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agent-skills / git · 4 min read
I Backed Up My Agent Skills—Then Tested the Restore
A Git bundle, a post-commit hook, and a temporary restore gave me a way to check whether my agent skills were actually recoverable.
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Notes from the work.
AI experiments, home infrastructure, and technical learning. What I tried, what happened, and what I would do differently.
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From Telegram to Published Post: My Obsidian + Hermes Writing Pipeline
My website is an Obsidian vault. Here's how Hermes, obsidian-git, and Astro turn a voice memo into a published blog post with almost no friction.
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pi-hole / raspberry-pi · 4 min read
Moving My Pi-hole to Ethernet: The Checks That Made the Migration Complete
Moving household DNS off Wi-Fi involved more than an adapter: a new reservation, a stale SSH shortcut, and checks that had to survive a reboot.
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hermes / obsidian · 7 min read
Raj OS: Giving Hermes the Context to Be Useful
I keep a small operating manual in Obsidian so Hermes can work with my priorities, preferences, and constraints. Here is how I organize that context and keep it current.
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ai / cybersecurity · 10 min read
AI Is Compressing Cyber Conflict to Machine Speed: Three Talks From AvengerCon X
What NVIDIA's AI red team, an autonomous adversary-emulation platform, and a social engineering researcher taught me about how fast both sides of cybersecurity are being forced to move.
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cybersecurity / military · 8 min read
AvengerCon X: The Hacker Con the Army Had to Fight to Build
The origin story of AvengerCon X, the cultural rift it was built to bridge, and what the 780th MI Brigade's history panel revealed about standing up a cyber force from nothing.
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ai / cybersecurity · 11 min read
Inside AvengerCon X: A Day in an Agentic Offensive Security Range
Notes from Day 1 of AvengerCon X, a hands-on workshop where AI coding agents drove a 40-challenge offensive security range, and what the experience taught me about human-agent teaming.
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obsidian / ai · 4 min read
From Telegram to Published Post: My Obsidian + Hermes Writing Pipeline
My website is an Obsidian vault. Here's how Hermes, obsidian-git, and Astro turn a voice memo into a published blog post with almost no friction.
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ai / tools · 4 min read
Texting My Desktop: Controlling Hermes From Telegram
How I wired Hermes Agent to Telegram so I can task my desktop AI from anywhere, and why this one integration changed how much I actually use it.
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ai / tools · 4 min read
Meet Hermes: The Self-Improving AI Agent Running on My Desktop
Why I installed Nous Research's Hermes Agent on my own machine, how the setup works, and what it actually does for me day to day.
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cybersecurity / ai · 7 min read
Running LLMs Locally: A Practical Guide to Ollama and LM Studio
Why I run AI models on my own hardware, the tradeoffs, and step-by-step setup for the two tools I reach for most.
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cybersecurity / career · 2 min read
My Cybersecurity Learning Path
How I built a cybersecurity path through systems thinking and continuous learning.
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ceh / certifications · 2 min read
Pursuing the CEH: What I've Learned So Far
Lessons from studying for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam and what makes it different from Security+.
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obsidian / productivity · 2 min read
What is Obsidian? A Note-Taking App for Power Users
Why Obsidian is my go-to tool for organizing knowledge, study notes, and cybersecurity research.
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readwise / productivity · 2 min read
Why I Love Readwise
How Readwise transformed my reading workflow and helped me actually retain what I read.
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learning / productivity · 2 min read
How to Learn Effectively in Cybersecurity
Evidence-based learning strategies that actually work for technical skills and certification prep.
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certifications / security+ · 2 min read
How to Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Exam
Practical tips and resources for passing the CompTIA Security+ certification on your first attempt.
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python / cybersecurity · 2 min read
Why Python is the Best Language for Cybersecurity
How Python became my go-to language for security automation, scripting, and tool building.
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home-lab / cybersecurity · 2 min read
Building My First Home Lab for Cybersecurity
How I set up a home lab on a budget for hands-on cybersecurity practice and why you should too.
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cybersecurity / career · 2 min read
Starting My Cybersecurity Journey
Why I decided to transition into cybersecurity and what the first steps looked like.
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