Tech Briefs | archerships https://archerships.com/essays/index.html#tech Technical how-tos, tool guides, and research notes. en-us archerships@protonmail.ch (Archer T. Ships) Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:42:32 +0000 Tech Brief: AI Text Watermarking -- KGW Mechanics, Attack Surface, and the 6-Month Outlook https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-11-tech-brief-ai-text-watermarking.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-11-tech-brief-ai-text-watermarking.html Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A GPTZero CTO explainer, verified against the papers Research Brief: A Censorship-Resistant, Local-First Substitutions Database -- Architecture Discussion 2026-08-10 https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-10-food-subs-db-architecture-brief.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-10-food-subs-db-architecture-brief.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: Kitchen Ideas -- 12 simple ideas that ACTUALLY improved how I cook. https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-07-ethan-chlebowski-12-kitchen-ideas.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-07-ethan-chlebowski-12-kitchen-ideas.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tech Brief: Black Hat AI and the Coming Software Security Transition https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-07-tech-brief-black-hat-ai-software-security.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-07-tech-brief-black-hat-ai-software-security.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Why the next two years will see an explosion of automated exploits — and what you can do about it Tech Brief: Substack Unofficial API and Automation https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-06-tech-brief-substack-unofficial-api-and-automation.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-06-tech-brief-substack-unofficial-api-and-automation.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to script Substack without a browser Research Brief: Reloadable Alternatives to .22 LR and the .38 Special Platform -- Wadcutters, Carbines, SHTF Role, and the Semiauto Question https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-04-38-special-platform-brief.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-04-38-special-platform-brief.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: Urban Greens Reusable Grow Mats -- Material and Market https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-04-reusable-microgreen-grow-mats.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-04-reusable-microgreen-grow-mats.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: 120 of the World's Most Delicious Dipping Sauces https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-04-worlds-best-dipping-sauces.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-04-worlds-best-dipping-sauces.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: ADHD and Sleep -- Why people with ADHD can't sleep (and what actually helps) | Hyperfocus https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-03-adhd-sleep-what-helps.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-03-adhd-sleep-what-helps.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: Fact-Check of the 'Sovereign AI' Alignment Essay https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-03-ai-alignment-essay-fact-check.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-03-ai-alignment-essay-fact-check.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: Japanese Kitchen Hygiene -- 9 Western Kitchen Habits That Disgust Japanese People https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-03-japanese-kitchen-habits.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-03-japanese-kitchen-habits.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Research Brief: Flatbreads of the World https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-01-flatbreads-of-the-world.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-08-01-flatbreads-of-the-world.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A region-by-region survey of flat, unleavened, and layered breads R/O Systems for Softened Well Water: Houseplants, Goldfish, and Turtles https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-31-ro-softened-well-water-plants-aquatics.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-31-ro-softened-well-water-plants-aquatics.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Reverse osmosis recommendations with US parts availability, plus remineralization requirements for plants and freshwater tanks Building a Recoverable Encrypted Secrets Vault with git-crypt https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-28-tech-brief-git-crypt-secrets-vault.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-28-tech-brief-git-crypt-secrets-vault.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 State of the Art: Growing Organs from Pluripotent Stem Cells https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-23-tutorial-state-of-the-art-growing-organs-pluripotent-stem-cells.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-23-tutorial-state-of-the-art-growing-organs-pluripotent-stem-cells.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A structured reference for understanding current capabilities, barriers, and clinical translation Tutorial: Setting Up a macOS Machine for Archerships https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-19-tutorial-setting-up-a-macos-machine-for-archerships.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-19-tutorial-setting-up-a-macos-machine-for-archerships.html Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From fresh install to productive, clean, and private Recipe: 20 Lazy Kitchen Hacks https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-17-recipe-20-lazy-kitchen-hacks.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-07-17-recipe-20-lazy-kitchen-hacks.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 More cooking, less work How to Set Up Zotero, Better BibTeX, and Neovim for Academic Citations https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-26-tutorial-zotero-nvim-citations.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-26-tutorial-zotero-nvim-citations.html Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From manual footnotes to automated @citekey insertion with zotcite How to buy Zcash without KYC/AML https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-12-how-to-buy-zcash-without-kyc.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-12-how-to-buy-zcash-without-kyc.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Acquire private digital cash without registering your identity with the government Writing Process: From Draft to Publication https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-09-tutorial-writing-process.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-09-tutorial-writing-process.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Image Generation Models for Illustrated Storybooks and Comics https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-07-tech-brief-image-generation-models-for-illustrated-storybooks-and-comics.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-07-tech-brief-image-generation-models-for-illustrated-storybooks-and-comics.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A survey of picture-book–ready image generators on OpenRouter and DeepInfra Tutorial: Live HTML Preview in Brave While Editing Markdown in Neovim https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-06-tutorial-nvim-brave-markdown-preview.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-06-tutorial-nvim-brave-markdown-preview.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tech Brief: Uncensored AI Image Generation for Adult Content https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-05-tech-brief-uncensored-ai-image-generation.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-05-tech-brief-uncensored-ai-image-generation.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Card Sizes, Educational Card Games, and Dual-Purpose Decks https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-03-card-sizes-and-educational-games.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-03-card-sizes-and-educational-games.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 First Offshore Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center Deployed Off China's Coast https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-03-china-underwater-data-center.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-03-china-underwater-data-center.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tech Brief: Making a Single Page Full-Width When the Site Theme Uses a Narrow Column https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-02-tech-brief-full-width-page-layout.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-02-tech-brief-full-width-page-layout.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Does Recent Immigration Explain High U.S. Housing Prices? 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https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-01-tech-brief-cost-comparison-between-ai-comic-art-providers.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-01-tech-brief-cost-comparison-between-ai-comic-art-providers.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tech Brief: Wide Columns and a Frozen First Column in an HTML Table https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-01-tech-brief-html-table-wide-sticky-columns.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-06-01-tech-brief-html-table-wide-sticky-columns.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tech Brief: How To Create A Clip From A YouTube Video https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-31-tech-brief-how-to-create-a-clip-from-a-youtube-video.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-31-tech-brief-how-to-create-a-clip-from-a-youtube-video.html Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Permanent Web Deployment: Five Bugs and Their Fixes https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-29-permanent-web-deployment-lessons.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-29-permanent-web-deployment-lessons.html Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Who to Follow on Sovereign X https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-27-sovereign-x.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-27-sovereign-x.html Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Don't Let Google Put You On A Leash https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-15-how-google-android-spies-on-you.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-05-15-how-google-android-spies-on-you.html Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TechTip: Fixing "Display Output Is Not Active" on Arch Linux ARM (UTM/QEMU, Apple Silicon) https://archerships.com/essays/2026-02-13-techtip-fixing-display-output-is.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-02-13-techtip-fixing-display-output-is.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How To Use Odysee/Arweave To Escape Youtube Censorship https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-09-how-to-use-odyseearweave-to-escape.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-09-how-to-use-odyseearweave-to-escape.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 "I literally had to go through our drafts and nix about 80% of the episodes that we were planning to record just because YouTube will not allow that anymore." 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How to install Zashi zcash wallet https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-03-how-to-install-zashi-zcash-wallet.html https://archerships.com/essays/2026-01-03-how-to-install-zashi-zcash-wallet.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to avoid being held hostage by Google https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-02-how-to-avoid-being-held-hostage-by.html https://archerships.com/essays/2025-01-02-how-to-avoid-being-held-hostage-by.html Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Download your data now How to defeat censorship with sovereign software https://archerships.com/essays/2024-07-30-how-to-defeat-censorship-with-sovereign.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-07-30-how-to-defeat-censorship-with-sovereign.html Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 How to accept anonymous Monero payments with BTCPayserver https://archerships.com/essays/2024-07-05-how-to-accept-anonymous-monero-payments.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-07-05-how-to-accept-anonymous-monero-payments.html Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 How to buy Monero with cash by mail https://archerships.com/essays/2024-07-05-how-to-buy-monero-with-cash-by-mail.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-07-05-how-to-buy-monero-with-cash-by-mail.html Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 How to avoid inflation, confiscatory taxes, and keep your financial privacy Venice.ai: a private, uncensored, AI chatbot https://archerships.com/essays/2024-05-10-veniceai-a-private-uncensored-ai.html https://archerships.com/essays/2024-05-10-veniceai-a-private-uncensored-ai.html Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Release announcement from Erik Voorhees A short guide to getting started with Nostr https://archerships.com/essays/2023-11-06-1078019html.html https://archerships.com/essays/2023-11-06-1078019html.html Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 How To Escape App Store Censorship https://archerships.com/essays/2023-06-26-1076447html.html https://archerships.com/essays/2023-06-26-1076447html.html Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Liberation via PWA's and Webassebly