Archive for the ‘technology’ Category
December 2020
I don’t think I’ve ever been so glad for a holiday break… In this post, a brief pupdate, some new toys, People Powered, the history of PCBs, toiletry vacations, and some Pi and VR stuff. Pupdate Max continues to grow, and get used to being part of the household. It’s been really fun having him […]
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Tags: AirPods, Beat Saber, crackle, earphones, headphones, Jono Bacon, motorbike, motorcycle, PCB, people powered, Quad Lock, reMarkable, Snugs, toiletry, vr
November 2020
There’s been lots happening this month, with the puppy growing, some IT failures, moving on from some previously loved products and services, more updates on streaming and VR, and a few things I forgot in October… Puppy He’s done a lot of growing from the start of the month: To the end of the month: […]
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Tags: Another Now, battery, Beat Saber, bookmark, Brio, dachshund, economics, electronics, JLAB, kit, lenses, mic, microphone, mobile, NAS, Pinboard, pinboard.in. pinner, PlusNet, prescription, puppy, pushpin, Star Wars, Starblinken, streaming, Three, UPS, vr, webcam
October 2020
Puppy It wasn’t long after we lost Dougal that we decided the house just felt wrong without a dog. So… new puppy – Maximus: More photos on my daily #pupdate We’re all streamers now Returning to this theme, I’ve added a few more links to my streaming tag on Pinboard. Lighting On the recommendation of […]
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Tags: adapter, camera, Canon, ESXi, FD, LED, Neewer, puppy, Raspberry Pi, ssd, streaming
September 2020
As the family has gone back to school September seems to have whizzed by, with fewer interesting things to report on as life settles back to a weekly routine. I’ve mentioned the punctuations of comedy nights and online whisky tastings before, so there’s little new to report… Frontline Live My amazing friend Katz Kiely set […]
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Tags: Covatar, Dapr, Frontline Live, NATS, Raspberry Pi
August 2020
ICYMI It’s been something of a busy month for blogging, with posts on Cloud Migration, Java, the UK exam fiasco, Hugo. and RIP Dougal. BBQ The new Kamado Joe that I mentioned last month got its first run, which looked good, but ended up being a little dry: Hawksmore @ Home The Hawksmore at Home […]
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Tags: Actions, BBQ, Beat Saber, CD, CI, cloud native, constraints, DIY, github, Modern Apps, Oculus, Quest, vr, VSCode, WSL2
Which Java?
Or should that be: TL;DR Practices for installing and maintaining Java have evolved over time, which can lead to tension between teams who are set in a particular way, and other teams who see that as backward. The present state of the art is not to have Java on hosts at all, and to containerise […]
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Tags: APT, conatiners, containerisation, deb, dependencies, Docker, installation, java, OpenJDK, patching, rpm, SDKMAN, yum
July 2020
Another month has rolled by. These were the highlights. Hot tub We’ve always enjoyed a hot tub in rented holiday places, which led to some discussion on whether to get one at home. I’ve not been keen due to cost, hassle and environment concerns; but on a sweltering hot day $wife came home and ordered […]
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Tags: Alpine, Apple TV+, BBQ, comedy, Duet, hot tub, iPad, Kamado, Kamado Joe, Mspa, OBS, Raspberry Pi, SMWS, streaming, whisky, Zoom
The Front Row
This seems important enough not to just be a note in my July 2020 post when it comes. I’ve seen a new interaction model emerge for virtual events, which I think maps into Fred Wilson’s 100/10/1[1] “rule of thumb” with social services: 1% will create content 10% will engage with it 100% will consume it […]
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Tags: audience, comedy, engagement
June 2020
As another month comes to an end, a quick digest of things that June brought… Black Lives Matter June seems to have been another one of those months full of “there are weeks where decades happen”. As a family we spent one of those weeks educating ourselves a little. Starting out with the BBC’s ‘Sitting […]
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Tags: Air Conditioning, AirPods, CogX, DevOps, DOES, Linux, MotionEye, Windows, Windows 10, WSL2
