SumGuy's Ramblings
The art of wasting time.
Docker, self-hosting, AI/LLM, Linux, and DevOps — explained by someone who learned the hard way. No fluff, no enterprise jargon, just practical stuff that actually works on real hardware.
Recent Posts
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btop vs htop vs bottom: Top Replacements
btop, htop, and bottom compared on features, memory footprint, and personality, find out which terminal process monitor earns a spot in your daily toolkit.
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Your Agent Doesn't Need a Shell
Coding agents get unrestricted shell access by default because it's easy, not because they need it. Here's the short list of what actually breaks without one.
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Sandstorm: Self-Hosted Apps in a Sandbox, Not Just a Container
Sandstorm gives every app instance its own capability-gated sandbox. Different threat model than a Compose stack, here's what that actually means.
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Difftastic: Structural Diff That Makes Sense
Difftastic parses source code structure instead of raw text lines, giving diffs that reflect what actually changed logically, not just how it was reformatted.
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Llamafile: Single-Binary LLMs That Actually Just Run
Llamafile bundles llama.cpp + Cosmopolitan libc into one portable binary that runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD with zero install.
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DeepSeek V4 Flash: 28 Cents a Million
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 hits 50 on the independent intelligence index at $0.14/$0.28 per million tokens. Same weights as the preview, redone post-training.
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gitui vs lazygit: Two Git TUIs Compared
gitui vs lazygit: a practical comparison of the two best terminal Git UIs available. Which one earns a permanent spot in your daily developer workflow in 2026?
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Durable Objects: Stateful Serverless
Cloudflare Durable Objects solve the one thing serverless can't: coordination. Storage API, WebSocket hibernation, gotchas, and a working rate limiter build.
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Sunshine + Moonlight: Roll Your Own Cloud Gaming
Stream your own gaming PC with Sunshine + Moonlight. Low-latency NVIDIA NVENC, AMD VAAPI, Intel QSV, Tailscale remote play, and no monthly bill.
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LazyVim vs LunarVim vs AstroNvim: Distros
LazyVim, LunarVim, and AstroNvim compared: which Neovim distro actually saves your setup time and which one quietly turns into a full weekend side project?
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ArgoCD ApplicationSets: One Manifest, Many Clusters
ArgoCD ApplicationSets let one template generate dozens of GitOps Applications across clusters. Covers List, Cluster, Git, Matrix, and PR generators with real patterns.
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Mise Deep Dive: Tasks, Tools, Env Vars
Mise manages your dev tools, env vars, and task runner all from one config file. Here is how to put all three of its features to practical use together.
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