Oops, I broke Ruby

I found out that Ruby really does not like it if you install it with one method and try to update it with another.


Useful Second Life Tools, Volume 1

A collection of useful tools I've found for Second Life, usually either free or low-cost, with Marketplace links. Here's the first batch, copied over from the old iteration of my site!


Blau's Dual Boot Adventures

Around a year ago, I was getting very disillusioned with Windows, and wanted to reacquaint myself with Ubuntu with the goal of eventually making it my primary operating system. Unfortunately, Windows had other ideas.


Why I'm a little weird about self-hosting

I often see folks recommending to self-host various services. Self-hosting is neat, and I would like to lean more into it, but there are several reasons why I'm a little sketchy about doing so, mostly having to do with my current life circumstances.


Welcome to Blau's Blog 2.0!

The long-pending major update is finally here! And now there's actually a blog attached! Wow!