Sadly... the developer has failed you. He has been warned...!

🔏 privacy

This domains privacy policy is very simple...

It tends to capture your stuff, id est, IP related data. This domain also sets cookies... archaic I know... but effective enough for my needs. In a nutshell the cookies, primarily, provide a larger interval for IP detail lookups. A sort of stare and compare for when you return (if you return).

This domain also utilizes browscap/browscap-php to capture some subtle browser details.

Just to be clear... this is my personal web playground. I do stuff based on internet traffic, it is what I do. If you visit my site you are subject to my development noodlin'...

“The” very best remedy for you... regarding the aforementioned conditions... is simply... do NOT visit this domain...?!

🖥️ site

Just a brief outline of this domains' continual overhaul/deconstruction...

Vanilla JavaScript, <style> is dark mode... using Bootstrap... I tried to think utility over component.

I used a moderate mobile first development style... my base device is an old Pixel 7, so roughly a 412 pixel width? Smaller devices or device rotation is never actually considered (sorry... my bad).

Server-side:
It's your basic "shared" LAMP stack with a basic roll your own framework using php and composer.

Client-side:
A ton of roll your own JS and some vendor libraries bootstrap, leaflet, luxon. All vendor APIs are delivered locally as CDNs tend to drop tracking cookies on your visitors.

🪪 me

WIP... may or may not ever be completed. Nah... doubt it.
Testing one... two... three...

I am a full stack hack...

Hard pass on social... aka Facebook, X[Twitter] etc...
Really; I wish you luck with that.

My first Internet position was via a talent agency, who graciously picked me up right out of the Boston University Corporate Education Center... Web Designer program. I actually quit my day job delivering liquid propane and went all in for the career change.

Fast-forward some 25 years... and I have managed to keep myself employed as a developer for one software outfit or another; sweet...

So I am 59 this year... wouldn't dream of inundating you with 44 some odd years of work history... not a chance.

  • Anyway, in a 🌰 🐚 I am...
    • 📖 An endless seeker of God.
    • 🤘🏼 Bit of a metal bassist.
    • 🔐 Chronic privacy advocate.
    • 🐾 Dad to two rescue Shih Tzu.
    • ☕ Coffee? Sure, would love one.

🤝🏼 patronage

This is a bit of non-monetary support "of"... stuff that I use.

  • 🔎 search
    I duck...
    • DuckDuckGo
      They claim... privacy. Looks like they are pushing a paywall as well a.k.a. "Pro", along with #vpn and #browser solutions.
      It's future looks complicated...
  • 💻 os
    For me there is no other... and to make it worse, I'm an old school #xfce guy.
    • Linux Mint
      Is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop experience with many convenient, custom tools and optional out-of-the-box multimedia support.
  • ✉️ email
    In the beginning I was that "G" guy... oh the lessons we learn. Nowadays... it's all about aliases. NO online account should share the same email address OR password, period.
    • Proton Mail
      For me there is no turning back... at the moment... I am a lifer.
    • SimpleLogin
      Now deeply integrated with #protonmail.
    • StartMail
      My very first dip into a "G" replacement. Sadly... there is no app for that.
    • Tuta
      My first dip into third party domain email... sadly the price stack increased each and every month.
    • Posteo
      Mostly because I wanted to help support their green efforts, not convinced on the privacy side.
  • 🔑 password
    If I am being honest... passwords should NEVER be stored anywhere... but maybe a #veracrypt volume. But sadly... out of laziness and convenience, I've leaned toward online solutions.
    • KeePassXC
      My goto #password manager... always on a #veracrypt volume and is my primary #totp generator.
    • Proton Pass
      Again... out of laziness and convenience... I use this a lot, both for password and #totp, just can't beat the ease of it all.
    • Bitwarden
      Was my defacto #password manager... they got goofy. I moved on... though I maintain an account for fallback.
  • 🌐 vpn
    I have battled with the notion of #vpn... for years. No longer... it is a must.
    • Proton VPN
      A must for your home and phone... phone with Always-on VPN and Block connections without VPN enabled.
    • Private Internet Access
      Used them for a long time... ownership changed hands, there was a lot of Internet rhetoric regarding the move. Rumors they started logging... use at your own peril.
    • Protectli Vault
      A home network requirement... I use it to expose two networks. One for all things internet... the other is for streaming. 📺
    • pfSense
      Gives life to my #protectli.
  • ☎️ phone
    I use a #Pixel... wait... what? Yep... but just the hardware.
    • CalyxOS
      I am still on an older #Pixel and thankfully #CalyxOS still supports my older models.
    • GrapheneOS
      Better if on a newer model #Pixel.