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IP KVMs
Roundup of hardware to remotely access a PC
2026-06-05 kvm • ipkvm • via:hackernews • hardware • homelab
GPS numbers station
Navigation satellites have been broadcasting encrypted data for over a decade. Really neat analysis.
2026-06-05 gps • cryptopgraphy • steganography • military • security • via:lobsters • cool
Fedora Silverblue hacking
Nice notes about working with an immutable OS while also heavily tinkering and customizing
2026-06-05 via:lobsters • linux • desktop • fedora • immutable • atomic • overlay
Unsloth Gemma 4 QAT
Some deep-in-the-weeds details about boiling down an LLM to a small size you can run on a single desktop computer (or phone)
2026-06-05 llm • quant • unsloth • google • ai
X11 sunsetting
A popular Linux desktop environment is dropping the choice of using the old X-Windows system. It's Wayland now, although an X11 compatibility system will continue
2026-06-05 linux • kde • plasma • x11 • wayland • graphics • gui • unix • history
Arch Linux Gay Mirror
Install Linux with LGBT pride!
2026-06-05 gay • arch • linux • lgbt • russia • protest
Remove Paywalls
Yet another service, seems to be working now
2026-06-04 paywall • web • internet • informationwantstobefree
LEGO Sagrada Familia
$800 lego sculpture, some assembly required
2026-06-04 lego • architecture • sagradafamilia • cathedral
Starlink 1200 connections
ISP discloses that their CGNAT is limited to 1200 open connections per customer
2026-06-04 starlink • spacex • cgnat • internet • isp
rsync and outrage
Author of important tool answers people criticizing him for using AI tooling
2026-06-04 ai • tridge • rsync • llm • coding • engineering
PairDrop
A browser-based tool for facilitating file transfers on a LAN
2026-06-03 filesharing • webrtc • wormhole • lan • utility
The Jesus Trip (1971)
The unlikely source of a lengthy sample in the new Boards of Canada album
2026-06-02 music • sampling • jesus • cult • boardsofcanada • religion
NixOS generators
Build Nix images for a variety of deployment targets like Amazon EC2 or DigitalOcean
2026-06-01 nixos • nix • vps • hosting