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How to delete Docker images

Still plagued by my undersized root / partition, I've had to learn a thing or two about freeing up disk space. Recently, after a string of adventures with containers, I came to realize that Docker stores it's images in the [...]

Anbernic RG35XX vs. RG353M

As I've recently procured yet another retro gaming handheld, I felt the need to give a quick comparison of two similar offerings that I own. Please keep in mind that this isn't meant to be an exhaustive post, comparing sizes [...]

Are travel routers worth it?

As part of my iterative approach to most things, with every trip I take, I try to improve something. Over the years I've went from a cramped duffel bag to a higher end backpack meant for travel. I've slowly moved [...]

Steamworks initialisation failed running V Rising on Steam Deck

Before the wife and I jumped into Diablo IV, which runs really well on the ol' Steam Deck, we were playing V Rising. V Rising is a great little multiplayer survival game with a vampire theme that came to us [...]

Linux distro conditionals in shell script

It's happening again. I've grown a bit tired of Debian, and have started to long for all the bleeding edge glory that is Arch. As this is a semi-frequent occurrence in my life, I've gotten pretty good at juggling distributions [...]

Easily sync Philips Hue to Alexa

Every time we move, I invest just a little bit more into smart home devices. While not the most cost effective option, we are very much "all in" on Philips Hue bulbs. While I really do love the product, getting [...]

Filtering WordPress menu items

Recently I had a request come in to update the navigation on a WordPress site. The way the request was worded made me think the change to the menu needed to happen on one specific page, and not across the [...]

How to connect to Wi-Fi from the command-line on Debian

Recently I decided to try to eliminate some unnecessary wires from my home network. One of the offending items was our home server that was hard wired to one of our mesh network routers. The original thought was that by [...]

So I've been moving weekend

THAT'S THE POST! Just kidding, but not really. Every once in a while there's so much going on that I can't carve out a bit of time to knock out a blog post. Usually those scenarios are planned, and I'll [...]

Identifying large packages installed on Debian

Last week I talked about my quick fix to freeing up disk space on the root / partition of my Debian system. I also talked about potentially resizing my partitions at some point to help stave off the issue of [...]