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GNOME Theme Switcher

Sync Legacy GTK Themes with Dark/Light Mode in GNOME

5 Oct. 2025
If you’re using GNOME, you’ve probably noticed something annoying: when you flip between dark and light mode in GNOME, most apps change — except th...
# Technical # HowTo

Hide Applications in GNOME

Keep your App Grid Clean and Sane

5 Oct. 2025
If you use GNOME, you’ve probably noticed the app grid tends to show everything. Some of it’s useful. Some of it’s… not. (Looking at you, “Help” an...
# Technical # HowTo

Growing Out of Survival Mode

3 Oct. 2025
There’s a peculiar silence that arrives when chaos ends. Not the peaceful kind, it’s more like standing in a room after the music cuts off, ears st...
# Personal

On Chaos and Quiet

21 Sep. 2025
My brain is a mess. I say that like it’s a bad thing, but honestly, it’s my favorite thing about me. Ideas explode, worries creep in, random though...
# Personal

Fragments of the Open Web

On Freedom, Control, and the Spaces We Built

11 Aug. 2025
The internet used to feel like a wide-open field. Messy, unpredictable, alive. It was a place where you could wander endlessly, trip over strange c...

The Art of Overthinking Everything

23 Jun. 2025
I overthink. A lot. It’s practically a hobby at this point. I’ll replay conversations in my head like a director trying to fix a scene that’s alrea...
# Personal

OSI Model

Explaining the OSI Network Model

5 Mar. 2025
In networking, layer models have been established to break down complex processes into individual steps. Each step or task is represented as a laye...
# Technical

First-Date Question Starter Pack

1 Feb. 2025
First dates are supposed to be sweet, gentle, maybe a little awkward — you know, two humans cautiously poking each other with conversation like “he...
# Dating # Personal

Naming Firewall Rules

Why Clear, Consistent Rule Names Make Network Security Simpler and Safer

21 Jan. 2025
In network security, clear and effective communication is crucial. One often-overlooked aspect is the naming convention for firewall rules. Naming ...
# Technical

Hexadecimal in a Nutshell

Explaining how Hexadecimal works

13 Jan. 2025
What is Hexadecimal? Hexadecimal is a number system that uses 16 digits: 0-9 and A-F. It is a base-16 system, compared to decimal (base-10) and bi...
# Technical
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