About
What is this place?
This site is inspired by the idea of the classic digital garden, even if it isn't a perfect example. A personal wiki of sorts. A way to express and share myself quietly into the world online that I fully control, but one that isn't rigid or stuck in a particular time. Feel free to skim over or indulge yourself in an article like A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden by Maggie Appleton to get more of an idea. I love encountering others' homepages on the web. There's something special about websites that are genuine, intimate, and personal that the rest of the internet no longer reflects.
Consider this site an exercise in adversarial opposition to the corporate web and a small push to move the web back into the hands of the people and away from corporate interests.
This site presents itself in alignment with my Digital Philosophy which means it is simple, lightweight, and easy to browse and does not track you. Read the page for an expanded contemplation on this approach to the web. I think we are in sincere need of a return to simplicity.
Who am I?
You can simply call me B. I've worked multiple positions in customer service and technology. Most recent ones being desktop support and linux system administration.
However, I am considering at this point in time making permanent my exit from tech careerism and completely switching to other fields. If I do have any future of work within a technology framework, it must be that which is not corrupted by intrusion of generative AI, whether that be electronics repair, work on open source projects or products, or otherwise. The hope is that any remaining activity that I perform within the bounds of technology be beneficial to people and the earth in some genuine way.
I enjoy loose leaf tea, hot sauce, coffee, music, and technology, though my relationship with the latter is complicated, if you haven't picked up on that already.
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