Skills Exist Apart From Tools
Leonardo da Vinci didn't need a brush to make art. My take on "Vibe Coding".,
AI isn't bad. Using AI isn't bad either. Relying solely on AI is fine too, as long as you recognize it for what it is.
Un-professionals, Vol. 1
Or, how not to handle unexpected issues coming up, during the hiring process.,
The story of my first truly bad interviewing experience. And reasons I think all should avoid the company The Qwik Group.
A Journey Through Some Rough Lenovo Firmware
How I diagnosed a bad NVMe drive on a laptop over several hours.,
I recently had the displeasure of working on a Lenovo Yoga C740 which had stopped booting into its operating system (Linux Mint). What should have taken 30 minutes, ended up taking me probably around 8 hours.
Confidentiality in the Digital Age
A primer on message and file encryption, using common, open, and secure standards.,
This post is going to focus on teaching the basic functionality for the "GPG" software, specifically how to; encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text/files. But first, why? I have two motivations for writing this. The first is just a general desire to share some cool knowledge I have with other tech people that may be interested, but the second is due to feeling more and more like the time and place in which I live requires such knowledge to continue living a safe and peaceable life. While I won't elaborate on that second point, it is my primary motivation behind sharing this knowledge.
On Homosexuality and God's Word
A response to the mistranslation argument.,
A particular verse of the Bible, which many quote when talking about homosexuality, is often refuted by claiming it is a mistranslation not present in other versions of scripture. Here I will explain why that is an ignorant response, and does not justify homosexuality.