Cam

@cmurphy56
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Software Developer / Cloud Engineer. Cat Dad. Chicagoan.
Githubhttps://github.com/CMURPH56
Bloghttp://blog.cammurphy.com/
CamFeb 15

A year ago I published my first blog post. I decided it was time to give the site a bit of an upgrade. https://blog.cammurphy.com/2026/02/15/new-theme.html

#jekyll #minimalmistakes #blog

Theme Upgrade!

A year ago I published my first blog post. So much has changed since then, and I have been using just the default Jekyll theme the entire time. I wanted something more, so I decided it was time to give the site a bit of an upgrade.

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CamJan 30
Electronic Frontier FoundationJan 29
ALPRs are too easily abused to threaten free speech and privacy, are prone to errors, and amass tons of data that’s a tantalizing target for hackers, EFF’s Adam Schwartz told the Lake County News Sun/Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/lake-county-license-plate-readers-prompt-mix-of-opinions-when-used-responsibly-they-are-a-significant-asset-to-the-community/
CamJan 29
Warner CrockerJan 28

‘Abolish ICE’ Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show
#Chicago #Politics #ICE

https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/abolish-ice-submitted-9200-times-for-chicago-snowplow-naming-contest-records-show/

CamJan 27
#KDE #plasma Blog Post about plasmashell crashing on my computer and an investigation to try and fix it: https://blog.cammurphy.com/2025/12/14/kde-plasma-crash-investigation.html
Kde Plasma Crash Investigation

Intro I have been running Fedora Linux with KDE as my chosen desktop environment on my personal computer for a while now. It has been a pretty smooth process. However, there has been one intermittent issue that has been bothering me.

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Show threadCamJan 25
@enocc Thank you!
CamJan 25
A new blog post about #Instapaper and reading news on my #kobo https://blog.cammurphy.com/2026/01/25/rss-to-kobo.html #rss #inoreader
Rss To Kobo

Staying informed in 2026 without being overwhelmed is a daunting task. I have tried many methods from RSS readers to fully going print media. However, I recently found an imperfect flow that let me read the news on my Kobo, and it is my favorite solution so far.

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CamJan 9
pjJan 6
make this go viral
CamDec 8
Terence EdenDec 7
Do you like books? I like books! Here's all the books I read this year. Maybe you'll find your new favourite. Maybe you'll suggest my new favourite to read next!
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/all-the-books-ive-read-this-year-2/
All the books I've read this year

I read a lot of books. I'm sure there's some Jane Austen quote about how it unsettles a young lady's mind to fill it with such wide-ranging nonsense, but I've not read any Austen this year 🤷 In total, I read 64 books. I strictly alternate between fact and fiction otherwise my brain gets confused. I try to maintain an even gender ratio and I like old books as well as new books. I mostly buy eB…

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CamDec 4
Fedora ProjectDec 4

Is it cool that Linus Torvalds uses Fedora Linux? Yes!

But the really cool thing is to use the Linux distro that works best for you. :)

Having Linux get covered on LTT is such a big win for the open source community as more techies realize there is another way!

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0V1SxbNA

But it is pretty neat tho what Linus uses 😎

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds

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CamSep 30

#roundrobin #stickysessions #blog

September blog post! About Load Balancing, Round Robin, and Sticky Sessions!

https://blog.cammurphy.com/2025/09/30/round-robin-and-sticky-sessions.html

Round Robin And Sticky Sessions

What is Round-robin and what are sticky sessions? Round-robin and sticky sessions are a way to load balance servers. Load balancers spread client requests across multiple servers.

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