howto Part One: Intro and a Simple ZFS Auto-Snapshot Enabling Script Obsolete

01 Mar

How to Customize Your Drupal Theme and Make It More Blog Friendly in 9 Easy Steps Obsolete

February

24 Feb

More Ebook Thoughts: Barriers, Business and Battles Obsolete

16 Feb

How to Add Creativity to Your Technology Career and Save Yourself From Automation and Outsourcing

14 Feb

Seven Useful OpenSolaris ZFS Home Server Tips Obsolete

09 Feb

How to Properly Cut an Image From a PDF Into Your Presentation or Blog

01 Feb

3 Cool Science Fiction Thrillers to Prepare You for the Future (Plus a Bonus One)

January

31 Jan

Ebook Thoughts: What Are Ebooks and What Are They Not? Obsolete

23 Jan

Home Server: RAID-GREED and Why Mirroring Is Still Best Obsolete

16 Jan

How to Get Drupal to Work Through Strato's SSL Reverse Proxy Obsolete

13 Jan

Blogging Platforms - Why I Chose Drupal and Which Useful Resources Helped Me Get Started Obsolete

06 Jan

Welcome to Constant Thinking Obsolete