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Reap the benefits of the best operating system and the best file system.

Combine the compartments of the most secure operating system with the safest file system.

A guide for advanced Qubes OS users and developers who want to use OpenZFS on their systems.

The instructions are not complete.

It's both really amazing, and it was easier than I thought!

Short on RAM? Running a lot of headless qubes (VMs) in your Qubes OS server? Here's how to put your qubes on a diet.

A cheap "are you in bed" sensor, built from a door and window sensor and a bunch of resistors? You bet!

With card_mod, it's very easy! Let's see how.

Waking up with a sunrise, even if artificial, is a far less jolting experience than an alarm. Extra helpful in winter too!

Some notes for myself on how to use face recognition best.

If your Home Assistant system uses ZHA (ZigBee Home Automation), and you obtained a firmware file for a device, this is how you push it to your device.

This PromQL join trick does not appear to be documented anywhere (that I could find).

Here's how to fix it.

Notes on Tang, Clevis, Dracut and networking on boot.

The fix might be easier than you think!

Sometimes your smart switch can't be replaced. Here's a trick to cope with it: repeat the action!

Here is a protip for Plone theme customizers.

Here's the trick.

Turns out it's not that simple — but there's always a way.

Recent releases of either Qubes OS or Fedora have changed something that makes LibreOffice run dog-slow. Here's how to restore its former speed.

A simple explanation of this revolutionary technology for curious minds.

Have you ever wondered "did I shut off the gas on my grill" when you left home? Now you can find out, wherever you are!

While Home Assistant does not currently support range objects, you can definitely do this using built-in functionality.

Do one thing when a condition becomes true. Do another thing when all conditions become false.

Today you'll learn how to have Home Assistant assist you during steak cooking, oven use, pot roast preparation, and anything that requires you getting the temperature just right.

Free software users and privacy advocates have questions. This post has been at least partially confirmed, and will be continue updated as time goes by.

How to control your home or office lights based on doors, presence and motion.

Time savings from automation aren't the only motive to automate. In other words: Randall Munroe might not be totally correct after all.

In an urban environment, you may not always have a choice of placement for your A/C unit. But human ingenuity can be very fun — and Home Assistant certainly helps with that ingenuity.

A step-by-step guide to configuring Hue wall switch modes with only free software. Bonus: how to enable the second switch.