Andy’s Thoughts

Falcon Perception: 600 Million Parameters That Embarrass Models 50 Times Their Size (and What That Means for the Rest of Us) Note: This post expands on TII’s Falcon Perception release from April 3, 2026.

Build Your Own: Packaging Your App as AppImage, Snap, and Flatpak The Complete Developer Guide — From Zero to Shipped Andrew Denner · March 2026 · denner.co Part 6 of the Linux Universal Packages series This is the post I wish existed when I first tried to

Universal Packages vs Docker: When Does a Package Become a Container?

Flatpak Deep Dive: Portal Architecture and the Bubblewrap Sandbox OSTree, User Namespaces, D-Bus Portals, and Why ~/.var/app Is So Large Andrew Denner · March 2026 · denner.co Part 4 of the Linux Universal Packages series Flatpak is the one I use daily.

Snap Deep Dive: Anatomy of Canonical’s Distribution System The Full Picture — snapd, AppArmor, Seccomp, and the Machine It Built Andrew Denner · March 2026 · denner.co Part 3 of the Linux Universal Packages series I rage-deleted snapd twice.

AppImage Deep Dive: One File, No Illusions The Complete Technical Picture Part 2 of the Linux Universal Packages series Part 1 of this series covers the overview, decision matrix, and talk highlights.

I gave this talk at CIALUG on March 18, 2026.

December 19, 2025 Dear friends and family, It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of 2025.

A few days ago, I had the distinct honor of speaking at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for a remarkable young man named Brandon.

The C++ landscape has undergone a profound transformation.