How to Configure the Linux OOM Killer to Stop Crashing MySQL
Your pager goes off at 3:14 AM. The monitoring dashboard is a sea of red. You groggily SSH into your production database server, run htop , and see that.
CMake vs Meson: The 2026 Reality Check
CMake vs Meson: The 2026 Reality Check. Well, I swear, every three years like clockwork, the C++ community has a collective meltdown about build systems.
DoH is a Nightmare for Linux Server Security
Actually, I should clarify – I spent three hours last Tuesday staring at a packet capture from one of our staging servers that made absolutely no sense.
Stop Overcomplicating Local DNS: Advanced Dnsmasq
I have a confession to make. Despite all the fancy service meshes, CoreDNS setups, and the omnipresent systemd-resolved trying Learn about dnsmasq news.
Gitea in Late 2025: Did the Corporate Pivot Actually Work?
It’s New Year’s Eve. While normal people are out buying champagne or making resolutions they’ll break by Tuesday, I’m sitting here staring at my homelab.