During this lockdown, I have not been spending as much as I would typically with eating out and doing non-home bound activities, I have had a bit more disposable income for gadgets than I would usually have. With these extra funds, I decided to invest in two pieces of fascinating hardware. This blog post with… Continue reading Pinebook Pro: Betting it all on ARM – Part 1
Two Years Ago…
When I started this blog once again, I was looking forward to posting at some kind of regularity. Now here we are about 2 years since then. We are in some strange times currently, and let’s just say free time is plentiful at the moment. I have no real ideas for any upcoming posts, and… Continue reading Two Years Ago…
Hetzner, Docker, and KVM: A New Beginning
This post has been in the planning phase for a long while now as I have lost interest in blogging over the last few months. As you may have noticed this blog has been moved about a few times and has changed the back-end blogging system just as much. corrigan.xyz is now running on a… Continue reading Hetzner, Docker, and KVM: A New Beginning
AMD, Ubisoft, and Planned Obsolescence
Recently I upgraded my CPU from the original AMD Phenom II X6 1100T with an AMD FX-8530. This component was not upgraded to get better performance or because of a failure (the fan in my CPU cooler was seized). It was because certain game developers decided my CPU was outdated, either by using engine build… Continue reading AMD, Ubisoft, and Planned Obsolescence
Is there an Echo?
I had this blog posted pending for a long time now (a few months) and am finishing it now due to recent events that will be explained below. I got an Amazon Echo in July during Prime Day for a price of £80. I was excited to get a smart speaker as I am a… Continue reading Is there an Echo?
Ergodone, ruining all other keyboards forever
The Ergodone is a clone of the Ergodox but uses a different controller, and the cases are slightly different. The Ergodox uses a Teensy 2 while the Ergodone uses an Arduino Pro Micro. This doesn’t matter much in my eyes as both can run the QMK firmware. I saw the Ergodox a couple of years… Continue reading Ergodone, ruining all other keyboards forever