I wish I would have known this earlier. I am pretty sure they don't document it on purposes.

How to install exiftool (mac / windows / ubuntu):. 🍎 macOS: brew install exiftool.🪟 Windows: choco install exiftool.🐧 Ubuntu: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libimage-exiftool-perl. Verify: exiftool -ver.

Cool trick to build your own AI pipelines:. Some AI images literally ship the recipe in the file 😅. Run:. "exiftool image.png". and check the Prompt field. Doesn't work on all, but when it does… it's awesome. Surprising how often it works

5/5 🎯 Bottom line + pro tips. If agencies can't crack the crypto, your threat is keys & opsec:. 1. Use a long passphrase (5–7 random words).2. Dismount when idle; fully shut down, don't sleep (RAM/key attacks exist).3. Disable Fast Startup/hibernation on Windows or ensure.

4/5 ⚡ 10 minute setup. 1. Download from the official repo (verify sigs).2. Create an encrypted container or full-disk volume.3. Mount → work → dismount.4. Keep backups of unencrypted essentials like recovery info (securely stored).

3/5 🔧 Why we (devs) like it. - Cross-platform (Win/Mac/Linux).- CLI automation + scripting.- Hidden volumes (plausible deniability but use carefully; research has poked holes in some scenarios).- Fast on modern CPUs, open source, no proprietary dependencies.

2/5 📜 Receipts from real cases. - 🇺🇸 2018: Court filing notes the FBI couldn't decrypt VeraCrypt protected devices and sought to compel unlocking instead.- 🇧🇷 2010: Brazilian banker case: after months of effort (incl. FBI help), TrueCrypt encrypted drives remained inaccessible.

Just learned that VeraCrypt has never been defeated by law enforcement in any documented case. An open source disk encryption tool with a 100% success rate against government cryptographic breaks. Time to hide that spicy folder, lol. History + how to use it right👇1/5

3/3 Restore after a fresh install. ♻️ Bonus: cron it weekly + push to a private repo

2. Snapshot all installed packages:

🚨 Kernel panic nuked one of my Ubuntu AI servers on a Sunday morning. Lost my prime build time ☕️. These 2 commands helped me restore an identical setup. 1. Backup your APT config (repos, keys, prefs) 👇1/3

Woke up ready to ship… and then I see THIS 😱. Debugging before coffee should be illegal. I hope your day is going better.

🧵 4/4 Cache API works great for: . ✅ API responses that change hourly/daily .✅ Computed data with short TTL .✅ Anything under 128MB. Don't use it for: .❌ User file uploads .❌ Data you need for months.❌ Cross-region consistency.

🧵 3/4 Performance comparison:. 🚀 Cache API: <10ms response time (edge cache).🚀 R2: 20-50ms (object storage). Developer experience:. 🎯 Cache API: 3 lines of code.🎯 R2: SDK setup, bucket management, error handling.

🧵 2/4 code change (simplified for example sake, but you get the point):

F*ck. I just realized I paid R2 $31 last month to cache API responses 🤦‍♂️ . Cache API does this for free. Same speed, easier setup. Took me 5 min to migrate. Monthly bill = $0 now . The code swap 👇 (1/4).

🧵 4/4 Pro tip: Use multiple cron expressions for different frequencies in one workflow file. Each schedule triggers the same workflow, but conditional if statements run different jobs based on which cron fired. Result? One file manages your entire automation schedule.

🧵 3/4 Getting started takes 30 seconds:. 1. Create ".github/workflows/cron.yml" .2. add your cron schedule.3. push to main. That's literally it. GitHub handles provisioning, execution, scaling, monitoring. Stop overthinking automation. Just use Actions.

🧵 2/4 Perfect for automating:. 𝕏 - Auto posting on X.🔄 - Daily backup scripts .📊 - Metrics collection .🐛 - Health checks .📨 - Notification systems .💾 - Database cleanup tasks .🔍 - API monitoring. All running in the cloud, tracked in git, completely free for public repos.

Imo, GitHub Actions as cron jobs might be the most underrated dev hack. Why pay for cron services when GitHub Actions does it better?. ✅ Free / super cheap.✅ Scales.✅ Version control with git.✅ Huge marketplace of plugins. Only catch: shortest interval is 1 min 👇 1/4