Mostly notes from taking something apart: streaming DRM, exam monitoring software, my own network. I write one when I've spent long enough on a problem that someone else should get the answer for free.
November 4, 2026 · 2 min read
I was trying to collect public ratings, not prove I could operate a browser. Then I asked whether the service had an app.
October 20, 2026 · 2 min read
One of my close friends was having trouble with his internet, so I was helping him get his Chromecast working. I ended up logged into his ISP's router.
October 16, 2026 · 3 min read
I quit Nix and spent years joking about hating it. Then an agent started doing my infra work. Now my side projects run in a NixOS VM at home.
October 8, 2026 · Morningscore
Research and writing for Morningscore, investigating incomplete Google results and their effect on rank tracking.
March 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Upgraded to a UniFi Express 7, got terrible performance, filed an ISP support ticket, and eventually realized it was my own network. Switched to OPNsense and got full line rate and a bufferbloat A.
November 17, 2025 · 5 min read
TV2Play limits desktop browsers to 720p by hardcoding the resolution in the API request, instead of using Widevine security levels. The license server issues a valid 4K key anyway, so the cap is purely client-side and mostly affects paying desktop users.
May 12, 2024 · 5 min read
ExamCookie is the anti-cheating software Danish students have to run during exams. Five years after secret.club took it apart, I looked at what changed. Not much.