Dom Corriveau

Thoughts, opinions, wild speculation, and haphazard technical advice from Dom. I’m a hearing disabled irrigation contractor, B-movie aficionado, self-hoster, and hopeless Linux desktop romantic. Former co-host of Go With The Heat Miami Vice podcast. This site uses no tracking pixels, does not set cookies, and works without javascript. You may also want to checkout my blogroll and a running list of bookmarks I save while browsing. Last, if this is your first time here, check out my favorite posts.

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August 2023 Retrospective


Everything I found interesting and some of my projects from the last month.
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Intentionally Slow


To reduce power consumption and e-waste, software needs to be designed to use as little resources as possible.
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July 2023 Retrospective


Everything I found interesting and some of my projects from the last month.
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On being a low-income prepper and why I prep


Wildfire season and climate change has me thinking more about my preps and the scenarios I am prepping for.
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Podcast Recommendation about Search Engine Privacy


The Opt Out Pod had a great interview with the Director of Brand at Startpage. It is worth a listen and recommending to friends and family.
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New RSS tools on a new micro PC


I've been looking for a way to create RSS feeds from websites without it and how to download full text from the articles. I found two amazing tools.
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Attention social media services - We don't need more distros


Here is why I think we need to stop with the new protocols and platforms, and instead encourage more growth on top of what already exists with ActivityPub.
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Tumblr and chasing new users


Redesigns and chasing new users always screws over existing users.
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Initial Thoughts on the Fairphone 4 US Release


At $700 and no firmware updates, is this device worth the money and the wait?
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June 2023 Retrospective - The Month of Reacher


Its officially summer and that means our sprinkler and irrigation business is going gangbusters. We have been working our butts off and have had our biggest month in sales, ever.

In fact, we’ve been so busy that I officially ended all my marketing freelance contracts so I can exclusively work in the sprinkler business. I just couldn’t give any time to freelancing, although it has been nice to have a little secondary income.

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