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Recent blog posts
Swap out the root before boot
Learn about the Linux boot process by making it boot something else
curl > dev/sda
How I made a Linux distro that runs `wget | dd`
The little chicken shed that could
The bikeshed of the bikeshed that became too important
How to pass secrets in RAM between reboots
This happens in production all the time
A Highly Editorialized Ham Cram FAQ
the frequently asked questions that nobody ever asked!
News
After a year of hiatus and writer's block, I've finally written something new! I spent a lot of time working on this, and I hope you enjoy! https://astrid.tech/2026/03/24/0/curl-to-dev-sda
I have created Pegging Engine, a tool for generating arbitrarily-sized laser-cuttable pegboards. Try it out! https://astrid.tech/tools/peg-engine/
I have created and added several new 88x31s. Please feel free to take them as you please.
There is now a /computers page! It will contain a list of nearly every computer I've owned. Only a couple of entries are here right now and it will be expanded.
Oops, I forgot I had my news box despite the fact that it is in the dead center of my homepage.
I did end up making a blog post about the redesign, and another one in the meantime about the Conda Package Manager.
Welcome to astrid.tech v3!
2024-02-18 16:05This is the third major redesign of my website! This time, it has been totally rewritten as a static site in Rust. The build pipeline has been made significantly less complicated. I will publish a blog post Soon™ about the process.

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