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  I just wanted to call out this guide: https://github.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide If you're trying to set up hardware level security using yubikeys, it is invaluable. It takes some time and preparation, but the results are that you have a system where you can definitively say that your code is signed by you, your connections are authenticated as being yours, and nobody can use your digital identity but you. Even if you leave the YubiKey in the computer all the time, as long as you've turned...

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  Sometimes, the world gives us a little gift, a way that we can gain more happiness. For me, right now, the obvious answer would be the work I'm doing on BrainFrame. I'm making real progress on getting the sync up and running (nothing visible in any UI yet though). However, the answer turned out to be more mundane. My wife and I went out to dinner with my dad at a local Thai place that she and I dearly love. High quality food, good prices, good atmosphere, good people running the restaur...

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  I got to try out something new tonight. After building my new PC, and switching to it as my daily driver, the old one is looking for a purpose. I'm going to turn it into a server. That means getting another USB stick ready with another downloaded ISO. And then I remembered https://www.ventoy.net/ is a thing I've heard about recently. If you don't know of it, it's a bootable USB stick that lets you store a bunch of ISO images, and then choose which one to boot. I had a 64g USB d...

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  This post contains real wisdom, and it landed at a time when I need it. I'm hoping that anybody else who also needs it will be helped in finding it and acting on it. I've been known to say that you can't help others when you yourself are on empty, and here is someone much wiser than me saying the same. Take that break. We all need it. Come back recharged and better. #selfcare @selfcare@hachyderm.io https://hachyderm.io/@selfcare/117141312384877635