The Blog
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Constantly Humbled.
Sometimes I think I’m pretty cool. Sometimes I think I’m pretty smart. Sometimes I think there’s something wrong with my brain. Well, I guess there is, but that’s a different story. Sometimes it just takes a simple solution 15 years in the making to bring me down a peg. I’ve owned this particular 3d printer…
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Build a makerspace with these 5 simple steps.
In my head, what I want to achieve is pretty simple. That’s it. Of course knowing where you’re going is always a good place to start any journey- even though the destination might change along the way. We need some gravity, some magnetic force to get us started and pull us along. So, let’s start…
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The value of open source
The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahnuik – Author (Fight Club, among others) At the time of writing, I must have watched at least 10 videos in the last week titled with a variation of “open source software is dying”. A prominent example is Cal.com going…
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Perspective on progress
I’ve lived in Auckland for 5 years now. I want to take stock of the strides I’ve made in what I now know and my capabilities. I don’t want to throw out my past for a future that doesn’t exist yet. I’d say a fair proportion of my depression has come from lamenting over my…
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Potentially pointless
“You have so much potential. I hope you don’t waste it.” Dad, that’s not what I needed to hear. I needed you to ask “what piece is that? I really like it.” Or perhaps “Your playing is really improving, I enjoy listening to it.” Now my playing is tainted with a need to succeed, to…