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So the dishwasher fixed itself! Proof that asking nicely is a perfectly valid DIY solution. (Probably saw me coming with the power tools and went, “Nah, you know what, I’m good.”)

In other appliance news, our new fridge arrives tomorrow. I’m very excited, but

Why Data Matters in Retail: The Difference Between Guessing and GrowingMany small retailers still make important business decisions based on instinct.They reorder products because they "usually sell well," schedule staff based on experience, or assume certain promotions work...

Site release d36b0ab: Merge pull request #80 from TheBenMeadows/arch/fix-malformed-attrs. Every build ships a signed manifest; see /mirrors/ for verification.

Today’s classroom language note: students often say, “Can you borrow me a pen?” I understand the meaning immediately, but the natural sentence is, “Can you lend me a pen?” You borrow something from someone; you lend something to someone. I wrote both arrows on the board, and suddenly the room became very serious. Grammar can be surprisingly dramatic before lunch.

If the cost of the repair of an out of warranty appliance is 25% the cost of the brand new one, is it worth having it repaired?

Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing… On Thursday, 06 August 2026 The average temperature today is 15.55˚C, With highs of 16.64˚C and lows of 15.38˚C, It may feel like 15.01˚C with clear sky The wind speed is 1.34m/s and visibility is 10000m The pressure i...

Coroot has come a long way since 2023. Now it uses ClickHouse as storage backend, in addition to Prometheus (though you can also set Coroot to store metrics in ClickHouse). Service runtimes are displayed in applications list, which makes it easier to identify services at a ...

I still remember that coffee machine 1. I recall how we used to stay up in the university computer lab, often until late at night, fascinated in front of its image while immersed in the ghostly glare of some black and white Mac SE/30 screen monitors. We repeatedly refreshed...

Site release 3c7460b: Merge pull request #79 from TheBenMeadows/arch/card-title-links. Every build ships a signed manifest; see /mirrors/ for verification.

The Match Lagos Is Being Asked to Remember On August 8, Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan will host the Motherland Heritage Cup’s Global Legends Charity Match, with Okocha, Drogba, Mikel and other former stars listed for the programme. The wider tournament is scheduled for No...

The Weather App Has Become a Small Government

My weather app says there is a 40% chance of rain, which is a remarkably confident way to describe the possibility of getting soaked on the walk to the shop.

The forecast is not predicting weather so much as issuing a risk assessment. Rain may occur. The public is advised to carry a coat, but responsibility for the consequences remains with the individual.

Weather Forecasts Shift Rain Responsibility Onto Individuals
¹ The umbrella industry, meanwhile, continues to operate without a spokesperson.

A Balcony Garden Can Also Create a Small Mosquito Problem I checked my balcony containers this morning and found standing water in places I usually overlook: the saucer under a pot, a folded plastic sheet, and a shallow tray catching runoff from the herbs. None looked import...

Jinsi chupa zilizotumika zinavyogeuka bustani ndogo ya jikoni Jumamosi nilipokuwa napanga vyombo vya plastiki vilivyokuwa havitumiki, niligundua kuwa baadhi yake vinaweza kupata kazi mpya kabla havijaishia kwenye taka. Chupa kubwa, kopo safi na ndoo iliyopasuka upande mmoja ...

The wind blew, and I let my message go. I watched the paper flutter until it was gone, and then I lowered my eyes to write another. The wind was wide. It could hold everything I wrote. But one day soon it would change, and words would fly back the

A password alone isn't secure enough to protect your laptop. Disk encryption is the next step. Slight overhead, but you'll sleep better at night.

https://karnwong.me/posts/2026/07/password-isnt-enough-to-protect-your-laptop/

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ใส่ password ตอน log in เป็นเรื่องดี แต่ข้อมูลก็โดนเจาะได้อยู่ดี ถ้ายังไม่ใส่ disk encryption 👀

ยุ่งยากนิดนึงตอนเซ็ต แต่จะทำให้นอนหลับสบายขึ้น

https://karnwong.me/posts/2026/07/password-isnt-enough-to-protect-your-laptop/

A selection of tiaras with peridots, the August birthstone.

I use Proxmox Backup Server for my Proxmox backups.

Every VM on my Proxmox node(s) was backing up fine except one, which failed every single night with the following error:

INFO: starting new backup job: vzdump 100 --node pve03 --notes-template '{{guestname}}' --notification-mode notification-system --storage

I’ve been posting a lot of notes lately and I think switching to posting on my own site helped with the mental block, though I’m still unsure where to syndicate to. I’ve also been sleeping better now that I’m no longer on

4 things that went wrong this week

1. I broke a glass and it shattered into a million little pieces
2. We ran out of the coffee we like
3. I accidentally flooded the dishwasher and now it won’t run
4. The toilet flush valve broke

5 things that went right

1. Made

EchoFeed will only let me push these notes to one social media account without subscribing for a year and I’m still on the fence whether that’s worth it. Truthfully I’m unsure where everyone is these days. Maybe people just went back to Twitter. Or