Mathias' Blog

Well, the RaspberryPi Foundation burnt a lot of good will this week.

I’m happy to announce that OpenRCT2 is coming to Debian as a proper package – and the first that I’ve ...

Well, 2020 went exactly as I had planned…. not.

Over 13 years ago, SiliconDust released the first of its HDHomeRun devices.

Here’s a pretty nifty project I saw recently!

Scientific progress goes boink, er, boom!

A pretty impressive emergency landing – avoiding the light poles and cars on the highway.

Following two cable breaks in November, this past Tuesday the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory finally collaps...

We’re truly living in the future now, with commercial contract crews going to space!

Who was an incredible host every week?

It is such a breath of fresh air to have someone who can actually give a speech and is capable of carrying on a coherent...

I’ve been waiting a long time to say this: Donald, you’re fired!

Hard to believe SpaceX completed its 100th successful launch last week!

If you haven’t already done so – go and vote!

A pretty cool, non-traditional airplane model:

Recently finished re-watching the three films – remember when the first teaser trailer came out?

One week ago today, Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken arrived safely back on planet Earth, capping an amazing mission!

Off to Mars!

So hard to believe it’s been a decade since Sherlock on BBC first premiered…

This past week one of my favorite contemporary composers passed away.

From one of the best episodes of Deep Space Nine:

With all that’s going on in the world today, I think we all could use a moment of happiness.

Successful launch, first stage landing, and initial orbit for the Crew Dragon!

Last May Amazon released an excellent adaptation of Good Omens that you should go watch after reading the book.

From the Before Times, when you could gather in large groups for things, like say a solar eclipse.

Another great game if you’re looking for something to do while stuck in quarantine is The Secret of Monkey Island,...

If you’re stuck in quarantine and running out of things to do, here’s an incredibly well-done free add-on fo...

Remember when we had a President who actually acted like a President?

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 13, and tomorrow will be the anniversary of the explosion ...

That’s some pretty impressive flying!

That’s not fair!

Good advice when flying: you can always go around and try again.

The past Friday marked the 30th anniversary of Voyager 1’s famous Pale Bule Dot photograph, so I thought Carl Saga...

My project this past weekend was utilizing an old RaspberryPi to build a simple tracker for the International Space Stat...

If you enjoyed Portal, you’ll probably like The Talos Principle as well.

A set I’ve been eagerly awaiting, the LEGO International Space Station is now available!

Last night, the final episode of The Good Place aired, and we said goodbye to one of the best series in recent televisio...

Remember when this game first came out?

Well, looks like SpaceX had a successful launch escape test this morning of the Dragon capsule.

I’ve been a long-time user of LXC, going all the way back to 2014.

As a new year starts, and no, it’s not a new decade, the topic of new year’s resolutions is popular.

Update 2021-01-14 I have packaged OpenRCT2 for inclusion in Debian; visit that post for more information.

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