Still loving OVHCloud for my dedicated server hosting, and floating IPs make it so much easier.
Ok I think I need to focus more on smaller scale articles. I'm psyching myself out thinking of all the things I should add to an…
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I'm between articles right now, but here's what I'm thinking about (spoilers, it's bad smartphones)
Hello. I see now the pattern I have been falling into a lot on this blog: being someone who does not run this website to…
GrayJay is a fantastic option for YouTube and Twitch viewing on desktop and mobile.
Recent GrayJay builds have been pretty solid on desktop, but the Android version had been quite stable and functional for many months now. And it…
Starless Abyss: The roguelite spaceship deckbuilder I've wanted for years
If you're a fan of deckbuilders and space battlers, this one's a must-try! Quick Facts Publisher: No More Robots Platform(s): Steam Controller support (A-F): B+.
New post! My site is now built on Publii
This is a new post to test what's going with exporting from my old WP site. Exciting, isnt it? Actually it is! I am now…
Rescuing Chromebooks from Google with Void Linux
Just some more notes from my experiments with Void Linux, particularly on a converted Chromebook. I have to first shout out as always the incredible…
Snippets: Netbird runit script setup for Void Linux
Just going to throw some stuff online for my own recollection, since I keep needing to create these files: Void Linux Netbird init script for…
(Almost All) Smartphones Just Plain Suck Now
Just a quick rant. This may be obvious to many folks, but wow, smartphones are so boring and awful (user-hostile) nowadays. They somehow find a…
2025 Fediverse update: GotoSocial server and the Phanpy web client are great!
Ok time for some updates. So I have been putting off maintenance of my personal Mastodon instance, and instead relying on another server for my…
The IPs they are a changin'
Just a quick note that the IPs for asty.org and associated systems will be changing, as I'm finally moving my OVH Proxmox setup to the…