ECC and DDR5ECC and DDR5
Hamming Codes ECC RAM corrects errors that occur in memory before it gets to the CPU. The most common form of ECC is the Hamming Code [1] which when it[...]
libproc-processtable-perl in Debianlibproc-processtable-perl in Debian
I’ve just filed a Debian bug report about libproc-processtable-perl giving bad errors when SE Linux denies access to files under /proc [1]. Ran into unknown state (hex char: 0) at[...]
Links June 2026Links June 2026
This is amusing, a flaw in the crypto-currency Zcash allowed generating Zcash from nothing and there’s no way to know if anyone did that [1]. Cory Doctorow wrote an insightful[...]
Dirty Clone and SE LinuxDirty Clone and SE Linux
There is a new Linux kernel exploit out named Dirty Clone [1]. The first thing to do to exploit this is to create a container with a separate network namespace[...]
PlaudPlaud
While watching a YouTube video I saw an advert for the Plaud AI Note Taker [1]. The Plaud device looks pretty good for what it does, taking notes and managing[...]
Some GPU StuffSome GPU Stuff
After getting a HP Z4 G4 tower server/workstation to house my Intel Battlemage GPU [1] I’ve been playing around with some GPU stuff. For years I’ve been just buying GPUs[...]
HP Z4 G4HP Z4 G4
In what is hopefully the conclusion of my hunt for a cheap tower server supporting REBAR [1] I have just bought a HP Z4 G4 with W-2125 CPU for $320.[...]
Font SizesFont Sizes
The Problem In 2019 I blogged about getting a 4K monitor because of my vision being inadequate for a 2560*1440 monitor [1]. Now I’m using a 40″ 5120*2160 monitor [2][...]
CPUs and Debian Package BuildingCPUs and Debian Package Building
Introduction I have just bought a HP Z4 G4 with W-2125 CPU for $320 and I decided it was a good time to do some benchmarks on Debian package building[...]
Links May 2026Links May 2026
Ron Garrett wrote an interesting blog post about the mathematical possibility of abiogenesis [1]. Cory Doctorow wrote an interesting blog post about the way the current antics of right wing[...]