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Stadia: The Cloud Gaming Dream That Died
Google Stadia had the best cloud gaming latency anyone had seen, and then Google killed it anyway. A eulogy from someone who was there from day one.
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Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: Block Ads for Your Whole Network
Browser ad blockers miss half the ads. DNS blocking kills them everywhere, TV, phone, game console, everything. Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: here's which one to run.
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Colima vs OrbStack vs Docker Desktop on Mac
Docker Desktop got expensive and RAM-hungry. Colima is the lean alternative. OrbStack is the one everyone's actually using now. Here's the honest breakdown for Mac developers.
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nftables: Modern Linux Firewalling
iptables is being phased out. nftables is faster, cleaner, and already the default on modern Linux. Here's how to actually use it without wanting to quit.
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Restic vs Borg vs Kopia: Backups That Actually Deduplicate
rsync is not a backup. Restic, Borg, and Kopia do deduplication, encryption, and incremental snapshots properly. Here's which one fits your home lab and why.
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Suricata vs Snort: Network Intrusion Detection That Actually Works
Snort invented network intrusion detection. Suricata multi-threaded its way past it. Here's how to set up real IDS/IPS on your home lab and actually understand what it's telling you.
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Home Lab Hardware Guide 2026: What to Buy, What to Avoid, and What to Beg For
2026 home lab hardware picks: N100/N150 mini PCs, used rack servers, NAS options, UPS, and switches, plus the power-draw math you need to justify the build.
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Continue.dev vs Cody vs Tabby: AI Code Help Without the Cloud
GitHub Copilot is great until you read the ToS. Continue.dev, Cody, and Tabby bring AI code assistance to your editor with local or self-hosted models, no code leaves your machine.
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SBOMs and Supply Chain Security
A Software Bill of Materials tells you exactly what's in your software. Syft generates one, Grype scans it for CVEs. Together they're your supply chain paper trail.
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Jellyfin vs Plex: Your Media Deserves Better Than a Subscription
Jellyfin vs Plex in 2026: features, mobile sync, and transcoding compared. Is Plex Pass still worth paying for, or has Jellyfin fully caught up for home lab?
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Sysctl Tuning: The Linux Kernel Settings Nobody Told You About
Linux ships with conservative kernel defaults. These sysctl settings tune your server for networking, memory, and file I/O, with explanations, not just paste-and-pray values.
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Authentik vs Authelia: SSO for Your Self-Hosted Stack
Authelia is a bouncer. Authentik is the whole security desk. Pick the right self-hosted SSO for your home lab, with working configs, gotchas, and a migration path.
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