Note: This article discusses mechanisms for updating the BIOS and Embedded Controller of computers that haven't been made in almost 20 years. Exercise an abundance of caution when attempting to follow, reproduce… Read More

Hey guess what! Twitter sucks. It's sucked for years, it's getting worse, and they've just announced the addition of an actual child to their board. Fun fact, though: Alternatives exist, and they're… Read More

For reasons of “push button, receive serotonin and electronic gubbins”, I have both the original ODROID Go and the newer Go Advance. I’ll try to give a rundown of the two, my… Read More

Having some fun with USB, I reverse-engineer and document the communication protocol used by the Paperang-brand thermal printers, and implement it in C# Read More

In which I realise I need all the help I can get in order to actually write posts Read More

Wherein I describe the process of using Let's Encrypt at the time it launched Read More

Whereupon I discuss my ill-fated blog-platform-cum-hybrid-site-generator software, BlogAlba. Read More

Lost a friend today. Read More

Wherein I discuss my aversion to phone calls Read More

In which I extol the virtues of my chosen httpd. Read More