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Sun-specific light automations with HomeAssistant
Hey all; this one’s going to be a little bit of a departure from a lot of my content, but I couldn’t exactly find a resource for this problem online and I figured I should fix that. I use HomeAssistant as an open-source, self-hosted alternative to a number of “Internet of Things” or smart-home devices. […]
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Blue Period is a manga about learning about art (and you)
A look into the “hard works makes good” manga genre, and how/when character development affects the journey.
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Podcast tutorial: recording separate audio tracks with Voicemeeter
If you’re podcasting, you may want to record a call into two separate tracks (to help with volume mixing). This post teaches you how to do it with Voicemeeter.
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Me at 33
The other day, I turned 33. I usually do a blog post around my birthday as a way of acknowledging where I am currently in my life, and while it’s a couple days late this year, I’m still going to do it.
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Explaining USB Host Controller issues (to troubleshoot El Gato Cam Links)
Using funnel metaphors for fun and efficiency. How do you explain USB bandwidth (for El Gato Cam Links) to tech-disinclined people?
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Building an entertaining Twitch stream: Iateyourpie’s IronMon ruleset
As Twitch and livestreaming become more saturated, can you both synthesize an entertaining stream while remaining authentic?
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The Quest, the Quest Log, and Elden Ring
Quest logs are poison to some games, like Elden Ring, and necessary in others. What makes the difference?
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Five years later
Five years ago I wrote something pretty personal about mentalhealth and depression, and who I was at the time. Six years later, let’s talk to that guy.
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2021: The Reflection Post
Hey there. I hope you’re having a good last day of 2021. This year felt a lot like the last, where the isolation, loneliness and general confusion of the pandemic got to me. I don’t think I went nuts or anything, but it was easy to feel like something was just off, and I don’t […]
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Pondering the Strand genre with MGSV and Death Stranding
Last week, I uninstalled MGSV. This week, I wanted to look back at what a “Strand game” might actually mean.