166. Johnny's Blog – some thoughts, some links

Just a good bunch of musings and links. I've been down several rabbit-holes already. I like the simple format. I need to bookmark more blogs in buku!

270. Textual

"Textual is a TUI framework for Python, inspired by modern web development." If I ever get around to updating my blog.sh script I'll be creating something with Textual. Looks exactly like what I was needing. The widget list is pretty extensive.

269. Spike.News

Nice tidy text-only aggregator of news that links to the source articles. Ability to sort, and add/remove other news sources.

268. A Beginner’s Guide to Geospatial with DuckDB | ssp.sh

A different approach to GIS, using DuckDB. Looks like a powerful way to do it. If I get back into GIS, I'd like to play around with these tools.

267. How to format and mount a USB drive in the Linux terminal | PragmaticLinux

Not sure how I managed to turn off default mounting on a couple of USB sticks, but this tutorial got them back up and running.

266. Tails OS

A privacy-focused operating system. I've loaded it onto a USB stick for portability. Now I can load my own OS on any machine via boot.

265. Wargame Nexus

Fantastic way to learn more about infosec, the command line, and hacking - by doing. Currently going through the beginner wargame, OverTheWire's Bandit. Plenty more in here though from beginner to expert. OverTheWire itself has a good beginner-expert pathway.

264. Minifeed

A directory/search-engine of blogs. Pretty tech-related. Another good way to fall into a web-hole.

263. SearXNG instances

SearXNG is a privacy focused search tool that aggregates from selected search engines. I like the ease of how you can turn on/off say duckduckgo, google, or reddit. Hosted on instances around the world (listed here).

262. Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier

Downloadable book - tells the story of a number of hacking groups that did some pretty serious crimes. "...delve into the mind and world of the international computer hacker".

261. In Praise of Links

A link compilation in praise of links. A mix of articles and curation. I particularly like the articles on "just clicking around". The site itself is a great gateway to a rabbit hole yet decided. Just follow your nose.