# 黒潮 / kuroshi.net

> A personal site running since 2012. Tech, photos, and ramblings from a British expat in Switzerland, formerly Tokyo. The current moves whether you follow it or not.

## About

- Author: M (operator)
- Location: online
- Previously: Tokyo, Japan
- Contact: operator (at) kuroshi.net

## What this site is

A long-running personal blog covering photography, technology, retro hardware, Japan, cars, and whatever else is worth writing about. Over 400 posts since 2012. Not a brand. Not a product. A flow state.

## Sections

- [Blog](https://kuroshi.net/blog/) — main post archive, mixed topics
- [Photos](https://kuroshi.net/photos/) — photography
- [Portfolio](https://kuroshi.net/portfolio/) — selected work
- [Code](https://kuroshi.net/code/) — tools, scripts, and side projects
- [Reviews](https://kuroshi.net/reviews/) — hardware, software, and other things worth reviewing
- [POTD](https://kuroshi.net/potd/) — photo of the day
- [Japanese](https://kuroshi.net/japanese/) — Japanese language and culture notes
- [Info](https://kuroshi.net/info/) — about the site

## Topics you'll find here

Photography (Sony A7CR, RX1), Japan and Japanese culture, retro computing (VAIO, Palm OS, MiniDisc, CRTs), Linux and terminal workflows, Arch Linux / Hyprland, GT-R ownership, Swiss life, cameras and lenses, music, food, travel.

## What this site is not

A news site. A startup blog. SEO content. AI-generated text. Everything here is written by a human who has been on the internet long enough to remember when that needed no clarification.

## Tech stack

- Jekyll (static site, GitHub Pages)
- Hosted at kuroshi.net since 2026, previously a squarespace domain before they doubled prices and the internet went to shit

## Feeds

- [RSS](https://kuroshi.net/feed.xml)
- [Sitemap](https://kuroshi.net/sitemap.xml)