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1. Eleven Links of Note - January 12th, 2026

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   • What the actual science says about "brain rot": I personally am trying to actively quit tiktok or at least curb my use of it.
   • Gentoo 2025 in retrospect: I used Gentoo in my early days …

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2. Eleven Links of Note - January 7th, 2026

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   • AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention: Of note is that in general, AWS has not been cutting prices on computing for the last few years. Their newer CPU generation is more expensive and AWS is starting to charge more for newer …

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3. Eleven Links of Note - January 4th, 2026

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   • Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet: Linux anybody? That said, it won't push the adoption of alternate platforms that much.
   • Mastering DNF & YUM: Advanced Repository Management for RHEL/CentOS SysAdmins: Going the beyond the typical repo management of RPM-based systems.
   • Keel: automation of …

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4. Eleven Links of Note - January 3rd, 2026

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   • Public Domain Day 2026 in Literature: Literature made 95 years are now free.
   • Kubernetes Networking from Packets to Pods: A closer look at Kubernetes Networking. It can get confusing.
   • Can Bundler Be as Fast as uv?: I used uv to install ansible and to say that is fast …

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5. Eleven Links of Note - January 2nd, 2026

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   • Unix v4 - Authentic Computing Experience from 1973: Run Unix like you are wearing bell-bottoms!
   • Atmospheric Computing: Article on federated computing essentially, such as Mastadon.
   • ‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential: Note that works only if you are fairly privileged and …

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6. Eleven Links of Note - December 22nd, 2025

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   • Deichkind - Keine Party (Official Video): Big brain dancing.
   • I spent a week without IPv4: I wish I can try that, but RCN support for ipv6 is spotty.
   • Hybrid vs Multi‑Cloud in 2025: What Systems Engineers Actually Need to Know: Its. . . complicated.
   • rendercv: If …

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7. Eleven Links of Note - December 18th, 2025

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   • What's new in network observability 1.10: A sort of introduction to use network observability / monitoring on OpenShift.
   • Coursera to Combine with Udemy to Empower the Global Workforce with Skills for the AI Era: it feels like the era of online learning is coming to a close.
   • Yep …

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8. Hold your nose and close your eyes

   Aggregating interfaces can be a pain, but it doesn't have to be. With Red Hat 7 and above, you can team your interfaces with very little effort. Frankly, it is pretty awesome.

   There is one catch, though. You will have to learn to use Network Manager.Specifically, nmcli.

   Much can …

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