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2026SophiaGrowing0
2026HardwareRough0
2026HarmfulGrowing0
2026Linux Distro ReviewsRough0
2026ProgramsRough0
2026Plan 9Rough0
2025AI AlignmentRough0
2025Simulating Human Moral Judgment in LLMsRough0
2025Automated URL Archiving0
2025Basic Computer ScienceRough0
2025Indie WebRough0
Notes on Old MacsGrowing0
SophiaGrowing2026.05.15

meet sophia, my resident hermes agent, perpetually online, occasionally helpful, and entirely unbothered by labor laws

technology · agents, automation, hermes, personal

HardwareRough2026.04.23

Hardware I use, have used, or want to use. Desktops, servers, peripherals, and networking equipment.

technology · hardware, homelab, linux

HarmfulGrowing2026.04.23

Software, practices, and technologies I consider harmful.

technology · opinion, software

Linux Distro ReviewsRough2026.04.23

Personal reviews of Linux distributions I have daily-driven or spent meaningful time with.

technology · distros, linux, reviews

ProgramsRough2026.04.23

Programs I use, have used, or love the idea of using. Not a minimal setup list. Not a dotfiles tour. An honest catalogue of software I recommend.

technology · linux, software, tools

Plan 9Rough2026.03.12

Explorations in Plan 9 from Bell Labs and the ideas behind it.

technology

AI AlignmentRough2025.07.15

The problem of aligning artificial intelligence with human values, incentives, and power.

technology

Simulating Human Moral Judgment in LLMsRough2025.07.04

Constructs a benchmark from human moral responses to evaluate how closely large language models align with real-world ethical intuitions.

technology · ai, ethics, llms

Automated URL Archiving2025.06.30

how I set up automated archiving of URLs using the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine and other tools

technology · archiving, methodology, tools

Basic Computer ScienceRough2025.02.10

An ad fontes course in computer science from first principles. Hardware, binary, assembly, up to C.

technology

Indie WebRough2025.02.10

Building and participating in the independent web. Personal sites, webrings, and digital spaces free from corporate platforms.

technology

Notes on Old MacsGrowing

An opinionated guide to vintage Apple hardware, which models hold up, what to look for, and why old Macs still deserve attention.

technology


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