µBlogs
Random short thoughts or ideas I had over the years…
Despite its name, the posts are not tiny but not as large as regular blog posts.
Site Update
February 28, 2026
As returning visitors may have noticed, the site has changed for better or worse with a few new sections in the past month or so. Notably: Book Recommendations: random non-fiction books I liked and would recommend for anyone interested in computer science Blog: My long form content that I have...
Singularity Rootkit
February 19, 2026
An interesting yet scary piece of software I read about on the weekly Linux news is Singularity, an open-source rootkit, which can hide itself from being detected, at least does a decent job at it. It hides its existence by removing itself from the list of active kernel modules, and...
Digital Signatures on PDF
January 17, 2026
Recently, I came across my electronic copy of my degree and transcript from several years ago and remembered that it was digitally signed. I previously wrote about how to manually verify an email signature 2 years ago and that got me thinking: how can I verify the signature of my...
2025 - The End of Two OS
January 9, 2026
December 31st marked the end of HP-UX. Apparently released in 1982, it was mainly used in the enterprise world from what I know. I do not have much fond memories of this platform due to my work compiling (building) security fixes (PSIRT - Product Security Incident Response) when I was...
New Year, New Desktop
January 8, 2026
A new year, a new computer, and a new experience, building my first desktop. It’s only been a year since I got a Framework laptop which is already sufficent for my current needs so there wasn’t any good reason to get a new computer. While most think GPUs are only...