Skel's Bloghttps://skel.fyiSkel's thoughts go hereNew Look IIhttps://skel.fyi/blog/new-look-iiAgain?

Yet again, this website has changed. This time is the last time, though (have you heard that before?). It may seem frivolous to change so much, but when it comes to indie websites, and my own personal preferences, change and experimentation is constant. This time, I'm experimenting with Cobalt. It's a static site generator (or SSG) built for markdown blogs. Nuxt was pretty good for serving the same purpose, but was starting to feel overkill for what I really needed.

Bloat

I like web frameworks. They make the process of using javascript incredibly less painful. Being able to programatically create HTML blocks out of dynamic data is so much easier when you have a massive library of functions to pull from.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/new-look-iiWed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Google is Holding my Accounts Hostagehttps://skel.fyi/blog/google-is-holding-my-accounts-hostageThis may be the most inflammatory title I've written for a blog post, but it's true in its own self-inflicted way. I want to delete my Google accounts and remove my information from their hands. Unfortunately, I once used passkeys for both of my accounts that I no longer have access to. These were stored in Bitwarden, which I deleted then re-made in Proton Pass. Recently, I've migrated away from Proton in favor of Bitwarden and Startmail. In short, I lost the passkeys.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/google-is-holding-my-accounts-hostageTue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Odysseyhttps://skel.fyi/blog/odysseyersatz odyssey

I watched The Odyssey (2026) in theaters over the summer, and I liked it. A few months later, I downloaded a copy of it thinking that it was a web download, when the movie had, in fact, not even come out on streaming yet. I didn't check the video file itself once it was done; I'm a fiend for data so I kind of just shoved it into my home server's hard drives.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/odysseySat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Tyrhttps://skel.fyi/blog/tyrA Welcome Surprise ]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/tyrFri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to Burn a DVD on Linuxhttps://skel.fyi/blog/how-to-burn-a-dvd-on-linuxPreface ]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/how-to-burn-a-dvd-on-linuxFri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000LazyVimhttps://skel.fyi/blog/lazyvimMy favorite text editor has become the Linux terminal. NeoVim is now my home. After I installed LazyVim it became the best code editor I have ever used. There is a possible next step, EMACS, but I haven't gotten there yet. On top of that, my preferred shell is now Ghostty. I was using Konsole, but splitting the terminal into multiple windows is GUI-driven in that program. With Ghostty, I configured keybindings to create new panels and switch between them. Now, my development experience is purely keyboard-driven. If you want to see how I configured it, maybe even suggest changes, it's available here.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/lazyvimMon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000Robotshttps://skel.fyi/blog/robotsYesterday, I read Matthew Butternick's article titled Extinction-Level Capitalism, and it has fully radicalized me. I highly recommend that you read the whole thing to have context for what I talk about in this post. In truth, I think this article forced me to look inwards and see my true beliefs. For a while now, every time I've used an LLM, I've felt a deep-seated sense of hypocrisy. I do not want to be replaced by AI, I do not want software engineers to be replaced by AI and I certainly do not want my friends to be replaced by AI. And yet, I continued to use it.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/robotsTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000Programminghttps://skel.fyi/blog/programmingProgramming, or writing code, is inherently a problem-solving task. That's why a career in programming is called software engineering, because engineers solve problems with technical implementations. I have been reading a lot of posts appearing on Lobsters lately, and most of the discourse happening on there is about how LLM's are affecting the practice of programming as well as people's problem solving capabilities.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/programmingTue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000Cinders Transcript 2https://skel.fyi/stories/second-planet/cinders-2 Astronaut: Layth Cinders Location: Proxima Centauri, aboard Venture 01 Date: 3/15/2222 8:03:45 UTC BEGIN AUDIO TRANSCRIPT PLAYBACK ]]>stories/second-planethttps://skel.fyi/stories/second-planet/cinders-2Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Brain Wormshttps://skel.fyi/blog/brain-wormsThere are two popular video games that feature uninvited guests taking over the main characters' brains: Baldur's Gate III and Cyberpunk 2077. One of them is more akin to a parasite, while the other is a chip containing the consciousness of a long-dead human. In both instances, the guest threatens to seize control of the host's brain unless it is removed, yet directly removing the guest would simply kill the host.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/brain-wormsWed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Cinders Transcript 1https://skel.fyi/stories/second-planet/cinders-1 Astronaut: Layth Cinders Location: Deep Space, aboard _Venture 01_ Date: 2/22/2222 16:45:02 UTC BEGIN AUDIO TRANSCRIPT PLAYBACK ]]>stories/second-planethttps://skel.fyi/stories/second-planet/cinders-1Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Music IIhttps://skel.fyi/blog/music-iiHere's a collection of some of the music I've been listening to recently. All of these artists can be found on Bandcamp, and if you enjoy their music, too, I encourage you to purchase their albums. Supporting real artists is crucial in this time where AI generated music seems to be proliferating across platforms like Spotify YouTube.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/music-iiSun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000Artemishttps://skel.fyi/blog/artemisThe Artemis II mission began three days ago, on April 1st, no less. It's the first time in a long time that humans will return to the moon. You've probably heard that over and over again if you've been staying up to date on the mission, but it is a fact. It's so incredible to me that humans are able to achieve these sorts of things; the fact that NASA is able to give us, normal people, so much insight into how the program operates.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/artemisSat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000OpenCodehttps://skel.fyi/blog/opencodeI'm sort of afraid to write this post to be honest. I reread my AI post to make sure I don't contradict myself or reiterate too many points in this one. I will admit it: I have been using OpenCode to write a chat application. It's not Bonfire; this one I'm making is going to be called Hideout. I have not written much of the code for it manually; rather, I have been prompting OpenCode's Big Pickle model to generate all of it.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/opencodeSun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000Sidephone Reviewhttps://skel.fyi/blog/sidephone-reviewI received my Sidephone about a month ago now, and I think I'm ready to publish my thoughts about it. I even have a note on it that I've written specially for this post!

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/sidephone-reviewMon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000Thoughthttps://skel.fyi/blog/thoughtBrains are the most complex object in the universe, as far as we know. They are dense networks of organic material constantly firing of electrical signals to create reality as we know it. Not even computers or large language models come close to the levels of "computation" that our brains achieve. It's incredibly to ponder this subject; humans have learned so much about the world around us, about biology, mathematics, physics, yet we know so little about the brain. We don't even fully understand why we need to sleep.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/thoughtSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000Video Gameshttps://skel.fyi/blog/video-gamesThe reason I became so adept at using a computer is because of video games. I think the same could be said by many of my friends and people within my field of work. Downloading mods for video games forced me to learn how to the basics of navigating file systems, which led me to learn that software is not just the shortcut on the desktop that starts it. I still remember thinking that deleting the shortcut for a game from my desktop would erase it entirely from the computer.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/video-gamesSun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000Discord IIhttps://skel.fyi/blog/discord-iiDiscord is dead. Long live Matrix, TeamSpeak and Stoat! This topic has been on my mind since Discord announced that everyone is going to be on a teen account unless they verify their identity. In my original post about Discord, I talked about my frustration with this app and how it is rapidly straying from its original purpose. Now it has finally reached a breaking point, and not just for me. The proof lies in Stoat, which is essentially a Discord clone.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/discord-iiSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000One Yearhttps://skel.fyi/blog/one-yearOne year ago today the first post on this blog was published, titled Eggs. It was a short one expressing my love of the nutrient-packed animal product. Since then, my posts have gotten much longer and delved into an array of different topics concerning technology and culture.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/one-yearMon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000Electricityhttps://skel.fyi/blog/electricityHumans have become incredibly dependent on electricity over the past 200 or so years. I am certainly no historian, but I do know that is an incredibly small number when compared with the amount of time humanity has existed on Earth. Over that time, our societies have changed dramatically with the technologies that electricity generation enables. It has come to the point where the lives of certain groups of people, if not everyone at large, depend on a reliable electric grid.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/electricitySun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000Shamehttps://skel.fyi/blog/shame"Shame thrives in seclusion."

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/shameSun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Magichttps://skel.fyi/blog/magicMagic: The Gathering a trading card game that I have been playing for about 3 years now. Despite that, I can't seem to win the majority of commander games I play. For those who don't know, commander is a casual format of Magic usually played by groups of four people. I recently started playing commander a lot more often on Tabletop Simulator, which makes it easier for people new to the game to play, since you can use any card on TTS; they're virtual, so there's no need to pay the excessive amounts of money required to build a commander deck in real life.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/magicThu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Voices of the Voidhttps://skel.fyi/blog/voices-of-the-voidVoices of the Void is a video game in pre-alpha, according to its developers. I had no idea what this game was about when a friend suggested that I play it. Little did I know, I was about to install a piece of software that would haunt my brain as well as my computer.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/voices-of-the-voidSat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Sidephonehttps://skel.fyi/blog/sidephoneI recently purchased an MP3 player. It's an utterly obsolete device nowadays since smartphones can do basically anything, but ever since I heard about Sidephone I have become more interested in finding ways to start relying less on my phone. What fascinates me the most about my MP3 player is how small it is. It feels much more convenient to carry around, at the cost of usability. No touchscreen means more fiddling around with the controls, but it is just really good at playing music.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/sidephoneMon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Flockhttps://skel.fyi/blog/flockThe United States is plunging head-first into becoming a surveillance state, and it's all thanks to ALPRs, or Automated License Plate Readers. These types of cameras have been around for a long time now, but an aggressive startup, Flock Safety, is incorporating AI into the process (just like every startup nowadays). On top of that, they're developing a new system called Flock Nova that can "solve cases in one click." In other words, they want to automate the process of putting people in jail while making tons of money off of it.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/flockWed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Writinghttps://skel.fyi/blog/writingWriting has always been a difficult thing for me to do. I love doing it, yet I struggle to get started. It requires a certain level of focus that is irrespective of my environment; in other words, writing is not dependent on how I'm doing it. Writing only happens when I make it happen. There is a reason why people say they get into "flow states." I attain a flow state when writing entries for this blog. It is something that I fall into, often by forcing myself to start with a few sentences. Suddenly, I find that I have an entire entry done within 10 minutes.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/writingTue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Cyberspace IIhttps://skel.fyi/blog/cyberspace-iiPrepare yourself, because we're about to jack into ᑕ¥βєяรקค¢є.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/cyberspace-iiFri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Alternativeshttps://skel.fyi/blog/alternativesSo many online platforms that are used today are slowly becoming hostile to their user bases. By "hostile" I mean that they no longer serve the average user; they try to milk every second of attention or every cent of ad revenue. Platforms like YouTube and Reddit seem to change their user interfaces every few months, bringing with it some new feature that nobody asked for. The users could switch, but in this day and age of monolithic corporations, there never really are true alternatives. There are, however, ways to game the system.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/alternativesTue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Minecrafthttps://skel.fyi/blog/minecraftMinecraft is a game I have played ever since I learned how to use a computer. I distinctly remember the first time loading into a new world, and promptly digging a hole in a beach to hide from the hostile mobs. At the time, I had only experienced Minecraft through YouTube videos. Being the player felt like magic. I still play it today as an adult, not for the single player experience, but for the modded multiplayer one.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/minecraftSun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000Online Chathttps://skel.fyi/blog/online-chatI have grown increasingly frustrated with Discord. Recently, a third party they used to store customer support data had a cyber security breach. This failure to protect their information, along with the constant ramping up of efforts to encourage users to buy subscriptions, proves that Discord is no longer a platform meant for its users. They could care less about whether or not the users are satisfied or safe on their platform; they have become too big to fail. Once, Discord was the haven online gamers, but now that it's in the mainstream, it has become as bad as any other social media platform.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/online-chatTue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000No Man's Skyhttps://skel.fyi/blog/no-mans-skyI've played the video game this post is titled after for a very long time - since about 2018. I remember paying the full $60 price for it, which was quite expensive for young me. Looking back now, it was very much worth it. Steam reports that I have spent nearly 900 hours playing No Man's Sky. This game has faced so much controversy and discussion about its game play that I have at times questioned why I like it so much. Despite that, it is a game that I value immensely.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/no-mans-skyWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000CachyOShttps://skel.fyi/blog/cachyosI built a new computer recently (it is now my pride and joy) and installed CachyOs instead of Windows. Cachy is based on ArchLinux, but with modifications to streamline the process of installation and make it easier to run video games.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/cachyosSun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000Controlhttps://skel.fyi/blog/controlI think it is fair to say that much of the freedom we have enjoyed on the Internet is under attack. Politicians, specifically conservative politicians, are calling for more control over what people are allowed to look at on the Internet. Specifically, conservatives want to stop the use of porn. Supposedly, it is an an effort to "protect children." All these politicians want, though, is more control. There is no way to stop the distribution of anything on the Internet, only take down the major fronts.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/controlWed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000Phoneshttps://skel.fyi/blog/phonesGoogle has recently announced that developers of any Android application will have to prove their identity, regardless of whether or not their app is published on the official Google Play Store. This means that side loading, the process of installing apps via non-official channels, is essentially dead. The point of Android is to be a free and open operating system for mobile devices, which does not only mean mobile phones. For example, the Meta Quest VR headsets use Android as their operating system. This move by Google jeopardizes freedom for more than just mobile phones; they have made it more difficult for developers to work on any technology that utilizes Android.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/phonesSun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000Jobshttps://skel.fyi/blog/jobsNo, not Steve Jobs. I mean work. Employment. Finding a job nowadays is tough. I work in the IT field, but it is being felt across industries. I don't think it's fair to say that AI is replacing jobs, because if it was, no one would have to be working, would they? I've read articles about how there is a sort of freeze in the job market, mostly due to people clinging onto their jobs for dear life. People aren't jumping around jobs like they're supposed to.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/jobsTue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000The Old Internethttps://skel.fyi/blog/the-old-internetWhen it comes to purchasing things on the Internet, we're moving closer and closer to a reality where the consumer owns nothing and the corporations own everything. There's a phrase that many people aware of this issue will repeat: "You will own nothing and be happy." Essentially, the Internet is becoming more centralized. We rely on a handful of websites that offer similar services usually for free with minimal effort required by the end user. The Internet is meant to be a decentralized system, where users access disparate parts of the Internet instead of going to one singular source.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/the-old-internetTue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000Cryptocurrencyhttps://skel.fyi/blog/cryptocurrencyI have recently gained a reinvigorated interest in cryptocurrency due to Steam and Itch being forced to take down NSFW games from their store fronts. As a disclaimer, I don't like cryptocurrency for the meme coins or the NFTs. Crypto, at its core, is meant to be an anonymous, decentralized way for people to pay for things. For example, with USDC, you can send money to others without a central bank involved and without the volatility that comes with traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. If online storefronts did not rely so heavily on centralized payment processors like Visa and MasterCard, nobody would be able force storefronts to censor anything. Further, since crypto is decentralized, nobody can control what consumers purchase with it.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/cryptocurrencyFri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000Conveniencehttps://skel.fyi/blog/convenienceWhat price do you pay for convenience? You could get anything for free on the Internet, if you tried hard enough. But people pay for subscription services anyways. People could go to the grocery store and buy ingredients for all of their food, yet they go to fast food stores or heat up frozen meals. While paying for convenience may save time, the price might not just be monetary - it may also affect health, wellness, or attention span. As the body gets used to its desires being met immediately, it starts to wear away. There really is nothing like doing it yourself.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/convenienceThu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000The Death of Physical Spacehttps://skel.fyi/blog/the-death-of-physical-spaceI've had this idea in my head for a long time: the idea that all computers could be abstracted to cloud computing. When I see computer kiosks, or tech kiosks in general, I cringe at the site of all of the hardware. The idea that anyone needs multiple devices for any kind of computing work is false. That, of course, automatically makes me a hypocrite because I am an owner of multiple, likely too many, different devices. The other truth is that consumer hardware hasn't been developed to support this one device mentality. In fact, it's likely the opposite.

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/the-death-of-physical-spaceSat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Show Me the Codehttps://skel.fyi/blog/show-me-the-code

"Talk is cheap. Show me the code." - Linus Torvalds

]]>bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/show-me-the-codeSun, 08 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000AIhttps://skel.fyi/blog/ai
  • artificial intelligence
  • inteligencia artificial
  • intelligence artificielle
  • künstliche Intelligenz
  • 人工智能
  • tekoälyä
  • intelligenza artificiale
  • artificiàlo inteligènca
  • искусственный интеллект
  • कृत्रिम होशियारी
  • inteligência artificial
    • ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/aiSun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000    YouTubehttps://skel.fyi/blog/youtubeVideo sharing is dominated by YouTube (which is owned by Google, which is owned by Alphabet). It is a completely unprofitable mess, yet it is still held up by sticks and duct tape thanks to the company that owns it. I think that video sharing should be given back to the people. The majority of people already engage in the actual sharing (also known as piracy) of videos anyways. Why can't user-generated media be shared the same way?

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/youtubeSat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Keyboardshttps://skel.fyi/blog/keyboardsI really like looking at keyboards. I have once taken a picture of my workspace in my apartment because I liked the way the light was shining on my Steelseries keyboard. I'm even following r/keyboards where people affectionately post about their favorite keebs. Keyboards really are one of the best and most important aspects of the computer, if you think about it. It is the premier way to interact with a computer.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/keyboardsFri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Satisfactoryhttps://skel.fyi/blog/satisfactoryI've been playing a lot of Satisfactory lately. It has basically been my drug. It is playable on steam deck, but not in handheld mode. The graphics are really bad, but I did say playable, not great. And not being able to play in handheld mode isn't that big of a deal since the game doesn't support controllers anyways.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/satisfactoryMon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Superheroeshttps://skel.fyi/blog/superheroesNo, I'm not talking about the Daft Punk song. I'm talking about the superheroes that we know and love -- the characters that populate our imaginations on the screen, comic book page, and written word. The humans with impossible abilities made possible by extraordinary circumstances. I have been intaking a lot of superhero content recently, such as Invincible, Marvel Comics, and most recently the latest Marvel movie, Thunderbolts*.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/superheroesSat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Cyberspacehttps://skel.fyi/blog/cyberspaceI've built my life around learning about computers. More specifically, I'm fascinating with how information is handled by them. Information is not just handled by computers, though. It's also handled by our brains. Before I knew that I wanted to study information technology, I wanted to study cognitive science. The way humans communicate, how we leave each other with "pieces" of information with words, is a wonderful topic. I don't know if I'm going to be able to explain how I fully think about these ideas, but I'm going to try my best.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/cyberspaceThu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000    New Lookhttps://skel.fyi/blog/new-lookI think that this site is now at the point of being a fully-functioning, well, website. The color palette is no longer a placeholder, and you can now subscribe to receive emails about new posts. If you get tired of me filling your inbox with the propaganda of my mind, then you can easily unsubscribe. All of the features I wanted to have on this site are now here. I finally have the foundation I wanted to leave my thoughts and creations. Now I just have to do the creating.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/new-lookMon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Discordhttps://skel.fyi/blog/discordI have used Discord since December 19th, 2016. I have seen it change from a niche platform for voice chat to a massive social media platform. It is no longer just an application for voice/text chat. It is a money making machine. In my opinion, Discord is quickly descending down the slippery slope of becoming a public company. They are not interested in providing a platform for people to talk to their friends any more. They are in the business of hashing out corporate sponsorships and grabbing the bag.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/discordThu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Telohttps://skel.fyi/blog/teloI have paid the refundable $152 reservation fee for a Telo Truck. Normally, I would not be so excited for a vehicle of any sort. This even breaks with my own rule of never pre-ordering anything (this isn't really a pre-order though, more like an expression of interest), but this truck and the people making it have spoken to what I value in technology. This truck does nothing no other vehicle on the market has done: I see my core values reflected through its design.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/teloTue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Review of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarroshttps://skel.fyi/blog/review-of-fourth-wing-by-rebecca-yarrosIf you've been wondering where I've been for a month or so, I've been reading a book. :)

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/review-of-fourth-wing-by-rebecca-yarrosSun, 13 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000    How to Read Almost Any Book For Freehttps://skel.fyi/blog/how-to-read-almost-any-book-for-freeYou already know how much I advocate for piracy. I don't want to get into discussing the ethics or reasoning for piracy again; instead, I want to talk about reading in the information age. E-readers have transformed the way many people, well, read. No longer do people have to physically acquire a book to obtain its knowledge. Digital copies can be purchased (although they really shouldn't be) and downloaded onto an electronic device to be immediately opened and read. I will not deny that being able to smell the paper and flip the pages can be integral to the experience of reading a book, but it can also not be denied that e-books provide a far more efficient way to distribute knowledge. For that reason, I want to teach you how to participate in this new way to read.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/how-to-read-almost-any-book-for-freeWed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Musichttps://skel.fyi/blog/musicI have a strange taste in music. It mostly consists of synthwave, electronic, ambient, and indie rock. I remember being adverse to listening to any music with lyrics in it. I would strictly listen to music posted on the YouTube channel Electronic Gems. This is when I was exposed to the likes of HOME and Hello Meteor. My tastes have evolved, but I have never really moved on from my original favorites.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/musicMon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Substancehttps://skel.fyi/blog/substanceDo you make reality? Or does reality make you?

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/substanceFri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Cock Roulettehttps://skel.fyi/blog/cock-roulettePardon the abrasive title, my roommate came up with it. Today I'll be talking about the pain of waiting for potatoes to boil so that they can be mashed. It's hard to come up with topics for blog posts, so bear with me on this one. I'll try to find a way to turn this into some sort of observation on the human condition.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/cock-rouletteWed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Piracyhttps://skel.fyi/blog/piracySomeone could make a copy of my website and claim it as there own, right now. They could publish posts to it that, word for word, copy my thoughts and ideas. That would be plagiarism, not piracy. I think a lot of people seem to conflate plagiarism and piracy. In my opinion, "piracy" is not a good term for what it has become. It has too much of a negative connotation to it for a perfectly innocent act.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/piracySat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Lectureshttps://skel.fyi/blog/lecturesI'm a university student, so I have to deal with a lot of lectures. I think that the state of these lectures has severely gone downhill ever since the pandemic in 2020. It's hard to pin-point exactly what is wrong with them, but to me, it seems that many students lack motivation to participate in class. This is often regardless of modality. In one of my online classes, for example, the professor only receives participation in the beginning of class, when he takes attendance. Once the lecture starts, it's almost like he assumes no one else is going to speak. He just keeps talking and asks rhetorical questions out of habit.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/lecturesThu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Strange Bookhttps://skel.fyi/blog/strange-bookI made a poor purchase today. A group of students, with no apparent organizational affiliation, were on campus pawning off used books. I was hungry and on my way back to my apartment when the books caught my eye. Already, I was in a position to do something impulsive.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/strange-bookTue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Marvel Rivalshttps://skel.fyi/blog/marvel-rivalsI have been playing this game called Marvel Rivals a lot recently. Since it came out, I've already logged ~120 hours, so I've obviously been enjoying it.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/marvel-rivalsMon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000    Eggshttps://skel.fyi/blog/eggsWhere would I be without eggs? For about the past 6 months I have eaten 3 eggs every other day. My two favorite ways to cook them are frying and scrambling. I used to be a scrambled egg purist before my grandparents lent me their electric griddle. Now I usually fry them in the mornings before I workout since it's a lot faster.

    ]]>    bloghttps://skel.fyi/blog/eggsSun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000