Bhyve as a FreeBSD Learning Path
A draft note on using bhyve to understand FreeBSD virtualization from the source and the handbook.
Returning to C
A draft note on revisiting C as a foundational systems language.
Cloud-Init as a First-Boot Contract
Why cloud-init remains the cleanest way to make virtual machine bootstrapping predictable across local virtualization and public clouds.
Cloudflare as a Practical Home for Small Internet Projects
A draft note on using Cloudflare for domains, hosting, and future serverless work.
Why Emacs Still Feels Like Home
A draft article on Emacs as a transparent, customizable environment and the shape of my current configuration.
Learning Emacs Lisp on Purpose
A draft article on treating Emacs Lisp as a structured long-term learning project.
Learning English Through Speech First
A draft note on prioritizing spoken English and using software to support practice.
Why ESP32 Is My Default Wi-Fi Microcontroller
A draft article on why ESP32 sits in the practical middle ground between Arduino simplicity and Linux-class boards.
An ESP32-S3 ST7789 Display Demo
A draft article on wiring an ST7789 display to an ESP32-S3 and using it to render live text.
Why FreeBSD Became My Base System
A draft article on preferring FreeBSD for its coherent base system, jails, pf, packages, and ZFS.
Starting PCB Design With KiCad
A draft article on using KiCad for a first small PCB project and getting from design to manufacturing.
Linux as a Long-Term Study Subject
A draft note on Linux distributions I have used and why the kernel still feels worth studying.
Logic as an Engineering Tool
A draft article on formal logic, debugging, and disciplined reasoning for programming and electronics.
Raspberry Pi as a Persistent Utility Machine
A draft note on Raspberry Pi as a long-running companion board for robotics, home services, and experiments.
Raspberry Pi Pico as a Friendly Microcontroller Platform
A draft article on the Raspberry Pi Pico, its RP2040 foundation, and a display demo as a learning project.
Returning to ROS After a Long Gap
A draft note on first encountering ROS at university and wanting to come back with a more practical mindset.
RP2040 as an Entry Point Back Into Hardware
A draft article on choosing RP2040 as a first chip for hobby hardware and iterating on minimal boards.
Rime as a Configurable Input Method Platform
A draft article on using Rime and building generators around its configuration and skin systems.
Workshop Systems for the Curious
Design notes from rebuilding mayphus.org as a static-first site without losing the feeling of an active workshop.
Lisp on Workers Without Losing SEO
Why server-rendered HTML matters more than the source language, and how ClojureScript still fits cleanly on Cloudflare.
Cloudflare Agents, Minus the Theater
Notes on making edge-hosted agent systems feel reliable instead of magical.
Curiosity Loops
A short note on keeping exploratory projects honest by forcing them through explicit verification loops.
Celebrating My Second Pull Request
A draft reflection on opening a second upstream pull request and learning to contribute more deliberately.