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b5a3b3 David Marsh 2026-05-31 00:58:39
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# Daves site about stuff and things
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# Ugh
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This is a mess, I'm migrating my [old hand rolled static blog](https://old.rdm.sh) to here.
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:::
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Sometimes I write [[blog]] entries.
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My latest interest is [[MeshCore]].
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Random [[howto]]s for future me.
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Useful [[links]] I've collected about random things
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## Stuff I've worked on
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### elm
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elm is a read-only CLI for extracting LogicMonitor data via the API
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https://rdmarsh.github.io/elm/
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### tries
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tries is a standalone Python tool for visualising structured strings by generating Graphviz DOT tries
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https://rdmarsh.github.io/tries/
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# About Me
31f747 David Marsh 2026-04-16 05:05:24
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872ea0 David Marsh 2026-05-05 04:43:52
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<img src="/Home/profile.png" alt="profile" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 150px;" />
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4c5b4c David Marsh 2026-05-05 04:44:11
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*vell, he's just zis guy, you know?*
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1ebf3d David Marsh 2026-04-16 05:06:22
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Hi, I'm David. This is my rarely updated website. I live in Sydney, Australia.
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a8a076 David Marsh 2026-04-23 00:15:20
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Things I like: [[MeshCore]], Apple, Mac OS X, Unix, Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Centos, RHEL, Open Source, GPL, GnuPG, Programming, Perl, Firefox, Dvorak, Wireless Networks, MAME, Computer Security, Cryptography, Amateur Radio, Morse Code, Reading, Photography, Typography, Graphic Design, Electric Vehicles.
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e6b981 David Marsh 2026-04-22 14:17:44
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![A very old photo of david marsh in the princess zone](./about.jpg "vell, he's just zis guy, you know?")
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* **mastodon:** I'm [@davidmarsh] on [mastodon]. I mostly toot links I
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find interesting, currently it's mostly space and rpg stuff.
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* **email:** I use gmail and I'm rdmarsh. You know what to do.
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* **blog:** If you're reading this, you're at my rarely updated blog; [rdm.sh][blog].
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I type using [dvorak], and think a [dozenal] measurement system has a
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lot going for it. I'm interested in [typefaces] and [design]. I like
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[macs] and [ubuntu].
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My latest interest is collecting [RPG books].
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I've been failing to [learn morse] for several years.
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I love listening to [podcasts], here's my [list of podcasts] from [Overcast]
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My [gpg] fingerprint is below, but I rarely encrypt email anymore:
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```
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CA6F F79D 6394 0902 65D1 \
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F4FE 4538 F5DD DC8B BE7A
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```
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Here's a list I made years ago of things I like. I still stand by it.
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* *Movies:* [2001], [The Shinning], [Forbidden Planet], [Fight Club], [Crouching Tiger], [Matrix], [Lord of the Rings]
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* *Music:* Alternative, Techno, Dance, [Triple J], [The Beatles], [Pink Floyd], [Johnny Cash]
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* *Books:* [Terry Pratchett], [Douglas Adams], [Carl Sagan], [Richard Dawkins], [Sam Harris]
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podcasts
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I used to do two podcasts. Both are on extended hiatus.
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### The Marsh Cast
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This was made with my kids, it's not currently uploaded to archive.org
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### The sand.fm podcast
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This was made with my wife. You can find the episodes archived here:
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> A married couple with two boys, have a quick chat about things they find
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> interesting, tech news or politics, or other events that happen in their
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> lives.
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> https://archive.org/details/sandfm_podcast
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[list of podcasts]: list_of_podcasts.html
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[Overcast]: https://overcast.fm
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about this blog
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This blog uses:
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* [vultr](https://www.vultr.com/?ref=8769767) for hosting
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* [alpine linux](https://www.alpinelinux.org) for the OS
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* [lighttpd](https://www.lighttpd.net) for serving html
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* [letsencrypt](https://letsencrypt.org) for certificates
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* [pandoc](https://pandoc.org) to compile markdown to html
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If you're interested in the software that makes this [blog], check out
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[powered by].
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I've also made a [style guide] to try and keep things consistent, and a
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[test] page to see how everything will look.
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### privacy
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There shouldn't be any cookies or trackers used on this site. Some third
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party images, links and videos (such as embedded youtube videos) may use
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them, but I try and avoid this as much as I can. If you find something
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please let me know via above methods
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### colours
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These are the colours I use, you can see how they look on the [[test]] page.
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| area | light | dark |
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| ------------------- | ------- | ------- |
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| main background | #ffffff | #202124 |
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| main text | #212121 | #bdc1c6 |
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| title and headings | #205493 | #e8eaed |
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| smaller subheadings | #4773aa | #bcc0c3 |
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| subtitle and footer | #5b616b | #dddee1 |
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| boxes and even rows | #dce4ef | #303134 |
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| borders and lines | #5b616b | #dddee1 |
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| table hover | #4773aa | #bcc0c3 |
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| normal link | #3344dd | #8ab6f5 |
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| active link | #bb1122 | #ef7e6f |
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| visited link | #884488 | #c48df5 |
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[powered by]: powered_by.html
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[blog]: https://rdm.sh
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[@davidmarsh]: https://mastodon.au/@davidmarsh
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[style guide]: style_guide.html
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[test]: test.html
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[dozenal]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Advocacy_and_.22dozenalism.22
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[dvorak]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard
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[gpg]: https://www.gnupg.org
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[the marsh cast]: http://podcast.marsh.ws/
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[mastodon]: https://joinmastodon.org/
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[macs]: https://www.apple.com/mac/
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[typefaces]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface
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[design]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design
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[podcasts]: podcasts.html
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[ubuntu]: http://www.ubuntu.com/
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[learn morse]: 2021-10-01.pico_morse_keyer.html
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[RPG books]: rpg_books.html
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[list of podcasts]: list_of_podcasts.html
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[Overcast]: https://overcast.fm
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[2001]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)
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[The Shinning]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film)
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[Forbidden Planet]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet
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[Fight Club]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club
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[Crouching Tiger]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon
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[Matrix]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix
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[Lord of the Rings]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)
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[Triple J]: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej
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[The Beatles]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
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[Pink Floyd]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
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[Johnny Cash]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash
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[Terry Pratchett]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
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[Douglas Adams]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams
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[Carl Sagan]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan
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[Richard Dawkins]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins
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[Sam Harris]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris