Now that the Yubikeys are set up to work with OpenPGP, we need to generate a master key. The master key is used to create and revoke subkeys, but doesn’t need to be used for day-to-day operations. If you’re interested in more details about keys vs subkeys, Debian …

The first thing we need to do is make sure each Yubkikey has CCID mode enabled. This can be quickly checked with lsusb:

$ lsusb -d 1050:
Bus 003 Device 010: ID 1050:0116 Yubico.com Yubikey NEO(-N) OTP+U2F+CCID

This key already has CCID enabled. In fact, most …

Given all the recent noise about Intel ME vulnerabilities, I decided it was time to finally update my BIOS on my Dell Optiplex 9020. I thought the process would be similar to updating the BIOS on my previous HP desktop, so off I went to the Dell website. I found …

The current trend (not so new any more) in improving the security of one’s private GnuPG (gpg) and/or ssh keys is to move them onto a hardware token. This way the private key is not stored on one’s computer where it can get physically stolen or exfiltrated …

This is a typical “Buddha bowl.” Nothing too special, but we enjoyed it enough to write it down. This makes 2-3 bowls.

This zucchini bread is more like zucchini cake. Quick and delicious, but don’t eat too much at once!

I think a month of complaining about Go is enough for me, so today will be the last post in this series. You can read the beginning of the series or find links to the rest of the series at the bottom of this post.

We’ll finish up with …

I’ve been complaining about Go’s various time-saving misfeatures for a few weeks now. If you’re hungry for more, you can start with the first post in the series or find links to all of the posts at the bottom of today’s complaint.

Today’s episode isn …

I recently wanted to tweak my blog theme a little bit. I made the changes I wanted, re-generated my site, and…nothing changed. After messing with various versions of this sequence, I finally realized that pelican doesn’t recompile themes when you make changes. In the case of my theme …

This is the fourth post in my series of complaints about why Go’s time-saving features are actually long-term time-wasters. You can find links to the previous parts of this series at the bottom of the post. Today I want to talk about exporting names via capitalization.

In Go, you …