Development insights, tutorials, and thoughts on building the web
How being both a software engineer and tattoo artist creates unexpected synergies between digital and physical creative work.
Meet my two rescued chinchillas: Ray the chunky loaf and Paddy the energetic tiny terror. How rescuing these fluff balls changed my life.
Strong cryptography, consentful systems, and building tech that respects people instead of extracting from them.
I understand tradeoffs—and I also want it all: beautiful, easy, fast, and affordable. That tension guides my decisions.
On the quiet emotional resonance of good tools—and why that feeling matters for craft.
The practical stack behind my split setups: from flashing to layouts to daily tweaks.
Why I maintain a fork with docs and English translation—and how small polish unlocks big community wins.
LoRa mesh as a social technology—resilient, playful, and useful when the network isn’t there.
A practical tour of the tools that keep me fast and calm: AI as accelerator, clean shells, sane OS picks, and screens that let me breathe.