Category: Blog

  • Re-doing my website… again?!

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    Victor Frost
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    If you’ve ever run a wordpress blog before, you’d know that wordpress, while convenient in the ways it likes to be, is inconvenient in just about every thing else. Every time I try to do something that isn’t… something like this – a standard blog post looking type thing – it’s like trying to give…

  • To my Neighbor: I hate you, not your playlist.

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    Victor Frost
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    Last night, my downstairs neighbor decided that 3:30AM was the perfect time to throw a party. Yesterday, her friend came over and tried telling her that her being drunk and high all the time is self harm. The conversation did not go well. I’m told that this neighbor is moving out soon. I’m happy for…

  • Solarpunk Reading

    Solarpunk Reading

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    Victor Frost
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    In the Discord for the attendees of this years Solarpunk Conference, a thread was created where folks could drop in recommended reading. This is a compilation of those recommendations. Fiction Author Title Alex DiFrancesco All City Ana Sun Coriander Ana Sun Soul Noodles Becky Chambers A Psalm for the Wild Built Becky Chambers A Prayer…

  • DIY RC Airplane: Part 1

    DIY RC Airplane: Part 1

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    Victor Frost
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    So about 10 months or so ago, I went to my local hackerspace (SB Hackerspace) to do some work on a project that was just a bit too big for my small balcony workbench. This hackerspace has a giveaway table where people can put stuff they don’t need that they don’t want to hit the…

  • I Failed.

    I Failed.

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    Victor Frost
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    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 but not, like, in a bad way? Like, no one died. I didn’t commit some kind of…

  • Bringing Down the Cloud: An Intro to Self-Hosting and Home-Labbing

    Bringing Down the Cloud: An Intro to Self-Hosting and Home-Labbing

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    Victor Frost
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    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 basics! What is Self-Hosting? Self-hosting, as the name may imply, is the practice of hosting digital services…

  • On Solarpunk

    On Solarpunk

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    Victor Frost
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    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 that looks forward and envisions a future of sustainability (rather than perpetual economic growth) being a key…

  • Just in Case

    Just in Case

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    Victor Frost
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    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, it’s still a work in progress, but work is now down to getting things like the 3d…

  • Sanitization

    Sanitization

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    Victor Frost
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    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 from my phone but I use OrcaSlicer and I don’t like comapanies telling me what I can…

  • On Neil Gaiman

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    Victor Frost
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    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 – kinda like a way to force my brain to crystalize the thoughts. Another way is to talk…