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Introducing BluePill v1.1.0: Native Qt6 C++/QML iMessage Client for Linux & Zero-Electron macOS Relay
Latest Dispatch AI & Automation Nov 11, 2026 • 4 min read

Introducing BluePill v1.1.0: Native Qt6 C++/QML iMessage Client for Linux & Zero-Electron macOS Relay

Today, we are thrilled to announce the official release of BluePill v1.1.0: a native Qt6 C++ / QML desktop iMessage client for Linux and a zero-Electron,…

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Autonomous Cloud & Infrastructure SecOps: Integrating Wazuh SIEM/XDR, HashiCorp Vault, and Agentic AI Across AWS, GCP, and Proxmox Fleets
AI & Automation Nov 10, 2026

Autonomous Cloud & Infrastructure SecOps: Integrating Wazuh SIEM/XDR, HashiCorp Vault, and Agentic AI Across AWS, GCP, and Proxmox Fleets

Architectural deep dive into unifying AWS (GuardDuty, CloudTrail), GCP (Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud Armor), Juniper/Cisco firewalls, and Proxmox/Kubernetes telemetry into Wazuh SIEM/XDR with a sub-150-token Agentic AI CLI, HashiCorp Vault, and automated Ansible/Terraform remediation.

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Leveraging AI for a Homelab: Declarative Proxmox VE Infrastructure with Terraform, Pulumi, and GitLab CI/CD
AI & Automation Nov 10, 2026

Leveraging AI for a Homelab: Declarative Proxmox VE Infrastructure with Terraform, Pulumi, and GitLab CI/CD

How we eliminated manual ClickOps in our multi-node Proxmox VE homelab by combining Terraform, Pulumi, self-hosted GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and an Agentic AI (ai-ops) control plane.

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Enforcing Network Standards Across a 1,000+ Device Fleet with Agentic AI
AI & Automation Oct 30, 2026

Enforcing Network Standards Across a 1,000+ Device Fleet with Agentic AI

Enterprise networks rarely fail from a single bug—they fail from configuration entropy. Discover how our Agentic AI (ai-ops) pipeline enforces deterministic interface, hostname, and ACL standards across 1,000+ devices.

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Enterprise Networking Trends: SASE, Multi-Cloud, Private 5G, and AI Network Management
AI & Automation Dec 7, 2023

Enterprise Networking Trends: SASE, Multi-Cloud, Private 5G, and AI Network Management

An architectural analysis of six transformative networking trends: Zero Trust SASE convergence, multi-cloud interconnects, private 5G vs. Wi-Fi 6E, digital twin simulation, and AI-driven network operations.

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Running MongoDB on Non-AVX CPUs Using Custom Docker Containers
Linux & Virtualization Apr 15, 2023

Running MongoDB on Non-AVX CPUs Using Custom Docker Containers

MongoDB 5.0+ requires CPU Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) for the WiredTiger storage engine. Learn how to run MongoDB on older homelab and virtualized CPUs without AVX using pre-built Docker images.

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Modern Computer Networking: Wi-Fi 6E, Edge Computing, 5G, SDN, and AI Cybersecurity
AI & Automation Apr 12, 2023

Modern Computer Networking: Wi-Fi 6E, Edge Computing, 5G, SDN, and AI Cybersecurity

Explore how 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E, low-latency edge computing, 5G wireless backhaul, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and AI-assisted threat detection are reshaping enterprise infrastructure.

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Juniper EX4300 Junos OS Firmware Downloads and MD5 Checksums
Enterprise Vendors Apr 12, 2023

Juniper EX4300 Junos OS Firmware Downloads and MD5 Checksums

Direct download mirrors and verified MD5 checksums for Juniper EX4300 Junos OS switching firmware (releases 21.3R1.9 and 19.4R1.10) for lab and enterprise switch upgrades.

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Configuring Proxmox VE NoVNC Consoles Behind HAProxy with Sticky Sessions
Linux & Virtualization Jan 19, 2021

Configuring Proxmox VE NoVNC Consoles Behind HAProxy with Sticky Sessions

How to load-balance a multi-node Proxmox VE cluster behind HAProxy using SERVERID sticky session cookies so NoVNC WebSocket (WSS) consoles and web logins never drop or time out.

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Single-Line Parted Command to Partition and Mount a 100% Linux Disk
AI & Automation Jan 15, 2021

Single-Line Parted Command to Partition and Mount a 100% Linux Disk

Automate Linux disk provisioning without interactive fdisk prompts using a single-line GNU parted command, ext4 filesystem labeling, and persistent /etc/fstab mounting for Kubernetes and GlusterFS nodes.

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Field notes on leveraging AI for a homelab, declarative Proxmox VE infrastructure (Terraform, Pulumi, GitLab CI/CD), Junos & Cisco IOS routing, Cumulus Linux, and NetDevOps automation by James Gomez.

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