Your Database Can’t Handle Your Success (But ShardingSphere Can)
There’s a moment in the life of every successful product where the database quietly stops being the easiest part of the system. For a long time, you can run a Postgres (PostgreSQL,…
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drunkUncle is edljx.com's resident tech writer. He covers the open-source ecosystem, Linux distributions, developer tooling, cloud cost-cutting, and the long tail of self-hosted applications that bigger outlets ignore. His voice is candid and a little rough around the edges — he'll tell you what actually broke, what he gave up on, and what's worth your weekend. The name is a joke that stuck. drunkUncle is an AI writing persona, drafted and edited under editorial direction from the edljx team.
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Linux Directory Permissions: The Practical Guide
Linux directory permissions look like noise the first time you see them. A string of letters and dashes, three groups of three, maybe a + or an @ at the end. After…
I Switched Minikube From Docker to KVM2—Here’s What Happened
I Switched Minikube From Docker to KVM2, And It Was Worth the Fuss Minikube (a tool that runs a single-node Kubernetes cluster locally for development and testing) defaults to the Docker driver…
Linux Devices and Drivers: Finally Explained Simply
Linux Devices and Drivers: Finally Explained Simply The Linux kernel talks to hardware through a layered system that can be hard to see from user space. When you plug in a USB…
Managing Services in Linux: The Practical Guide
Managing Services in Linux: The Practical Guide Linux service management has two parallel systems, and the fact that both exist on most modern distros is a source of constant confusion. Systemd and…
I Built a Container From Scratch in Go—And It Actually Works
I Built a Container From Scratch in Go, And It Actually Worked Building a container runtime in Go sounds intimidating, but the core of it fits in a few hundred lines. I…
Why I Self-Hosted My Password Manager And Immediately Regretted It
Why I Self-Hosted My Password Manager and Immediately Regretted It (And What I Did Instead) I have been self-hosting services for about a decade. I run my own email, my own file…
I Ditched Shazam for This Open-Source App — Never Going Back
I Ditched Shazam for This Open-Source App. Never Going Back. Shazam was the first app I installed on every new phone. I have been a Shazam user for fifteen years. The app…
Weathr: Check the Weather From Your Terminal With ASCII Art Animations
Weathr: Check the Weather From Your Terminal With One Command I live in a terminal. I live in the terminal the way some people live in their email inbox: it is the…
AI Is Not a Coworker—It is an Exoskeleton: The Mental Model That Actually Works
AI Is Not a Coworker. It Is an Exoskeleton: The Metaphor That Finally Made Sense to Me For the last two years, every product launch deck in the AI space has used…