Gemini* and Gopher

• Personal/Opinions

  • 🔤SpellBinding: CGIKMNU Wordo: CHOPS

  • Bootleg Xmas II!

    it's December and you know what that means: Happy Halloween! last year I floated the idea of a Bootleg Xmas[1] and because we're all busy and distracted only a few people participated. but they were the important people, the kind of people that like to do stuff for fun and not gain, the kind of people who consider "friend" more of a verb than a noun.

• Science

  • Need for Simpler Systems

    After more than a year of using Fedora, I decided to switch back to Void Linux[1]. This was all despite of my bold proclamations[2] against doing just that not so long ago. Why?

  • Exploring the World of Molecular Dynamics

    Joseph Campbell talks about "following your bliss" and heeding the hero's call to adventure. It sounds quite grandiose, but it's really just about listening to what genuinely interests you, using your volitional muscles[1] and having the courage to pursue it if you have the means to do so (or after figuring out how to make it work). After years building software and web applications for everything from charities to startups, I found myself pulled back to my first love, science, through my discovery of the existence of the field of computational biology. This time things felt different. All the work I'd put into the craft of software development gave me the computational skills needed to jump into molecular dynamics.

• Technology and Free Software

  • Toradex Announces New OSM, Lino Computer-On-Module Ranges for Edge AI, Industrial, and IoT

    Swiss embedded computing specialist Toradex has announced the launch of two new computer-on-module (COM) families targeting industrial automation and the Internet of Things (IoT): OSM and Lino.

    "Both families deliver new compact, reliable, industrial edge AI compute platforms," claims Toradex chief executive officer Samuel Imgrueth of the new OSM and Lino COM ranges. "While OSM adds a solderable standard form factor, Lino provides connector-based ease of use for rapid integration and serviceability. This empowers customers to design next generation, intelligent, space-constrained devices with confidence, scalability, and long-term support."

    The OSM family is based on the Open Standard Module specification, Size-S variant — meaning it packs everything into a 30×30mm (around 1.18×1.18") space with a ball grid array (BGA) footprint for direct soldering onto a host carrier board. The Lino family, by contrast, offers the same size but with dual 100-pin board-to-board connectors underneath — allowing it to be removed from its carrier board for easy replacement.