“Icarus never reached the sun — but he still flew.”
This site isn’t about being a pro. It’s where I experiment, learn, break things, and put them back together.

Who Am I?
I used to be a mooch off my buddies who knew things about computers, now I’m the buddy. I’m not a full-time developer. I’m just a UNIX loving, degreeless tinkerer who writes things down so I don’t forget how they work. If you’re here, you’re probably like me: curious, occasionally lost, but always learning. I enjoy being a dad, games, and attempting to bring ideas to life. If you are here I hope you get something from this page to help your ideas come to life.

This site is where I:

Document how I fixed something (so I can fix it again later)

Explore tools that make Linux life better

Talk about my continued Tech journey and anything else I have that comes to mind.

Share thoughts on coding, servers, gaming, and open-source life

Tools I Use and Recommend
These are platforms and resources that have helped me on my journey:

🐧 AlmaLinux — Stable, RHEL-compatible distro I trust

🛸 Linode — VPS hosting that powers my experiments

📚 W3Schools — Great quick-reference for web basics

👨‍💻 Boot.dev — Learn backend dev with hands-on coding

🐍 Python — My go-to language for scripting

📦 Podman — Rootless containers, the Linux-native way

🔮 Neovim — Because once you escape the nano bubble, you never go back

🧱 Low-Level Learning — Great deep-dives into systems programming and OS internals

💻 Theia IDE — A fully open-source, extensible IDE for the cloud or desktop

🔁 Terminator — A terminal multiplexer that makes split panes and tabbed sessions painless

🌀 zsh — The Z Shell, a powerful alternative to Bash (Bourne Again SHell)