The making of software, beer, furniture, and other things.
In May, Amanda and I made our second-quickest trip to the Boston area ever. We arrived late on a Friday, spent all of Saturday helping host a small book fair, then headed home again Sunday morning. Right before we hit the road, on a whim we took advantage of the fact that it was the third Sunday of the month, and therefor time for Swapfest at MIT . I wasn't really looking for anything, but why not…
A month ago, I asked the Fediverse for recommendations for good USB-C hubs and cables . The response was * crickets *, and a single, "If you find one, let us know!" So I spent a week or so searching, and in the process learned how much I didn't know about USB. I ultimately made a slightly different choice than I expected to. It has now been at least a couple of weeks since I hooked it all up, and…
Finally, I can get a bunch of tools off of my workbenches and shelves! I published new woodworking videos in March, for the first time in a year. They're about building the drawers for the shop cabinet pictured above. You can watch them here: Resawing and Jointing Rough Lumber: YouTube or MakerTube Quarter-Quarter-Quarter Drawers: YouTube or MakerTube Inset Drawer Handles: YouTube or MakerTube…
December snuck up on me this year. Everything after August snuck up on me this year, but December especially. I returned home from a Thanksgiving road trip to the realization that I needed to spend as many afternoons as possible in the woodshop for the next two weeks, if I wanted to get holiday gifts shipped on time. But I also really wanted to do the Advent of Code puzzles this year. I haven't…
It has been nine months since my last Year of Linux update. That must mean that I dropped Linux and the test was a failure, right? Wrong! It's true that I didn't convert fully to using Linux all the time, as my primary laptop operating system. But that's mostly because the 2024 M4 MacBook I bought to replace the 2015 Intel MacBook is just obviously better for daily use. Even if for no reason other…