Category Archives: Linux

Revisiting The SNC3 vs. HEX Mode Performance With Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids

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Last year following the launch of the Intel Xeon 6900P Granite Rapids processors I ran some benchmarks looking at the SNC3 vs. HEX clustering mode performance. With having an Intel Xeon 6980P server back up and running on a Giga Computing R284-A92-AAL server after my AvenueCity reference server failed nearly one year ago, I revisited the SNC3 vs. HEX clustering performance for those curious how it’s looking on a modern software stack and with new/updated benchmarks.

[$] Git considers SHA-256, Rust, LLMs, and more

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The Git source-code management system is a foundational tool upon which
much of the free-software community is based. For many people, Git simply
works, though perhaps in quirky ways, so the activity of its development
community may not often appear on their radar. There is a lot happening in
the Git world at the moment, though, as the project works toward a 3.0
release sometime in 2026. Topics of interest in the Git community include
the SHA-256 transition, the introduction of code written in Rust, and how
the project should view contributions created with the assistance of large
language models.

20 Essential SSH Configurations and Security Tips for Linux

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SSH (Secure Shell) is one of the most important tools for Linux system administrators and developers, as it allows you to securely log in to remote machines, run command-line programs, manage files, transfer data, forward ports, and even run GUI apps remotely.

But here’s the catch → using SSH with default settings isn’t always safe, because hackers constantly scan the internet for open SSH ports and weak logins. That’s why learning how to properly configure and secure SSH is a must.

In this guide, we’ll cover essential SSH configurations and security tips every Linux beginner should know to keep their servers secure, efficient, and running smoothly.

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HackerBox 0119 Geopositioning Explores GPS and Mapping

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HackerBox has released Issue 0119, titled “Geopositioning.” This edition marks ten years of the subscription series and focuses on satellite positioning and mapping through the ESP-WROOM-32 system-on-chip and the Thrifty Yeti Locator (TYL) platform. The kit combines hardware assembly with firmware development in the Arduino IDE to demonstrate GNSS and geolocation principles. According to the […]

AMD ROCm 7.9 Running In Early Tests On Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo”

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The most unexpected surprise today was AMD releasing ROCm 7.9 as a new technology preview / development branch for the open-source ROCm GPU compute stack just one month after formally releasing ROCm 7.0. While not a fan of how they handled the version discontinuity, ROCm 7.9 has been working out well in my very initial tests on AMD Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo”…

Tellusim Core SDK Opens Up For Use By OSI-Approved Open-Source Projects

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Over the weekend we wrote about the visually-impressive Tellusim Core SDK being posted to GitHub as a C++ SDK for high-end graphics and compute. The downside was that the Tellusim Core SKD was rather restrictive in only being free for education, free for companies with less than $200k USD in annual revenue, and evaluation purposes. Or you needed to obtain a negotiated license for the software. As a pleasant surprise, OSI-approved open-source projects not backed by for-profit organizations can now openly use this superb graphics SDK…

How to Use OpenAI Whisper Voice-to-Text with NVIDIA GPU on Debian/Ubuntu

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OpenAI Whisper is a powerful speech recognition system that can transcribe audio files with impressive accuracy. When combined with NVIDIA GPU acceleration through CUDA, Whisper can process audio files significantly faster than CPU-only processing. This guide demonstrates how to install and use Whisper with GPU support on Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems.