With some minor dependencies, it’s fairly straightforward in setting up your Emacs workflow to include IntelliSense-like auto-completion!

It’s generally good security practice to ensure that you’re running a secure kernel, and the best way to do so is by running a hardened Linux kernel.

Having been inspired by the HIBP¹ password checker, I set out to write a script with the following goals:

1. Check for duplicate/re-used passwords
2. Check the strength of each password
3. Check passwords against the pwnedpass API

From the moment that I first had my (used) ThinkPad X220, the bottom-right USB port nearest to the SD card reader had been broken. The pad (or bolster) was missing, along with 3 out of 4 pins having been completely broken off. Needless to say this required fixing.

I decided to start signing my Git commits for personal, and work Git repositories. Currently, most third-party Git repository hosts only support signed commits and do not support signed pushes.