Just a few days before Christmas Day, 1989, I excitedly carried home one of the greatest Christmas gifts I have ever received. I vaguely remember going with my stepdad to the university computer store (The "MicroCentre," it was called; no relation to the large, currently-extant computer store chain) to pick …
Category: Tech Tagged: Amiga Computing Life Non-religious post Retrocomputing
Read MoreIt's funny to me how simple, practical changes can produce lasting effects. It's also funny how something can seem so insurmountable when you're stuck in a certain mindset, only to realize that it's just a matter of a simple change of thinking and habits.
When I was younger (read: thirties …
Category: Life Tagged: Life Non-religious post Non-technical post Productivity Informal post
Read MoreA couple days ago, I was discussing with my counselor the importance of in-person relationships. I commented on how incredibly easy it is to open a computer and drop into a meaningful and enjoyable conversation within a few minutes (especially on the Fediverse!), but that it felt nearly impossible to …
Category: Life Tagged: Life Non-religious post Non-technical post Philosophy Prose
Read MoreExactly a month ago, I wrote an article challenging the prevalent pragmatist-argument for choice in the digital world.
I'd like to refine that thought a bit further, based on recent experiences.
A little over a week ago, I started crafting an article covering FOSS keyboards for Android. This is one …
Category: Ethics Tagged: BSD Computing Ethics FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) FreeBSD Linux Non-religious post UNIX
Read MoreI was speaking with a couple Fedifriends about Star Wars, and (naturally), we started having a mini-debate on which Star Wars movies actually "count."
The following is my personal thoughts on the issue, in a handy-dandy list format:
DISCLAIMER: I am, at the end of the day, a fairly casual …
Category: Entertainment Tagged: Entertainment Non-religious post Non-technical post Science Fiction
Read MoreAs anyone who knows me on the Fediverse can tell you, I've been a bit of a light-theme snob. (If you're not sure what I'm referring to, I'm talking about whether text on a screen (computer or otherwise) is chiefly light colors on dark colors (dark theme) or dark colors …
Category: Tech Tagged: Beauty Computing FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Linux Music Non-religious post Productivity UNIX
Read MoreAs I have alluded to before, there is a certain process of effacing that time does to loss and grief, as well as the memory of the departed.
I'm staring at the two month mark, and while I've had some truly dark moments …
Category: Life Tagged: Content Warning Life Loss Non-religious post Non-technical post Prose WritingMonth
Read MoreLast night, I re-watched The KGB, the Computer, and Me, a 1990 episode of NOVΛ chronicling Cliff Stoll's efforts to catch a West German hacker who was using the Lawrence Berkeley Labs' computer systems to hack into military computers in the late 1980s.
I say re-watched, because I …
Category: Tech Tagged: Computing Ethics Non-religious post UNIX Video
Read MoreI got a lot of wonderful feedback on my original FOSS Games are actually pretty good! article, and I wanted to share with you all the information that was so kindly shared with me.
Here are some FOSS games highly recommended by the community, although I have not personally played …
Category: Tech Tagged: Computing FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Gaming Linux Non-religious post UNIX
Read MoreThere's a lot of talk about gaming in Linux these days, and that's exciting, because it's drawing attention to Linux's capabilities. While the games being spoken of are mostly proprietary (and pretty awful, from a software-freedom perspective), it's good to see people getting interested in Linux, even when for only …
Category: Tech Tagged: Computing FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Gaming Linux Non-religious post UNIX
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