What's a Home Lab and why do you need one?
There is an overarching belief that most things we want to do on the internet can only be accomplished by signing up for accounts with big technology companies. While it is true that a quick and dirty way to write and share documents may be through Google Docs or tracking
ASCII art is an art born from limitations
If you've ever written on an 80085 calculator (boobs), or drawn pixel art in a notebook, you've already joined the ranks of these digital painters. But let's start at the beginning: long before computers, people were already creating masterpieces from letters, symbols, and even
Finding indie: Carving my path through online connections
Much like other adolescents in the 2010s, I had a hard time making friends in the “real world.” I think back to my teens and say, “Where did I make friends back then?” Sure, I had a handful of friends that I made during school, but that’s the only
Why I email complete strangers
The first time I emailed a stranger, I swear my cursor hovered over Send for a full five minutes. I had plenty of justifiable reasons to remain hesitant. Not wanting to take up their time, feeling bothersome, worried my question was a silly one... A hundred disparate excuses leading back