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Fixing HDMI Output on Orange Pi 5 Plus (Ubuntu 26.04)
·2 mins
Both HDMI ports on the Orange Pi 5 Plus show as disconnected at the kernel level despite a physically connected cable. The fix is a kernel force-enable flag and an Xorg config that bypasses HPD detection entirely.
Orange Pi 5 Plus Emulation Setup: ES-DE, RetroArch, Cores and ROM Organisation
·8 mins
Setting up ES-DE and RetroArch on an Orange Pi 5 Plus: working around the GCC 15 EmulationStation build failure, fixing GLX and Wayland issues, tuning RetroArch for low latency, wiring up cores and an Xbox controller, and organising a large ROM library.
Orange Pi 5 Plus: Diagnosing Hard Resets and Setting Up Remote Access
·9 mins
Root-causing random hard resets on an Orange Pi 5 Plus (underpowered USB-C supply, not PD), governor tuning after the fix, and a fully automated VNC over SSH setup for headless remote access from Windows — including audio streaming.
Practical Tips for Saving Tokens in Claude Code CLI
·6 mins
A practical guide to reducing token usage in Claude Code CLI — covering context management, memory, /compact, session structure, and working directory strategies.
fp-control: AFP, Enhancement Counting, and Designing for Small Agents
·7 mins
Three things the first version of fp-control was missing: Adjusted Function Points, a mode for measuring changes to deployed systems, and a file format that does not choke a small agent on a large system.