root@nebunix:~$ Dennis Hilk
Open-Source Developer • Linux Enthusiast • Author of The Lost Administrator • Creator of BoringWM & World Observer
Featured Projects
The Lost Administrator
An ongoing novel and interactive story experience built around a missing Debian administrator.
World Observer
Automated observational platform collecting public Internet, media and infrastructure indicators.
Linux Migration Companion
Local-first migration planning for Windows users evaluating Linux, with guided fit, hardware and readiness checks.
BoringOS
Independent desktop operating system built from scratch with its own x86_64 kernel, native C userspace, VFS/RAMFS and shell.
Free Image Converter
Convert JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP and supported AVIF images to WebP, JPG or PNG directly in your browser — with resize controls and no image upload.
Explore the Interactive Computer Museum
Apollo DSKY Interactive Recreation
Explore the Display and Keyboard interface astronauts used to communicate with the Apollo Guidance Computer through compact VERB and NOUN codes.
Linux Terminal Academy
Learn Linux in eight guided browser labs covering the command line, files, permissions, processes, pipes, administration and recovery.
The Author's Computing Lab
Explore the real Windows 98, Linux, homelab and server systems behind the museum, experiments and open-source projects.
From the Lab
Can a Cisco CP-9951 run DOOM?
A €35 office phone, Asterisk, Baresip, H.264 and one entirely reasonable speed dial: 666. Live DOOM now reaches the handset from Cthulhu with real game audio.
Field Notes & Artifacts
Real workshop stories, experiments, mistakes, repairs and technical objects from The Author's Computing Lab.