Snap out of it. (Mam snapping fingers) Photo by Kreative Kwame on Unsplash.

after the snap

A month has passed since my last post and we have conveniently slipped into 2023. With the New Year New Me approaching, I can make a fresh start with some reservations. I think it’s bullshit, but I’m in better mental shape to change things. blogging 📰 I came across an article on The Verge that nudged me in the direction of continuing this blog. I don’t agree 100% with everything the author says, but it resonates with me. I’m very far away from all the Twitter craziness that’s going on right now, so I’m not looking for shelter. However, I’m carving out my space on the web that can be my creation. ...

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · István Urbán
Birds flying near clouds. Photo by Kenrick Mills on Unsplash.

marginal success

Recently I received a notification from my hosting provider that the annual payment is due on December 20th. This got me thinking, so here is the deal. Frankly, I’m not accomplishing what I had in mind when I started this site. I had vivid dreams of posting at least every other week and how much it would help me articulate my thoughts. There were times when I enjoyed writing posts, but other times it was just the opposite. It felt like a burden. There were no KPIs attached to it, but I am still not that happy. ...

November 29, 2022 · 2 min · István Urbán
Version 7 of Unix for the PDP-11, running on the SIMH PDP-11 simulator. The contents of '/etc', including configuration files, binary executables, and more.

init

In the past – about 20 years ago – I had a personal website hosted on UltraWEB’s free service. It was a place where I could tinker with things I learned in computer science class and express my thoughts in an unrestricted, yet structured way. I decided to start something like a blog again with the following goals: improve my written English while articulating my thoughts, keep a log of the things I do, provide useful information for like-minded people Since I’m still a very curious person, the content will cover a wide variety of topics that interest me. Do not expect consistency. ...

February 20, 2022 · 1 min · István Urbán