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Getting back to axes / woodcutting

So a few days ago i went to my grandma's (it's a farm) and got my hands on a really awful axe. it has a really thick 1 m long handle plus an unbalanced axe head that makes you miss every shot. But i'm surprised that i was still able to perform well with what i've learned with youtuber ben scott a few years ago. what i mean is, things like aligning your body with the direction you're going to throw the axe, miding your breathing, etc.

I got a blister on my hand, pulled off the skin and put some glue but it didnt work out lmao

I remember i got my first "proper" axe when i was 14 (2021). i was just getting started to woodcutting. it was a rebranded general-purpose ochsenkopf axe. and let me say, it went through a lot of use and abuse. ive thinned out the handle, filed the blade to a point that was very good and it brought me excitement, aaaand eventually broke the handle and never got my hands on the axe again. the blade got a dent and its way too short to work with. Ive been seriously considering getting back to this hobby, and, if i have to choose an axe again its gonna be an ox or hults bruk / hultafors . gransfors are ok if you just want a nice looking axe but theres cheaper alternatives that work much better once tweaked.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post, Peace out!

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Starting out with void linux

Hey hey! welcome back. This is my first post that's not an introduction.

So i've been into linux for almost a year, and since then i've learned a lot. But i haven't limited my options to linux only, but also to other unix systems like bsd. When i was browsing r/unix, i saw someone commenting that one should try void linux, because its similar to bsd in a way: its minimalistic, transparent and easy to understand. its very good for those who are willing to start out with linux by learning how it works.

Its main features are the xbps package manager (you cant install programs via source code compiling like in gentoo) and the fact it uses runit as the init system, which (i think) is supposed to be some weird hybrid between systemd and sysvinit.

So yesterday i decided to give a try and made a bootable usb stick. its relatively easy to install. the hardest thing would be you having to know how to partition your system in a way that actually fits your needs, but even that is explained in the official documentation. Wi-fi support works surprisingly good by default, even better than debian.

I started out from nothing and decided to install i3wm in it, but since i had no prior knowledge in twms, i went to the arch wiki (void's official site said you can consult things there) to see how to install and configure it, and i also looked up yt videos. its nice that you can work on a pc with just a keyboard, not needing to use a mouse. reminds me a lot of those old keyboard-only portable computers. they're kinda cute.

As for the programs...i installed xfce's thunar file browser but it was a bit faulty. i couldn't access the trash bin to recover/delete files. i think i should install mate's caja or something? maybe.

Firefox works nice ig, but if you want really basic web browsing, like browsing sites that dont include js, you should try midori or lynx with framebuffer enabled (havent tried this one. only plain lynx on debian's cli). if i want to listen to a song or something i can use smtube and it doesnt consume much resources. a basic libreoffice install works wonderfully!! my 1.3 ghz cpu could handle calc (linux excel) better and without lagging than let's say debian...

So that was all guys. Can't see what the future awaits for me. maybe i should try openbsd/netbsd sometime soon. they interest me a lot. I hope you all enjoyed reading this. stay safe and see you soon!

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Welcome to this blog!

Hello! I'm new to tumblr. i've tried to create a blog on blogger before but i didnt like it much and decided to use something simpler and more straightforward. In this blog i'll ramble about technology (desktop pcs, retro computing, plus what i call "alternative computing"), sciences, mostly math, astronomy and possibly physics. i may happen to ocassionally post my reflections on life or a vent or something.

I hope you all enjoy the future posts i'm gonna write. Peace out.