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The *arr Stack: How Self-Hosted Media Automation Actually Works
Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Seerr and friends: what each piece does, how they talk to each other, why hardlinks matter, and where the whole thing breaks.
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BitTorrent: The Protocol That Refuses to Die
How BitTorrent actually works — peers, pieces, choking, DHT, magnet links — and why a 23-year-old protocol is still the best way to move large files across the internet.
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Paragraph, Mirror, and the Onchain Publishing Landscape
A tour of web3 alternatives to Medium and Substack — what works, what died, and what the trade-offs actually are.
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Signal vs Telegram: The Encryption Gap Nobody Talks About
Telegram markets itself as secure. Signal actually is. A look at the architecture, cryptography, and trust models behind two very different messengers.
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Matrix: The Protocol That Wants to Fix Messaging
Matrix is an open protocol for real-time, decentralized, encrypted communication. Here's why it matters and how to get started.