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I run AI agents in a dedicated VM. The agents need access to my local git repositories so they can read and modify code, but I don’t want them to be able to push to remotes, read my SSH keys, or touch anything outside the repos directory — even if an agent somehow gains root in the VM.

A simple solution to standardize time stamps in Thunderbird using the ISO-8601 format by leveraging the Lithuanian locale.

A quick reference for displaying default preprocessor macros across different C and C++ compilers.

A bash function for automatically recompiling and executing code when source files change, perfect for development workflows.

A C++ technique for accessing private member functions using template metaprogramming without violating language rules.

A step-by-step guide to resizing a QEMU virtual machine image when the root partition becomes too small.

A C++ implementation of a join() function similar to Python and JavaScript, demonstrating how to concatenate a vector of strings with a separator.

How to start gparted with root privileges on Debian when gksu has been removed from the system.

How to create version-aware tmux configuration using if-shell with Perl to handle different tmux versions.

Configure Thunderbird to display ISO time stamps by setting up the Swedish locale on Debian/Ubuntu systems.

Essential Vim search and replace techniques that make text manipulation powerful and efficient once you understand how they work.

Step-by-step guide to installing Kubernetes on Debian Sid using Minikube for local development and testing.

A C++ template function that runs a given callable (function or lambda) on each of its arguments, with compatibility for pre-C++17 compilers.

How to suppress compiler warnings from third-party libraries like Boost by using the -isystem flag instead of -I when including directories.