What I'm Doing Now.

Presently Happening - Mid 2025

I’ve transitioned my emulator setup from Recallbox on the Raspberry Pi 5 to Batocera on a PC with an x86 architecture. This upgrade offers a more powerful and versatile system. On the Pi 5, the ARM processor limited compatibility with certain emulators and games, but now on the x86 PC, I have access to a broader range of software and better overall performance. Very important on playing maniac mansion.

Zeroed in on a workflow for taking paperwork and digitizing it. Going for a completely paperless lifestyle.

I finally jettisoned NGINX proxy manager for the Syonolgy alternative. NGINX and i never got along. Good riddance.

Playing: TOTK (for the last time for a while I think)

Reading: Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule

The Great Good Place_ Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community

Batman; Hush 2 / Ultimate Spider-Man /

Watching: Yellowjackets / The Pitt / Dope Thief /

Presently Happening - early 2025

I've been trying to balance the world coming to an end with my ongoing unemployment. Good days and bad days.

I've been working on how-to section for the blog that is some repurposed material from a site I was going to launch but ultimately decided against

Switch Games: - I've been replaying Zelda breath of the wild in master mode and only four hearts.

I've been practicing my cooking a little bit I have been baking bread like a fiend. Of course I shouldn't be eating bread so it's a bit of a paradox.

Presently Happening - late 2024

Retro Games (Recallbox): - Tetris, Maniac Mansion, Outrun, Castle Wolfenstein (original C-64 version)

Switch Games: - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Cozy Grove free trial

Jumped on and then off of bluesky

Celebrated Hacksgiving and then Thanksgiving

Projects

Building at another media center in hopes of bringing everything in house and away from the seed box. Keep thinking about jellyfin but no AppleTV app yet.

Building an AI machine to run everything in house. I've posted a bit about it.

Summer Trips

I managed to attend my first HOPE conference in years, Had a great time and was able to reconnect with old friends. The atmosphere was both nostalgic and energizing.

I also spent 9 days on a hiking trip in Colorado including Rocky Mountain national Park. Altitude sickness is no joke