After I read 89,640 posts, I found out that blogging is dead; and long live AI-logging.

I write one post per year on average, but I wrote it myself, and stay true to myself.

In the past 6 months, it has been a wild ride on major social networks, they were filled with AI slop like this:

<Click-baiting title: I read 50,000 things about topic X and found this pattern...>

<Some blurbs about "what you don't know" for topic X>
<Cliffhanger>

Do these N things:
<numbered list, sprinkled with emoji>

<Conclusion blurb>

Follow my page for more insights about topic X!

There are a few fundamental problems with this. (and yes, this post is a deliberate mimic/mockery)

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Setting up a PXE boot environment – Part 2: GRUB config per host, autoinstall (unattended install)

Now that UEFI has been around for over a decade, it’s time to focus on this modern firmware standard. If you’re still stuck with legacy BIOS, the configs are similar, but this article will only cover UEFI – As an extra incentive that upgrading to relatively newer stack rather than upcycling old stuff, for both your sanity and electricity bill. Some napkin math of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) would justify the investments.

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Dual-boot Steam Deck with Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows

The hardware

I’ve always been a fan of handheld form factor. In the 2000s, Sony’s VAIO UX and Fujitsu Lifebook U were my dream gadget, but the hefty price tag were very out of reach for a college student.

Now, the Steam Deck is a gaming PC that fits in the palm of your hand, A 7″ 15W TDP AMD APU that goes for 3-12 hours battery life, depending on usage – it is just too good to be true for my younger self who is still stuck in 2000.

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