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 build 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, &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 --------- > Humans can be better than they are, so let's do that - *Caliban's War* James Corey > Be excellent to each other - Abraham Lincoln & Ted "Theodore" Logan, *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure* > Слава Україні (Slava Ukraini) ✊🏻 🇺🇦 > In my career I've found few people are truly evil, most are just too far disconnected from the effects of their actions. Until someone reconnects them. - Marcus Hutchins [via Wired interview](https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/) > Having something requires giving something else up. Interesting things ------------------ ### Have / Experienced - Cleveland Caveliers: Cleveland basketball - [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 - [Mr. Robot](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0833WXZRS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1): hacking themed TV show with mental health spin - 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 - tea ### Interested in - [framework](https://frame.work/) is making a laptop that is user servicable / upgradable, with parts readily available from their marketplace. - Purism is making the [Librem 5 phone](https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/), a phone running Linux, with a privacy focus including phyiscial switches, upgradable baseband, mostly open firmware. - sunrise alarm clock