Categories

Education

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Articles in this category are biased towards education. They mostly focus around my own experiences as a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, such as academic or project work I’m doing. It may include other general content.

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Fedora Linux

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Articles about Fedora Linux. Fedora Linux is a free and Open Source Linux distribution. The Fedora Community is built around Four Foundations of Freedom, Friends, Features, First. Some articles are useful for users, but most are written with other Fedora Community contributors in mind.

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MetaBrainz

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This category covers my contributions and interest in the MetaBrainz projects. This includes open source projects like MusicBrainz, ListenBrainz, or other cool open source music-related topics.

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Music

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I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music… I get most joy in life out of music." – Albert Einstein

Personal musings, writings, and reflections about music.

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Open Source

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This category broadly covers any and all topics to do with Free and Open Source software (FOSS). Topics include software, Open Source, sustainability, community management, experiences from specific communities, contemporary issues, and more.

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Perspective

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This is my soap box. These articles are more personal and intimate. The best way to describe this category is “the way I see things.”

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  • One Day

    It has been a minute. If you look at my blog archives, my last post went up in 2024. Recently, I decided it was time for a massive digital renovation: I completely migrated this blog from WordPress to …

  • "I Am the Wilderness": On Trust & Community

    Brené Brown suggests seven elements to trust in her book, "Braving the Wilderness". You can remember these elements as an acronym: "BRAVING".

Poems

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My poetry and other creative literature formats. Unless cited otherwise, poetry found here is original.

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  • This Moment

    In this moment, I am here, one with the breath of the wind, dissolved into the colors of the spring afternoon.

  • Eventually for Eternity.

    A poem to describe love from a constantly suspended state of waiting and wonder. "And the stolen moment, promises eventually for eternity."

Red Hat

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This category covers my contributions, interests, and experiences with Red Hat. This includes my experience at the Red Hat OSPO, Fedora Project, Linux ecosystem, and more.

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Technology

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These posts focus towards technical audiences. They are broadly about technology, such as how-to articles or an overview of Linux packaging. Some articles are related to culture and contemporary issues in the technology industry.

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Travel

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Traveling presents great opportunities to learn more about others and also yourself. This category captures my travels and adventures to foreign places. Most posts are event reports, but there are personal reflections and travel stories too.

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  • Përshëndetje Nga Tiranë 🇦🇱

    Përshëndetje nga Tiranë, or hello from Tirana in Albanian. I am residing for a short time in Tiranë (pronounced Ti·ra·na), Albania.

  • FOSDEM 2020, Pt. 2: Can Free Software Include Ethical AI Systems?

    This post is a follow-up to FOSDEM 2020, pt. 1: Play by play. This post summarizes the talk given by me and my colleague, Mike Nolan, at FOSDEM 2020. FOSDEM 2020 took place from Saturday, 1 February, 2020 to Sunday, 2 February, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium (shortly after Sustain OSS

UNICEF

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This category covers my contributions, interests, and experiences with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. This includes Open Source endeavors at the UNICEF Office of Innovation, the Ventures Team, the UNICEF Innovation Fund, the Digital Public Goods Alliance, Giga Connect, and more.

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