Category: pondering
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Childish as a pejorative
Being around children most of my waking hours and enjoying it, I watch how they interact with the world. The words I would use to describe this would be whimsy and wonder. This got me to thinking about how the word “childish” is often used as adults to describe something that is immature, poorly thought…
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Pixel Experiment
No Gapps, no problem? Previously, the thought had come into my head to run Android without Google apps but due to a variety of factors I opted not to. Fast forward ~8 years and now it is very viable to run Android without Gapps. Google apps are the pieces of Android that Google places in…
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Parenting and Ego Death
Recently I had a door to door salesman come to my house and when he was making small talk he said something to the effect of “wow you’re my age but you have 3 kids how is that?”. The question was interesting for me because my reality was as foreign to him, as his reality…
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iPod Video 5.5g DIY Refurb
10 years ago a gift was given to me and it was the 5th generation iPod Video 30GB. This music player stayed with me for around 4-5 years of use prior to getting an iPod Touch. Conversely the iPod touch only got around 2 years of use prior to smart phones replacing music players at…
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Standing Desk Experiment
Sitting is the new Smoking is the new Standing is the new.. I have had a couple of standing desks; they were the ones that came out around 8 years ago that used pneumatic cylinders and required you to grab onto two handles in order to modify the desk height. This desk height was not…
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Accidentally Profound
Walking into the gym at 10:30pm on a Thursday, I place my finger on the biometric scanner to authenticate my membership while the young lady behind the counter looks up. Smiling she greets me saying “hello sir”, I respond with a “Hi, am I good?” to indicate that I have successfully authenticated by thumb print…
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Digital Legacies
In the post DNS After Death an anecdote is present about a family member of mine that originally got me into computers. Time truly holds mercy for none of us and he passed on to whatever comes after this at the end of last month. He was always joking about how he was ready for…
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Seasons Moving Through You
Note: This post is sort of the antithesis of my previous post Moving Through Seasons, depending on the day – depending on the moment – I am arguing with myself on which side of the coin I find myself. I don’t know where I am, I don’t know who I am, I don’t know what…
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Moving Through Seasons
Spent almost all of February in purgatory and made it out the other side. More than a toll was paid for the time ticking by. When one door closes, at least one other opens. All things come to an end. An end isn’t the end. Yesterday is not today is not tomorrow. Keep Moving Forward…
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January 2023 – 8% down and 92% to go
The year is off to a great start, Uncertainty looms but high hopes remain. Have been retaining a good amount of work / life balance. I have remained mindful and even saw a friend passing through town. Exercise has stayed regular and I seek to continue this trend. I think I am going to really…