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Recent blog posts
The little chicken shed that could
The bikeshed of the bikeshed that became too important
How to pass secrets in RAM between reboots
This happens in production all the time
Swap out the root before boot
Learn about the Linux boot process by making it boot something else
curl > /dev/sda
How I made a Linux distro that runs `wget | dd`
A Highly Editorialized Ham Cram FAQ
the frequently asked questions that nobody ever asked!
News
After a year of hiatus and writer's block, I've finally written something new! I spent a lot of time working on this, and I hope you enjoy! https://astrid.tech/2026/03/24/0/curl-to-dev-sda
I have created Pegging Engine, a tool for generating arbitrarily-sized laser-cuttable pegboards. Try it out! https://astrid.tech/tools/peg-engine/
I have created and added several new 88x31s. Please feel free to take them as you please.
There is now a /computers page! It will contain a list of nearly every computer I've owned. Only a couple of entries are here right now and it will be expanded.
Oops, I forgot I had my news box despite the fact that it is in the dead center of my homepage.
I did end up making a blog post about the redesign, and another one in the meantime about the Conda Package Manager.
Welcome to astrid.tech v3!
2024-02-18 16:05This is the third major redesign of my website! This time, it has been totally rewritten as a static site in Rust. The build pipeline has been made significantly less complicated. I will publish a blog post Soon™ about the process.

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