IMO
I have very strong opinions on social issues which I work on, as oppose to having loud ones.
2015 Subaru Forester long term review — what broke
Here’s a list repairs on my 2015 Subaru Forester XT with 60,000+km on the clock. These are grouped based on when I had them repaired/replaced and are considered normal repairs given the car’s age and milage. When the car had a rattling sound in idle and a clicking sound when turning I had these replaced. […]
Baguio is cursed
My last 4 visits to the city I once claimed my home has been marred by misfortune. My trips to the city had to be cut short but someone dying my car breaking. I initially chalked it up to bad luck when my highschool batchmate caught a stroke while I was there. The following year, […]
Ren Faire PH 2024
Made the 500km round trip to Baguio to attend the 3 day event. Considering it’s the first of its kind in the country, it was an enjoyable experience, especially considering the venue; A private, manicured forested area. I did notice that the majority if not all of the attendees came from a certain “above average […]
EMUdeck on a Steam Deck OLED
As much as I liked the RG405M, I found it couldn’t emulate the arcade games I wanted to play to my liking; Primarily some NAOMI/NAOMI2 games and a couple switch games. I decided to skip other more powerful handhelds like the AYN Odin 2 or the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro and go straight to the […]
Anbernic RG405M with Gamma OS
In the search for an EDC entertainment handheld, I finally settled with the Anbernic RG405M. I was happy with my Miyoo Mini+, the software support on it was the best in its class IMO. But when a chance to trade it for a RG405M came along, I took it and glad I did. To sum […]
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Spotify / Youtube offline downloads
I use spotdl which utilizes yt-dlp to download the actual songs. To download the highest quality you’ll need to have a Youtube Premium account with the audio quality set to high: Next, you’ll need to get the cookies to authenticate, I personally use Chrome on windows, you’ll need to launch Chrome with the –disable-features=LockProfileCookieDatabase to […]
You’re not making money until you’re making money without working. – 50 Cent
New desktop
Got a good deal on a GPU recently which made me build a new desktop. Last time I had a desktop was when GPU prices were 1/5 of what they are right now, which was about 4 years ago. RAM and SSD prices have stayed relationship the same but othe compunents have noticably inflated, not […]
Expectations are the thief of Joy
It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove in court. –Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
The Perfect Run by Maxime J Durand
One of my favorite time loop stories on par with Groundhod Day. The narration was a perfect complement to the story, which turned me a fan of Eric Michael Summerer.
Iron Prince by Bryce O’Connor
Warformed – Stormweaver book 1. Another Progression Fantasy gem I found that’s still ongoing. I can’t wait for book 2. I just hope the author leaves the story/readers hanging.
Dave Grohl – The Storyteller
Great stories from one of the musicians I grew up listening to. Albeit he progression or sequence of the stories are a bit jarring; The narration by the author made up for it though.
Anthony Bourdain – Kitchen Confidential
I found this very insightful and gave me a clearer perspective on the food I eat. Albeit at times the flow of the book seems to go off on tangents. The narration complemented the story very well; I would’ve appreciated more inflections when he was speaking in the third person.
Matthew McConaughey – Greenlights
Interesting memoir with engaging narration by the author. The cynic in me found some of the stories entailed bordering on flights of fancy, though it was entertaining none the less.
Will Wight – Cradle
One of my favorite book series in recent memory. Thankful that this is the first series I read when getting into the Progression Fantasy genre. The narration by Travis Baldree was very complimentary as well. Travis Baldree is now one of my favorite narrators thanks to these books.
Mesh WIFI setup
It turns out that a a tri-band mesh router (AX6600) can work with a dual band node (AX1800) node. I tested both wireless and wired configurations with the wired vonfig passing through a switch. I am using the Asus XT8 and XD4 respectively.
It’s good until it’s not
I have a lot of feelings about my current situation in life but I don’t feel i have the energy to deal with it, But certain things aren’t elective and I either decide what to do about them or life/time will make them for me. Experience suggests that things get worse when left unsettled, so […]