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Android · Jun 4, 2026
A simple practical explanation of SELinux in Android: mandatory access control, domains, contexts, app sandboxing, enforcing mode, audit logs, and what it means for QA and Android security research.
Linux · Jun 4, 2026
A practical guide to using Linux for creative work: video editing, graphic design, photography, audio production, 3D, streaming, writing, publishing, and the utilities that make a Linux creator workstation powerful.
Linux · Jun 4, 2026
A practical story about troubleshooting Pop!_OS with encrypted root, Btrfs subvolumes, systemd-boot, kernelstub, EFI entries, and the infamous missing rootflags=subvol=@ boot option.
Linux · Jun 4, 2026
A practical explanation of how SELinux policy works on regular Linux distributions compared to Android phones, why Android uses SELinux differently, and what it means for QA, AppSec, reverse engineering, and system debugging.
Linux · Jun 2, 2026
A practical guide to Linux installers: Calamares, Ubiquity, Subiquity, Anaconda, Debian Installer, YaST, Agama, archinstall and manual installation.
Big Tech · May 30, 2026
A personal look at how Apple, Google, Microsoft, and modern platform rules are slowly removing control from users and developers.
Linux · May 29, 2026
A practical guide to using the dd command for cloning disks, creating images, restoring backups, wiping drives, and avoiding painful data loss mistakes.
Linux · May 29, 2026
Leaving Windows or macOS for Linux? The distro name matters less than the base, desktop environment, file system, encryption, package manager, drivers, and workflow you build around it.
Apple Silicon · May 27, 2026
A personal story about installing Asahi Linux on an M1 Mac, breaking the boot setup, and restoring macOS through DFU mode using Linux instead of another Mac.
Linux · May 27, 2026
A practical story about turning a broken 2014 Intel MacBook Pro into a usable Linux machine instead of throwing it away or leaving it in a drawer.
Windows · May 27, 2026
A personal and practical look at why Windows no longer feels like the default choice, especially when Linux and macOS cover most of my real work better.
Operating Systems · May 26, 2026
Operating systems may feel less exciting than they used to, but trying Linux, macOS, Windows, Haiku, ChromeOS, and even retro systems still teaches you how computers really work.