In recent years, Linux has seen a significant resurgence in popularity, particularly among developers and tech enthusiasts. Despite its strong presence in server environments, desktop adoption has historically lagged behind Windows and macOS. However, several key factors indicate that Linux will not only gain traction but also dominate desktops in the next five years.

I've always been a fan of Openbox for its speed and flexibility, but I couldn't ignore how lackluster its default exit dialog is. Wanting something that matched the sleekness of my minimalist desktop, I decided to create ssdd, Simple ShutDown Dialog. This lightweight and quick tool brings a touch of elegance to my Openbox shutdown routine.

Well, I've just sent an email to our landlord letting him know that we are heading to Spain in 3 months.
It's a bit scary. We've been in this house for almost 4 years and it's our home. It is, however time to embrace changes.

I've been working hard these past few weeks to create a new tool that is inspired by the pip command that downloads and installs Python packages either globally or locally for the user.

QStags represent a unique way to incorporate HTML elements into text without directly using HTML syntax. This method simplifies the process of formatting text, making it more accessible to individuals who may not be familiar with HTML. Let's delve into how these QStags work and explore their potential benefits.

I've update the script to enable support for other languages for the messages it generates.
For now, en_US, es_ES and nb_NO are available.

Quick Site Generator 2 is still being developed. We celebrated the birthday of my step-dad. Downtime.

This time I've cleaned up the tabs and spaces throughout the script to make it more readable.

More bug fixes and enhancements.

I've fixed quite a few bugs and enhanced the script.

A lot of work and progress has been made since my last update. Version 0.2.0 has been released.

I've decided to rewrite the script that generates this site.

My script is getting a bit complex and it's not as easy to add new templates as I'd hoped...

I've spent a few days updating and optimizing the script that builds this site.

Godaddy scammed me. I think...

This week has been crazy with a lot of snow. Check out the photo!

My sister called me a few days ago and asked me if I could help her. Of course I said yes.

It's been an interesting few years since my last update...

I dug up my old workstation and am now using this to serve you my website instead of running it in a VM on my current workstation.

I have been offline for over 5 weeks this summer due to me moving to a new place.

As far as I can see, only bad things can come of this deal.

My heart is crying for the animals of this planet that have to suffer for our stupidity.

I've used vim since the very first time I booted Linux and heard about NeoVim pretty early on. It was not in a very usable state back then, but things have changed a lot.

Happy Towel Day to every fellow geek and nerd in the world.

I joined an IRC channel the other day and said Good CET Morning. Got an immediate reaction.

Sometimes you may not want to add every single SSH key you have to access a remote resource.
I will tell you a good way to use existing keys you can add to your SSH config file.

Ever since I set up my server, made it public and enabled fail2ban, I see lots of attempts at breaking in.

Ever since I set up this webserver and made it public, I see in the logs a lot of attempts at hacking it.

Way back in the year 1814, some dudes decided to write a document that turned out to become our Constitution.

I have been using Openbox for quite a while and am now running the latest version compiled from a git checkout.

The Mageia packagers and QA team has been working really hard for the past few months getting a massive update rolled out.

The EFF has issued a warning about a security issue in GPG and recommends you to take action.

So, I have been working on my hacks and it looks like I have reached a Good Enough state now.

Having this setup enables me to serve you only static HTML pages from a semi-dynamic backend using templates.