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Being a lifelong fan of Asterix, this inspiration comes from Uderzo’s artwork.

This is my Now page.

The Promise # The current generation of IGA products was built in an era where IT environments were fairly static and the workforce was primarily based in controlled network locations and on-premise facilities.

Opinionated # Youtube lately surfaced some really great videos that introduced me to Omarchy - an opinionated (love that word, by the way) Linux setup/configuration based on Arch linux.

Ironically, landlines made us more mobile and mobiles made us more stagnant.

This is my Now page.

The new homelab setup worked like a beast!

My day job has kept me super busy and I’ve not had much chance to write as often or paint as often.

I always thought oil painting to be intimidating, but finally invested the time and a little bit of money to try my first attempt.

This is my Now page.

We did a boys trip to Iceland back in 2016.

With any homelab setup, you would ideally want to expose some of your services to the public.

And we’re back!

The blog, the site and the entire homelab is down for maintenance as I overhaul and rethink my strategy for Phase 2.

It is always great to learn something new, try it hands-on, fail a couple of times, and then get it to work.

This is my Now page.

I recently learned that aphids (tiny little green bugs), which tend to inflict rose plants in multitudes, are better controlled by introducing ladybugs in the garden.

Adding a bit of colour to this otherwise plain site.

Its 2025 and I built a personal website and hosted it on my own homelab.

Dystopia # Dystopian sci-fi movies and TV shows portray an outcome of the world that is stark and oppressive, often violent.

liked: ArtLung: “spite swimming | sanity swimming” (one-sheet) ~ 25 Nov 2024

So I got my own site up, and here’s a few improvements I made: Made it presentable.

Webmentions are now implemented, and it feels..underwhelming.

Visions of the future are usually inspired by movies of that age.

I came across this video by the awesome Youtuber No Boilerplate and felt this resonates very well with #IndieWeb concepts.

A higher purpose # This post has less than 1% chance of being read by a human.

I am about third of the way into the book and the language and tone makes history and mythology very approachable and relatable.

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We did start the fire this time around.

There’s literally so much out there on the web that resonates with me but was never ever surfaced, having been silo-ed in by the big ones.

Thanks to Google AI Studio, and the IndieWeb community, I have managed to integrate Mastodon comments on to my site.

The site is now live at skny.uk

What I’m doing now # Last updated: 3rd April, 2025.

A work assignment took me away from my home for a few days, and I thought this would be the best time to put my Homelab through its paces.

Hyperconnectivity # I have an unflattering confession to make – I spend approximately 2 hours everyday of the week, on my mobile device, outside of the already 8 hours of time that I spend on my work computer on weekdays.

Hardware # I took stock of what I had.

In a world where convenience is king, we’ve unknowingly traded control of our digital lives for the lure of the latest tech trends.

Medium: Ink & Watercolour, paper Size: 10" x 14" A study based on a style I liked and got inspired from an artist on Instagram.

Medium: Ink & Watercolour, paper Size: 10" x 14" This was painstakingly difficult to study.

Medium: Ink & Watercolour, paper Size: 10" x 14" Trying out different styles - the shades of lavender are subtle yet pull you in and hold attention.

Medium: Ink & Watercolour, paper Size: 10" x 14" Inspired by a photo taken on one of the more memorable train trips of my life, on the way from Basel to Interlaken.