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• Nov 1st, 2026 - Verifyable timestamps for docs

  #bitcoin​ #blockchain​ #tips​

  Had an idea or wrote a document that you want to be able to prove the authorship of? Place the document's SHA-256 hash on the bitcoin blockchain to create an immutable timestamp for your document with this guide.
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• Oct 28th, 2026 - Use fcron like anacron

  #linux​ #tips​

  By default, after installing and enabling the fcron daemon, you won't get hourly, daily, weekly and monthly execution of the scripts in the respective /etc/cron.* directories, if your system is asleep at the wrong moment. Here's a crontab which will work like anacron:
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• Oct 28th, 2026 - HOWTO: Set up etckeeper on Void Linux

  #tips​ #void_linux​

  etckeeper keeps track of all the changes you make to your /etc directory over time. It keeps a .git repo inside of /etc, and will do a git commit: * before and after installing or removing a void package * once a day (with cron) Since Void Linux will serve the package in its original form and won't configure it for you, here's the steps you need to follow to make it do the above:
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• Oct 26th, 2026 - Disable cookie banners

  #internet​ #tips​

  Want to stop seeing annoying cookie banners on every site you visit? Follow these instructions.
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