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Another lazy week dedicated entirely to gaming and programming
My kids were using Zorin OS 17 on their very old Pentium laptop with 4GB of memory. I understand that it is already an older version of Zorin. But it had started to feel very sluggish. Kids use it mainly for browsing, but opening the...
Although most of my time-series data still lives in InfluxDB, I also have VictoriaMetrics running and playing host to daily todo list stats along with a few other things. However, I recently realised that I screwed up when deploying it:...
I know I'm not the only one to have noticed the fact that many- indeed most - such correspondents are Electrical Engineers (usually retired). I was delighted therefore to see that there's now a nice little paper on arXiv by David...
Manufactured rock bands, molly guards, Freddie Mercury's aversion, shoelaces, grief, and the joy equation. And a bonus coversation on what it means to live well.
June 14, 2026
As part of my extensive research into Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, I maintain multiple open investigations into the details about my beloved television show. I may start a research project only to return to it years later....
Earned greatness looks nothing like the myth. Picture the thousandth repetition of a thing you fumbled on your first attempt, and the long stretch when nobody is watching. Behind that are the friends who lose patience, the savings that...
The second Dizzy adventure game is themed around Treasure Island. In this one you start on an island with hidden treasure everywhere, and must solve puzzles including giving several pieces of this treasure to a shopkeeper to obtain a...