lxwagno

lxwagno is a data analyst and programmer, and is a privacy and cybersecurity enthusiast with more nerdy hobbies than one should ever be burdened with.

On iPods in 2024

Jun 26, 2024 2 min read Music

So I recently dug out my old iPod from a pile of devices long forgotten in the "I'm gonna recycle that some day" box. And I'm very

Backups The Hard Way

Oct 24, 2023 7 min read backup encryption Privacy Security

Backups Are Essential Like many people - though not enough people in my opinion - I like to keep all of my data backed up. Pictures and videos we've taken over

VPNs: Should You Use One? (It Depends...)

Aug 14, 2023 3 min read VPN Privacy Security

I bet you've heard a lot of conflicting information about VPNs. The ads make many claims. VPNs protect your privacy and they let you watch US Netflix while you're

I asked ChatGPT five Programmer Interview Questions...

May 7, 2023 8 min read AI ChatGPT Job Employment Robot Interview

Note: parts of this article were generated using AI (obviously 😀) The threat (or not?) of AI Many programmers and others in the tech industry are are worried that AI is going to take

Adventures in Self-hosting: The Perfect Storm of AdGuard Home, Cloudron, Lets Encrypt, and Android

Apr 26, 2022 8 min read DNS self-hosting DoH DoT cloudron Adguard Home Troubleshooting

💡Update 5/18/22: After posting over on Cloudron's forums, I got a very quick response from girish, one of Cloudron's founders, who came up with a VERY quick