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Mat Banik

@matbanik

Practical engineering posts: Astro, DevOps, automation scripts, and AI agents

Joined December 2025

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MBMat Banikmatbanik.hashnode.devMay 25 · 15 min read

Reset Windows Update: The Definitive MSP Guide to RWU

Manuel Gil's Windows Update reset script crossed half a million downloads before he archived it in March 2023. The Dev-C++ successor — Reset-Windows-Update-Tool, 513 stars on GitHub — followed it into

MBMat Banikmatbanik.hashnode.devMay 20 · 12 min read

You Got Your Whole Genome Sequenced. Now What?

You paid somewhere between \(300 and \)500 for whole genome sequencing. Maybe Nebula, maybe Dante, maybe one of the newer providers that keep undercutting each other. You got a folder. Inside that fol

MBMat Banikmatbanik.hashnode.devMay 14 · 7 min read

Vetting AI as Productivity Tool

Published May 13, 2026 on matbanik.info I started building a platform with AI agents writing most of the code. Two different models. Eleven project phases. Over 1,500 tests. More than 200 features

MBMat Banikmatbanik.hashnode.devApr 16 · 8 min read

RustDesk Server on Windows without Docker

Published April 14, 2026 on matbanik.info No Docker. No Pro license. Just two binaries and NSSM. What You're Building Two binaries — hbbs (ID/Rendezvous) and hbbr (Relay) — managed by NSSM as

MBMat Banikmatbanik.hashnode.devMar 17 · 9 min read

Why 'I Use ChatGPT' Is Not an AI Skill — and What to Ask Instead

Published March 14, 2026 on matbanik.info The Resume Said "AI Expert." The Conversation Said Otherwise. A friend who leads a marketing team told me about an interview she ran last month. The candidate

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Reset Windows Update: The Definitive MSP Guide to RWU

You Got Your Whole Genome Sequenced. Now What?

Vetting AI as Productivity Tool

RustDesk Server on Windows without Docker

Why 'I Use ChatGPT' Is Not an AI Skill — and What to Ask Instead

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Reset Windows Update: The Definitive MSP Guide to RWU

You Got Your Whole Genome Sequenced. Now What?

Vetting AI as Productivity Tool

RustDesk Server on Windows without Docker

Why 'I Use ChatGPT' Is Not an AI Skill — and What to Ask Instead