Mark Veidemanis

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Incompetence or Malice?

Incompetence or Malice?

Why do they add all these poisons to the things we mindlessly consume? Does anyone consuming these things know the extent of the damage they are doing on their body? Hopefully this strongly-worded poem and accompanying explainer will aid you in your journey to a healthier life.

Database optimisation, analytics and burnout

Database optimisation, analytics and burnout

Though this article has a lot of tech jargon, there is an underlying message that I hope to make accessible to all. It's not really important to understand the jargon, and where it is, I try to explain it. For the past few months, I've been

Introducing: Hall of shame for financial institutions

Introducing: Hall of shame for financial institutions

After a series of unfortunate encounters with financial institutions, I thought I would create a page warning others of shady business practices of UK-based financial institutions. With the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in the financial sector, it's about time to let go of the old rules used to

Short Stories - The Mattress Factory (part 2)

Short Stories - The Mattress Factory (part 2)

Part 1 here The next day he goes to the same place, and realizes there's a spot of blood on the pavement. A brief moment of confusion passes over him before he finds the inner courage to feel his head - there's a bump. He remembers

Poems: Love long past

Poems: Love long past

Why do I pray for love long past? The sorrow wicked, rife with dust, To stay or go, that is my shame, How do I go? That is my pain. Why do I wake, day after day, Pretending it is all but lust? However hard, I got so far, My

Poems: From another soul

Poems: From another soul

A poem about the endless cycle of love and pain.

Poems: Dark Nights

Poems: Dark Nights

A dark and glib poem about birds and murder.

Poems: A Fork of Roads

Poems: A Fork of Roads

A poem about forking roads, love, pain and decisions.

Setting up ejabberd with LDAP

Setting up ejabberd with LDAP

Learn how to set up ejabberd securely, link it up to your LDAP trust and configure the necessary DNS records.

The Perfect Mailserver: LDAP with Postfix and Dovecot

The Perfect Mailserver: LDAP with Postfix and Dovecot

A three-part series on configuring LDAP, mail, and merging the two. We're starting with the end. I'll be writing about gluing together LDAP and your mail daemons.

Societal dysfunction

F+ school

Modern education has failed us and lied to us. To truly learn, we must first unlearn what it has taught us.

Short Stories: The Mattress Factory (part 1)

Short Stories: The Mattress Factory (part 1)

An allegorical account of the tragic and gradual death of autonomy and love, repression, pain and dissociation from reality.

Preventing brute-force attacks on SSH with SSHGuard

Preventing brute-force attacks on SSH with SSHGuard

Deploy SSHGuard to prevent automated scripts from continuously attempting to log in to your boxes.

Linux hardening guide for newbies

Linux hardening guide for newbies

Secure your new Linux server from common threats with this easy step-by-step guide. Covering removing bloat, hardening SSH and setting up a simple firewall.