About me

Hi, I'm Efe. 👋🏾

Writer ✏️. Designer 🖌️ . Developer 👨‍💻. Poet 🖊️🎵. Webmaster 🕸️. Musician 🎹. Tinkerer 🔧. Technomancer 🪄. Poetical scientist 🧪.

I write because I can. And because the internet exists.

Quick facts

  • My spirit animals are the gnu 🐃 and the lion 🦁.
  • Some of my hobbies include:
    • Writing machine poetry aka coding
    • Writing human poetry aka writing poems
    • Making sound poetry aka playing piano/guitar/EWI
    • Watching verbal poetry aka watching battle rap
  • I'm not obsessed with poetry.
  • I don't use my left hand to write.

About this site

What is this site about?

The ramblings of a nerd. Yes, run far away in the other direction.

What tech stack did you use to build this site?

What programs did you use to make this blog?

  • kjv - for Bible references
  • clyrics - for lyrics
  • vim - as a text editor
  • dict - as a trusted dictionary
  • qutebrowser - as a browser, for general testing
  • firefox - as a browser, for testing layouts
  • ssh - for access to the Secure SHell
  • rsync - for syncing data between my computer and my online server

How would you describe this site?

In the words of Rick Rubin:

Nothing in this book is known to be true. It's a reflection on what I've noticed — Not facts so much as thoughts.

Some ideas may resonate, others may not. A few may awaken an inner knowing you forgot you had. Use what's helpful. Let go of the rest.

Each of these moments is an invitation to look further inquiry: looking deeper, zooming out, or in. Opening possibilities for a new way of being.

Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

Or, in the words of Norman Lawson:

Opinions expressed in this blog are mine and frequently wrong.

Questions nobody asked me but I've answered anyway

What are some of your hot takes?

  • Understanding the gospel is the key to understanding the universe.
  • HTML is the simplest, but yet most powerful computer language today.
  • Raw food is living food.
  • Everybody practices religion (in one form or the other).

What verses would you say are the most important verses in the Bible?

  • John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
  • Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Who are your mentors?

  • My dad
  • Nikola Tesla
  • Richard Stallman
  • Tim Burners-Lee
  • King David
  • Kelvin Henney
  • DHH
  • Ada Lovelace

What sites do you recommend I visit?

Check out these sites out at least once.

For classical poetry, check out:

What do you have on your computer table?

  • 1 HP monitor that I don't know the name of
  • Anne Pro 2 Bluetooth keyboard (I need to replace it with something better)
  • Logitech MX Master mouse
  • Audio-technica headphones
  • Yamaha Reface CP for music making
  • Dell XPS 13 9310 laptop (from dmidecode | grep -A3 '^System Information')
  • Bose speakers
  • Staples Dexley chair

Definitions from the dome

  • Art: the act of copying to make something original.
  • Religion: a practice whereby people (who are not God) teach you how to serve God.
  • The Bible: a book that teaches you how life is designed; if you don't live life according to the design, you will live life according to the design.