Journal


Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.

- Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851)

  • 9Barista Espresso Machine: One Year Later
    9Barista Espresso Machine: One Year Later
    It has been roughly a year since I got my 9Barista jet-engineered stovetop espresso machine, which has ever since been my go-to method for brewing coffee. This post is an introduction and brief review of my experience with the espresso maker.
  • HIBI MIA Botanical
    HIBI MIA Botanical
    The HIBI MIA Botanical edition.
  • Ultra-Portable Data Center: Part Two
    Ultra-Portable Data Center: Part Two
    After over four years, I am simplifying the UPDC to make it more lightweight, more portable, and less in the way. This is a status update on the Ultra-Portable Data Center.
  • Throwback Thursday: KDE 2 on SuSE Linux 7.3
    Throwback Thursday: KDE 2 on SuSE Linux 7.3
    “Do you pine for the days when men were men and wrote their own device drivers?”
    – Linus T.
  • Updates 2024/Q3
    Updates 2024/Q3
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
  • Kunai Corne V3
    Kunai Corne V3
    This is a follow-up build log on the Corne V3 post, in which I finalize the Kunai case.
  • Barcelona, Spain
    Barcelona, Spain
    “Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain.”
  • Andorra
    Andorra
    “Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. The present principality was formed by a charter in 1278. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and the president of France. Its capital and largest city is Andorra la Vella.”
  • San Sebastián, Spain
    San Sebastián, Spain
    “San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality’s population is 188,102 as of 2021, with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010. Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular), both in Spanish and Basque. It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián.”
  • Google Pixel 9 released: The Best Time to Upgrade to the Pixel 8 (and GrapheneOS)
    Google Pixel 9 released: The Best Time to Upgrade to the Pixel 8 (and 
GrapheneOS)
    The Google Pixel 9 has just been released, making this probably the best time to snap up its predecessor, the Pixel 8 – a solid phone with years-long software support – and switch to GrapheneOS along the way!