Brandon Text: A Geometric Sans Reimagined for Body Copy and Screens
An in-depth look at Brandon Text and its relationship with Brandon Grotesque: x-height, glyph adaptations, screen legibility, and geometric typography in practice.
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2014
10 posts
The riddle of experience vs. memory: Do we live for the moment, or for the memory?
A fresh look at Daniel Kahneman’s classic question: do we live to experience the present, or to leave memories behind? Untangling the happiness puzzle of the experiencing self and the remembering self.
Capturing Imagination in Finite Grids: Two Pixel Art Characters
Two personal pixel art creations: Little Prince and Maskman.
How to Chroot SFTP-only Users into Their Home Directory in Linux
A practical guide to configuring SFTP-only users restricted to their home directories using OpenSSH internal-sftp, including permission pitfalls and systemd management.
Mastering Custom Composer Repositories: Private Packages, Forks, and Local Development
A comprehensive guide to custom repositories in composer.json: referencing private VCS repos, temporary bugfix forks, local path packages, and Composer 2 optimizations.
Fighting with Non-violence
Notes on Scilla Elworthy's TED talk: Confronting fear, channeling anger into fuel, and the power of active non-violent resistance and communication.
Because Mice Are Not Human: How Breathing Organ-Chips Revolutionize Medicine
Reflections on Geraldine Hamilton’s TED talk: How Organ-on-a-Chip technology disrupts pharmaceutical development, reduces animal testing, and evolves over a 12-year trajectory into a regulatory reality.
SSL/TLS Certificate Installation Guide: OpenSSL Keys, Modern Nginx, and Apache
A comprehensive guide to SSL/TLS certificates: generating private keys, CSRs, and self-signed certs with OpenSSL, modern Nginx and Apache configurations, and Let's Encrypt automation.
SIGMA Global Vision: The Minimalist Web Design That Rebranded an Optical Titan
An analysis of the SIGMA Global Vision website: how minimalist monochrome aesthetics, optical geometry, and editorial layout transformed Sigma into a benchmark of luxury optical craftsmanship.
Why Is Change So Dang Hard? Stop Beating Yourself Up and Make Stress Your Ally
Insights from Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal's resolution guide and TED talk: overcoming the 'what-the-hell' effect, trading self-criticism for self-compassion, and turning stress into a catalyst for change.