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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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Lightroom and Its Alternatives: The State of Photo Editing in 2026
Adobe owns the photo editing market. You don't have to let it own your wallet. A deep look at Capture One, DxO PhotoLab, Photomator, darktable, and the rest — who they're for, what they cost, and whether they can actually replace Lightroom.
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Ghostty: The Terminal Emulator That Shouldn't Need to Exist
Mitchell Hashimoto built a terminal from scratch in Zig because every existing option forced a tradeoff between speed, features, and native feel. Here's why Ghostty matters.
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Reproducing i3 on Mac: From Aerospace to Flashspace
How I landed on a tiling + workspace setup on macOS that actually feels like i3. The journey from Aerospace to Flashspace, and why snappiness matters more than features.
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cmux: A Terminal Built for Agentic Workflows
Why a terminal designed around running multiple AI agents simultaneously is worth paying attention to.
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Dotfiles: Version Control Your Environment
Your shell config, editor settings, and tool preferences are code. Treat them like it.
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OpenCode vs Claude Code: Same Idea, Different Philosophy
Both run AI agents in your terminal. Both support Claude. The differences are in architecture, openness, and what you can configure.
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My RSS Setup in 2026
The reader, the feeds, and the workflow I actually use. Opinionated and practical.