PgBouncer is one of the most popular PostgreSQL connection poolers, but it has an important limitation: each PgBouncer process is single-threaded. No matter how many CPU cores your server has, a single PgBouncer instance can only fully utilize one of them. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to run multiple PgBouncer processes on Ubuntu, all […]
For years, Drupal represented something different. It wasn’t built around venture capital, aggressive monetization, or growth-at-all-costs business models. It was a community project driven by developers, nonprofits, universities, governments, and volunteers who believed that open-source software could compete with proprietary platforms through collaboration rather than marketing budgets. Today, Drupal is no longer the dominant force […]
Artificial intelligence has transformed the way businesses operate, but one of the most surprising workplace trends of recent years is that many companies that rushed to replace employees with AI are now reversing course. Rather than eliminating the need for human expertise, organizations are discovering that AI excels at routine work—but often falls short when […]
WireGuard is often described as a VPN, but it’s just as useful for building a private, encrypted network between machines without routing all of their internet traffic. This article walks through a simple hub-and-spoke design where peers communicate securely over the public Internet while continuing to use their own local internet connections. Network Design We’ll […]
“The Machine Oath” imagines a Britain where the Luddites succeed by transforming industrialization rather than rejecting it, requiring every labor-saving machine to grant ownership shares to the workers and communities it affects. Instead of concentrating wealth in distant investors, mechanization becomes a cooperative process: inventions are debated publicly, adopted only when paired with agreements on […]
“The Last Loom” imagines an alternate history in which the Luddites successfully force Britain to regulate industrial machines through guild consent, preventing widespread mechanization that displaces skilled workers. In the short term, this creates a “Humane Economy” with high wages, strong artisan traditions, clean cities, and minimal inequality, avoiding the harsh factory conditions seen elsewhere. […]
Chapter 1: The Frustration That Started the Journey Just over a year ago, an employee decided to move to Linux after frustration with Microsoft’s direction for Windows. The forceful integration of services, the relentless push toward cloud storage, and the sense that the computer was no longer entirely under the user’s control were central themes. […]
On June 30, 2026, Microsoft announced a preview of running Linux containers on Windows. According to the official introduction, this update adds two new features to WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux): a “built-in Linux container CLI” and “APIs that let Windows applications use Linux containers as part of their application logic.” Microsoft Senior Program Manager […]
Linux is hard. But it can also be really, really easy. When you think of Linux, you’re probably picturing a hacker man furiously punching commands into a black terminal window—and that image has turned you off from even giving it a shot. It looks scary. I get it. What if you mess something up? Brick […]
A recent financial article from The New York Times titled “Don’t Send Checks Through the Mail. Just Don’t.” delivers a clear warning: sending paper checks through the mail has become increasingly risky, and consumers should consider changing how they make payments. The article describes how criminals steal checks, alter them, and use them for fraud. […]