Efficiency is Independence
I'm a retired architect building systems that don't need "Big Tech" permission to exist. I run a full web presence, mail stack, and security layer for a dozen users on 1GB of RAM. No Docker. No bloat. No bullshit.
The Engineering Repositories
The Artist's Gallery & Manuscripts
Painting
Kyler the MVP~2015 • Acrylic on Canvas
This acrylic on canvas painting captures the artist's grandson in a domestic setting. The work focuses on the vivid primary colors of the toddler's clothing and the sharp, graphic nature of the patches, which contrast with the soft, neutral tones of the kitchen cabinetry. The lighting is high-key...
Manuscript
realmsGenre: Speculative Fiction
The Unseen Currents A work in progress...
Characters: • ANANDA (Male - meaning "bliss" or "joy," suggesting a compassionate, dedicated nature) • LAKSHMI (Female - a name associated with prosperity and fortune, but here hinting at a richness that becomes hoarded or misdirected) • SIDDHA (Male - meaning "accomplished" or "perfected," reflecting an innate goodness despite outward struggles) • MAYA (Female - meaning "illusion" or "creative power," fitting for someone who navigates and eventually ...
Characters: • ANANDA (Male - meaning "bliss" or "joy," suggesting a compassionate, dedicated nature) • LAKSHMI (Female - a name associated with prosperity and fortune, but here hinting at a richness that becomes hoarded or misdirected) • SIDDHA (Male - meaning "accomplished" or "perfected," reflecting an innate goodness despite outward struggles) • MAYA (Female - meaning "illusion" or "creative power," fitting for someone who navigates and eventually ...
Poetry
The Open Door (Brazilian Verses)by Rudyard Kipling
England is a cosy little country, Excepting for the draughts along the floor. And that is why you're told, When the passages are cold: 'Darling, you've forgot to shut the Door!' The Awful East Wind blows it Pussy or, the Hearthrug shows it, Aunty at the Writing-table knows it 'Darling, you've forgot to shut the Door!' Shut shut shut the Door, my darling! Always shut the Door behind you, but You can go when you are old Where there isn't any cold So there isn't any Door that need be shut! And T...