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// 03.10.2026 // Linux

When the CPU Loses Its Memory: Linux on Apple M4

From silent serial consoles and assembly debugging to processors wiping their own registers at idle: Why the Linux bring-up on Apple's M4 is bare-metal detective work – and what sysadmins can learn from it.

#Linux #Apple Silicon #Asahi Linux

~ 16 MIN Read article →

// 28.09.2026 // Architecture

A Resume Without Being Held Hostage

LinkedIn is annoying, yet remains parked in the management VLAN for lack of alternatives. Vutuv offers an open-source approach featuring ActivityPub and open exports. But is a technically superior profile model enough against the market power of the B2B top dog?

#Vutuv #LinkedIn #ActivityPub

~ 9 MIN Read article →

// 26.09.2026 // Linux

Is the Classic Linux Sysadmin Dying in the Age of AI and DevOps?

From hand-crafted servers to Infrastructure as Code and AI assistants: Why automation eliminates manual chores while making Linux systems engineering more demanding.

#Linux #Sysadmin #DevOps

~ 4 MIN Read article →

// 19.09.2026 // Architecture

W Social & The AT Protocol: When European Ambition Fails at Onboarding

A European, privacy-oriented social network powered by the AT Protocol is a phenomenal idea. When you verify government ID cards in advance and then strand the onboarding in support with QR codes from a print campaign, it becomes a masterclass in interfaces, processes, and trust.

#AT Protocol #Bluesky #PDS

~ 12 MIN Read article →

// 14.09.2026 // Architecture

From Ansible Stack to NixOS: Rebuilding My Edge Hosting Declaratively

My edge hosting ran on Debian, Ansible, OpenResty, and HTTP/3 completely unremarkably. Why I migrated the production server to NixOS 26.05 anyway — and where the difference between orchestration and true declaration lies.

#NixOS #Hosting #OpenResty

~ 5 MIN Read article →

// 12.08.2026 // Architecture

Network Troubleshooting on Linux: When the First Finding Misleads

Tools like tcpdump or dig don't lie — they just often answer a different question than you asked. Why you shouldn't blindly trust the first finding when troubleshooting networks on Linux.

#Linux #Kernel #Network

~ 6 MIN Read article →