Matthew Brunelle's Blog

npub1lk7u6y6uz4v0cp4yhh29mapnh647th2rv6ud6ygxgm74tl36nctslj62f0@drss.io

I write about a variety of projects, events and thoughts, but they all share one aspect: I learned something and want to share my experience with others.

https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/ RSS source

Griffin McElroy On Writing His CYOA Book The Stowaway

15 Mar 2026

I got to see Griffin at his only event about his new book The Stowaway where he did a live reading and gave advice on writing a CYOA book.

Griffin McElroy On Writing His CYOA Book The Stowaway

15 Mar 2026

8.4 Months of Daily Driving GrapheneOS

2 Mar 2026

I've been running GrapheneOS on my Pixel Fold for over half a year now and can finally provide some experience on what it's like. Also, the official hardware partnership was announced!

8.4 Months of Daily Driving GrapheneOS

2 Mar 2026

The Backup and Restore Experience On GrapheneOS

2 Mar 2026

Backing up on GrapheneOS has gotten _much_ better and worked well for me in my time of need.

The Backup and Restore Experience On GrapheneOS

2 Mar 2026

Hello Walter! Learning Rust on ESP32

28 Feb 2026

The Walter is an ESP32-S3 module with LTE-M, and GPS. Literally perfect for my BeaconDB wardriving experiments. I now have Embassy all set up on it.

Hello Walter! Learning Rust on ESP32

28 Feb 2026

I Almost Had a Good Support Experience With Google

23 Feb 2026

I Almost Had a Good Support Experience With Google

23 Feb 2026

Google support is unwell. In fact, it never really has been good. The staff in their physical store in Boston was great, but the rest of support really dropped the ball when my Pixel 9 Pro Fold died.

Braunshittification

12 Feb 2026

When the OEM shaver heads on the Series 7 are just as poor as counterfeits.

Braunshittification

12 Feb 2026

Trying out Thunderbird Appointment While I Patiently Wait For An Invite

9 Feb 2026

OK, I'm actually a little impatient to use the new open source schedule booking tool by the Thunderbird team that will be a part of Thunderbird Pro.

Trying out Thunderbird Appointment While I Patiently Await For An Invite

9 Feb 2026

Polygenic Risk Score for Coronary Artery Disease "At Home"

2 Feb 2026

Polygenic Risk Score for Coronary Artery Disease "At Home"

2 Feb 2026

Way back in the day I used 23andMe. So lets do some analysis with plink and PRSice-2 to calculate a polygenic risk score for coronary artery disease.

CGMs Part 2 - Using xdrip+ with Stelo

27 Jan 2026

A Stelo CGM I had was expiring so I decided to try out xDrip+. In this part of the series I talk about my actual experience with the app.

CGMs Part 2 - Using xdrip+ with Stelo

27 Jan 2026

CGMs Part 1 - Great FOSS tools for an OK Quality Consumer CGM

22 Jan 2026

A Stelo CGM I had was expiring so I decided to try out xDrip+. One of those two things works really well. In this part I talk about CGMs in general.

CGMs Part 1 - Great FOSS tools for an OK Quality Consumer CGM

22 Jan 2026

It's Ploopin' Time

13 Jan 2026

As in the new Ploopy Trackpad that is. I got my hands on the full kit finally and had time to give it a whirl. So far so good with both KDE on NixOS and MacOS. Also, I learn about open hardware

It's Ploopin' Time

13 Jan 2026

Review of HackerBox 0122 - Ouroboros

3 Jan 2026

This month's box includes a OVcam based camera board and ECG measurement board! Also, I got a lot of nice new tools from the holidays that help me out with the build.

Review of HackerBox 0122 - Ouroboros

3 Jan 2026

I Read a Couple of Books in 2025

30 Dec 2025

You should read books too. Turns out they are actually pretty good. In 2025 I covered a lot of ground: Cal Newport, Triathlon training material, Cory Doctorow and a book on solar power.

I Read a Couple of Books in 2025

30 Dec 2025

I Listened to a Couple of Books In 2025

30 Dec 2025

Not only is reading books great, but did you know you can listen to them too? I listened to a nice mix of fiction and non-fiction in 2025: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Brandon Sanderson and some commodity

I Listened to a Couple of Books In 2025

30 Dec 2025

(My) Second Year of the Linux Desktop (For Gaming)

22 Dec 2025

(My) Second Year of the Linux Desktop (For Gaming)

22 Dec 2025

A look back at what it took for me to reach 0% Steam play time on Windows, even though I've been using Linux since I was a kid. Spoilers: Valve and the FOSS community are what made this possible.