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tmail: My Winter Project Is a Mail Client for the Terminal

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:25:00 +0100

Every year I pick one personal project for the winter and give it a deadline: the first day of spring. This year it is tmail, a keyboard-driven mail client for the terminal. Should it also talk XMPP and IRC?

Moongate v2: Rewriting a Ultima Online Server From Scratch (Because I Wanted To)

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000

A personal story about nostalgia, a terrible job, and rewriting an Ultima Online server emulator from scratch with .NET 10 and NativeAOT.

Day 45: Using Linux as My Primary Development Environment: A Technical Review After 45 Days

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:04:00 +0000

It has now been 45 days since I started my “100 Days of Linux” journey on November 24th. The goal was simple but radical: replace macOS and Windows entirely and verify whether Linux could cover everything—development, gaming, productivity, graphics, and daily use—without compromise.

The conclusion so far is clear: Linux has become my main system, and it works flawlessly.
Below is my technical review as of January 7th, 2026.

100 Days Linux Challenge: Progress Update

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:26:00 +0000

It’s been 23 days since I started my 100 Days of Linux challenge, and I wanted to share a short recap.

Daily Use & Gaming

I feel great using Linux. I’ve been on Linux for years, but I had never really committed to a full migration including gaming.