Document
RNI-0002
Title
Writing — posts and ramblings
Revision
2026.10
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Active
tech, life + music
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Posts and ramblings

Writing

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2020 — 2026
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Things I'm doing + learning — build logs, how-tos, and the occasional confession. Newest first.

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2.1  20261 entry

  1. 017Compact-er vertical tabs on Firefox v157's new Nova designHow to make the vertical tabs on Firefox's new vertical tabs design more compact.browsersfirefox2 min

2.2  20253 entries

  1. 016I'm blocking private IPv4 addresses on my servers by default from now onDue to my own negligence, I'm going to start proactively blocking outgoing network packets to private address spaces by default.networking2 min
  2. 015Visiting localhost from a physical Android deviceHow to easily access localhost from your computer on a physical Android device.androidweb-development2 min
  3. 014Patching Berkeley Mono v2 with Nerd Font glyphsHow I patched Berkeley Mono v2 to include Nerd Font glyphs.fontsnerd-fontsberkeley-mono2 min

2.3  20241 entry

  1. 013Configuring Paperless-ngx to monitor emails from a Proton Mail accountHere's how I configured Paperless-ngx to monitor incoming emails on my Proton Mail account.paperless-ngxdockerproton-mailself-hosting4 min

2.4  20232 entries

  1. 012I'm trying out Nobara Linux for my gaming PCThe one where I finally bit the bullet and tried out a Linux distro for gaming.linuxnobara4 min
  2. 011Copying files to a volume on Fly.ioI try to explain how to copy files to a disk volume hosted on Fly.io.fly.iovaultwardenself-hosting3 min

2.5  20225 entries

  1. 010I used ChatGPT instead of Stack Overflow todayI used ChatGPT today instead of Stack Overflow while solving Advent of Code. It worked very, very well.chatgptadvent-of-codeai5 min
  2. 009I'm building my own hitbox-style fightstick controllerI'm having a ton of fun designing my own little DIY arcade fightstick.build-log6 min
  3. 008Build log: Vortex Pok3r hotswap modThis is a log of the things I had to do when converting my old Vortex Pok3r mechanical keyboard to a hotswap configuration.build-logmechanical-keyboards7 min
  4. 007Validation checks in AWS CDK constructsAWS CDK constructs let you run validation checks automatically.awsaws-cdk5 min
  5. 006Zip files from Amazon S3 without saving them locallyIt's not always possible (or practical) to download + save files locally before throwing them into a ZIP archive.awsamazon-s35 min

2.6  20205 entries

  1. 005Tracing through your distributed applications using AWS X-RayOne of the very real challenges of microservices is quickly identifying where something is going wrong, when something inevitably goes wrong.awsaws-x-raymicroservices11 min
  2. 004Working with the Amazon Chime SDKI was pretty excited about the recent partnership between AWS and Slack, so I found some time to play around with the bits and pieces of Amazon Chime that is not the Amazon Chime client application.awsamazon-chime9 min
  3. 003Benchmarking the AWS Graviton2 processorsI've been hearing a lot of good things about the new AWS Graviton2 processors, so I wanted to see the numbers for myself. Let's look at where the Graviton2 stacks up with some of the other Amazon EC2 options.awsaws-gravitonamazon-ec24 min
  4. 002How to: Create a Remote Gaming Server using Parsec on AWSIt's so much easier to prepare servers on the cloud, and preparing servers for gaming is no exception. In this post, we'll talk about how to create your own game server on the AWS cloud using Parsec, while keeping our costs low.parsecawsamazon-ec215 min
  5. 001Setting up Microphone Audio Filters in OBS using Reaper pluginsWhether you're starting a livestream channel, or recording videos with narration, here are a few simple steps to make sure your microphone audio sounds much more professional.obsreaperlivestreaming13 min

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