Bikes, Tech
& Photography.

I'm Alex, a cyclist and dad in Columbus, Ohio.

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Watercolor of a road bicycle beside Chinese directional signs on a riverbank.

Latest entries

Self-Hosting

I got bit by the self-hosting bug this weekend, and boy it's been fun! You see, I've had a Synology DS923+ and HP Victus 15L that have been sitting around gathering dust in …

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Why So Serious?

One day when we were in China we had to spend a few hours in an appliance store with the kids. Asking my 4-year old to sit still and learn the ins and outs of ductless AC …

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Metric century for Labor Day

Yesterday was Labor Day in the United States. Traditionally I’ve attended a cycling event called the “Ox Roast Ride” out of a small town called West Jefferson. It’s a great …

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From Omarchy to Pop_OS!

I fell for the hype for a bit and was playing around with Omarchy on my ThinkPad. While I did like some of the opioniated setup (the theming system is very cool), a number of …

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Updates to TinyFeeds

I've updated TinyFeeds (my minimal RSS reader) with a fancy new feed management screen (no more editing a .txt file) and the ability to clear out read stories for the day.

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Chains and donuts

The wife and kids get back this Friday morning, but in the meantime I’ve been using my free time to get as many miles in as possible on the new bike. There’s a group that …

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Giving Omarchy a shot

I've been playing around with the new release of Omarchy Quattro on my ThinkPad and have been enjoying it quite a bit! The single biggest improvement over past releases of …

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