Hello!

Welcome to Electrophotonic Timesinks, the personal blog of Jacob Michelsen. I created this not only as a blog per se, but also as a public archive for my writings, so please excuse the mad diversity of the subject matter. It’s also an excuse for me to practice my written English. You can find me at LJ too, but all public posts there will be posted here first, so don’t bother!

I’m an aerospace engineering student at the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm, Sweden, but this subject is, unfortunately for my studies, not what’s on my mind most of the time.

Instead, the main topics of this blog, at least of the time of writing, are

• Music – I’m a huge fan of old school electronic music and the sound of analog synthesizers, so there will be articles about the hardware as well as the old legends in the genre. I will also post about cool new songs and bands I find.
• Photography – Here too, I find the grittyness and unpredictability of analog more interesting than digital. Cross-processed shots, reviews of toy cameras, and tips & tricks will be posted here.

The corny name of the blog says it all, doesn’t it? However, as I’m a man of way too many hobbies and interests, expect regular updates in the following categories as well.

• Linux and free software – Installing Arch Linux and getting to grips with the command line in the summer of 2008 was the beginning of a downward spiral of geekyness. Tutorials, reviews and everything else relating to this goes here.
• Gaming - I’ve had loads of consoles through the years, but I’m a PC gamer at heart, and a nostalgic one at that. Here I might highlight new and old games that have caught my interest. Board games go here as well, just don’t expect tired old Monopoly.
• Hardware – Whether it’s obsessing over a new phone OS or performing a dirty hardware hack on an old computer, this is a pretty bad timesink for me. Of course I’m going to write about it!

And last but certainly not least

• The Pirate Movement – Thoughts and ideas about copyright, personal integrity go into this category, as well as stuff relating to my activities in the Swedish Pirate Party.

There will also be personal updates, mostly in English but sometimes in Swedish, tagged accordingly.

So choose a topic from the bar above, and don’t forget to write angry comments!

Oh, and the background image rotates every hour. See if you can catch them all (and give me page views!!).