Archived Notes – Carl Colglazier

Expert Sleepers ES-9 Firmware Update on Linux

Mostly for my own reference.

Post-graduation reading list (undergrad edition)

With some nice blocks of free time directly after graduation, I’ve poured my energy into prepping for the next step. Will update this list as I read more.

Speaking into the Void

How measurement can alter our understanding of the world.

YouTube Subscriptions are Broken, but RSS Still Works

At one point, subscriptions used to be the primary UX point on YouTube. If you got subscribers, you were guaranteed some eyeballs.

This Website Supports Webmentions

I do not currently plan to still use webmentions, but am keeping this up for archival purposes

Waiting for Upstream

This is a post about this website. It’s also a small reflection on software development. Enjoy.

A Fast from Electron: Streaming Music through MPD

Enough has been written on Electron’s shortfalls that I feel no need to add my own gripes. Generally, I try to avoid it as much as possible. I’m sure the Discord desktop…

Principles for Creative Work

A lot of these ideas aren’t original. In fact, many are borrowed from processes in software development and team management I have learned while a college student. I am…

Resources for Using REAPER on Linux

I have been a REAPER user for years and lately I’ve been using the unofficial Linux release.

Albums from 2017 I’m Still Listening to in 2018

I listen to a lot of music. While I will listen to some albums a few times and move on, some stay with me. This post quantifies the albums from 2017 that stayed in my life…

Cartograms of the 2018 U.S. House Vote

The divide between urban and rural voters has become an increasingly observable pattern in U.S. elections. Many Democratic voters pack into areas with higher population…

My Goals for the Fall Semester (2018)

This fall semester, I want to…

The Paradox of Creativity

Many times we think of creativity like the ouroboros, an ancient symbol of a snake eating its own tail. We think of creative people as those who are able to come up with…

Using Org-mode and Babel with Hugo

This is no longer my current workflow and is also out-of-date at this point; however, I am keeping a copy up for archival purposes.

Simple Hugo VPS Deployment

I recently moved hosting to a virtual private server and NGINX. Since I use git and Hugo to update my website, I wanted to be able to have the website build simply by…

An Ode to the Humble Pen

After Wendell Berry

Studying Technology and Technology for Studying

When I was a high school student studying Latin, I always dreaded the basic process of memorization. The way I studied then, learning vocabulary involved creating individual…

An Ode to Homework in a Digital Age

I am writing this post at an average speed of thirty-five miles an hour. I am on the bus, heading home from another busy day on campus. I usually use this time to catch up…

2015 Goals

The following page contains information regarding some of the aspirations which I am working to attain.

Technology and the Point of No Return

When something already has mass adoption, often it’s best to not let perfect be the enemy of good.

This Website Supports Dial-up.

Throughout the past decade, the internet has become much larger (in multiple ways). As more people have started to become active online, websites themselves have grown…

What is a YouTuber?

While reading a YouTube comment section recently, I happened upon a rather humorous comment claiming that “This is why Viners only act for six seconds,” referring to a…