Smart Coffee Mugs – Seriously
Posted on February 26, 2022
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Figure 1: The mug on my desk
TLDR I was recently whining to a friend about how my Honeybush Tea always ends up cold and I end up always going back to warm it up over the course of a day. They mentioned they were gifted an Ember Mug (link) recently and suggested it is actually worth looking into. Despite my initial hesitations, I’m not upset by the purchase. When the nerds that avoid smart tech admit they were wrong, it’s something worth looking at closer.
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Cyber Decks and KISS
Posted on June 6, 2021
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Figure 1: The Hardware
How I came to have a cyber deck that gets out of my way and allows me to focus on creation, not consumption
Prelude For years I have seen posts about cyber decks and always wondered why people build them. I think I finally “Get It” while also not at all understanding why people build the decks I see posted online.
People building cyber decks almost universally post highly custom designs and setups that are rooted in the maker movement and single board SBC realm.
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Music Galore
Posted on April 14, 2021
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Figure 1: The Kit
Full Disclosure I am NOT paid or affiliated with any of the productions linked/mentioned/etc in this post. I did NOT receive review units, perks or any contact from these companies ahead of writing this post.
If you work for one of the companies who’s product I mention below, feel free to reach out. Just be warned I deal in honesty and not paid shilling. Shit product, shit review is my Modus Operandi.
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Organizers [Universally Stink]
Posted on April 7, 2021
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Good Intention, Failure Imminent I intended to write a post about all the systems and ideas I’ve tried over the years. Instead it was more appropriate to call bullshit and tell you it’s a brain wiring problem and until you find something that ‘clicks’ it’ll just be failure after failure and soul crushing.
This post is meant to inspire you to think about organization systems and let you know that you’re not alone with this topic.
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IPFS | Data Persistence For Web Content
Posted on April 5, 2021
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What Is IPFS? IPFS (link) is a distributed filesystem. It’s basically a peer to peer, global storage engine that allows content to be stored and cached globally.
Think of a large website like Amazon that stores copies of their files in multiple locations all over the globe. IPFS does something similar and can be used by anyone, not just one of the largest companies on the planet. This allows your content to be served by a globally distributed network and without having to run a massive amount of your own server infrastructure.
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Pocket Notebooks and Every Day Carries
Posted on August 3, 2020
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Forward Let’s get this out of the way up front, shall we?
There is a ton of information on how to build an EDC (every day carry) notebook setup on the internet. Like most things on the internet it’s not all great info and more than a few holy wars can be encountered. I’m a programmer by day and enjoy analog writing as a hobby. To say I’ve seen the holy wars erupt and turn decent people into toxic mushrooms feeding on feces would be understatement.
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FiiO F9 Pro Mini Review
Posted on July 27, 2020
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Figure 1: What I Bought
In short : I could have bought the FiiO F9 Pro’s instead of the Shure SE215’s.
I recently had both of my Shure ear bud / in ear monitor setups break on me. To say I was a bit pissed off is great understatement. Thankfully they are within the warranty period and I shouldn’t have to pay for fixes. I’ll be posting about that later hopefully.
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Satisfactory (A Game Review)
Posted on July 20, 2020
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Figure 1: A screenshot of my day to day factory
Full Disclosure I am not affiliated with any company, website, organization or similar behind the items in this post.
I found the game Satisfactory through my Steam recommendation queue, thought it was worth trying and ended up playing it for a week.
This post contains my personal thoughts and impressions. Just a human with some thoughts to share that are raw, uncut and outside influence free.
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Interesting, if not odd, Discoveries
Posted on July 8, 2020
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Figure 1: All of the interesting discoveries
Forward It’s been many, many solar cycles since I found myself embarking upon the analog writing path. During these cycles I have managed to dial in my preferences and have found many supplies I may not like much but are great recommendations for others. I’ve also encountered some odd supplies that are worth calling attention towards.
Without further adoo, time to explore some of the most noteworthy oddities I’ve found to date.
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Tamoe River Redux
Posted on July 6, 2020
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Figure 1: The Test
I’ve never kept my love of Tamoe River Paper (link) a secret. I’d have posted about it specifically but I’ve never really had anything to say beyond an ultra mini review of ‘This stuff is AMAZING, BUY NOW’. It’s the perfect loose leaf paper: cheap, thin, easy to work with and translucent.
It doesn’t do great with wet inks or pens, but I’m ok with that.
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