Gemini* and Gopher

• Personal/Opinions

  • I'm Tired of Living in Interesting Times

    There's a lot not to like about Trudeau - his political instincts aren't always great; domestically, he's a mess (see: housing, electoral reform); and there are no small number of scandals to pick from, either before he became Prime Minister (blackface Aladdin) or after (SNC Lavalin, WE Charity scandal, etc).

    But in terms of foreign policy, in terms of crisis, he feels like a top-tier Prime Minister, maybe the best I can think of in my lifetime. During COVID, he was the leader the country needed, and now, staring down a truculent United States bent on annexing the country, he's back in his element.

• Technology and Free Software

  • I Made a Font!

    Instead of doing other stuff I "should" have been doing around February 13/14th, I decided to design an 8x8 pixel typeface for the Shavian alphabet in case I felt like making an NES or Game Boy game that exclusively uses the Shavian alphabet. Unfortunately, as I used the program GIMP, I ended up making a PNG image, which doesn't translate well into making a font file, at least from what I have seen on Linux. To remedy this, I painstakingly and manually converted the PNG text glyphs to pixel perfect SVG images...

  • Walked ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    I finally brought up the walking pad from downstairs and set it alongside my work desk. I did about 20 minutes while I watched a streamer on Twitch. I already felt good with those few minutes. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

  • Internet/Gemini

    • Sharing on Social Media with Gos v1.0.0

      As you may have noticed, I like to share on Mastodon and LinkedIn all the technical things I find interesting, and this blog post is technically all about that.

    • Hello, Smol World!

      As a mid-40s executive recovering from a life spent in management consulting, I am here to share my thoughts and musings on the small web. I am increasingly disenfranchised by the big internet. I am ready to connect more with others who want to exchange thoughts, ideas, and constructive feedback.