level: 1-category desc: Posts documenting hands-on learning, debugging breakthroughs, and project-based insights
comic-relief
TL;DR: Turns out, “unsaved” really means “nonexistent” — I chased a phantom file for 10 minutes. I created and opened in VS Code a .ps1 file from the terminal. PS C:\Users\EliKent\Documents\WindowsPowerShell> code sandbox.ps1 But I didn’t actually save it — I just started typing.
applied-learning
TL;DR: Last night I felt despondent. This morning I feel exhileration. Real learning - the overwhelm of the heap, the processing of the stack, the clarity of a returned value. This isn’t about memorizing tools or copying workflows. It’s about going into the machine. That takes time.
SMB
TL;DR: A non-functional scanner connection led me to build a working mental model of SMB, file sharing, and user permissions in Windows. Why I Did This I needed to send a scan to my computer. Unfortunately, the Ricoh technician had created a brittle system by setting the destination folder
applied-learning
virtualization