Gen 3 and Beyond: Editing C to Hack Pokemon

I'm not gonna lie, I get super nervous writing these articles out of fear of divine punishment from Nintendo-sama, but besides focusing on my new server repair role and learning how to survive 5 o'clock traffic (as well as reconnecting with some old friends), I haven't been doing much since...

Is NixOS the Perfect OS for DevOps?

In a world where IaC and CI/CD strive to push the bounds of optimization, why wouldn't we take the same strides to optimize our desktop and VM environments? Sure, it's easy enough to write a script for you or your company's OS of choice that takes care of all of...

(Reluctantly) Embracing the Cloud

Initial disclaimer, I've never really been big on cloud services. I try to host all of my stuff locally, but I am just running services for my private network so I've never had to worry about scaling or any of the other trepidations of hosting services meant for public consumption....

Current and Recent Projects, Plans for the Future

Hey guys, just a little update on what I've been doing and on the future of the site and whats in store! It's been a been couple of weeks to say the least, I ditched the Aruba AP and decided to flash an old router with OpenWRT to act as...

Hacking Firefox Passwords (It's Too Easy!)

  This is going to be a quick one because, well, its super easy. I mean, like your mother easy. If you've ever watched anything Cybersecurity related on Youtube, you've probably been told to save your passwords in a password manager program separate from your browser as opposed to the...

Navidrome on FreeBSD

Whew! It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Lots of OS installs, lots of configuration, its been a blast. Since I wrote the original draft of this article, I've spent a decent amount of time 'dancing with the Devil' (well Beastie the devil anyways!) and wanted to give this OS...

(Actually) OPNsense

Full article in the works! I posted a teaser article a few months ago about setting up OPNsense on an Optiplex 7010, but unfortunately that never came to fruition. The NIC that I ordered off of eBay never showed up, I ended up splitting up with the mother of my...

Back to the (home)lab Again! Cisco 3650-CX

Move over Packet Tracer! Today I'm implementing an actual Cisco managed switch into my homelab environment, my first real Cisco product (ironic considering the Github handle) and also my first managed switch! I finished the CCST Networking course over a year ago and I'm still over here using a Modem/Router/AP...

Making Windows 11 Bearable

So, it's been about 2-3 years since I've daily driven Windows. I regret absolutely nothing about switching to Linux, as it has given me a totally different perspective on computing, but Windows is one of those things that is going to be in your life no matter how you feel...

Leveling up Proxmox with Clustering!

If you read my previous Proxmox article, you'll know that I'm running it off of a dated Dell Optiplex, and it really limits what I'm able to do server-wise in my network. Well, what if I had 4 of those? That would increase my power level tenfold and I'll be...

BlackArch Linux: Not Just an OS!

So, I'm a big fan of HacktheBox, particularly HtB Academy. It's a resource that I found relatively early in my Linux/Networking journey and was one of the things that I latched onto to level up my skills. Now, I've used Kali maybe twice, at that was well over a year...

Harvard CS50 Python Course

So, first off for a little background, I have never taken a CompSci course in my life. The closest thing that I took was a course on Final Edit Pro my senior year of high school, which I failed (I almost failed my whole senior year due to truancy and...

Boot.dev! Gaming for Chads

So, I recently discovered boot.dev and I am extremely excited to dive into it! I've always been fascinated with the gamification process of things, and after logging around 1600 hours in Rocksmith 2014 and actually becoming pretty decent at guitar and bass, I have to say that I'm a huge...