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    Windows

    Windows Update Crashed my Computer

    06/24/2026 - By 

    During an attempt to update my Windows 11 OS, something [not] unexpected happened, Windows crashed. It wasn’t one of the ragular crashes that can be fixed if you know what you are doing. Rather, it was the kind of crash that turns your computer into a large paperweight. Thankfully, the disk didn’t crash, and I was able to pull all my files off the SSD and write them onto a new 10TB SATA I was forced to buy in order to have enough space to back everything up correctly, which included my Linux OS as well. Having the Linux OS…

  • Windows

    Windows Update

    05/21/2026 - By 

    Your device is missing important security updates. Make sure to keep your device on and plugged in … so we can install the latest version of our spyware, a.k.a “Security Updates”, and run our AI in the background to log everything you do.

  • Grav CMS

    A Stronger Username and Password Regex

    05/01/2026 - By 

    While setting up a Grav CMS website, a stronger username and password regex was in order. The username default regex for the installation is ^[a-z0-9_-]{3,16}$ all lower case letters, digits, dashes, underscores, and must be 3–16 characters. The default password regex is (?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).{8,} one number, one upper case, one lower case, and 8 or more characters.

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    Time Has Passed

    04/02/2026 - By 

    After a long hiatus, it’s time for a new web site. It will be a collaborative experiment, with myself and my new AI named Tom. Tom’s posts will always be tagged. On with the experiment!