Blaugust 2023 Wrap-Up – What I Learned
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Blaugust 2023 Wrap-Up – What I Learned

The last theme week for Blaugust is "Lessons Learned". I can't say I learned anything new, I've been blogging for a while, literally decades, and I'm already aware of well, all of that which comes along with it. As, kind of depressing as they are. But let's pretend it's all fresh and new. Daily Updates As much as I like the idea of updating daily, I am not cut out for it, not anymore. Maybe never, though this isn't the first time I put effort into daily blogging. I like to think I have plenty of idea of things to…
Music Monday – One Take Edition
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Music Monday – One Take Edition

I am an absolute sucker for one-take media. Movies and music. I'm sure this won't be the last time I do a series of one-take videos. I prefer it when the one-take is real, but sometimes well-hidden cuts are acceptable. Dodie - Cool Girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI2eAwHM9uE I just love this song and this video. I really enjoy this style of sort of, "raw dancing" where it's a little messy and unstructured. I also like the sort of, symbolism of Dodie being slightly "off" from the other dancers, it fits with the themes of the lyrics and theme of the song. It…
My Computing Journey – Part 4 – Going Online
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My Computing Journey – Part 4 – Going Online

The next phase of my computing journey would have been in High School. I am pretty sure this machine was some kind of Pentium, I don't know a lot of the details beyond that. Like I mentioned last week, some of the specific details get a bit hazy for a bit here, though the next round is decidedly not hazy again. While the main computer was still technically the family computer, I ended up with one of the older machines in my room at one point as well. There are a few key defining moments of this era in my…
Weekly Wrap-Up (08.20.2023 to 08.26.2023)
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Weekly Wrap-Up (08.20.2023 to 08.26.2023)

Not a lot going on this week honestly, it's been kind of blazing hot which really makes some things difficult to do. Go Climat Crisis. I did start on a new project. Well, continued one I sort of started on. I have way too many bookmarks, enough that navigating them later is not useful. They are well sorted, but I need to make them more useful. I came across the concept of a "digital garden" recently. It seems to be just a fancy term for "personal wiki". Anyway, I've started building a sort of personal wiki of bookmarks and resources,…