Monthly Archives: December 2025

2026 still isn’t going to be the Year of the Linux Desktop, but…

…well, maybe it will be my year.  With some caveats. I spent a lot of time this year working on homelab projects that involved Linux in one form or another – Proxmox and Unraid, Bazzite and Omarchy – and while … Continue reading

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Lucky Numbers Seven

By an odd coincidence, I’ve played two games with “7” in the title recently, and both are sort of related to a larger project I have going on.  So I want to talk about the games, and the project, and … Continue reading

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Random thoughts on visiting Japan (December 2025 edition)

This is just a brain dump of things that stood out from a recent quick trip to Japan.  Not exactly a high-effort post.  Frankly, if I were an LLM I would be embarrassed to be spitting this out.  As a … Continue reading

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In which, I test the limits of “remote work”

So, a few years ago I wound up flying more than usual and wound up qualifying for United Airlines “Silver Premier” status.  Which is the bottom tier of their frequent flyer program, but which comes with some really handy benefits … Continue reading

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