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  • Deploying a Minecraft Server to EC2 (with some cost analysis)

    Setting up and deploying a Minecraft server on EC2 (including cost analysis)

    August 18, 2020
  • Healthcare: The Hidden Tax You’re Already Paying

    Let me walk you through a simple calculation that might change how you think about your compensation. Calculate Your Healthcare Tax Use the Healthcare Cost Calculator → Or do it manually: Step 1: Pull up your most recent pay stub and your benefits enrollment documents. Step 2: Find these numbers: Add those three together. That’s…

    December 19, 2025
  • How do I get Windows 11 to Stop Updating the Background Back to Bing Wallpaper

    How do I get Windows 11 to Stop Updating the Background Back to Bing Wallpaper

    I occasionally remote in to my personal Windows machine in addition to my work Windows machine and I have a personal Mac and work Mac that (despite stickers on the personal one) I somehow can’t tell apart. So I usually use a wallpaper from Svalbard from Cecilia Blomdahl and a Set-Wallpaper.ps1 script to set my…

    December 4, 2025
  • Ruby Exception Handling Practice: Be As Specific As Possible

    Avdi Grimm covers Ruby exception handling in way more detail in Exceptional Ruby (not an affiliate link!) and you should check it out Ruby Exception Handling In Ruby, you should already be aware that catching Exception is a blunt instrument that captures error states that generally should not be handled by your code. This is…

    November 19, 2025
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