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Apache CloudStack Deployment on OVH Bare Metal
A complete guide to setting up an all-in-one Apache CloudStack 4.22 instance on OVH dedicated hardware, covering networking, vRack bridges, NFS storage, KVM, and zone configuration.
Feb 27, 2026 infrastructurecloudstackovh 18 min

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Feb 28, 2026
Building a Native Brainfuck Compiler: From 8 Characters to x86-64 Machine Code
A deep dive into bfcc - a brainfuck-to-ELF64 native compiler that parses, optimizes, and emits raw x86-64 machine code without an assembler or linker.
compilerssystems-programmingx86-64brainfuckelfoptimizationai-assisted 12 min
Visualization of the bfcc compilation pipeline, showing stages from source code to optimized IR to machine code to ELF binary.
Jan 5, 2026
I started being a scanlator. Why, I don't know.
A brief foray into the world of manga scanlation, machine translation, and the surprisingly involved process of making things readable.
mangascanlation 3 min
Jun 24, 2025
Secton Under the Microscope: Pricing, Performance & Security
Beyond the security lapses, Secton's pricing, performance, and reliability raise even more questions about what you're actually paying for.
newssecurityai 5 min
Card for Secton saying: Security baked in. From day one. No shortcuts. We handie the boring security stuff so you don't have to.
Jun 23, 2025
When Security Is Not A Factor: Secton
We stumbled upon Secton, an obscure AI platform, and decided to do a little digging. Even with minimal experience, we uncovered a variety of basic security pitfalls in just four hours.
newssecurityai 4 min