The Universe of Joshua Blais
The Universe of Joshua Blais
Joshua Blais
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In July of this year, we gave up our rental of three years and became vagabonds. For some time, it has felt stifling to be in one place, and the lack of (physical) momentum creates a stagnancy that I don’t find comfortable. On the...
After four years of running NextJS as my primary blog and development framework, I am making the hop to Hugo. For some time it has been on my mind to minimize my personal site, and while Next has served me very well, I have spent a lot...
When you look around, all you will likely “see” is material. Matter. The stuff of atoms and particles. Of quarks and bosons and neutrinos. But, this is not so. Our material “reality” breaks down quicker than most would be comfortable...
The theory of everything has been solved since the arrival of Jesus Christ on Earth 2024 years ago. While modern science is focused on trying to find The Ultimate Truth (that is transcendent) we Christians have known for the last two...
The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.― Arab proverb The older I get, the more I see that internal peace is found in wanting less. What I used to think “making it was”# I used to think that...
It has been a few years since I looked at my GPG keys, and the security defaults have since shifted greatly! So, I decided it was time to update my password-store database with a new key that was more secure, while also affording me the...
The human being is the fabled “perpetual motion machine”. For he takes in food and water, and even when this is lacking - turns his love, his passion and his vision into world changing endeavor, art, and an unceasing praise of God....
While we were away last month, I felt better than I had in probably a year’s time. It probably had something to do with the continual walking, being outside all the time, and eating food that wasn’t sprayed with glyphosate. But, one of...
I have been looking for a way to get my notes synced across all devices to create a portable knowledge base. There are many closed source methods of doing so, but I wanted something that is future proof, open, and can be portable. While...
Over the past month, I have paired down substantially the things that I own. My closet now only holds the essential clothing, anything that was old, didn’t fit, or I didn’t enjoy wearing got donated. My office, once holding an 18u server...
In this second installation of my Ultimate Zen Workstation Series, we will start from a fresh installation of Fedora Workstation 40 and configure everything in an optimal way so as to get us up and running. I have also written a script...
Updated September 20, 2024 You can watch a broad overview of my system in this video: You can get my dotfiles here This will be the first post in an ongoing series on setting up the Ultimate Zen Workstation and as a reference point for...
The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.― Albert Einstein If you want a life that is far less stressful, taking the meaningless things away will help you to find the inner peace you are seeking. In doing so,...
The modern view on feelings is leading millions of people astray from the Truth. Modern psychology would have us all validate the feelings that we experience, and if they are thus valid, then they are correct. Not so. This is detrimental...
The more that I use a computer, the more that I realize that using a computer all of the time is one of the worst things you can possibly do for your body. Consequently, the more that your body deteriorates from using a computer, the...