Journal


Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.

- Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851)

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GrapheneOS)
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  • Madrid, Spain
    Madrid, Spain
    “The Community of Madrid is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (Meseta Central). Its capital and largest municipality is the City of Madrid, which is also the capital of the country.”
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    Córdoba, Spain
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    Minimalist and Functional Desktop Environment without Xorg
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  • Seville, Spain
    Seville, Spain
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    El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain
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  • Updates 2024/Q2
    Updates 2024/Q2
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    Gibraltar, United Kingdom
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  • Marbella, Spain
    Marbella, Spain
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