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
c. 1532 • Oil on Canvas
This painting is another from Correggio's series, "The Loves of Jupiter." It depicts the mythological story of Jupiter, disguised as a cloud, embracing the mortal woman Io. The painting captures a moment of intense intimacy and sensuality. The figure of Io is soft and luminous, her body twisting ...
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
A Romance In Real (Academic) Life.by Edward Woodley Bowling
By the waters of Cam, as the shades were descending, A Fellow sat moaning his desolate lot; From his sad eyes were flowing salt rivulets, blending Their tide with the river which heeded them not - "O! why did I leave," - thus he wearily muttered - "The silent repose, and the shade of my books, Where the voice of a woman no sound ever uttered, And I ne'er felt the magic of feminine looks? "Then I rose when the east with Aurora was ruddy; Took a plunge in my Pliny; collated a play; No breakfast...