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Aug. 24, 2025

Debian Upgrade Marathon: 11 Bullseye

Our marathon hasn’t kept pace with Debian. During this writing, Debian Bullseye had been moved from OldStable to OldOldStable, while Trixie has been officially released.
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Aug. 5, 2025

Infinite Property Rent is an Unpatched Exploit

Sometimes I find unwanted junk cards in my mailbox from organizations seeking to add vacation properties to their portfolio. They go straight into the shredder because A) I bought this place so that I could have a roof to sleep under and B) I am not morally bankrupt.
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Jul. 28, 2025

Debian Upgrade Marathon: 10 Buster

Buster marks the last Debian release made before stepping into this decade. And the first in a streak that I shall refer to as the “B’s”; Buster, Bullseye and Bookworm, a chain of releases that I reason were more iterative than revolutionary.
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