Recently,

• Read Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diaries #2), Martha Wells
• Built a proof-of-concept app and presentation to demo Stream and accept user generated content for THAT Conference TX 2024.

Now.

A thought: why is this website here? How could I do more with it? Do other people do this? How? What ever happened to blogs?

Reading

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023, edited by R.F. Kuang (and hand-annotated as a Christmas gift by Evan Griffith)

Building

• Preparing for the 2024 season of the Southwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition as White Team lead. (✅ Qualifiers done! Onto Regionals.)
• Moving some content around on my website and changing how some of the blog teasers are displayed so the “blog” is a little more varied/interesting. (Thanks to Kevin Kipp for showing me Adam Argyle’s blog as inspiration.)

Soon?

Hanging window blinds.

I recently joined the ASMBLY Makerspace in Austin. I think I’d like to build a pair of table lamps. Bringing together a very elementary start in woodworking with a long-standing knowledge of simple lighting electrics and drive for cozier illumination.

This is a Now page. I stumbled on this one which led me to that one, where it all started. Now, a lot of people have one, and maybe you should, too.