This in my feed today: Debunking zswap and zram myths.
tl;dr: If in doubt, prefer to use zswap. Only use zram if you have a highly specific reason to.
Prefer zswap over zram
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Category Archives: Sys Admin
Falsehoods programmers believe about time
In my feed today: Falsehoods programmers believe about time.
KDE Plasma 6.6 is here
Here is a visual guide to the best desktop in the known universe. I am still back on KDE Plasma 5.27.5 on Debian 12, but look forward to upgrading some time soon…
Day in the life of a network installer
Sysmon added to Windows
Via Slashdot, Microsoft Adds Sysmon To Windows we hear from The Register that, Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows. I don’t use Windows much these days but this seems like a sensible decision to me.
Operating Systems Textbooks
Some operating systems textbooks which came up on IRC today: Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces, Dive into Systems, and Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective.
Home Assistant
Looks like learning about Home Assistant is in my future.
Linux file-system naming semantics
I didn’t learn anything in this one that I didn’t already know, but it is a very good explanation for a beginner.
Re-enable the KDE titlebar buttons for Firefox
Today ChatGPT helped me to Re-enable the KDE titlebar buttons for Firefox.
Bottom line: Right-click on Hamburget menu, choose Customize Toolbar… then check the Title Bar checkbox in the bottom-left hand side of the screen.
Everything is easy when you know how!
Mail Call #36: QuickStudy Cheatsheets and Soldering Stuff from Amazon | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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In this video we see what arrived in the mail from Amazon. The main haul was my QuickStudy cheatsheets. But I also go this stuff too:
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