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Hello there, web surfer. I am Toby Mackenzie of Northeast Ohio. Welcome to my little stop on the information superhighway. I hope you enjoy your visit. Come on in. Find out more about me or my web development career. Visit my web-pipe to find out what's happening in Toby land.
Me in brief
- I currently live and work in Akron.
- I work on websites for a living, as a LAMP-stack developer.
- I am introverted / quiet / shy.
- I like computers, music, hiking / nature, gardening, shows / movies / books, old video games, &c.
- I value freedom of expression, autonomy, equalization of power, environmental preservation, sharing of knowledge and effort to better all, &c.
My online presences
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Maybe there is a beast.… What I mean is…maybe it's only us."
- Simon, The Lord of the Flies
… artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.
- Evey, V for Vendetta
Be excellent to each other
- Abraham Lincoln
& Ted "Theodore" Logan,
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
& Ted "Theodore" Logan,
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Having something requires giving something else up.
Interesting things
Have / Experienced
- tea
- Cleveland sportstball: Caveliers, Guardians, Browns
- Coop travel pillow: very comfortable travel-sized memory foam pillow with adjustable fill level
- Columbo DVD series: classic TV detective
- Three Thirty Six hoodie: My favorite hoodie with no dangling hood-pulls
- Resident Alien: sci-fi comedy
- Onyx Boox Nova 3 Color: Color eInk device running Android
- Github: allowing me to share my code easily
- Phillip K. Dick: classic sci-fi writer
- sunrise alarm clock
Interested in
- StarLabs StarLite: Linux first convertible tablet with good specs, reasonable price, user replaceable parts (planned), Coreboot
- Onyx Mira eInk monitor: nice looking but expensive, waiting for color version (must syntax highlight)
- framework is making a laptop that is user serviceable / upgradable, with parts readily available from their marketplace. Waiting for touch.
- Purism is making the Librem 5 phone, a phone running Linux, with a privacy focus including physical component switches, upgradable baseband, mostly open firmware.