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.
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The Gallery & Manuscripts
Painting
Scarlet Shadow~2015 • Acrylic on Canvas
This acrylic on canvas piece explores the "Chiaroscuro" effect—the use of strong contrasts between light and dark to affect a whole composition. While the subject matter is provocative, the technical execution emphasizes the anatomical shadows created by the pose. The cross-hatched texture of the...
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
Fragment. Trionfo D' Amore.by Emma Lazarus
I know how well Love shoots, how swift his flight, How now by force and now by stealth he steals, How he will threaten now, anon will smite, And how unstable are his chariot wheels. How doubtful are his hopes, how sure his pain, And how his faithful promise he repeals. How in one's marrow, in one's vital vein, His smouldering fire quickens a hidden wound, Where death is manifest, destruction plain. In sum, how erring, fickle and unsound, How timid and how bold are lovers' days, Where with sca...