Furilabs FLX1sFurilabs FLX1s
The Aim I have just got a Furilabs FLX1s [1] which is a phone running a modified version of Debian. I want to have a phone that runs all apps[...]
Author: etbe
Terminal Emulator SecurityTerminal Emulator Security
I just read this informative article on ANSI terminal security [1]. The author has written a tool named vt-houdini for testing for these issues [2]. They used to host an[...]
LEAF ZE1 After 6 MonthsLEAF ZE1 After 6 Months
About 6 months ago I got a Nissan LEAF ZE1 (2019 model) [1]. Generally it’s going well and I’m happy with most things about it. One issue is that as[...]
Phone Charging Speeds With Debian/TrixiePhone Charging Speeds With Debian/Trixie
One of the problems I encountered with the PinePhone Pro (PPP) when I tried using it as a daily driver [1] was the charge speed, both slow charging and a[...]
Samsung 65″ QN900C 8K TVSamsung 65″ QN900C 8K TV
As a follow up from my last post about my 8K TV [1] I tested out a Samsung 65″ QN900C Neo QLED 8K that’s on sale in JB Hifi. According[...]
Links December 2025Links December 2025
Russ Allbery wrote an interesting review of Politics on the Edge, by Rory Stewart who sems like one of the few conservative politicians I could respect and possibly even like[...]
10gbit and 40gbit Home Networking10gbit and 40gbit Home Networking
Aliexpress has a 4 port 2.5gbit switch with 2*SFP+ sockets for $34.35 delivered [1]. 4 ports isn’t very good for the more common use cases (if daisy chaining them then[...]
PineTime BandPineTime Band
I’ve had a Pine Time for just over 2 years [1]. About a year ago I had a band break and replaced it from a spare PineTime and now I[...]
EDID and my 8K TVEDID and my 8K TV
I previously blogged about buying a refurbished Hisense 65u80g 8K TV with the aim of making it a large monitor [1] and about searching for a suitable video card for[...]
AMD Video Driver IssuesAMD Video Driver Issues
I have had some graphics hangs on my HP z640 workstation which seem to always be after about 4 days of uptime, in one instance running Debian kernel 6.16.12+deb14+1 I[...]