Since the 1990s
Same domain. Different machinery.
The old site grew from cars into technology, beta testing and a lifetime of things interesting enough to keep.
Open the archive →Personal domain · since the 1990s
A quiet corner of the internet, still being built.
Cars were here first. Technology followed. Decades later, this is still the place for the things I care enough about to keep working on.
shannon@ssmithnet:~$ whoami
ICT / technologist / tinkerer
shannon@ssmithnet:~$ status
online
curious
still building
curious
still building
shannon@ssmithnet:~$ echo $PRINCIPLE
the best or nothing.
Now
Things currently occupying my brain
A few things currently in the workshop.
Current obsession
InfiltratorFS
A ground-up filesystem project. The full technical story, development history and code are in the Workbench.
Enter the Workbench →Outside the console
The important distractions
Cars, watches, open-reel tape, music and the machinery that is worth keeping around.
Well-made things tend to stay interesting.
Cars, watches, tape machines and the other things that have managed to stick around.
The GarageMercedes-Benz · Australian carsOpen-reelTape machines · analogue audioCosmograph Daytona126500LN · OystersteelAfter hoursMusic · films · games
“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”— Robert A. Heinlein