Category: Modern Computing
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@dead.net
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Doing some research on the ‘Dead Internet Theory’ – which is a postulate that most of the ‘data’ component of the Internet these days is algorithmic sludge; the content equivalent…
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Change of plan
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A couple of years ago I early-adopted a cloud-based computing platform called “Shadow“. Shadow is interesting because it’s not really a cloud-based gaming platform, it just pretends to be one…
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Update
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It’s been about a week now of using a 2011 computer in 2023, and things are still going well. The only real noticeable difference between decades is that the Mac…
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And scene…
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It’s been quite the journey to get to this point; sketchy mining cards, shipping complications, undocumented third-party utilities, and a distinct lack of modern-ish Windows hardware at my disposal. That…
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Life in the crypto-mines
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The RX 6600 XT I ordered off of Amazon for the 2012 Mac Pro arrived last night, and a few minutes later I had it installed in the PC I…
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20 years…
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Back on the 5th I quietly celebrated twenty years of this journal. I started this ongoing chronicle of my so called life on August 5th 2003 over on LiveJournal, and…
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Crowfall
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Back in March of 2015 I heard that an MMO I really liked back in the old days of the early 2000’s – Shadowbane – was having a bit of…
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Hand Crafted Bits
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The site took a dive yesterday; completely fubar’d. So today I sftp’d my backup of the old wp-content directory into a totally new GoDaddy server instance, which then required hand-jamming…
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Spam
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I hate spam. I mean, I really really hate spam… And due to this I spend a borderline insane amount of time creating filters, building heuristic systems, and blocking entire…
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Update
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Today I fiddled with ye olde website a bit; adjusted some look and feel, added search functionality, and imported everything from LiveJournal just in case Livejournal becomes a casualty of…
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M2
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The new M2 Max MacBook Pro arrived today… Even the shipping box is an origami masterpiece designed to protect the laptop box, which is another origami masterpiece… Apple just loves…
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It’s that time again…
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As is tradition for me; new year, new Mac. Apple is giving me a bit over $1300 in trade for my current M1 Max laptop, so the New Hotness is…
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Work
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It’s a cold, grey, and somewhat snowy day outside and things are a bit slow here at the office, so I figured I’d show off my work setup while waiting…
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Early Birthday
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Today a friend came down to visit, so we went over to Cheddars for lunch and then wandered over to Microcenter… He’s been looking for a new monitor for some…
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Cleaning
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Back in March I bought the 16″ MacBook Pro I’ve been using this year, and by using I mean it’s basically an electronic RV that I move from place to…
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BBSing
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For the sheer Back-To-The-Future-Ness of it, I’ve spent some time over the last few days working out how to get 20th century analog to work with 21st century digital. See,…
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MacBroke Pro
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One of the responsibilities of being an “IT Professional” is supplying computer fixes for friends, employees, friends of employees, etcetera. Today’s example is a 2011 15″ MacBook Pro belonging to…
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Watch
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I have successfully written, compiled, and executed an app on the Apple Watch… The most complicated bit was dealing with dependencies, the code signing, and granting myself permission on everything…
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Case
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The new case for the iPhone came in today… I figured making the iPhone SE look like the Macintosh SE was oddly apropos. Listening to “Blue Morning, Blue Day” by…
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Mindful
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With the return to the iPhone I’m also able to return to wearing my iWatch, which completes my iLife iSuppose. Before I could set up the watch with the new…