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10 entries

  1. Design 6 min read

    From Paper to Font File: Building an Open-Source Handwriting Digitizer

    How Handwright turns a scanned worksheet into a custom .ttf font — OpenCV glyph extraction, contour vectorization, and fonttools assembly. Local-first, no cloud required.

  2. Computational Science 34 min read

    Preparing Your Homelab for the Quantum Future: Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration

    Implement post-quantum cryptography with CRYSTALS-Kyber and Dilithium—prepare homelab for quantum threats using NIST-approved algorithms.

  3. Ethics 20 min read

    Building a Privacy-First AI Lab: Deploying Local LLMs Without Sacrificing Ethics

    Build privacy-first AI lab with local LLMs—run models up to 34B on RTX 3090 (24GB VRAM) with network isolation, traffic monitoring, and real privacy controls.

  4. Privacy 14 min read

    Self-Hosted Password Manager Migration: Bitwarden Deep Dive

    Migrate to self-hosted Bitwarden—deploy secure vault with backup strategies, SSL certificates, and database encryption for full control.

  5. Networking 5 min read

    Implementing DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for Home Networks

    Choose where DNS-over-HTTPS belongs in a home network, distinguish browser and Pi-hole upstream encryption, and check fallback behavior.

  6. Privacy 8 min read

    Local LLM Deployment: Privacy-First Approach

    Deploy local LLMs for privacy-first AI—run language models on homelab hardware with model selection, optimization, and deployment strategies.

  7. Privacy 6 min read

    Securing Your Personal AI/ML Experiments: A Practical Guide

    Secure personal AI experiments with model isolation and network segmentation—protect LLM deployments using privacy controls and threat modeling.

  8. Raspberry Pi 15 min read

    Privacy-Preserving AI Training Across My Homelab: Federated Learning with Granular-Ball Computing

    Training an image classifier across four homelab devices without sharing raw images—what granular-ball federated learning actually costs in bandwidth, accuracy, and the privacy guarantees it does not give you.

  9. Privacy 9 min read

    Zero-Knowledge Proof Authentication for Homelab Services

    Implement privacy-preserving authentication using ZK-SNARKs for homelab SSO. No passwords transmitted, cryptographic proof of identity without revealing credentials.

  10. Professional Development 14 min read

    Demystifying Cryptography: A Beginner’s Guide to Encryption, Hashing, and Digital Signatures

    Learn cryptography fundamentals with AES-256, RSA, and SHA-3—implement encryption, hashing, and digital signatures for production security systems.