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A summarized version of my presentation on penicillins for my pharmacology course. Penicillins are β-lactams antibacterial drugs that inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis, thus categorized as bactericidal. History Discovered by Alexander Fleming, in 1928. Accidentally observed that staphylococci did not grow around the mold of Penicillium rubens. However, it wasn’t until 1941 the Australian pathologist Howard Florey and German-born British biochemist Ernst Boris Chain successfully developed a method to produce a pure form of penicillin on a large scale. This breakthrough eventually led to mass production, with penicillin becoming widely available by the end of World War II. ...

XMPP is a libre decentralized collection of technologies, alternative to closed communication services. I’ve started self hosting my own xmpp server, and begun moving people from my close circle there. This is a summary of my collection of notes that I made for XMPP thus far, published as a short article. If you are interested in learning more on XMPP I recommend reading their official website. What is XMPP? XMPP stands for eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, it’s a set of libre technologies that can be used for communication services, such as instant messaging, voice & video calls as well as file transfers. This is done by routing XML data. ...

Jellyfin is my favorite service to self host, I’ve been using it for movies & books and I’d even consider using it for photos if not for Immich. Jellyfin is really popular as a self hosted streaming service for movies & TV shows, since those platforms suffer heavily from enshittification. Jellyfin can do much more than stream your favorite movies & TV shows. Whether you’re a movie enthusiast, music lover, or photo fanatic, Jellyfin has got you covered. ...

I’ve recently transitioned to a pixel phone with GrapheneOS as my primary device, moving from an iPhone. The only thing that I was missing is having my photos be in sync across all of my devices using iCloud, but despite the convenience of Apple’s iCloud service for syncing photos across devices, it frequently disregards user rights and privacy. Thankfully, Immich offers a self-hosted and enhanced alternative while respecting my privacy & user rights. ...

Emacs is my ride or die software, where I do all my computing. If not for Emacs, I wouldn’t give a byte about computers. Moved to GNU/Linux just for Emacs. But let’s face it, Emacs will forever swim against the current. Just like Gentoo, it’s too hardcore for the mainstream. To vibe with it or not, that’s the 1 million dollar question. Possible Solutions Emacs needs distributions to shine in this modern digital landscape where everything should “just work” Distros like Doom Emacs can flex the power of Emacs, enticing even those who can’t define it. ...

VPS services, the pinnacle of freedom in the digital world! Nothing quite beats the thrill of entrusting your data and services to a mysterious cloud entity, all while relinquishing control over your hardware. And do not forget the joy of relying on a third-party cloud provider for your hosting needs, that may send you a 104K bill for your static site. Who needs to own their hardware anyway? My new setup For the past ~6 months, I have been relying on a VPS service from Ionos, which offers a decent service for it’s price plans, to host this site & my git server, as well as to occasionally port forward media services such as jellyfin using an ssh tunnel. This weekend, I opted to migrate to an old thinkpad that I had collecting dust plus cloudflare tunnel. ...

Email, hate it or love it, we all have to deal with it. Thankfully, thanks to Emacs & mu4e you can have a productive and, dare I say, fun time working with emails. About In this guide I will guide you through setting up mu4e with multiple accounts, using isync & mu, as well as the basics of how to incorporate mu4e into your workflow, plus tips & tricks like using mu4e actions to apply git patches. ...

Gnosis (γνῶσις) is a spaced repetition system (SRS) implementation for note taking and self testing, for GNU Emacs. Gnosis does not use flashcard type learning, instead it uses a binary value to rate user input. Meaning you either know the right answer, or you do not, no rating of your own is involved. *Update: Visit this user-manual for updated information on gnosis. Consider this as an just old blog post about my project. ...

In this post I’m essentially publicizing my notes on spaced repetition software, and announcing that I’m working on gnosis, a spaced repetition learning extension/package for GNU Emacs. I should also note that I consider Spaced Repetition to be a cheat code for learning, that should be used by every student. ...

I’ve leveled up to become a Gentoo user, the most elite nerd species in GNU/Linux Land. All my devices have been transformed into Gentoo machines, and needless to say, I’m ecstatic about it. Disclaimer: This post contains a healthy amount of sarcasm, just in case you didn’t catch on. ...