Part 1: Account Cleanup (May 2026) Problem: I was getting charged ~$13–$14/month on a “Zero-Spend Budget” even with no running instances. What I found: Actions Taken: Result: Monthly spend should now be near $0 (Free Tier). Part 2: AWS Certified…
I am now running a fully updated and well-configured R environment on my Debian 13 (Trixie) system. Everything is installed cleanly with all the necessary system dependencies. I no longer need to worry about permission issues when installing packages. I…
What You Have Now: Key Commands You Used / Should Remember: Bash Progress So Far:
I recently decided it was time to clean up my Debian Trixie system. It was sitting at 1005 GB used (59%) on a 1.8 TB drive. After a focused cleanup session, I brought it down to 649 GB used (38%)…
I have successfully upgraded my Kali VM to Kali Linux 2026.1. The system is running with kernel 6.18.12+kali-amd64, and I have about 47 GB of free space on the root drive. My main AI environment (ai) is now stable again…
Today I decided to swap the motherboard in my CSI Linux machine. Since it was the exact same model as the old one, I figured it would be a straightforward drop-in replacement. Boy, was I wrong. After carefully screwing the…
Quick once-over today — everything’s stable and up to date as of Feb 15, 2026 from Honolulu. Just keeping the lights on and the paradise intelligence flowing. Nothing major, but site feels alive and maintained. Stay curious. 🚀
Hey everyone, Last week I finally enabled HTTPS on ny2honolulu.com. One click later the site fell into an endless redirect loop, the hosting provider auto-suspended the account for excessive errors, and it stayed completely dead for seven full days while…
🧅 Tor Setup & Upgrade Log (CSI Linux VM) System: Ubuntu Jammy (CSI Linux VM)User: lvydvyDate: Sept 27, 2025 1. Installed & Started Tor 2. Verified Tor Routing 3. Configured Auto-Start 4. Secured ControlPort (torrc) 5. Nyx Monitor Setup 6.…
Date: July 9, 2025User: lvydvy@parrotEnvironment: Parrot OS (VM in VMware Workstation)Goal: Install a modern subdomain enumeration and DNS recon toolkit Tools Installed This post documents the setup of three powerful recon tools on Parrot OS running inside VMware Workstation: Subfinder,…