PinePhonePro First ImpressionPinePhonePro First Impression
Hardware I received my PinePhone Pro [1] on Thursday, it seems in many ways better than the Purism Librem 5 [2] that I have previously written about. The PinePhone is[...]
Dell 32″ 4K Monitor and DisplayPort SwitchDell 32″ 4K Monitor and DisplayPort Switch
After determining that the Philips 43″ monitor was too large for my taste as well as not having a clear enough display [1] I bought a Dell 32″ 4K monitor[...]
Do Desktop Computers Make Sense?Do Desktop Computers Make Sense?
Laptop vs Desktop Price Currently the smaller and cheaper USB-C docks start at about $25 and Dell has a new Vostro with 8G of RAM and 2*USB-C ports for $788.[...]
Links May 2023Links May 2023
Petter Reinholdtsen wrote an interesting blog post about their work on packaging speech to text for Debian [1]. The work of the Debian Deep Learning Team seems really interesting and[...]
Genesis GV60Genesis GV60
I recently test drove a Genesis GV70, but the GV60 [1] which I didn’t test drive is a nicer car. The GV70 and GV60 are all electric so they are[...]
Considering ConvergenceConsidering Convergence
What is Convergence In 2013 Kyle Rankin (at the time Linux Journal columnist and CSO of Purism) wrote a Linux Journal article about Linux convergence [1] (which means using a[...]
Links April 2023Links April 2023
Cory Doctorow has an insightful article Gig Work is the Opposite of Steampunk [1] about the horrors that companies like Amazon are forcing on their employees. Valerie Aurora and Leigh[...]
Write a blog post in the style of Russell CokerWrite a blog post in the style of Russell Coker
Feeling a bit bored I asked ChatGPT “Write a blog post in the style of Russell Coker” and the result is in the section below. I don’t know if ChatGPT[...]
BTRFS Rebuild TimeBTRFS Rebuild Time
In February I replaced a Dell T320 server with a HP Z640 workstation for a home server/workstation [1]. The T320 has 8*3.5″ drive bays which I had used to put[...]
Storage Trends 2023Storage Trends 2023
It’s been 2 years since my last blog post about storage trends [1]. Minimum Storage <=2TB In 2021 I stated that as MSY had 2TB disks for $72 and 2TB[...]