Nathan Upchurch
Nathan Upchurch
I write about incense, life, music, tech, vegan cooking, and other things I find interesting.
August 2026
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All posts (78)
Stallman was right; in the wake of Microsoft’s announcement of its much-maligned Recall feature and widespread public backlash to the terms and conditions for Adobe Creative Cloud products, it’s clear that trust in big tech and the software it produces is rapidly eroding. Under the circumstances, it’s no surprise...
I’ve seen a recurring theme on the internet among (all three of us) incense makers: sometimes you just get tired of relegating not-quite-combustible sticks to the ‘use on the incense heater’ pile, or making sticks that almost smell nice, but don’t quite. After a few knock-backs like this, going back to basics and...
This January, I had grand visions for a sweet, gourmand batch of incense sticks. I’d start with a creamy base of sandalwood, combine it with plenty of guggul resin for that touch of caramel, a dash of warm cinnamon, and a sprinkling of sweet, vanillic tonka bean; these things were going to smell like dessert, like...
For some reason, I just seem to be itching to get outside lately. Perhaps I’m coming out of some sort of hibernation — after all, spring has sprung, the ornamental pear trees are somewhat unfortunately in full bloom, turtles are basking in the sunshine on riverside logs, and I just don’t feel right if I haven’t fed...
Since a brief tryst with Ubuntu Budgie Edition, I’ve dearly missed its Raven side-panel, a special panel on the side of the screen that can be opened and closed with a click. As someone who needs a clean, minimal desktop, the workflow is just too perfect — when you have two or three widgets that you use frequently,...
If you’re one of the handful of people who read my blog, you may have noticed that I hadn’t posted yet in February. You see, about a month ago, I decided to implement that neat trick some people are doing that allows them to use replies to a mastodon post as comments on a web page. While I could have lifted Juhis’...
I spent about a month working on my blog, while not blogging on the thing, but I’m very pleased about the new changes. The biggest new feature as a result of the work is the ability to comment on my posts via Mastodon! After a failed batch, I went back to basics and made some plain Palo Santo incense that turned out...
So, about this cooked.wiki thing, believe me when I say I take my fair share in our collective frustration as I find myself skimming through a hugoesque tome on Brayden and Braxlynne’s wiggly teeth in order to reach the ingredients for “Keighleigh’s Extra Easy No-Bake Ten Minute Palmiers (So Delicious You’ll Snort...
Why KMines? # Minesweeper is a tragically underrated puzzle game. While I recall examining the mysterious array of gray squares as a child, it wasn’t until adulthood that I took the time to learn the rules of the game. Despite my late start, however, I still count minesweeper as a classic. These days, good...
Some time ago, maybe a year or so, I extruded a batch of incense sticks from some ingredients I thought might go well together: sandalwood, cinnamon, dragon’s blood resin, a touch of Hojari frankincense for acidity, and some tonka bean for sweetness, if I recall correctly. After leaving the sticks to dry overnight,...
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