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Learning Docker by Building a Container Engine from Scratch
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Learning Docker by Building a Container Engine from Scratch

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The Minimal Homelab That Actually Works
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The Minimal Homelab That Actually Works

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Techie Mike
OpenCV 5 Computer Vision in Python for CS Students
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OpenCV 5 Computer Vision in Python for CS Students

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Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager Guide
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Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager Guide

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9618 Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals — AS CS Topic Guide
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9618 Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals — AS CS Topic Guide

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Debugging Python for A-Level CS — Tracebacks & Fixes
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Debugging Python for A-Level CS — Tracebacks & Fixes

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Self-Host Redis 8.8 with Docker Compose — Homelab Guide
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Self-Host Redis 8.8 with Docker Compose — Homelab Guide

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Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager
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Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager

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Binary, Hex & Number Systems — Visual Guide for IGCSE CS
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Binary, Hex & Number Systems — Visual Guide for IGCSE CS

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Python File Handling for IGCSE & A-Level CS — Examples
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Python File Handling for IGCSE & A-Level CS — Examples

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How to Set Up a Test Pipeline That Actually Catches Bugs
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How to Set Up a Test Pipeline That Actually Catches Bugs

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How to Set Up Hermes Agent on a Mini PC Home Server
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How to Set Up Hermes Agent on a Mini PC Home Server

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🔒 0417/12 Paper 1 – Security, File Transfer & ATM Processing | June 2025
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🔒 0417/12 Paper 1 – Security, File Transfer & ATM Processing | June 2025

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📝 0417/11 Paper 1 – Testing, Safety & Security | June 2025
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📝 0417/11 Paper 1 – Testing, Safety & Security | June 2025

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📝 9618/12 Paper 1 – Databases, Data Structures & Algorithms | June 2025
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📝 9618/12 Paper 1 – Databases, Data Structures & Algorithms | June 2025

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📝 9618/22 Paper 2 – Records, Files & Programming Techniques | June 2025
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📝 9618/22 Paper 2 – Records, Files & Programming Techniques | June 2025

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📝 9618/22 Paper 2 – Algorithms, Data Structures & Sorting | June 2025
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📝 9618/22 Paper 2 – Algorithms, Data Structures & Sorting | June 2025

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📝 9618/22 Paper 2 – Development Life Cycles, Maintenance & Testing | June 2025
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📝 9618/22 Paper 2 – Development Life Cycles, Maintenance & Testing | June 2025

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📝 9618/12 Paper 1 – Assembly, Logic Circuits & Communication | June 2025
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📝 9618/12 Paper 1 – Assembly, Logic Circuits & Communication | June 2025

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🖥️ 0417/12 Paper 1 – System Testing, Safety & Cybersecurity | June 2025
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🖥️ 0417/12 Paper 1 – System Testing, Safety & Cybersecurity | June 2025

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📝 0417/12 Paper 1 – Input Devices, Applications Software & Biometric Systems | June 2025
Cambridge Exams IGCSE ICT

📝 0417/12 Paper 1 – Input Devices, Applications Software & Biometric Systems | June 2025

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📝 9618/12 Paper 1 – Von Neumann, Number Systems & AI | June 2025
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📝 9618/12 Paper 1 – Von Neumann, Number Systems & AI | June 2025

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📝 0417/11 Paper 1 – Output Devices, Applications Software & Smartphones | June 2025
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📝 0417/11 Paper 1 – Output Devices, Applications Software & Smartphones | June 2025

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Why use indentation in Python
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Why use indentation in Python

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OSI Reference Model-Networking 101
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OSI Reference Model-Networking 101

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Techie Mike — Tech Tutorials for Students & Homelab Enthusiasts

Practical tech tutorials for Cambridge CS/ICT students and homelab enthusiasts. I break down complex topics — VirtualBox, Proxmox, ethical hacking, Python, and exam prep — into clear, hands-on guides you can actually follow. No fluff, just real skills.

High School to Homelab — A Student's Linux Journey
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High School to Homelab — A Student's Linux Journey

# High School to Homelab — A Student's Linux Journey Last week, a high school student posted on [r/homelab](https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/). i5-6500T. 40TB NAS. ThinkPad X13 running Proxmox. Looking for advice on his setup. The best way to learn is to try and fail.…
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Learning Docker by Building a Container Engine from Scratch
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Learning Docker by Building a Container Engine from Scratch

# Learning Docker by Building a Container Engine from Scratch If you've used Docker for any length of time, you've probably internalized the vocabulary. Images. Containers. Dockerfiles. `docker run -d --name my-app nginx`. It works. You ship code. Everyone's happy. But here's a question: what actu…
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The Minimal Homelab That Actually Works
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The Minimal Homelab That Actually Works

# Am I Overcomplicating This? — The Minimal Homelab That Actually Works Scroll through r/homelab for ten minutes and you'll see server racks that look like data center colocations. 42U cabinets. Enterprise switches with SFP+ cages blinking amber. Dual Xeon boxes drawing 400 watts.…
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OpenCV 5 Computer Vision in Python for CS Students
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OpenCV 5 Computer Vision in Python for CS Students

You've written Python programs that print to the terminal, read files, and maybe even scraped a website. But have you written code that can _see_? Code that can detect edges in a photograph or find faces in a group picture? That's computer vision.…
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1-Click GitHub Token Theft via VSCode Bug — Security Alert
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1-Click GitHub Token Theft via VSCode Bug — Security Alert

Just by clicking a link, it's possible for an attacker to steal a GitHub token that can read **and write** to your repos — including private ones. This isn't a hypothetical vulnerability or a "theoretical risk" scenario. Security researcher [Ammar Askar](https://blog.ammaraskar.com/github-token-ste…
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Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager Guide
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Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager Guide

# Switch from pip to uv — Python's New Package Manager Guide If you've ever sat waiting for `pip install` to finish building wheels in a Docker build, you know the pain. Five minutes. Ten minutes. Sometimes longer, depending on how many native extensions your project pulls in. There's a better way…
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9618 Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals — AS CS Topic Guide
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9618 Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals — AS CS Topic Guide

The June 2026 Cambridge AS/A-Level Computer Science Paper 1 (9618) has just been sat. If you took it, you're probably wondering how you did. If you're preparing for a future sitting, you want to know what topics come up and how to score full marks. I've been teaching Cambridge A-Level CS for over a…
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Debugging Python for A-Level CS — Tracebacks & Fixes
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Debugging Python for A-Level CS — Tracebacks & Fixes

Debugging Python for A-Level CS — Reading Tracebacks and Finding Bugs When your Python program crashes, it's not the end of the world. It's the start of a clue. I've seen students freeze when that red error text appears in their IDE. They stare at it, panic, and close the terminal.…
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Self-Host Redis 8.8 with Docker Compose — Homelab Guide
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Self-Host Redis 8.8 with Docker Compose — Homelab Guide

# Self-Host Redis 8.8 with Docker Compose — And Why It's Useful for Your Homelab Most homelabs start with storage. A NAS here, a media server there. But at some point you realize your services need to talk to each other — and that's when you discover you need something faster than your Postgres ins…
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Python Program for IGCSE Paper 2 — Full Walkthrough
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Python Program for IGCSE Paper 2 — Full Walkthrough

If you're studying for Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478/9618), Paper 2 is where you write actual code. And here's the thing — most students lose marks not because they can't code, but because they don't know what the examiner is looking for. I've been teaching IGCSE CS for over a decade, and…
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Chuwi Minibook X vs BMAX Pro 8 — Budget Homelab Pick
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Chuwi Minibook X vs BMAX Pro 8 — Budget Homelab Pick

# Chuwi Minibook X vs BMAX Pro 8 — Which Budget Homelab Machine? You're building your first homelab on a budget. Maybe you want to run Docker, try Proxmox, or host a few self-hosted services. You've heard about the Chuwi Minibook X — it hit over 400 points on Hacker News. And the BMAX Pro 8 is a pr…
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Computer Science teacher in Thailand. 10+ years Cambridge IGCSE, 4 years AS/A Level. BSc Computer Science & Engineering. Ex-Intel, Virgin Media. Practical exam prep, past paper walkthroughs and tech tutorials.
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