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week notes 5-10-25
October has come! Here is the first week notes of the month!
My name is Brandon. I hope to spark curiosity and build community with this site.
You'll find a bit of liberation theology, a bit of tech, some exporations of culture - whatever is on my mind at a given moment! I try not to avoid difficult conversations and my hope is that conversations like these will build inclusive healthy community that will change the world.
You can learn more about me here or by reading my User Manual.
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Thoughts to Spark your Curiosity...
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don't just be a firefighter, be a fire marshal
are you going to be a firefighter? an arsonist? or maybe a fire marshal???
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Weeknotes 09-28-25
This week was good because my wife got not 1 but 2 job offers. On the same day. Within an hour of each other. They were both really good offers and the decision seemed to be just about as traumatic as the job search itself but she decided and starts
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Week Notes 9-21-25
For the second weekend in a row it was just me and the kids. Last weekend my wife had a book club retreat and this weekend she had a ladies sunday school retreat. For the second weekend in a row we had a crappy "Friday Night Dinner" experience.
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organization, movement or a catch-all scapegoat?
shouldn't we all be against fascism?
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Phillip's Musings · Privacy and Security Tips for the Average Person
All of these privacy and security tips are useful! You might know some or all but try to incorporate any you don't know! oglink: https://blog.phunky.tech/2025/08/privacy-and-security-tips-for-the-average-person
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Self Hosted Chatmail Relay for Delta Chat – runtimeterror
Love reading detailed setups like this. John's detailing of what it takes to host a delta chat relay is great reading and is inspiring me to consider trying as well... oglink: https://runtimeterror.dev/self-hosted-chatmail-relay-for-delta-chat/#fn:2
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weeknotes 9-14-25
breathe out - release the week. breathe in - prepare for the next one. it's weeknotes time!
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the ugly side of thoughts & prayers
a lament about an ugly day. sorry not sorry about ignoring capitalization rules today.
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some thoughts on self hosting ente
the most challenging part of migrating off of icloud? figuring out what to do with the photos. this is the culmination of what i've figured out for that...