I have the great luck of having a fairly large tech following on Twitter. However, there are maybe a few people over there who aren't of the tech world. And while I'm flattered that they follow me despite my tweets containing some of the most complex tech jargon imaginable, I…
The FBI and other 3 letter agencies are known for spying on people, often with questionably methods or without due process. This has been facilitated by the US counter-terrorism acts post 9/11 which gave law enforcement much greater visibility into the lives of US citizens*. That is why the…
Here's how I got nvidia to cooperate on my desktop. Arch Linux; Ryzen 7 2700xt; GTX1650 1. yay nvidia-550xx-dkms 2. yay nvidia-550xx-utils 3. yay lib32-nvidia-550xx-utils 4. yay opencl-nvidia-550xx 5. yay lib32-opencl-nvidia-550xx Drivers 555 -> 565.57 are all broken for the GTX1650 as there is no display output from the…
I find Bad Guys fascinating. Particularly their portrayal in media. You see, I watched Andor a while ago, and, as laughable as it may sound, that series was a major factor in shaping my politics and, to a certain degree, my outlook on the world today. I have a small…
I fixed my dad's OpenSUSE tumbleweed install last night. It was interesting enough that I figure I can write a short story on it. Disclaimer: This blogpost has a few malpractices, such as hoping an update will fix broken packages and not doing a backup before messing with the operating…