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I may or may not have fallen into a retro computing and camera (videography and photography both) rabbithole this month.

News Sovereign Tech Fund to Invest €686,400 in FreeBSD Infrastructure Modernization FreeBSD got a grant to help them improve their infrastructure by Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund.

One of the things people often talk about is how the old web felt bigger and was fun to explore compared to the modern internet.

I’ve not been doing much on my computer this month and will have a lot of articles and videos to catch up on next month, but there was still a lot of great stuff this month.

This month was a bit busier at work and personal life, but I’ve still got things to share.

Thoughts A good green tea, but not the greatest I’ve ever had.

CrowdStrike released another bad update to their Falcon sensor, this time taking out enough systems to make it into headlines.

James, Matthew Graybosch, and Wouter Groeneveld all redesigned their websites recently and it really inspired me to try something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now.

James is hosting a great prompt for this month’s IndieWeb Carnival and the topic is something I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now, Tools.

Lots of sad stuff this month, but also some good things sprinkled in too.

I’ve always like tracking my personal data.

This website has been a major hobby for me lately.

Eric Murphy goes over all the shady things VPN providers are doing.

Lots of fun stuff this month.

Kintsugi is the art of repairing broken pottery by mending broken parts with urushi lacquer dusted with with powdered precious metals.

Most of us know generative AI is some kind of techbro dystopian fantasy and scam.

Tale Foundry tried using TikTok to see what book culture is like on the platform and was disappointed.

In an era of AI generated garbage and AI curation we need human curation.

Sara Joy covers the amazing color-scheme property in CSS.

Devastatia shares the idea of content ratings on the personal web, including some mascots created by Amber.

Lots of fun stuff this month.

As with any community there are a few people in the Linux and FOSS world have their fair share of elitists.

Thoughts This is my first Hatsutsumi tea.

There are a lot of websites out there.

As a natural tinkerer I can’t just leave the website code alone so if you come here often you have likely noticed some changes to the website.

News The news is often purposely full of negativity and polarizing issues to get us to click and good journalism is in short supply, but there is some good news out there.

I always hated five star review systems, they are almost always useless and lack nuance to really tell people anything about the product.

This is a post that has been in a draft state since the start of this year, but I kept scraping it.

Thoughts A solid black tea.

It is hard to know what you don’t know, especially when you don’t have the words to communicate with the people who do know the thing you wish to learn.

Videogames Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty I have still not completed Cyberpunk, but I recently completed its expansion, Phantom Liberty.

If we are to believe the headlines, AI is the future that will save us all from every ailment in existence.

February has been a slow month on this website, but I haven’t been completely idle.

As a part of my goal this year to cut back on mindless consumption I have decided to do something somewhat constructive with all that junk I consume.

Thoughts This particular gyokuro is not the highest quality and needs to be brewed at a far higher temperature than most I’ve had to get a good flavor.

I wish I could say I do a yearly review every year, but looking back I’ve not done a very good job.

Thoughts Oolong’s are a very diverse type of tea and I will say this tea is like no other.

A lot of blogs I follow seem to be posting their default applications they use and I figure I should share mine too. 📨 Mail Client: Thunderbird 📮 Mail Server: DreamHost as it is included for free with my hosting 📝 Notes: Leuchtturm1917 A5 Hardcover Dotgrid

Every once in a while something breaks when running Linux.

Running a website takes time, money, and a willingness to learn new things.

I use a lot of things to get my days done.

A lot has changed in the backend of the website, most of it not visible, but still important work.

Thoughts This tea was a delightful mix of mint, lemongrass, orange peels, chamomile, and tea.

Thoughts Gyokuro is one of my favorite teas, so much so that it has become my go to green for daily consumption.

It may be the middle of the year, but I went down the rabbit hole known as the IndieWeb and converted this website over from WordPress to using Hugo.

We are going to try something new here.

If you have ever seen a productivity video on YouTube, you’ve probably been recommended a bunch of proprietary tools to help organize your life.

Welcome to TechTea, my humble slice of the internet.

So you have decided to check out Linux.

This is not a normal post, but rather an announcement.