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20241209   Linux Kernel 6.13 Huge Config   ⇢  

Linux Kernel 6.13 has hit rc2. I now have a config available for those wanting a huge kernel that supports all the things. cd /usr/src wget https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-6.13-rc2.tar.gz tar xf linux-6.13-rc2.tar.gz && rm -fv linux-6.

20241015   Linux Kernel 6.12 Huge Config   ⇢  

Linux Kernel 6.12 is on the verge of release having just hit RC3. As usual, I have new huge style configuration available. cd /usr/src wget https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-6.12-rc3.tar.gz tar xf linux-6.12-rc3.tar.gz && rm -fv linux-

20240923   Linux Kernel 6.11, Huge Config   ⇢  

In Slackware Current, the team has removed the huge kernel. That's fine, but I have not given up on that style of kernel. If you want to recreate that config for yourself, here's how. Create a root shell session and change directory to /usr/src. Then,

20240820   A Notepad in a Browser Tab   ⇢  

For some reason, I've always really enjoyed having a tiny non-persistent scratchpad in a browser tab. Just seems useful. This is despite having a clipboard tool, text editors, and a bunch of other tools available in KDE at all times. This is an easy thing

20240115   Creating a Linux VM in HyperV   ⇢  

While I typically prefer to run Linux, I do find myself needing to run Windows on occasion, and while WSL is great, it often isn't entirely adequate. In such situations, Microsoft's Hyper-V is available. To install Hyper-V, you need only go to _Contro

20231205   Running an LLM locally   ⇢  

So, if you want to run an LLM locally for whatever reason, it's not too hard to do. Essentially, you first need to grab Llama.cpp, compile it, then grab a model (and possibly convert it), and then run it. Before starting, make sure you have a C/C++ compil

20231203   How to Block LLM bots   ⇢  

With all of the various LLMs and LLM-using-services springing up all over the web without any regard at all to copyright, morality, or consent, I wanted to find a way of blocking these things from using any of my content. Normally, we would use `robots.tx

20231104   Setting Up a Debian Portainer Server   ⇢  

Recently I had cause to setup two Debian 12 servers on AMD EPYC. Initially, I was reaching for Slackware as I always do. Ultimately, I chose Debian. This was due to a concern for the next engineer who will one day take my place. Debian is nearly universal