In the first half of the year I did some housekeeping around my websites, servers, and computers:
- I added an /about page with a photo that my wife took of me. I also updated my avatar in a bunch of places. The plan is to eventually create a reel highlighting my favourite projects, but it would take a few evenings and is not a priority now.
- I moved both this site and my link blog from Dokku on Digital Ocean to Render, which made them run and deploy faster, problem-free, and added https. I might convert my link blog to a static site, if I find an evening to do that.
- I updated the macOS setup post after yet another work MacBook died on me.
- Speaking of faulty electronics, one of the microcontrollers in my Corne died when I was about to fly out to New York, so I ordered a new one with an over-night shipping from Amsterdam (so cosmopolitan…), soldered it, and resurrected the keyboard just in time for the trip. That keyb deserves a post of its own, but I am yet to find the right way to approach writing it.
- Also related to hardware, in a surprising turn of events, I started using a 2018 Intel MacBook in the living room. It’s the first time in… 15 years…? that I’m using a laptop as a laptop (without an external display). I got a high stand for it, and I have my keyboard and mouse, which all make it comfortable-enough, even though the screen is small (15 inches). I actually like the fact that it’s a more ad hoc setup that I can use in a shared room.