Raspberry Pi SD Card Corruption: What Actually Broke
Raspberry Pi SD card corruption was my fault, not the card's. The fix: PRAGMA synchronous=FULL, a database off the boot card, a read-only root.
Articles
Field Notes
Most of what is on this site came out of a Tuesday that did not go to plan. In this section I write up the builds that failed halfway, the logging stacks that turned noisy, and the hardware that behaved differently than the docs promised. No vendor pitches — just the sequence of decisions, the trade-offs taken, and the fix that survived the following outage.
HIKMICRO E03 Thermal Camera Review: A 6.3 Out of 10
HIKMICRO E03 thermal camera scored 6.3/10: 96x96 detector, 4 h battery, 91.15 EUR at Wildblick Jagd & Sicherheit in October 2026, slow touch controls.
Home Server Closet Cooling: The Gear I Actually Run
Home server closet cooling needs six tools, from a 195 CFM duct fan to two probes. What I run, what it cost in October 2026, and what to cut.