Forward: Dear reader, I’ve now spent many hours (hundreds?) playing the Diablo Immortal technical alpha. I love all things Diablo. It’s been a life defining game for the last two decades. I have thousands of hours spent in Diablo 3, achieving rank 1 on leaderboards many times, and recently, becoming…

This guide will discuss the best options for players who intend to play 100% solo and hardcore for Season 21. I will continue updating this guide as more information becomes available and throughout Season 21 as the SSF meta evolves. Follow me on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/echohack Solo Self Found (SSF) Solo Self Found is a…

I think the world needs more complete free and open source software, before we enter a dystopia. The only other invention in history that has had such a profound effect as software is reading and writing, which serves as an external brain augment for additional data storage. In addition, reading…

The algorithmic news feed is the source of misinformation, addiction, and filter bubbles. But why did any of this happen? I believe there’s a simple answer, and that promise theory can direct us to philosophical heart of the problem. …

Opinions on Configuration Management I want to talk a bit about configuration management. I’ve got some opinions. Some people think configuration management is dead, some think it has a place, and honestly navigating the minefield of which tool to use and why is very difficult without getting egos involved. Many people have built their…

Of all the things I can teach others about technology, the one thing I would teach everyone is about text. Few people actually understand the power of text. Many folks treat a keyboard like a typewriter and Microsoft Word like a skeumorphic virtual piece of paper. …

Yesterday I ran into an old friend. We used to build devops tooling and automation together. We decided to grab beers and talk about technology, and eventually, the conversation turned to team attitudes. He coined a new term for a team attitude: empathetic realism. The challenge for us developers is…

Strengthen your system. Improve your experience. — Some days, I just get angry at tiny flaws with a default macOS configuration. Slow keyboard repeat rate. Ineffective transparency. Annoying UI sounds. Hidden filename extensions. Security flaws in Safari. All of these things just piss me off. So, I’ve written a shell script that automatically fixes these settings for…

Warning: Extreme sarcasm below. You are a efficient organizer. You aspire to be the thorn on the rose bush, the seeds in the banana, or the plastic top to the deodorant. You make sure the dishes in the dishwasher are arranged correctly so you can fit in one last dish before…