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Building Education Technology the "Hard Way" (And Why That's Actually the Easy Way)
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I've watched countless companies burn through millions (billions in the aggregate) trying to reinvent wheels that already exist. Not long ago, I reviewed a competitor's failed attempt to build what we launched in six weeks and less than $20,000 USD — they spent three years and $30+ million, and they still couldn't deliver. This isn't about being better-funded, or event smarter; it's about the wisdom of understanding a fundamental truth that most of the tech industry refuses to accept: in the 2020s, 90% of what you need has already been built.
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New attack bypasses HTTPS protection on Macs, Windows, and Linux
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"Hack can be carried out by operators of Wi-Fi hotspots, where HTTPs is needed most." - From Ars Technica, by Dan Goodin - Jul 26, 2016 5:14 pm UTC, referencing upcoming conference...
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centos decrypt luks "feature only available with HAL" trinity
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Trouble decrypting LUKS encrypted device in Cent OS 7 using Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE). Quick notes to address.
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Matrix.org Homeserver Synapse User Lost Password Manual Reset Through Database
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If a user doesn't include an email with their matrix account, it is impossible to reset the lost password.
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Tech Talk With Hawke Website Moving
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Over time I have accumulated far too many domains. I am attempting to cut back (again). So I will be letting the various hawketechtalk.com and related domains expire rather than renewing. I have had all along the same site running at http://techtalk.hawkenterprising.com. So update your bookmarks and RSS feeds accordingly.
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Ploneboard with Plone 4
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Ploneboard is not yet officially supported under Plone 4, however if you install the latest SVN version of Ploneboard under Plone 4.01, it can be made to work, there's just a few tricks to doing so...
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Xwiki on Debian 11 Bullseye
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Basic notes for setting up and running XWiki (version: ____) on Debian 11 Bullseye
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Claude.ai adds throttling to max users but with no transparency.
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I've liked using Claude.ai in many areas, but they are starting to get overwhelmed and have begun throttling "top 5% users", which apparently I am. But they aren't offering ANY transparency about this...
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Getting WiFi 7 Working on Linux: The ASUS ROG USB-BE92
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I recently upgraded to 5.5 Gbps TDS fiber, installed a shiny new ASUS RT-BE86U WiFi 7 access point capable of 10 Gbps, and grabbed an ASUS ROG USB-BE92 WiFi 7 USB adapter to take advantage of it all. The goal? Get my GPU cluster (what I call DGPUNET - Distributed GPU Network) running at multi-gigabit speeds for distributed AI workloads.
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OpenSuse LEAP 42.2 Worst Version of Suse Yet! (on Asus ROG)
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From a stability perspective, this has been the worst OpenSuse Release in years! I reached a point I needed to clean up some clutter on my primary laptop (running OpenSuse 13.2), so I backed up, and wiped (while retaining the windows partitions for the few video games I play with my kids), and installed OpenSuse LEAP 42.2. Here is how it went...
