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Naty's Eclectic Passions

A place for ruminations, remarks, and reviews.

About

Hi, I’m Naty 👋

Thank you for taking the time to check out my little corner on the Internet. Here, you will be able to find content related to a mutitude of eclectic hobbies I have and topics I am passionate about.

Being the pedantic person that I am, I always do a liberal amount of research before making a purchase or when I get intrigued by a new subject matter. I aim to record my experiences and processes on this blog; not only for myself, but for anyone who is interested in a similar topic or hobby. Even if I’m enlightening only one person, it will put a smile on my face!

Hope you find something interesting or useful on my blog.

Have a great day!

Content You Can Expect

  • Product or service reviews
  • Remarks / notes on current events or topics of interest (more objective)
  • Personal ruminations / reflections (more subjective)

Topic Examples

  • Specialty coffee and tea
  • Fountain pens and stationery
  • Watches
  • Music and head-fi
  • House plants
  • Auto / car detailing
  • Creative writing—poetry
  • General well-being

Two Other Major Hobbies

I have decided to make separate sites dedicated to two of my major hobbies instead of compiling everything into this blog.1

Technology Blog:

https://burgeonlab.com

  • Android, Linux, macOS
  • Privacy, FOSS, leaving “Big Tech”
  • Web development with Hugo SSG
  • IndieWeb and the small web
  • Self hosting with Raspberry Pi

Photography Blog:

https://aperture2iris.com

  • Gear review
  • Post-processing
  • Open-source photography workflows
  • Shooting styles

Disclaimer—GenAI Usage

I am using AI tools, mostly offline models via Ollama, for the following:

  • Light proofreading (i.e. grammar and sentence structure) for improving clarity and flow
  • Help with backend WordPress site customizations (e.g. code snippets, css, theme edits, etc)
  • Generating diagrams / graphics that help illustrate my points

While these tools help improve the quality of my writing and bring my point across to you more effectively; rest assured that all content and opinions are based my own experience and reflections, and will never be fully generated by AI.

Footnotes:

  1. I am still not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it was initially driven by my disdain for WordPress (the CMS used on this blog). These other two blogs are built by Hugo, a static stite generator. ↩︎
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