This page comes about because of two things: an assignment for my computer graphics course, and a bit of inspiration from a computer graphics YouTuber, acerola, who recently did some work with fractal motion. Though the page was actually a requirement for the course, so, you tell me what inspired this page more :P...

Be overprepared. As the phrase goes, don’t let your mouth write checks your ass can’t cash. Send along curated information that is a good summary of what you are doing, but be able to support it with research, opinion, or buy-in when pushed. Reveal enough to convey that you are a force, but do not reveal everything....

I've heard a lot of people who switch to linux ask themselves "What distro is good for me?", receive a thousand responses, all giving their own distro, and eventually, the person getting confused and gives up entirely. While yes, this article by no means a perfect means to the end. This is probably going to be super...

The ever-so-great-and-interesting Katherine answered some questions about blogging and tagged me to do the same. Why did you start blogging in the first place? # In my late teens the web wouldn’t let me go. My favorite hobby was staying up until 2am reading smart things from smart people so very far away because it...

Random photographs from my phone's camera roll in January.

Dieses Konzert war wie eine um mich geschlungene, warme Decke. Eine Decke aus Nostalgie, Musik, die so irgendwie niemand mehr macht, Jacoby Shaddix’ irrem Blick und einer launigen Vorband. Und diese warme Decke hatten M und ich auch bitter nötig, standen wir doch gut eine Stunde erst mal in der Kälte Schlange. Keine...

Watching your team score a winning goal in the last minute of a match is great. But try leaving Facebook, Instagram, X, WhatsApp, and Amazon all in one day. That's what I did recently. That feels really good. Actually, I became inactive on most of these platforms a while ago and switched over to Mastodon (an...

February 2, 2025 Unplatform Unplatform is an interactive guidebook, online library, and recommendations database intended to help you escape social media and join the indie web. I’m not on social media, but I’m a big fan of having your own space on the indie web. If you’re thinking about quitting social media, this...

Thank you Ethan and Gosha for kindly tagging me in this! ^_^v Why did you start blogging in the first place? I’ve always been posting on the internet. I started this specific blog (“anhvn.com”) because I wanted to write stuff that would be tied to my online professional self, for the Rewards (affirmation from...

In an article for Contraption comparing Ruby on Rails and Next.js, Philip I. Thomas writes: The truth is that the new wave of Javascript web frameworks like Next.js has made it harder, not easier, to build web apps. These tools give developers more capabilities - dynamic data rendering and real-time interactions....

The German neue deutsche härte group Rammstein is known for many things. From their controversial lyrics (NSFW) and legally dubious stage antics (NSFW), to their over the top live performances, one thing the group is certainly not known for is conventional merchandise. Far from the usual assortment of posters and...