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VPS Showdown – April 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr
All right y'all, the second quarter of 2024 is upon us. Been a bit all over the place on my end, doubly so with it being the high holiday known as WrestleMania Weekend. #CodyCryBabies I mentioned last month that I'd…
How to check package version on Linux
In light of the recent discovery of a backdoor in the XZ Utils package (CVE-2024-3094), knowing how to check package versions on Linux has come to front of mind." I try to be security cautious. Typically I reach for boring…
Stop ESLint from searching up the directory tree
For most projects, I use a monorepo, and nest my scripts in a directory. I'll npm init each script, and maintain an isolated set of dependencies outside of the main dependency tree. This includes maintaining a separate .eslintrc file as…
Airbnb style guide with Next.js
Starting a fresh Next.js project the other day, I was happy to see that configuring eslint was part of the bootstrapping process. Where things fell short for me, was the lack of a prompt asking me which style guide I'd…
Fix for gnome-keyring 46.0+ disabling ssh-agent
A breaking change landed on my Arch Linux system the other day, revealing itself when trying to use git. Usually something like this would wind up in the Arch Linux home page. Not this time. Booting up on a Monday…
VPS Showdown – March 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr
While spring isn't officially here yet, it's definitely starting to feel like winter is over. More of the same this month, as we finish off the first quarter of 2024. Next month, I'm hoping to finally get some MongoDB benchmarks…
Cannot load certificate "/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem" on Debian
Recently, my media center (an Intel NUC) started to bark about being out of disk space on my root partition. Instead of just biting the bullet and redoing the partitions, I decided to purchase a larger SSD, which led to…
BIOS has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s) on Intel NUC
After upgrading the SSD on my Intel NUC to a larger size, I was greeted with an error message that took me way too long to find a solution to:" BIOS has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s). Possible causes include recent…
Switching to tmux windows numbered 10 and above
I try my best to not horde browser tabs. Occasionally I look up and realize that I have so many open that I now have to scroll. While I attempt to do the same with my tmux windows (and GNU…
VPS Showdown - February 2024 - DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr
New month with new observations when looking at DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr. Even though each provider uses the same Linux kernel version, they all have different patch numbers and dates. Vultr offering the most recent, Linode second, and DigitalOcean…