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👥 The Team In my team of three—composed of two senior engineers (myself included) and one junior— Joe Biden is the most junior member. No, not the President. Our Joe Biden is fresh out of college, eager to learn, and unfortunately for him, he got assigned one of the most painfully manual tasks in our Preventive Maintenance Program: Backing up switch configurations. Quarterly. For over 100 switches. Manually. Through a browser. Let me paint you a picture. 🌐 The Network Environment We manage a Layer 3 network where the edge layer consists of over 100+ Aruba Instant On 1930 switches . These are solid entry-level switches, but their management interface leaves much to be desired when it comes to automation: ❌ No SSH ❌ No real API ✅ Just a Web GUI So, every quarter, Joe would spend days logging into each switch's web interface, navigating to the config page, and downloading the current config manually. Multiply that by 100+ switches and… yeah. Pain. 🧠 The Programme...

Let’s get one thing straight: Tor is not the dark web . If you just gasped and clutched your pearls — good. You’ve been lied to. Repeatedly. Possibly by bad movies, worse TV shows, or that one guy at a party who says, “I downloaded Tor and now I can see everything .” (No, Mr. H.Kuru-C. You’re just on a very slow Reddit.) In this blog post, we’re going to: Explain what Tor is (and what it’s not) : We start with a simple explanation to clear up the most common misconceptions. Break down how Tor works, technically but accessibly : We’ll dive into how Tor functions using its unique onion routing and relay system. Share a brief history of the Tor Project : A quick look at Tor’s roots and how it’s evolved over time. Show why everyday people (not just hoodie-wearing hackers) use it : Tor isn’t just for the “dark web”; here’s why ordinary folks turn to it for privacy and security. Help you decide when Tor makes sense in daily life — and when it might be overkill : Practical ad...