The Laboratory

POETRY • PAINTING • PHYSICS • TECH

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
iDragonfly Bridge The core mail/data orchestrator. Fail2Spamd Shield Statistical analysis meets kernel-level firewall blocking. Kokoro.cpp / TTS High-speed native C++ speech synthesis.
The Gallery & Manuscripts
Painting
Aurie Aurie
~2015 • Acrylic on Canvas
This contemporary portrait is characterized by its flat, bright lighting and saturated color palette. The artist emphasizes individual style through the inclusion of specific jewelry and piercings, bridging the gap between traditional portraiture and modern identity. The use of a vivid green back...
Manuscript
realms
Genre: 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 ...
Poetry
The Hawthorn
by Victor James Daley
By the road, near her father's dwelling, There groweth a hawthorn tree: Its blossoms are fair and fragrant As the love that I cast from me. It is all a-bloom this morning In the sunny silentness, And grows by the roadside, radiant As a bride in her bridal dress. But ah me! at sight of its blossoms No pleasant memories start: I see but the thorns beneath them, And the thorns they pierce my heart.