About Me#

I’ve lived all over upstate New York, from Salamanca to Glens Falls, and in more towns in between than any kid should reasonably have to memorize. When you move that often, you develop a talent for packing, a fondness for regional potato chips, and a working knowledge of every garage and basement museum within a hundred-mile radius. You also learn that every town has at least one unbeatable diner and at least three people prepared to argue that their preferred preparation of the local comfort food is the only acceptable way.

These days I channel all that wandering curiosity into a mix of writing, programming, RF work, sysadmin tinkering, and long digressions about infrastructure no one asked for. I like building things, breaking them, and then writing about the part where I pretend the breaking was intentional. The blog reflects that. Some weeks you’ll find a card-game simulation that spiraled out of control. Other weeks it is a playlist, a reflection, or a half-researched theory about why people still buy jarred pasta sauce when the homemade version is right there.

I am an absolute sucker for factories, agriculture, and any place that can plausibly be described as a “working museum.” If a conveyor belt exists, I want a tour. If there is a sign that says “Ask us about the milling process,” I will ask. This is how normal adults behave, or so I tell myself.

When I am not wandering through logistical back rooms, I’m cooking, exploring local food culture, or poking around with tools that probably needed a calmer mind and a safer workspace. I treat recipes as suggestions, hardware stores as libraries, and road trips as convenient excuses to stop at historic markers.

This site is where all of that energy goes. It is part notebook, part scrapbook, and part personal operating manual. I write to make sense of things and to leave a breadcrumb trail for anyone trying to piece together how the last hour of their life disappeared into an article about 1930s postal equipment.

If you want to say hello, share a link, send a correction, or tell me which museum I should drag myself to next, you can reach me at: brian[at]ninetenlevins{dot}com

Elsewhere on the Internet#

I keep a light footprint online, but I try to maintain at least a couple friendly outposts. I do not run analytics on this site, so if you like what I do, drop me a line. I appreciate the reach-outs. It lets me know I’m not just shouting into the void.

• Mastodon -> https://mastodon.social/@brianlevin

• Bluesky -> https://bsky.app/profile/brianlevin.bsky.social

And if you enjoy the writing or want to support the steady diet of coffee (and the occasional mocktail) that keeps this place running:

Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ninetenlevins

Thanks for reading, however you found your way here. If nothing else, I hope something on this site makes you laugh, think, or at least feel justified in your own hobby choices. We all have our quirks. Mine just happen to involve radio waves, card games, and the occasional factory tour.