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Tailscale: Indistinguishable from magic

Introducing Tailscale: … and the magic of pairing it with pfSense Redefining network topologies: Wow. Just wow. It isn’t often a novel project impresses me as thoroughly as Tailscale! So impressive that i’m reminded of Clarke’s three laws; “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Spot on. There’s something magical about a project which ticks so many boxes; It’s ‘simple’ to setup, boasts near unlimited use cases, can be overlayed on top of an existing network - and it’s ‘free’ tier is rather generous for individuals and likely to be all one needs. What happened to the old (and usually accurate) adage “we can only ever choose 2 between good|fast|cheap ?!”

  • Wireguard
  • Mesh Networks
  • NAT traversal
  • Routing
Friday, January 5, 2024 | 5 minutes Read
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Bcachefs: A COWs Journey

What’s new with bcachefs Over the past year, my journey with bcachefs - in pursuit of unknown benefits - sure has been interesting, and full of drama if one reads the fs kernel mailing list. The project, with its vow to deliver enhanced performance and reliability, has no doubt made great progress and reached what many believed would (or should) never happen. The recent announcement of its inclusion in 6.7 Kernel was a triumphant moment, marking a significant milestone for the project. However the phoronix benchmark results presented have been less than impressive, albeit I do question the testing methadology.

  • Bcachefs
  • Linux Kernel
  • Filesystem Performance
Sunday, November 5, 2023 | 2 minutes Read
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SwayFX: Sway, but with eye candy!

Introducing SwayFX: A Cutting-Edge Fork of the Sway Window Manager Enhanced Rendering with FX_Renderer SwayFX, a pioneering fork of the well-established Wayland window manager Sway, brings revolutionary features and visual enhancements. Central to SwayFX is the fx_renderer, which replaces the simpler wlr_renderer, unleashing the potential of GLES2 for a visually stunning desktop experience. Key Features Blur Effects Rounded Corners and Borders Shadows Dim Unfocused Windows Per Application Saturation Control Seamless Integration with Sway SwayFX maintains complete compatibility with the Sway configuration file, allowing users to transition smoothly without needing to alter their existing setups. The following new configuration options can be used to enable the advanced rendering feature set.

  • SwayWM
  • DesktopEffects
  • Rendering
Sunday, November 5, 2023 | 2 minutes Read
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