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After deciding Rudy on Rails (or any framework, really) was a colossal chore, I returned to more low-level programming with C, focusing more on learning to write firmware for CNC systems driven by microcontrollers, as well as just some goofy and pointless CLI tools. It's fun.
Still working on my other website, but that involves a creating Solo Journaling TTRPG project before I can launch that site. Goal: get the game and site launch before 2026.

Quite settled in to my new apartment. I lost my workspace for larger restoration projects, but I'm moving away from that anyway. It's just too much work and demands too much space, making it a bit of a chore to be as semi-nomadic as my wife and I want to be.
Hobbies rethought! After eliminating quite a few from the list, my latest hobbies are tinkering with microcontrollers, casebinding books, and running a bookclub on my Discord server.
I'm finding a little more time to get back into a MUD and retro-gaming again. Yay!

Currently working as the department lead of the service department for a small fabrication shop. I also started serving on the product development team as a troubleshooter. I enjoy the work tremendously, but not so much the horrifyingly mismanaged company.
Still open to writing gigs, both blog roll and technocal writing, depending. Email me and we'll talk.

My interest in Game Theory eventually lead me to Information/Communication Theory. I am by no means an expert, but it's all very interesting.