The Raspberry Pi 5 Is No Match for a Tini-Mini-Micro PC(louwrentius.com)

378 points by louwrentius 2 years ago | 303 comments

Blog post arguing that used tiny-mini-micro PCs are a more compelling home server option than the Raspberry Pi 5.

My solar-powered blog is now on lithium iron phosphate(louwrentius.com)

116 points by louwrentius 3 years ago | 44 comments

DNS is for people, not for IT infrastructure(louwrentius.com)

35 points by louwrentius 4 months ago | 65 comments

I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated(louwrentius.com)

262 points by jandeboevrie 3 years ago | 158 comments

I built a 10 inch mini rack from aluminium extrusions(louwrentius.com)

71 points by louwrentius 4 months ago | 31 comments

I Think Rutger Bregman and the School for Moral Ambition Are Full of Shit(louwrentius.com)

25 points by louwrentius 4 months ago | 9 comments

BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive(evclinic.eu)

416 points by mikelabatt 10 months ago | 477 comments

EV Clinic blog post on recovering a 2021 BMW PHEV iBMUCP after a crash fault, criticizing costly, unrepairable safety fuse design that generates waste.

To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell(myteslaexperience.com)

340 points by lleims 1 year ago | 391 comments

A personal blog post recounting a buyer's problems with a new Tesla Model 3 bought in October 2024, including onboard computer failures and battery drain.

Backups Aren't Simple(filipovski.net)

318 points by afilipovski 1 month ago | 190 comments

Personal blog post by Aleksandar Filipovski arguing that backups are more complex than they seem, starting from a family story of losing photos to a reformatted drive.

My first contribution to Linux(vkoskiv.com)

633 points by vkoskiv 1 year ago | 76 comments

A blog post recounting the author's experience upstreaming their first Linux kernel patch, fixing a hardware issue on a 2005 Fujitsu Lifebook S2110.

Hello, me. It's been a while(themech.net)

336 points by somesoftdev 2 months ago | 178 comments

A personal blog post in which a programmer returns after fourteen years to reflect on filling every quiet moment with podcasts, audiobooks, and social media.

When the machine boots but the reply disappears(mainbrella.com)

4 points by cs1996 18 days ago | 3 comments

Mainbrella engineering blog post on designing its backend so retries are safe when a Linux machine is created but the reply to the client is lost.