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Goodbye Windows – kind of

by: admin2025-04-28

So back on 2024-06-08 I wrote this article describing how Microsoft is screwing its base again. Well I am a man of my word and […]

Gotcha

VMWare Windows 11 vTPM encryption gotcha

by: admin2025-03-01

Introduction Cool story bro – where’s the answer? If you just want the answer click here. Not that long ago, like maybe four months ago […]

ramblings

The era of low effort AI answers

by: admin2025-01-07

I have warned repeatedly of the downsides of giving the wrong people access to generative AI tools, but warnings be damned progress cannot be stopped. […]

philosophy, ramblings

Carvana engages in deceptive AI chatbot practices

by: admin2025-01-05

I recently had the displeasure of buying a car from Carvana. I will explain why in a separate article, but along the way I found […]

Developer Health, philosophy, ramblings

A message to New Year gym resolutionists

by: admin2025-01-01

The target audience for this article is anyone who is considering going to the gym as their New Year resolution. If you already go to […]

Developer Health, ramblings

Making time

by: admin2024-09-02

It’s a genuine pet peeve of mine to hear the phrase, “Make time!” As in: My whole life, I have been busy. I have absolutely […]

Gotcha, Unpopular opinions

MongoDB: The ObjectId trap

by: admin2024-09-01

Back in June I dropped this article: https://obscureproblemsandgotchas.com/development/things-to-know-before-using-mongodb/ and it got excellent reception. I was pleased to hear from colleagues of mine that they read […]

Finance, How to, Unpopular opinions

Easing into trading

by: admin2024-09-01

I have had an interest in trading stock since I was a kid. I hate that I am aging myself by saying the following sentence, […]

Hardware, Home Repairs, How to, Obscure

Grounding treadmill static charge

by: admin2024-08-25

This is not something I ever thought I would be writing about, but well here we are. So for several months now I have been […]

Development, Unpopular opinions

Things to know before using MongoDB

by: admin2024-06-08

I have been working with MongoDB for the past year or so and I feel as if I have earned the right to have an […]

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