There is not too much I can say. All these books are great. I just wish they were not so close to reality. The Iron Heel by Jack London The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Little Brother by Cory Doctorow The Trial by Franz…
Omarchy Post Install on System 76 Laptop
My post Omarchy install on System 76, as I don’t want to forget shit, because I am old. I thought I would share, in case it helps anyone one. I am using an older Oryx Pro, oryp4-b in my case, but I imagine this will work on most System76 machines….
Simple Color Coded Log Tail Utility In PowerShell
I wrote a color coded log tail utility to make things easier for a colleague to see what was happening when tracking down some issues. So now I have an fun little log viewer. In reality, I had some down time and needed to do anything to make it through…
Fetch RSS Feed With Fish Shell And Python

Here is a working example of how to fetch an rss feed with Fish shell and Python. This grabs 40 or so of the latest articles from hacker news with a simple command. You could add code to grab actual dates as opposed to count providing an arg to the…
Manjaro Sway (swaybar) Weather Script

I installed Manjaro Sway to check it out and noticed the temperature returned by the included Manjaro Sway weather script was wrong or not updating to the current temp. It seems Manjaro has their own API generated from Open Medeo data. I decided to write my own and go straight…
SQLite Class For Xojo Desktop Applications
I wrote a SQLite class for Xojo as a convenience for myself as I got tired of rewriting database code anytime I wanted to create a simple application in Xojo. Xojo is an IDE and GUI designer that uses the Basic programming language. It compiles to Windows, Mac OS X,…
Recommendations to help secure yourself from scammers, hackers, and data brokers.
Modern computing has made it easier than ever for hackers, scammers, and data brokers to access, share, or steal your data. A wise move is to secure yourself as much as possible to limit the impact of existing or future breaches and limit the amount of personal data as you…
Linux tools to assist in privacy, security, and censorship.
Do you want piece of mind when working online? Concerned about privacy, security, or censorship? If so, here are some suggestions to put your mind at ease, at least a little. Just be aware that nothing is full proof, but making things harder for the bad guys sure makes you…
Why Facebook and PayPal, and most online services, are worse than scammers
I used to tell a joke back in the eighties, what’s the difference between an outlaw biker and a cop? The length of their hair. Facebook is the cop. A major retailer named Sam Ash went out of business recently and the scams flooded in on Facebook offering huge clearance…
Quick Linux Install Tip – Drives
One of the best things about Linux is that you can use a drive as home. It’s easy to simply let the Linux installer configure your drives, but is it the best solution? I don”t think so. Either way, this is how I do things. Note: If you just want…