2024-04-20 16:56
Reolink makes some pretty decent security cameras including their recently released Duo 3 PoE 16MP with night vision, visible and infrared illumination, and in particular its panor… Read More
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2024-02-24 22:27
My longtime usual pharmacy formerly known as Eckerds up the street from me was back in 2004 bought out by CVS for some $4.5 billion (~$6.72 billion in 2022). Over the years I've fr… Read More
2023-05-18 15:05
I've enjoyed my Synology DS218j (NAS) for several dependable, trouble-free years, until yesterday.The device began to lose connectivity with my Samsung smart TV, very once-in-a-while at… Read More
2023-05-07 17:51
Just got a shiny new Western Digital Black 10TB hard drive to replace my somewhat ailing WD 6TB Blue with just over 10 years of solid 24/7 performance. Electromechanical hard drives lik… Read More
2023-04-28 22:17
Twitter first introduced me to hashtag games which for wordplay fans can be hilarious and delightful. SWIM recently played one, #ChangeAWordRuinAMovieQuote, and it really tied the room… Read More
2022-11-02 16:33
Last night, Chief Twit Elon Musk apparently decided my latest main Twitter account needed a permanent suspension, with no reason given. Suspension was made days after his tweeting to th… Read More
2022-10-07 00:15
Tablet or smartphone repair is not fun, I hate it! That said, I managed a creative solution for my old Samsung Galaxy E 9.6 which I'd recently had to replace the battery on.Removing the old… Read More
2022-08-21 20:34
Sometimes in life we realize something after the fact that would be a superior solution to a compromise made early on out of haste or impatience.Case in point, my Samsung "smart" TV's inabil… Read More
2022-03-27 17:21
I've had a Logitech QuickCam Fusion webcam since around the time Windows 7 was still mainstream. Other than from my work laptop I don't do online meetings so the camera largely went unused o… Read More
2022-01-07 20:23
2021-12-25 02:45
I can't say Christmas and the 2021 holiday season have been reason for me to be remotely festive.In May of 2020 I lost my mom (granted, MAGA "Democrat hoax" believing mom). This past year, I… Read More
2021-11-01 23:05
Recently, inexplicably, my wireless bluetooth iClever mouse decided that its thumb buttons used for stuff like forward and back in browsers and Windows Explorer and other applications should… Read More
2021-03-16 22:42
I recently installed Docker Desktop in order to then install PiHole on my Windows 10 desktop PC. PiHole is a cool and free little utility that you can install as a Docker container to provid… Read More
2021-01-17 17:29
2021-01-17 00:41
There are parallels between government and gaming that help
disinformation and profits, respectively, thrive.Today’s games, in particular triple-A titles like Call Of Duty and Star War… Read More
2020-09-03 00:22
Upon rebooting I discovered that Microsoft Edge once again is shoving itself into my face. Here's how to stop it from doing so, at least until the next Windows 10 update that tries to mandat… Read More
2020-03-13 22:27
What a time to be alive.
For now Read More
2019-09-05 17:26
Alas, my original Twitter account created ca. 2008 is no more.
After mocking someone's tweet as a "fucking retarded" idea, my original Twitter account, @DarthContinent, got suspende… Read More
2019-05-19 01:12
2019-02-22 19:35
2017-12-15 21:37
I just received my results from Genes For Good, a study conducted by the University of Michigan which enables you, upon completing a series of health questionnaires, to submit a sample of sa… Read More
2017-12-09 22:55
#EmpireDidNothingWrong #Christmas Read More
2017-08-18 03:26
#MAGA
#Nazi
#Trump
#AltRight
#UniteTheRight
#Charlottesville Read More
2017-07-11 20:11
I recently came upon an article on about remote work or working from home by Rebecca Greenfield, The Rise and Fall of Working From Home.
Having unfortunately been laid of… Read More
2017-06-25 16:58
I recently purchased a brand new ASUS VE278H 27" LED-backlit monitor.
While a wonderfully big and bright display (especially paired with my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 video card), once s… Read More
2017-05-17 19:25
Opuntia ficus-indica, otherwise known as prickly pear cactus, is called nopal, and in the U.S. at least the fruit are oddly called "tuna".
Aside from its culinary uses and being decorat… Read More
2017-05-14 02:21
2017-04-15 23:07
"Resistance is a point of view!" Read More
2017-03-18 18:25
2017-01-30 02:42
An acquaintance asked me to get in on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and help their group of galactic rabble (aka "guild"). I've played it off and on for several months now, and I think I can s… Read More
2017-01-25 00:49
Welcome to the new age of doublespeak and doublethink.
Big Donald J. Trump is watching you...
#MAGA#Trump#TrumpTrain#MakeAmericaGreatAgain Read More
2016-12-08 02:46
Starry Sky is a holiday light projector which projects patterns of red and green laser wherever you point it... assuming it works.
Projection similar to the one the Starry Sky product cre… Read More
2016-12-07 00:24
#EmpireDidNothingWrong
#StarWars
#Sith Read More
2016-11-28 00:16
I still own a couple of Foscam wireless IP cameras.
I'm done with that brand in favor of Amcrest (sort of a spinoff of Foscam with far superior design and usability aside from the mar… Read More
2016-10-30 03:14
Lately I've been indulging myself in building a presence on Twitter. Part of this has involved creating an alter ego in the form of a Sith in the Star Wars universe with origins hearkening b… Read More
2016-09-13 13:28
A certain provider of custom stickers abruptly cancelled
an order of mine commissioning a certain design (featuring the face paint of Ahsoka Tano, former Jedi) I'd found online.
The… Read More
2016-09-09 22:25
Seems legit...?! Read More
2016-09-02 17:50
2016-06-14 22:23
2016-06-06 00:41
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on April 15, 1976, at the age of 3, ironically up until recently tax day in the U.S. I have now lived over 40 years with this chronic, yet treatable, dis… Read More
2016-05-06 23:49
A few Steam client versions prior to the 4/29/2016 build, I began receiving the following error when attempting to start Garry's Mod (aka GMod):
Steam reports it is still running… Read More
2016-04-05 18:41
2016-03-04 01:12
2016-02-12 22:23
My venerable old ViewSonic VA712b LCD monitor developed a problem where it wouldn't turn on after having powered off due to inactivity.
Pressing the on/off switch did nothing, the only… Read More
2015-12-20 01:15
Clickbait tickles your curiosity with some wild and crazy idea, and invites you to click to find out the "whole" story.
Seems innocent enough, right?? Except, it isn't.
Whe… Read More
2015-12-05 20:20
We now live in an age where informed consumers can increasingly control their digital environment.
In the area of entertainment, which includes movies and TV, we can choose to pay cable or… Read More
2015-11-21 05:34
Check out Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's YouTube channel for some funny and insightful (albeit British) movie reviews.
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2015-11-13 23:37
A photoshop thread on the SomethingAwful forums started a theme on film and TV crossovers. Remembering an infamous RiffTrax of the 2006 remake of 1973 classic, The Wicker Man, this one starr… Read More
2015-11-08 01:17
The Southern Blue Flag Iris is one of the prettiest flowering aquatic plants out there.
Growing and cultivating it can be a challenge. If you happen to be an apartment dweller without… Read More
2015-08-28 22:33
Bastardized from the original here. Read More
2015-05-30 04:36
I recently asked my doctor to authorize my purchase of a Fisher Wallace stimulator device, produced by Fisher Wallace Laboratories.
The idea is that the device generates "a gentle… Read More
2015-04-30 01:21
Recently I had the opportunity to drive a rented 2015 Kia Sedona LX.
Following a car accident where my existing minivan was rear-ended and subsequently declared totaled by my insurance… Read More
2015-04-20 20:59
#420 #marijuana #JohnWick# #USA Read More
2015-04-20 20:58
"We made it, guys! We've arrived on Mars!"
Trekking to the Mars One habitation facility...
"Let's see... ok, guys, it's a few kilometers away. Breathe easy and let's move."… Read More
2015-03-09 00:07
2015-02-21 21:31
#JohnWick #KeanuReeves #TheMatrix Read More
2015-01-15 04:44
As many "smart TV" owners know, "typing" with your TV remote control can be a hassle at best, a pain at worst. Fortunately, there are alternatives when you want to access your TV like you wo… Read More
2015-01-04 20:11
Recently my DLNA setup based on Serviio version 1.4.1.2 running under Windows 7 inexplicably started to not recognize newly-added videos. When attempting to browse them via my Samsung smart… Read More
2014-11-18 15:44
One of the twelve core principles of the Agile Methodology is as follows:
Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a c… Read More
2014-11-04 02:36
Foscam once again doesn't seem to respect consumers, nor understand the concept of quality control.Typically when a company releases a a product to the public, it's been through some testing… Read More
2014-09-09 17:09
I recently purchased a Motorola Razr v3m phone. My previous carrier used the T-Mobile network (whose reception was iffy at best in my area), so my new carrier uses Verizon, whose coverage is… Read More
2014-08-14 00:14
Matt Walsh recently blogged about the tragic suicide of Robin Williams, suggesting his death was solely by choice, not due to the disease that is depression.
I find this viewpoint troubling… Read More
2014-08-02 17:24
REJECTED by Don Hertzfeldt is one of my favorite animated short films ever.
Recently, I'd come across the video below, showcasing the Microtech Halo Giant OTF (out-the-front) automatic knif… Read More
2014-08-02 16:43
In trying to download the latest Intel SSD Toolbox (version 3.2.3), I found that I could download neither with Firefox nor even Internet Explorer.
Clicking the "I accept the terms in… Read More
2014-08-01 02:56
Selling yourself on the internet has become easier thanks to fiverr.
There are many slang terms for cash. Bread, loot, Benjamins, cheddar, and of course fiver, to name a few.
Fiverr d… Read More
2014-07-31 02:35
Picture this.
You are a hominid. Australopithecus africanus, perhaps. Foraging for nuts and berries, perhaps claiming the occasional ancestor of modern squirrels or rats or mice.
… Read More
2014-05-23 23:32
2014-04-18 17:19
2014-04-17 19:41
I have a project with a bunch of ajaxified Telerik controls within several nested UpdatePanel controls. As part of an Excel export process, I have a button which upon clicking performs a ful… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
2006-06-07 11:16
Around 18 years of age, my thyroid gland decided to start getting busy.
Meaning, bigger.Called a "goiter", the result of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, my immune system assaulted the glan… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Recently I've been having issues with some process stealing focus from the application I'm working in.
Like I'll be in Visual Studio or Word or Waterfox (a 64-bit performance focused build… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My Windows 7 install inexplicably began to have issues with installing updates.
Service pack 1 installed fine using an installer, but other incremental updates consistently failed, they wou… Read More
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