The Laboratory

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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.

Crimson Contemplation Crimson Contemplation
~2015 • Acrylic on Canvas
This acrylic on canvas work focuses on the "fragmented portrait" style, where a single gesture or feature tells the story of the whole subject. The artist uses a limited but high-contrast color palette—primarily cool blues and greys punctuated by the warmth of the red nails and lips. The tight cr...
interstellar
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Chapter 1: The Helios Crucible The year 2115 resonated with a hum of anticipation that vibrated through the very core of Earth, a collective breath held in the face of humanity’s most audacious endeavor.
Above the planet, cradled in the orbital embrace of low-Earth space, the \*Odyssey\* took shape, a colossal modular vessel that gleamed with the promise of starlight.
It was not merely a ship, but a symphony of engineering, a testament to the enduring human spirit, poised to embark on a journ...
On Wat.
by Robert Burns
Sic a reptile was Wat, Sic a miscreant slave, That the very worms damn'd him When laid in his grave. "In his flesh there's a famine," A starv'd reptile cries; "An' his heart is rank poison," Another replies.