Archive
Author: Richard Bailey
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Switching to Windows as a Developer: Make It Feel Like Home
You’ve been handed a Windows machine — or bought one — and you’re a developer who lives in Terminal, uses brew, and thinks cmd.exe is a joke. Here’s… Read the guide
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PaRappa the Rapper (PS1, 1996): A Dad’s Return to the Genre’s First Step
Revisiting PaRappa the Rapper on PS1. Two hours long, musically brilliant, and the first rhythm game ever made — genre-founding entry by NanaOn-Sha and Masaya Matsuura. Read the guide
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Post-Quantum SSH on Ubuntu 26.04: What It Means in Practice
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes hybrid post-quantum SSH key exchange available by default. Here is what that really means, what it does not mean, and how to validate it… Read the guide
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SAST in GitHub Actions: How to Catch Dangerous Code Earlier
Put SAST on pull requests, keep the rule set tight, and stop turning static analysis into a backlog nobody trusts. Read the guide
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Screamer 2 on PC: Is the 1996 Racer Still Worth Playing?
I replayed Screamer 2 on PC. Here is how its handling, multiplayer, music and official Steam and GOG releases hold up today. Read the guide
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KDE and Wayland: Start Planning Before Plasma 6.8 Makes the Decision for You
KDE has already published the direction: Plasma 6.8 is planned to be Wayland-exclusive, with Plasma’s X11 session supported only into early 2027. Here is what that means in… Read the guide
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How to Scan Containers with Trivy in CI Without Slowing Everything Down
Use Trivy on the image you actually ship, tune the gate sensibly, and keep container scanning fast enough to stay trusted. Read the guide
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Tomb Raider on PS1 in 2026: Does the 1996 Original Hold Up?
I replayed the original Tomb Raider with my two boys. Here is what still works, what feels dated, and whether the remaster is the better buy. Read the guide
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Should You Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Right Away?
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is the April 2026 long-term support release. Whether you should jump immediately depends on the machine, the workload and how much change you can afford… Read the guide
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How to Add Secret Scanning with Gitleaks Before Your First Leak
Use Gitleaks locally and in CI to catch hardcoded credentials before they become key-rotation and incident-response work. Read the guide