Maker - Gentle Future

The Six-Year-Old Laptop That Boots Into Vim and Stays There

A six-year-old System76 Galago Pro with the desktop OS wiped, replaced by a black tty that boots straight into vim. Network-manager exists only so files can sync when there's signal. The rest of the time, the laptop just writes.

Jun 13, 2026 →

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TrailNAV — A Navigator That Points You Home and Never Runs Out

A solar-assisted e-ink trail navigator with no cellular radio. It does not show you a map. It points toward home, and keeps pointing for days with no signal and no charger.

Jun 3, 2026 →

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SixBack — A $5 Chip That Brings Back What Bose Switched Off

Bose shut down the SoundTouch cloud and bricked the preset buttons on speakers people paid up to $1,500 for. A ~$5 ESP32 stick speaks the dead protocol and brings them back.

Jun 3, 2026 →