Category Archives: Personal

A Tactical Tech Retreat

Posted on July 31, 2026 by JC

Over five years ago, I published an article about abandoning my “smartphone” and detailing some reasons why as well as  some observations after having done so. For the last five years, I have used three separate “dumbphones” including the one … Continue reading →

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Joining Team Tux

Posted on March 31, 2026 by JC

A few posts ago, I mentioned that I would be changing over to Linux on my main rig soon and I have now done that. This post was written on my main rig which is now running Bazzite. Before doing … Continue reading →

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PC Building & Humility

Posted on February 22, 2024 by JC

This is admittedly a weird title but it is to make a wider point. I’ve probably watched the below video about twelve times through. It cuts together a bunch of reaction videos from many PC/Tech channels to a PC Building … Continue reading →

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Monkeys playing in Ruins

Posted on February 15, 2024 by JC

“The monkeys called the place their city, and pretended to despise the Jungle-People because they lived in the forest. And yet they never knew what the buildings were made for nor how to use them. They would sit in circles … Continue reading →

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I am not a man of my time.

Posted on May 21, 2023 by JC

In my journals, must be more mindfult to write “I am very racist and homophobic, I am a religious extremist” so nobody comes along later and misrepresents me of says “he was a man of his time” @conan_esq A little … Continue reading →

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What am I doing wrong?

Posted on March 19, 2023 by JC

Money has been tight for the last few months and it has got me thinking again about how I manage my finances in general. The period between December and January are usually more expensive for me but this year it … Continue reading →

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How do I get out of this?

Posted on February 26, 2023 by JC

Something that I noticed after converting to Catholicism is the zeal I suddenly felt to bring others into the Church with me. Especially my close family and friends. I had found something good and wanted to share it. This feeling … Continue reading →

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A Religious Road Trip

Posted on October 23, 2022 by JC

American Pilgrim by Roosh Valizadeh Kings Media, February 16th, 2021 One of the earliest posts I wrote when I started this blog was a review of Roosh’s Free Speech Isn’t Free which chronicles his notorious speaking tour that sparked outrage … Continue reading →

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The Obvious Investor

Posted on May 20, 2022 by JC

The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape, John Wiley & Sons, December 1st, 2020 (first published in 2016) Despite sharing my misgivings about the type of books you find in airports before, I have been given (gifted this time), another book … Continue reading →

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Is the bare minimum enough?

Posted on March 20, 2022 by JC

I have mentioned the Mike Judge film Office Space once before here when reviewing his film Idiocracy and I shall have to do a deeper dive into the film at some stage. Perhaps after the next time I watch it. … Continue reading →

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