Mackenzie's Site (http://www.tobymackenzie.com/index.txt) Home ===== Hello there, web surfer. I am Toby Mackenzie of Northeast Ohio. Welcome to my little stop on the information superhighway. I hope you enjoy your visit. Come on in. Find out more [about me](/about) or [my web development career](/web-dev). Visit [my web-pipe](/blog) to find out what's happening in Toby land. Me in brief ----------- - I currently live and work in Akron. - I work on websites for a living, as a LAMP-stack developer. - I am introverted / quiet / shy. - I like computers, music, hiking, shows / movies / books, old video games, &c. - I value freedom of expression, autonomy, equalization of power, environmental preservation, sharing of knowledge and effort to better all, &c. My online presences ------------------------- - [My Blog](/blog/) - [My GitHub](https://github.com/tobymackenzie) - [My Twitter](https://twitter.com/macybot) - [My LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/in/tobymackenzie) - [My Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/users/1139122/tobymackenzie) - [My Packagist](https://packagist.org/users/tobymackenzie/) Et cetera --------- > Maybe there is a beast.… What I mean is…maybe it's only us." - Simon, *The Lord of the Flies* > … artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up. - Evey, [*V for Vendetta*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/) > Be excellent to each other - Abraham Lincoln & Ted "Theodore" Logan, *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure* > Having something requires giving something else up. Interesting things ------------------ ### Have / Experienced - tea - Cleveland sportstball: Caveliers, Guardians, Browns - [Coop travel pillow](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B015D8XIDY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1): very comfortable travel-sized memory foam pillow with adjustable fill level - [Columbo DVD series](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B64Z7HQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1): classic TV detective - [Three Thirty Six hoodie](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J59FFXC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1): My favorite hoodie with no dangling hood-pulls - Resident Alien: sci-fi comedy - Onyx Boox Nova 3 Color: Color eInk device running Android - Github: allowing me to [share my code](https://github.com/tobymackenzie?tab=repositories) easily - Phillip K. Dick: classic sci-fi writer - sunrise alarm clock ### Interested in - [StarLabs StarLite](https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starlite): Linux first convertible tablet with good specs, reasonable price, user replaceable parts (planned), Coreboot - Onyx Mira eInk monitor: nice looking but expensive, waiting for color version (must syntax highlight) - [framework](https://frame.work/) is making a laptop that is user serviceable / upgradable, with parts readily available from their marketplace. Waiting for touch. - Purism is making the [Librem 5 phone](https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/), a phone running Linux, with a privacy focus including physical component switches, upgradable baseband, mostly open firmware.