Notes

Small things I learned while building and fixing stuff.

Keeping a home server quiet

Most of the noise came from the case fans running at full speed. Setting a fan curve in the BIOS and moving the drives to a lower bay fixed it.

Notes on sourdough hydration

Seventy percent is easier to shape than eighty. The crumb is a little tighter, but the loaf holds its form in a regular oven.

Reading list

Mostly old books this year: a few essays on design, a history of maps, and a long novel I kept putting off.