🌿 Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High
A graceful reflection on mindfulness in an attention-starved age, it reminds readers that depth requires patience—and that slowing down is a powerful act of appreciation.
The essay explores the idea of slowing down in an overstimulated world, showing how deliberate pacing—whether in reading, eating, or daily routines—deepens enjoyment and understanding. By reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’ aloud slowly, the author discovers that mindfulness transforms ordinary acts into meaningful experiences. The piece argues that rushing through life’s moments robs them of richness and insight.
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☁️ Automating What Backblaze Lifecycle Rules Don’t Do Instantly
A hands-on solution for sysadmins and homelab enthusiasts—showing that small automation tweaks can dramatically reduce cloud storage waste.
This post explains how delayed lifecycle cleanup in Backblaze B2 can cause large, costly data duplication during frequent backups. The author demonstrates using ‘rclone cleanup’ and systemd timers to automate file version removal, saving both space and money for TrueNAS users managing large datasets.
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🔐 Microsoft Finally Retires the RC4 Encryption Algorithm
A milestone in Windows security—this long-awaited change underscores how hard it is to remove outdated cryptography from enterprise infrastructure.
After more than 20 years, Microsoft is disabling RC4 across Windows systems, closing a long-standing security gap. The outdated cipher had been exploited in major breaches, including the Ascension health attack, due to its persistence in authentication defaults. The move strengthens enterprise encryption standards by eliminating one of the most abused legacy algorithms.
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