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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

Et cetera

If America does not user her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of god's children to have the basic necessities of life, she too will go to hell.
- Marin Luther King, Jr.
Beltalowda ✊🏻
- The Expanse
… artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.
Be excellent to each other
- Abraham Lincoln
& 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.