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Pandoc: The Tool Nobody Told You About

22 Aug 2026 • 5 min read

Everyone owns a document converter they've never opened. Turns out it's the most useful tool on your machine.

pandoc markdown cli

GRUB, Limine, systemd-boot, or rEFInd: Which Bootloader Actually Deserves Your MBR?

13 Aug 2026 • 6 min read

Every distro defaults to GRUB. That doesn't mean you should keep it.

bootloader grub limine

AppArmor vs SELinux: Which One Should Actually Be Running on Your Machine

13 Aug 2026 • 9 min read

Two security systems, one job. Here's which one your distro already picked for you — and what to do if it picked neither.

linux security apparmor

WordPress vs. Hugo: Why I Rebuilt This Site with Hugo

12 Aug 2026 • 5 min read

WordPress is easier to start. Hugo is worth it once you're tired of fighting the theme.

hugo wordpress static-site-generators

VS Code vs. Neovim: Why It's Worth Learning the Modal Way

10 Aug 2026 • 7 min read

VS Code is easier. Neovim is worth it anyway.

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