Week starting: 8th June 2026
Machines, blog, community session, and CTF challenges taking shape.
What I worked on
HTB Machines:
- Completed the 3rd HTB Season 11 machine
- Writeup documented immediately post-solve
- Publishing when it retires
- Solved 2 additional machines outside the seasonal track
- Same workflow: solve → writeup immediately → publish on retirement
- Building the backlog cleanly rather than letting documentation pile up
Blog Posts Published:
- Syncing Obsidian Across All Your Devices with Git
- Sparked by a few people asking how I back up Obsidian vs Notion and similar tools
- Short answer: Git and GitHub - free, private, pipeline is yours
- Covers terminal and plugin-based setup, token security, troubleshooting
- Practical setup guide that came out of questions from the community
Community Sessions:
- HTB Uganda weekly session
- Community engagement staying consistent week on week
- The rhythm is holding
Exam Prep:
- Active Directory study ongoing
- Slow and steady, no dramatic shifts this week
East Africa Intervarsity CTF 2026:
- Challenge building underway with the CTFZone Labs team
- Challenges are being cooked
- More details soon
Key takeaways
Three machines across a week is a solid pace. The seasonal machines are still the priority but the additional two kept the momentum going between them.
Intervarsity CTF work is picking up. Challenge authoring is a different kind of thinking from solving - you’re designing a learning experience rather than navigating one. The team is building well.
Challenges and friction
AD study is moving but not at the pace I want. The machine work and blog publishing are eating into dedicated study time. Need to be more intentional about blocking time for it next week.
Looking ahead
Week 23:
- Continue Season 11 machines
- Prioritise AD study time
- Keep HTB Uganda sessions going
- Intervarsity CTF challenge builds
- Publish writeups as machines retire
Three machines, one blog, one session, CTF challenges in the oven. Steady week.