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#5851: The Earbud Assistant Problem Nobody Solves
The AI model is solved. So why does the assistant in your ear still fail? The answer is the unglamorous plumbing nobody demos.
#5848: The Libraries Nobody Thinks About
zlib, SQLite, OpenSSL, and the xz backdoor — the tiny pieces of code running everywhere, and the volunteers keeping them alive.
#5836: Counting Every Letter: Ancient Text Integrity Systems
Before checksums existed, scribes counted every letter of the Torah. How did ancient error-correction actually work?
#5827: LTFS Explained: Tape That Acts Like a Disk
LTFS makes tape pretend to be a filesystem — but 37-second seeks decide whether it can anchor a searchable archive.
#5816: Why Linux Still Runs on a 1986 Mailing List
Linux 7.3 release candidates ship through a 1986 email tool. Here's why the kernel never left the listserv.
#5782: Unraid in a VM: When the License Is the Wall
Daniel wants Unraid's parity array without Synology's lock-in. The technology works. The licensing is the wall.
#5705: Tape Isn't a Pool: How LTO Really Works on Linux
Tape on Linux needs no driver — but it also doesn't behave like ZFS. Here's how LTO really integrates, and why "pool" means something else.
#5522: Building a Podcast Backup Appliance
One listener wants a single-purpose box that pulls every episode to local storage he controls. Turns out the software exists — the packaging doesn't.
#5521: Old Laptops as Home Servers: A Field Guide
That dead-battery laptop in your drawer can still serve. Here's the whole playbook — headless Linux, thermals, and the battery question nobody agre...
#5458: Two Linuses and the Fun in Technology
What Linus Tech Tips and Linus Torvalds each model about play, mastery, and keeping tech fun as AI eats the tedious parts.
#5405: Omarchy: The Linux Distro Built for AI Agents
Omarchy treats AI agents as users of the OS itself — every setting a command, every config a text file. Here's how it works and where it breaks.
#5394: Why Waze Sends You Into a Jerusalem Alley
A listener's complaint about Waze turns into a tour of how routing apps actually work — graphs, shortcuts, and a map that's always slightly wrong.
#5383: Android's Open Core, Closed Governance
Android's code is open, but its roadmap isn't. What happens when Google changes the core and developers just have to cope?
#5380: Zero-Click: When Your OS Opens Files For You
Your file manager parses downloads before you touch them. Here's what that means for your security — and what you can actually do about it.
#5250: Building a Shortwave Monitoring Stack on Linux
What it actually takes to scan, capture, and crowdsource HF radio from a Linux box — and where automation hits a wall.
#5203: Why LTO Tape Still Backs Up the Cloud
Magnetic tape isn't dead — it's holding up the cloud. How LTO-10 broke a 25-year compatibility promise, and why AI needs tape more than ever.
#5013: Android Camera Fragmentation: Why Apps See Different Lenses
OnePlus hides fisheye lenses from third-party apps. Here's how Android's camera API actually works and what you can do about it.
#4996: Memory Leaks: The Full Taxonomy
From C to Rust to Kubernetes OOM kills — the real taxonomy of memory leaks and how to hunt them.
#4931: Building a DIY Barcode Inventory Cart
Old laptop, USB scanner, and Linux kiosk mode for a dedicated home inventory terminal.
#4827: When Your One-Person Stack Starts Fighting You
Your custom-built system was a perfect fit. Now it's a cast you can't escape.
#4800: The CLI That Powers Half the Internet's Video
How a French programmer's side project became the invisible engine behind YouTube, VLC, and OBS.
#4784: Host vs Router: The Real USB Bonding Trade-Off
Can you skip the travel router and bond cellular + Wi-Fi directly on your Linux laptop? We test the hardware reality.
#4781: Bonding Internet Lines with OpenMPTCProuter
One developer, no funding, and the only open-source bonding router that actually works. Here's how.
#4780: Bonding Internet Connections with OpenMPTCProuter
How to bond multiple connections at the packet level using the only serious open-source option.