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Recent Posts

  • Tea Station
    My wife asked me to make a holder for the milk frother she bought on AliExpress. In another example of my chronic case of “while I’m at it, might as well”-itis, I figured “While I’m at it, might… Read more: Tea Station
  • I Failed.
    First off, don’t worry: this isn’t one of THOSE kinds of posts. Well, I mean, it MIGHT be; depending on what you were thinking when I said “those”. The point is that this is a story about failure… Read more: I Failed.
  • Bringing Down the Cloud: An Intro to Self-Hosting and Home-Labbing
    This blog post is my attempt to provide and introduction to the world of Self-hosting and Home-Labbing. It’s adapted from a talk I gave to the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society on 4/3/2025. So, let’s start with the… Read more: Bringing Down the Cloud: An Intro to Self-Hosting and Home-Labbing
  • On Solarpunk
    Recently, a newbie in a Solarpunk discord server I’m on asked for someone to explain what solarpunk actually is. Here is what I wrote and, to be honest, I’m quite happy with it. Solar punk is a movement… Read more: On Solarpunk
  • Just in Case
    So I’ve been working on something wholly original. It’s a set of 3D printable pieces that anyone can use to make custom boxes/cases/trays/hutches… anything vaguely rectangular/square out of 5mm plywood. As you can see from the image above,… Read more: Just in Case
  • Tool Organizers!
    In my perpetual bid to use the space I have as efficiently as possible, I’ve designed up a bunch of tool holders (especially for my mini cordless tools)! Most of these are specific to my particular tools, but… Read more: Tool Organizers!
  • Sanitization
    In reaction to the newest firmware changes from BambuLab, I’ve changed my A1 3d printer to LAN Only Mode and blocked its access to the internet. I’ll miss the convenience of being able to start and monitor prints… Read more: Sanitization
  • MiniBuild: Coffee Scoop
    Morning-Coffee-Wise, I’m perfectly content with the instant stuff. My wife, however, needs to brew a cup with her fancy stainless steel mesh pour-over cone. According to the instructions on the side of almost every bag of ground coffee… Read more: MiniBuild: Coffee Scoop
  • MiniBuild: Buzzicle Instrument
    I needed a practical sound effect for a doorbell buzzer for the Old Time Radio Show at Anime Los Angeles this year. So I decided to build one with what I had on hand. My inital thought was… Read more: MiniBuild: Buzzicle Instrument
  • On Neil Gaiman
    I don’t have an inner monologue, so it can be hard for me to really work my way through my thoughts sometimes. One way it helps is to have a conversation with myself about it out loud –… Read more: On Neil Gaiman