I’d Gladly Pay for Your Software. Just Not at Those Prices.
I’d gladly pay for useful WordPress plugins and software. But huge jumps from free to professional subscriptions push small website owners toward AI, open source, and DIY alternatives.
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Privacy Isn’t About Hiding. It’s About Being Secure in Your Person.
From GrapheneOS and smart TV tracking to Proton Mail and Flock cameras: why privacy is about choice, and government surveillance requires constitutional limits.
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Why You Need More Than Just a Cell Phone
Your phone can fail, disappear, or lock you out. Learn why a computer, backup phone, recovery codes, and basic phone skills still matter.
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Then I Got Hacked
What happened when a forgotten WordPress installation brought a security problem onto my VPS, how I contained it, and what I learned about WordPress, Cloudflare, backups and server security.
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Where My VPS Actually Lives — and the Nuclear-Powered One I Want (Part 2)
My VPS lives at a former military intelligence site, my backup lives in El Segundo, and now I want a nuclear-powered 1.21-gigawatt VPS in Oak Ridge.
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From Shared Hosting to a Slice of Pizza: How AI Made Running My Own VPS Practical (Part 1)
Part 1 of my move from shared hosting to a VPS: why I switched, what I learned, what it costs, and how AI made running my own server practical.
