07/02/2026
Running GuixSD on an Intel Ultra 1 Framework 13
Howdy, my name is Patrick and I'm a sysadmin from the North of England.
Professionally, I work with Linux, Containers, Kubernetes, Databases, BGP and Ruby. In my own time I keep things simple and instead use NetBSD and DragonflyBSD. I also play the cello and enjoy gardening.
This site hosts my blog, alongside information on repair work I've done. Repairing HiFi equipment, synthesizers and consumer electronics is something I do on the side, and often that includes making new parts in FreeCAD or KiCAD. Everything I make is available under the CERN OHL-S license.
If you have any questions - you can contact me directly via E-mail, by IRC, or through Mastodon.
Projects
Micro-Seiki MB-14 Autoreturn LeverAutoreturn lever for the 1978-1988 MB-14 Micro Seiki turntable. Resin prints (two!) available for £5.99, including UK postage. Or print at home for free!
Korg Wavestation Replacement Power SupplyDual-layer power supply board, built around through-hole components and the readily available MEAN WELL RPT-60B medical switching power supply. Reference PCBs available from £5.65 for people looking to adapt and review the design.
Blog Posts
08/12/2025
Doing a bit of advert of code in lisp.
27/08/2025
Revisiting tapes, this time with LTFS.
23/08/2025
OpenStreetMap is really good for people who walk everywhere!
04/06/2025
Bodging a broken TE61 chassis, and replacing a failing resistive touch display on an TE88.
01/05/2025
Fixing and modding various synthesizers.
12/01/2025
OpenBSD's pf has af-to for 6to4 support for an IPv6-only home network.
01/05/2024
It's Unix - of course it can be a home router.
24/04/2024
Repairing and modding a Yamaha groovebox.
10/01/2024
Long-term backups with LTO tapes.
24/12/2023
Attempting to make use of HAMMER2's clustering features.
14/09/2023
Moving my home server back to DragonflyBSD
10/04/2023
Knocking up quick SailfishOS applications.
01/06/2022
Small but useful microcontroller projects.
08/09/2020
Building the Mario 64 decompilation on Dragonfly.
05/09/2020
Daily driving DragonflyBSD on a 2017 Macbook Air