# About *vell, he's just zis guy, you know?* Hi, I'm David. This is my rarely updated website. I live in Sydney, Australia. Things I like: 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.  * **mastodon:** I'm [@davidmarsh] on [mastodon]. I mostly toot links I find interesting, currently it's mostly space and rpg stuff. * **email:** <span class="email"><b>richa</b>rdmarsh<b>all</b>@<b>bin</b>gmail<b>.example</b>.com</span> * **blog:** If you're reading this, you're at my rarely updated blog; [rdm.sh][blog]. I type using [dvorak], and think a [dozenal] measurement system has a lot going for it. I'm interested in [typefaces] and [design]. I like [macs] and [ubuntu]. My latest interest is collecting [RPG books]. I've been failing to [learn morse] for several years. I love listening to [podcasts], here's my [list of podcasts] from [Overcast] My [gpg] fingerprint is below, but I rarely encrypt email anymore: `CA6F F79D 6394 0902 65D1 F4FE 4538 F5DD DC8B BE7A` Here's a list I made years ago of things I like. I still stand by it. * *Movies:* [2001], [The Shinning], [Forbidden Planet], [Fight Club], [Crouching Tiger], [Matrix], [Lord of the Rings] * *Music:* Alternative, Techno, Dance, [Triple J], [The Beatles], [Pink Floyd], [Johnny Cash] * *Books:* [Terry Pratchett], [Douglas Adams], [Carl Sagan], [Richard Dawkins], [Sam Harris] podcasts -------- I used to do two podcasts. Both are on extended hiatus. ### The Marsh Cast This was made with my kids, it's not currently uploaded to archive.org ### The sand.fm podcast This was made with my wife. You can find the episodes archived here: > A married couple with two boys, have a quick chat about things they find > interesting, tech news or politics, or other events that happen in their > lives. > > https://archive.org/details/sandfm_podcast [list of podcasts]: list_of_podcasts.html [Overcast]: https://overcast.fm about this blog --------------- This blog uses: * [vultr](https://www.vultr.com/?ref=8769767) for hosting * [alpine linux](https://www.alpinelinux.org) for the OS * [lighttpd](https://www.lighttpd.net) for serving html * [letsencrypt](https://letsencrypt.org) for certificates * [pandoc](https://pandoc.org) to compile markdown to html If you're interested in the software that makes this [blog], check out [powered by]. I've also made a [style guide] to try and keep things consistent, and a [test] page to see how everything will look. ### privacy There shouldn't be any cookies or trackers used on this site. Some third party images, links and videos (such as embedded youtube videos) may use them, but I try and avoid this as much as I can. If you find something please let me know via above methods ### colours These are the colours I use, you can see how they look on the [test](test.html) page. | area | light | dark | | ------------------- | ------- | ------- | | main background | #ffffff | #202124 | | main text | #212121 | #bdc1c6 | | title and headings | #205493 | #e8eaed | | smaller subheadings | #4773aa | #bcc0c3 | | subtitle and footer | #5b616b | #dddee1 | | boxes and even rows | #dce4ef | #303134 | | borders and lines | #5b616b | #dddee1 | | table hover | #4773aa | #bcc0c3 | | normal link | #3344dd | #8ab6f5 | | active link | #bb1122 | #ef7e6f | | visited link | #884488 | #c48df5 | [powered by]: powered_by.html [blog]: https://rdm.sh [@davidmarsh]: https://mastodon.au/@davidmarsh [style guide]: style_guide.html [test]: test.html [dozenal]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Advocacy_and_.22dozenalism.22 [dvorak]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard [gpg]: https://www.gnupg.org [the marsh cast]: http://podcast.marsh.ws/ [mastodon]: https://joinmastodon.org/ [macs]: https://www.apple.com/mac/ [typefaces]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface [design]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design [podcasts]: podcasts.html [ubuntu]: http://www.ubuntu.com/ [learn morse]: 2021-10-01.pico_morse_keyer.html [RPG books]: rpg_books.html [list of podcasts]: list_of_podcasts.html [Overcast]: https://overcast.fm [2001]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film) [The Shinning]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film) [Forbidden Planet]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet [Fight Club]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club [Crouching Tiger]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon [Matrix]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix [Lord of the Rings]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series) [Triple J]: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej [The Beatles]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles [Pink Floyd]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd [Johnny Cash]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash [Terry Pratchett]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett [Douglas Adams]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams [Carl Sagan]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan [Richard Dawkins]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins [Sam Harris]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris