Ethan Miller's blog
This blog contains a mix of personal news, thoughts, and interesting photos. I’ll try to categorize posts so that you can only see the stuff in which you’re interested. Use tags to find blog posts of particular interest. Some of the posts are password-protected; if you'd like the password, please send me an email asking for it, or send a request via the contact page.
Comments are welcome on all of the posts. I promise that I will never use your email for commercial purposes, and will not send you spam under any conditions. I might use your email address to push out an update to friends a few times per year. Hopefully, that won’t be too much email for you.
You're welcome to follow the blog if you’d like to keep up with family news and photos, since I won’t be posting them on Facebook. I encourage you to keep in touch via email or text message—see the contact page for details.
Using an iPad as a primary computer
Sept. 18, 2024 • Ethan Miller
I recently purchased a new iPad Pro (11”), with an M4 processor. That makes it faster than my laptop, albeit with a smaller display and an operating system that significantly limits my ability to i...
Antisemitism at the University of California, Santa Cruz
May 7, 2024 • Ethan Miller
I’ve been living in Santa Cruz for nearly 25 years, and have been an active member of the Jewish community for the entire time. Antisemitism has always been present, but it has recently become muc...
(Lack of) Freedom of speech at UC Santa Cruz
Feb. 9, 2024 • Ethan Miller
The University of California, like many universities, was founded on freedom of speech. However, recent events have made it clear that UC Santa Cruz, like many universities, has abandoned that goal...
Oregon vacation house is finished!
Feb. 9, 2024 • Ethan Miller
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Gaza is not the Warsaw Ghetto
Oct. 10, 2023 • Ethan Miller
In response to the pogrom by Hamas against Israeli civilians on Saturday, many people are saying that the attack was justified because Gaza is comparable to the Warsaw Ghetto. As most people (shoul...
Thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war
Oct. 9, 2023 • Ethan Miller
I write this post with a heavy heart, as over 900 Israelis have been killed by a massive terrorist attack by Hamas. But what concerns me even more is that this loss of life could have been prevente...
Directions to our house
Oct. 3, 2023 • Ethan Miller
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Oregon house update: Winter 2023
Feb. 22, 2023 • Ethan Miller
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Academic freedom at the University of California
Feb. 8, 2023 • Ethan Miller
Academic freedom is under attack at the University of California, from multiple directions. In this blog post, I'll discuss just two of the many ways that UC is strangling academic freedom for...
Hosting a blog on FreeBSD
Feb. 2, 2023 • Ethan Miller
I recently ported my blog from WordPress (ick) to a new platform, based on Wagtail / CodeRed and Isso. Because CodeRed implements a content management system (CMS), it's easy to deploy a "...