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My knowledge of music stopped 17 years ago when I became completely deaf. I don’t know any new songs after 2007 and before going deaf I wasn’t someone who listened…

On a cool spring night, I was on a mountain road in Yamanashi well after dark. I had gone out to try to photograph star trails over nearby peaks, but…

This summer, a new video game came out that changed the way we think about comedy in games, becoming an instant smash hit in the process. That’s right, I’m talking…

In my precedent article, I’ve proposed a way to subscribe to your favorite Youtube videos with the RSS feed and download them to a Plex media server. But, a possible…

I happened to look at a slide deck from Sandia National Laboratories from 2007 that someone had posted on Reddit late last night (you know, as one does, instead of…

<img src="https://linuximpact.com/media/posts/97/oregon_trail.jpg" alt="Two wagons around a campfire against a purple sky" /> We were sad when Nora died. We'd enjoyed spending time with her for over a month, across a…

I’ve been thinking about all the generative AI slop that’s appearing, especially with tools like “Reimagine”, and I think it’s going to be a great thing for the open web.…

I have had some work trips lately. Each time I have tried to hit the local Hard Off. It has been very fruitful, if a little bit expensive. My vinyl…

  A book called ‘The Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song’ edited by R.H. Cromek and published 1810, contains this “Account of Billy Blin'" with some entertaining stories.  "This is…

A quarter century after ‘don't be evil’ a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in search. But no-one knows what happens next, and whether this ruling will…

This system is a mini tickler file system. But rather than tracking things through a year, this one is based on a weekly rhythm. I use it to track my…

Here are the finished three Lego boats. Top speed The motorboat is the fastest (5.3 km/h) but the airboat is almost as fast (5.0 km/h). The paddlewheel boat is a…

  Cycling Central Vietnam We spent three weeks cycling Central Vietnam before flying to South Korea from Da Nang. We visited the historic cities of Hue and Hoi An as…

Has something happened to you that makes the world seem full of toxic traps that might cause cancer? Are you overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? I’m here to…Keep…

Update September 2024: This course is postponed until Spring 2025. I’ll post further updates here as they become available. I’ll be part of a team of researchers and practicing engineers,…

Bookmark:  Indiewebify Your Blogger Site | Guide, by Sdavidprince.   A step by step guide for Blogger users: 1. getting started in the Indieweb, 2. configuring Microformats2, 3. Setting up…

And now for another post where I fail to fix something. I have a lot of headphones and earbuds, and I use them for various purposes. My primary music listening…

This past weekend I was fortunate to be a participant in the “Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza”, a live show in London celebrating Relay’s decade of podcasting. Relay is the…

Top things by category. Thanks Jordan for the inspo. More to come Snacks Gochujang Kettle Brand Chips Jubes, specifically the Lychee flavor Cheetos: Cheddar Jalapeño Talenti Pacific Coast Pistachio Doritos:…

8 months post-ice, it's time for something new!