naftaliro.dev naftali's quiet corner https://naftaliro.dev/ 2026-09-28T12:00:00-05:00 naftali The Hastur Protocol https://naftaliro.dev/the-hastur-protocol.html 2026-09-28T12:00:00-05:00 2026-09-28T12:00:00-05:00 An excerpt from the lovecraftian horror story I'm still writing. A reverse engineer, a binary nobody should have sent, and a streetlight with no pattern. The USB Port Was the Problem https://naftaliro.dev/the-usb-port-was-the-problem.html 2026-07-18T12:00:00-05:00 2026-07-18T12:00:00-05:00 A Bazzite live USB that wouldn't boot. I blamed the stick, the GPU and Secure Boot. It was the port the whole time. Beating The Game https://naftaliro.dev/beating-the-game.html 2026-06-05T12:00:00-05:00 2026-06-05T12:00:00-05:00 A short story about nihilism, grief, and whether the game was ever worth playing. Content warning: grief, loss, and suicide.