Habit experiment 1 Analog evenings The old adage about the best time to plant a tree applies equally as well to starting positive life habits: The best time to start a good habit was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. In the art of living intentionally, good habits act as guardrails that help
Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intels efficient chip Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intel’s efficient chip I’m in the process of rebuilding my homelab from the ground up, moving from a 24U full-size 4-post rack to a mini rack. One of the most difficult devices to downsize (especially
Notes on even and odd functions
You will own nothing and be happy Stop Killing Games You will own nothing and be happy (Stop Killing Games) tl;dr: If you’re an EU citizen, sign the Stop Killing Games initiative here. Or, if you’re in the UK, sign this petition. A month ago, I had a
Summary of reading April - June 2025
BusyBeaver6 is really quite large For overdetermined reasons, I’ve lately found the world an increasingly terrifying and depressing place. It’s gotten harder and harder to concentrate on research, or even popular science writing. Every so often, though, something breaks through that wakes my inner child, reminds me of why I fell in love with research
Getting weather data from my Acurite sensors was shockingly easy Getting weather data from my Acurite sensors was shockingly easy I’ve had a Pi and SDR earmarked for ‘getting weather data from my weather station’ for a long time now. I don’t know why I waited so long, because
Setting up an Ubuntu Desktop installation for SSH quickly Setting up an Ubuntu Desktop installation for SSH, quickly I’ve enjoyed using Ubuntu Server’s GitHub SSH pubkey importer for a long time, it’s a quick and easy way when doing an interactive server installation to get the built-in OpenSSH
How I make thumbnails for YouTube How I make thumbnails for YouTube Over on the 2nd channel, I posted a video detailing my process for making thumbnails for my YouTube channel: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe,
Raymond Laflamme 1960-2025 Even with everything happening in the Middle East right now, even with (relatedly) everything happening in my own family (my wife and son sheltering in Tel Aviv as Iranian missiles rained down), even with all the rather ill-timed travel I’ve found myself doing as these events unfolded (Ecuador and the