Observations on the world and its inhabitants
The Objective This was to create a secure, dual-user environment on a single BigLinux machine where the primary user (CW) and a secondary user (User2) maintain complete session isolation. The secondary user requires access to their mobile hotspot (UX1) without viewing the primary user’s files or possessing administrative (root) privileges. The Core Bottlenecks & Hardware ...
It is tempting to talk about COVID as if it were a chapter we have closed. A horrible few years, then a return to “normal”. But that framing feels increasingly wrong to me. The pandemic was not only an acute crisis; it was a forcing function that pushed institutions, companies, and individuals into rapid adaptation. ...
For those who rely on a mobile hotspot as their primary internet connection in the UK—particularly on the Three network—it is common to hit a performance ceiling. Despite having hardware as capable as the Samsung S24 Ultra, standard settings often result in “traffic shaping” or stability issues due to Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT). Recent testing has ...
I undertook this because on trying to login to CPanel – a portal from where I manage my websites – I was getting logouts and messages saying “Your IP Address has changed” after a few seconds of logging in. There was actually no apparent change of my IP Address or one that I could see. ...
We have all been there. You are halfway through typing “I hope this email finds you well” for the fourteenth time since breakfast, and for a split second, you actually forget how to spell “well.” Like wut! It happens to people. Or perhaps you are staring at a blinking cursor, trying to remember if your ...
Espanso is a free, open-source text expander that works across Windows, macOS and Linux. Most guides cover the basics — type a trigger, get some text. This guide goes further, covering features that turn Espanso from a simple text replacer into a genuinely powerful productivity tool. For those to want to save the drudgery of ...
Most of us spend our lives fighting with our keyboards. We have these thoughts—medical observations, legal arguments, complex lines of code—but the physical act of typing it out over and over feels like a tax on our time. When I first looked at Espanso, I almost closed the window. It looked like a wall of ...
After getting my “digital brain” perfectly tuned on my BigLinux desktop, the next hurdle was getting it onto my Windows 11 laptop. On paper, it looks easy: you just copy a file from one machine to the other. In reality, Windows is a bit more sensitive about how it “reads” those files, and I ran ...
This post documents the transition from TextBlaze to Espanso on a BigLinux system, detailing the technical hurdles overcome and the final configuration logic. The plan is then to run Espanso on W11. 1. Espanso vs. TextBlaze: Key Differences While both tools serve the same goal, the philosophy of use is different: 2. The Critical First ...
What happened was that I created a System Restore point before 590 Nvidia. System Restore failed even after switching off Virus Shield. This meant I’d have to do a fresh re-install of the 577 driver. The best path forward was to ensure that 590 was totally cleaned out. Of course, not everybody knows: Absolute Cleanup: ...
Yes – it’s true. I don’t need to know how to write code for Macros, when I have paid geniuses who can do the work. BTW some people don’t even know what a ‘macro’ is and they’ll be thinking of microscopes. If you’re one of those types, you should save your time for Instagram or ...
This post is what happened after attempts with OneDriver failed miserably. The landscape for cloud storage integration on Linux desktops often involves a trade-off between simplicity and stability. Many lightweight drivers attempt to provide a “native” feel but stumble when confronted with the aggressive I/O demands of modern desktop environments like KDE Plasma. This analysis ...
You don’t expect an easy life with Linux. It’s a constant learning curve – but not for everybody! Following the OneDriver buildout 2 days ago problems emerged progressively. All my notes were taken to Gemini and we worked on it together. Tip: when using AIs explain that you’re a “total noob.. to go slowly and ...
As a new user of Linux (BigLinux), I was occupied with getting set up in my dual boot system. When on Windows, I’ve not been hacked or infiltrated by malicious code (viruses) for the last 15 years at least. That’s because I use the best of the best AV software shields and crazily complex passwords. ...
System Profile: BigLinux (Manjaro-based), KDE Plasma Wayland/X11 (on W11 dual-boot), Hardware: Desktop (NVIDIA 3080, Core i7, 32GB RAM), Target: On-demand OneDrive access (FUSE mount) without local storage mirroring. This document records the complete, sequential process used to install and configure OneDriver (specifically the jstaf/onedriver client) on a BigLinux system. The Context: Microsoft OneDrive is not ...
Date: 8 February 2026. System: Scan 3XS Laptop (Clevo X56xWNx Architecture), Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX (Arrow Lake), RAM: 64GB DDR5 RAM, DRIVES: 3TB NVME, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (Blackwell). In simple terms, this just means no-nonsense very high end. Luddites will be deterred by all the ‘jargon’ in here. ...
The transition to a Linux-based dual-boot system is often marketed as a streamlined experience. However, when high-performance hardware meets specialised networking requirements, the path quickly shifts from a standard installation to a deep-dive into kernel modules and system architecture. This is a technical post-mortem of a transition involving an RTX 3080, an Archer TXE70UH Wi-Fi ...
I looked back at what I wrote in 2015 and realised the digital landscape has shifted, but the fundamental mess remains. We’ve moved from small hard drives to massive cloud storage, yet the clutter has only scaled up with the capacity. It is funny how we thought more space would solve the problem. Instead, it ...
I’m not going into why Authors may want to use AI. It’s big business out there. And no – it’s not about letting AI write books! FFS. But wait – it’s not only authors who may be interested in running an AI locally on their computers. AI can present tools for many use case scenarios. ...
Before I get into the numbers, I need to be entirely clear: what follows is a record of my own personal experience over the last fifteen years. It is not a professional recommendation, and I’m not suggesting everyone should go out and override their car’s handbook. I’m simply sharing the data I’ve collected from my ...
For the better part of three decades, “personal computing” was synonymous with Windows. It wasn’t just an operating system; it was the foundation of digital life. Blue Screens of Death and endless updates were tolerated because, frankly, there were few alternatives. Apple was expensive and maintained by a cult. Linux was perceived as an obscure ...
This one follows from: Man vs. Machine (Spoiler: The Machine Lost). But on this occasion it was Man and Machine [AI] working together in harmony. The primary motivation for this migration was to reclaim the performance of a 2018 Dell Inspiron 7786. While the hardware remains capable, running Windows 11 felt increasingly sluggish and heavy. ...
It was 2:00 AM. I was staring at a 2018 laptop that refused to run Linux from a USB drive, without freezing like a deer in headlights. Naturally, I did what any modern human does: I asked an AI to fix it. This was my mistake. But it worked out well in the end. What ...
The following exploration is not intended as financial or strategic advice for any specific individual or entity. Instead, it serves as a platter of food for thought regarding the mechanics of the digital landscape. Most people view advertising as a simple, static transaction: a result is purchased, or it is not. Nearly every business has ...
In routine use, a standard website is often slowed down by the physical distance between the visitor and the host server. Every time a user clicks a link, their browser has to send a request across the internet to a single specific location (like a server in London or New York). This “round-trip” takes time. ...
From Lunar Headlines to the “Wetware” Crisis It began with a simple question, one that many of us have been asking as we approach the new year of 2026: Is NASA actually going back to the Moon? The surface-level answer is a resounding yes. As of today, New Year’s Eve 2025, the Artemis II rocket ...
Humanity has always lived in the shadow of its own ingenuity. Every leap in technological power has widened the gap between what we can do and what we can wisely control. Today, that ancient asymmetry has become the defining tension of our age. We are accelerating into a future shaped by artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, ...
This article consolidates the full investigation into the metallic / echo‑like artefact encountered during long‑form text‑to‑speech narration in Google AI Studio, the diagnostic reasoning applied, the failed and successful mitigation attempts, and the final stable solution. This took too many hours of work. But it is now resolved after much work with three AIs. Hold ...
🎩Ladies and gentlemen, gather round. A new menace stalks the land. Not alcohol. Not cars. Not loneliness, poverty, trauma, or the small matter of human biology. No—something far more sinister: Chatbots. Yes, the same tools people use to summarise emails and ask for chicken marinades are apparently ushering in a new age of mass psychosis. ...
Despite explicit instructions, generative AI systems routinely drift into US English spelling and conventions across longer writing projects. For British-English authors who use AI assistance, this creates a persistent and time-consuming editorial burden. The key insight that resolved this was accepting that generation and linguistic compliance should be treated as separate stages. Rather than attempting ...
