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Qwen 3.8 invents Alibaba URLs with a real key ID, and that's why I don't think it's a backdoor
Qwen 3.8 still has a problem, but not in the way you're thinking.
Windows 11 has a âfeatureâ that throttles performance, but disabling it has a security tradeoff
Turning off Windows' Spectre protection can boost speed on older PCs, but it's not free
I explored 5 code editors beyond VS Code, and one was clearly ahead
I stepped outside my VS Code comfort zone and found an editor that deserves more attention.
I thought my car's USB port was just for charging until I discovered what else it could do
I used my car's USB port for music, Android Auto, and way more than just charging.
I regret connecting these 4 devices to smart plugs, and I wish someone told me sooner
Automation is convenient, but some devices are better left alone.
I replaced my Raspberry Pi with one box running Home Assistant and Frigate
Home Assistant and Frigate in one palm-sized box beat my Raspberry Pi setup.
I made self-hosting harder than it needed to be by making this one mistake
I spent so much time perfecting my homelab that I nearly forgot why I built it in the first place.
Your router keeps a list of every device that has ever connected, and some of them might not be yours
They might be posing a security risk.
7 hardware acceleration methods Jellyfin supports, and where each one runs
Let your CPU take a breath sometimes
I tried running Proxmox VMs and LXCs straight off my TrueNAS pool, and they worked better than I expected
Storing PVE virtual guests on TrueNAS became a whole lot easier thanks to a neat plugin
I let an AI agent clean up my Downloads folder, and it did a better job than Iâve managed in a decade
Iâd hand it the sorting again, but never the final say.
I put aluminum foil behind my Wi-Fi router to test a bizarre internet trick, and it did more than I expected
It's actually faster... sometimes
I finally found a free, open-source Adobe After Effects clone, and it was built mostly with AI
It's barely a month old and speaks fluent After Effects
Old games feel laggy on modern TVs for a reason nobody told me about, and Game Mode only fixes half of it
That new "smart" TV isn't smart enough to understand old-school consoles
An old Android phone is a better first home server than a $100 Raspberry Pi in 2026, and you probably already own one
Skip pricey SBC purchases and explore battery backed phone servers hosting Jellyfin, Vaultwarden and cloud storage.
I stopped using AirDrop and Quick Share after discovering this free, open-source alternative
LocalSend is the easiest way to send files across operating systems and devices.
Most home labs don't need a Proxmox cluster, and Proxmox's own Datacenter Manager is the reason
Keep each node its own closed system.
The Acer Swift Go 16 AI drops to $650, and it's a rare deal for a Copilot+ PC
A solid big-screen workhorse down to a new low
I gave my local LLM my browser history, and it built a better bookmark system than I ever had
My browsing history knew which bookmarks I needed better than I did.
I tried DLSS 5 in my favorite game of all time, and it feels like playing it for the first time again
This is the remaster I've always wanted.
I thought Pi-hole was blocking everything on my network, but IPv6 was letting half my devices walk straight past it
Your Pi-hole might be blocking less than you think, thanks to IPv6
I turned an old laptop into a living room PC, and it does everything my Fire TV did and more
Turning my old laptop into a home theater PC give me more flexibility for media.
5 self-hosting tools that are better than their well-funded competitors
Big budgets donât guarantee better software.
