by Jeff Meyerhoff • About

It was The Great Raspberry Pi Shortage of 2021, and also a global pandemic that claimed the lives of millions of people. Busying myself with trivial things, I made a retro video game system out of a Raspberry Pi 4. It was so much fun that I wanted to buy another one, but any available Raspberry Pi was being flipped for many times the retail price.

I bought a laptop on Craigslist because I wanted an inexpensive entry into trying Linux. I’m weaning myself off of the planned obsolescence of consumer technology. And I’m preparing for a future where all of my computers are second-hand.

I spent most of the last 15 years trying and failing to be an independent mobile application developer.

A photo of the Light Phone 2's home screen showing a list of tools, including Phone, Notes, Directory, Alarm, and Settings.

I have an annual tradition where I make a list of all of my favorite things from the past year. This year the headlining tech thing is the Light Phone 2.

A thread that emerged from the post-election analysis is about how much the election was influenced by, well, influencers.

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