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Simon Erkelens
I'm a professional web developer with extensive knowledge of Silverstripe, secure web development, Laravel and Symfony, as well as security engineer. I also work with Python, and MicroPython, on a pile of Raspberry Pis and Arduinos. Most of my development work is publicly available on GitHub and Codeberg.
September 2026
October 2026
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The second round of how to jailbreak Microsoft Surface RT or 2 (Tegra ARM 32 processor) and install Linux, with Raspberry Pi OS based on Bookworm and upgrading to Trixie. Using Yahallo, Golden Keys and Open Surface RT.
How to jailbreak Microsoft Surface RT or 2 (Tegra ARM 32 processor) and install Linux, with Raspberry Pi OS, based on Bookworm. Using Yahallo, Golden Keys and Open Surface RT. The process is a bit choppy, but eventually in part 2 I will have a working surface tablet.
Install Linux on a Microsoft Surface Pro, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Mint, SuSE, Arch, or even Gentoo is supported. Installing is pretty easy on a Surface Pro, and most Surface Pro editions are supported. The process is a lot easier than installation on a Surface RT.
How to disable AI in Firefox. And the LM features. And how to disable other AI, LLM and Machine Learning features that Firefox and Mozilla are introducing into the browser.
Remove your Panasonic airconditioning unit from the Panasonic Cloud and connect it to Home Assistant to have full control of your heatpump locally, without using a cloud service. Requires some soldering and parts that are easy to acquire. Remove the CZ-TACG1 and put an ESP32-C3 in its place.
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