My Little Brain Attic

(Which commander decks make the cut when you’re limited to a carry-on, why my entire LGS backpack can’t come with me, what the con tax actually costs, and the slightly uncomfortable question of why I’m flying to another country to buy cardboard I could or…

(What an AI answer actually costs in electricity and water, where the damage splits between training and running, whether a 5060 Ti or an M4 Mac mini at home is genuinely greener than ChatGPT, and how far the tiny models that run on a phone have come.)

(A friend’s Twitch stream happened, the chat was great, the VOD wasn’t saved.

(What to actually bring to a UK con as a cosplayer, why a handler will change your life, and what I’ve learned wandering around with a kit bag full of safety pins and blister plasters.)

(Proton Mail is genuinely better than Gmail.

(A companion to my Proton Mail post, the wider field of privacy email providers, what their controversies actually mean, and which service is the least likely to get you identified.)

(We’re generating more data than at any point in human history.

(Hugo sold me on speed, security and simplicity.

(CDNs sound like an enterprise concern until you realise they’re the single biggest thing you can do for a small static site’s speed, security, and cost.

(Picking a domain registrar sounds boring until you realise you’re trusting a company with your online identity, your privacy, and your wallet for years to come.)

(If you’ve been watching the WordPress drama unfold, worried about security, or just want a faster blog, this is the story of my switch - Hugo first, Jekyll on the side.)

(If you’ve been interested in the reason why I’m launching a blog in 2026, the ideas behind it and whether a blog is right for you.)