Mihai Nica redecs

Ah, the joys of waking up to find the Mac's done an overnight upgrade… and erm, suddenly things stop working. Thankfully, me and Claude managed to work out what the fuck is going on… I'm sharing here, as well as having raised in on https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/22280434 (that seems to need a login?).

Bug Report: macOS 26 breaks /etc/resolver/ supplemental DNS for custom TLDs

Product: macOS 26.3.1 (Darwin 25.3.0, Build 25D771280a) Component: Networking → DNS / mDNSResponder Regression from: macOS ~~25.x~~ 26.3.0 (working immediately prior to overnight update)

NordVPN Linux CLI: A Comprehensive Command Reference

I. Introduction

The NordVPN client for Linux provides a robust command-line interface (CLI) that allows users to manage their VPN connections, configure settings, and access various features offered by NordVPN directly from the terminal. This document serves as an extensive guide to the NordVPN Linux CLI, detailing its commands, options, flags, and functionalities. The information is compiled from official NordVPN documentation and related resources, aiming to provide a thorough reference for both novice and advanced users.

The CLI enables users to select server locations, or allow the application to automatically choose the optimal server. It also offers customization of connection parameters, such as protocol selection (e.g., NordLynx, OpenVPN) and security features like the Kill Switch. The application interacts with several system components, including network interfaces via tuntap, firewall rules via iptables, routing via iproute2, and DNS

Thunderbolt Networking Setup on Linux

This guide documents the steps to enable and configure Thunderbolt networking on your Linux system (e.g., Ubuntu, Proxmox). It covers loading the necessary kernel modules, ensuring persistent interface naming, configuring a fixed IP address, and testing throughput with iperf3. Note that Thunderbolt 3/4 hardware advertises a raw bandwidth of 40 Gbps, but practical throughput is typically lower due to half‑duplex operation, protocol overhead, and system constraints.

Hardware Used in This Guide

This guide was developed and tested with the following hardware:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
- 8 cores / 16 threads
3.3 GHz base frequency / 4.94 GHz boost

A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins

This guide is for homelab admins who understand IPv4s well but find setting up IPv6 hard or annoying because things work differently. In some ways, managing an IPv6 network can be simpler than IPv4, one just needs to learn some new concepts and discard some old ones.

Let’s begin.

First of all, there are some concepts that one must unlearn from ipv4:

Concept 1

Thunderbolt Networking

this gist is part of this series

you wil need proxmox kernel 6.2.16-14-pve or higher.

Load Kernel Modules

add thunderbolt and thunderbolt-net kernel modules (this must be done all nodes - yes i know it can sometimes work withoutm but the thuderbolt-net one has interesting behaviou' so do as i say - add both ;-)
1. nano /etc/modules add modules at bottom of file, one on each line

save using x then y then enter

ProxMox Cluster - Soup-to-Nutz

aka what i did to get from nothing to done.

note: these are designed to be primarily a re-install guide for myself (writing things down helps me memorize the knowledge), as such don't take any of this on blind faith - some areas are well tested and the docs are very robust, some items, less so). YMMV

Purpose of Proxmox cluster project

Required Outomces of cluster project

compact() is a problematic construct that breaks the direct code link between variable definition and variable consumption.

$someVar = 123;

return compact('someVar');

This is equivalent to

	#!/usr/bin/env bash
	# many settings from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/master/.macos
	# many settings from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thoughtbot/laptop/master/mac
	# instructions on finding the default you've changed: https://pawelgrzybek.com/change-macos-user-preferences-via-command-line/
	# previous install notes at:
	# https://gist.github.com/llimllib/ee591266e05bd880629a4e7511a61bb3
	# https://gist.github.com/llimllib/e864a92da94ceb1ef0da2e06fd1f8d70
	# https://gist.github.com/llimllib/3fc4fefcfc0152dad8c58201246d8802
	#
	# this script's URL is: https://gist.github.com/llimllib/c4dd0a98a426022b0365d4c0a9090460

	#!/bin/bash

	if [ $# -eq 0 ]
	then
	echo "Usage ./test-hdd.sh /mounted-path-of-hdd [size-in-Mb]"
	exit;
	fi

	actualDisk=$(df $1 \| grep dev \| cut --d ' ' -f1)
	#echo Running hdparm -Tt $actualDisk

	library(geojsonsf)
	library(sf)
	library(rayrender)

	#Data source: https://github.com/telegeography/www.submarinecablemap.com
	cables = geojson_sf("cable-geo.json")

	cablescene = list()
	counter = 1
	for(i in 1:length(cables$geometry)) {