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ID Root ☛ How To Install Zabbix on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Monitoring is the first thing people skip on a new server and the first thing they miss when something breaks at 3 a.m.
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TecMint ☛ 12 free Command Examples to Check Memory Usage in Linux
The problem is that many older guides, describe an output format that modern systems no longer use. The familiar -/+ buffers/cache line is gone, and options such as -o may no longer be supported.
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Barry Kauler ☛ DJI mic 2 versus mic mini 2
I posted about purchasing a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, then an Action 4:
https://bkhome.org/news/202610/seduced-by-the-camera-hype.html
In that post, commented that can use the external microphone from the Pocket 3 combo, with the Action 4. Hmmm, Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) reports: [...]
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NYCBUG ☛ NYCBUG1: A quick OpenSSH security guide
OpenSSH is the most common implementation of the original SSH, appearing in a wide range of operating systems and devices. The OpenSSH project is incredibly proactive in terms of security but OpenSSH can still be used incorrectly.
There are best practices and other considerations when running OpenSSH on a publicly facing server. Some features are only available on more versions, so keep your operating system and/or OpenSSH version updated and review the Release Notes for the respective version. Note that this document is aimed at users of Unix and Unix-like systems. All manual page references are based on OpenBSD-current, while your hosts are may be using older manual pages for earlier versions of OpenSSH.
Note that the sshd_config file is for the OpenSSH server daemon, while the ssh_config is for configuring the OpenSSH client.
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Data Swamp ☛ Get more memory with zram or zswap
In this blog post, you will learn what zram and zswap are, how they differ, and how to check if they are doing a good job on your system.
I have been experimenting with both in various cases. I found zswap to give better results in most cases, but it requires a real swap to work.
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Ronalds Vilciņš ☛ CSS corner-shape Goes Beyond Rounded Corners
I like a slightly unusual corner on a ticket or callout, especially when the CSS stays small. CSS corner-shape makes that possible by changing the curve inside the area defined by border-radius.
A corner can become a straight bevel or an inward scoop, for example. The property still has limited browser support, so I would use it for decoration that can fall back to an ordinary rounded box.
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APNIC ☛ One week on the APNIC honeynet: 99,000 IP addresses and 173 million events
It is still too early for a detailed analysis, but the rebuilt network is already revealing interesting patterns. From 21-27 September 2026, almost 99,000 distinct IP addresses interacted with our honeypots, generating 173 million logged events.