Practical guides, independent thinking,
and stories beyond the terminal.
A practical, experience-driven field guide that helps IT managers and infrastructure leaders take on cybersecurity responsibilities with confidence by focusing on fundamentals, real-world tradeoffs, and clear communication rather than tools or theory.
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Linux Made Human is your beginner-friendly guide to navigating the world of open-source computing. Whether you're fed up with Big Tech, craving more control over your system, or just curious about what lies beyond Windows and macOS, this book takes you step-by-step through everything you need to know, no experience required.
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A step by step, hands on guide that takes beginners and working IT professionals from basic PowerShell concepts to real world automation across Windows, Active Directory, cloud platforms, and modern infrastructure, with a focus on practical scripts that save time and reduce manual work.
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The Absent Qualia Thought Experiment explores one of the most unsettling questions in philosophy: can a being act fully conscious yet feel nothing inside? This puzzle, known as the absent qualia problem, challenges our understanding of mind, science, and identity. At its heart is the idea of the “hollow machine,” a being that smiles, speaks, and remembers but lacks the inner glow of experience. The question forces us to confront whether consciousness can ever be reduced to function alone or if something vital is missing.
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The Ash Commonwealth is an extensive, dark post-apocalyptic political thriller series by Paul Karl Arthur Kell that explores the gritty realities of rebuilding society, law, and local governance in Central Kentucky after a catastrophic societal collapse. Rather than focusing purely on action or survival against monsters, the multi-book narrative dives deep into the bureaucratic, ethical, and adversarial nightmares of establishing civic charters, ration lines, judicial trials, and security compacts among suspicious factions
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