How I host this website on Ubuntu using a virtual private server.
Step-by-step instructions on how to install Network UPS Tools (NUT) on a Raspberry Pi and access it via Home Assistant.
A detailed breakdown of the steps I take when setting up a new headless Raspberry Pi.
There aren't a lot of "must play" games for me but there is a ton of potential.
#VideoGamesOh, I made myself sad.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveA list of every video game I played in 2024.
#GamesOfTheYearMy smallest backlog yet.
#GamesOfTheYearSwing and a miss!
#GamesOfTheYearYou would think with how long games take to make nowadays developers would have the time to improve on games from the past.
#GamesOfTheYearApparently time is cyclical.
#GamesOfTheYearI really wish I could stop living through such unprecedented times.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveCostco hot dogs are legit.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveMurder all the zombies!
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#MonthlyRetrospectiveHow the mighty have fallen.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveA list of all the sessions from WWDC 2024 that I've watched.
#WWDCPAN! PAN! PAN! PAN! PAN! ๐
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWill Apple actually be able to deliver on generative intelligence?
#WWDCHappy Leafs Elimination Day!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhat do now?
#MonthlyRetrospective"I try to stay just ahead of my depression"
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI like video games.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveFear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveSo far 2024 is shaping up to be a pretty light year for video games.
#VideoGamesAll in all, 2023 was actually not that bad a year.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLooking back at the resolution I made for 2023.
#ResolutionsA list of every video game I played in 2023.
#GamesOfTheYearI missed a lot of great games in 2023.
#GamesOfTheYearSome solid shoulder shrugs on this year's list.
#GamesOfTheYearI know this list is going to piss a lot of people off but I hope as time passes I will be vindicated.
#GamesOfTheYearI may have played my "Game of the Decade".
#GamesOfTheYearBack to Japan!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveHND โ๏ธ YYZ
#Japan#Japan2023Kikanbo is still some of the best damn ramen I've ever had.
#Japan#Japan2023I had the best tonkatsu of my life and saw the face of God, or maybe it was Satan?
#Japan#Japan2023Tiny Evangelion Time!
#Japan#Japan2023Moar Nakano Broadway!!!
#Japan#Japan2023Osaka ๐ Tokyo
#Japan#Japan2023Fuck Universal Studios Japan!
#Japan#Japan2023Fukuoka ๐ Osaka
#Japan#Japan2023Now we've seen sumo wrestling live!
#Japan#Japan2023Now that is one big Buddha.
#Japan#Japan2023Into the Buddha's dark hole.
#Japan#Japan2023Yokohama ๐ Fukuoka
#Japan#Japan2023Time to start our Japan Gundam tour.
#Japan#Japan2023YYZ โ๏ธ HND
#Japan#Japan2023Here I come, drop your jaws to the floor. I'm riding on my mighty laser-shooting dinosaur.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveTodd Howard is the new Peter Molyneux.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveBaldur's Gate III - Horniest game of all-time?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWheel, snipe, celly boys.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI warned ya! Didnae I warn ya?!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveTime, like hope, is an illusion. The only hope is the sweet relief of death.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveVisiting Seoul has once again convinced me that I live on the wrong continent.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveGoodbye Seoul ๐๐ป
#Seoul2023Namsan Mountain ๐๐ป Namsan Tower ๐คฎ
#Seoul2023Let's Go to the Mall
#Seoul2023One does not simply walk into Lotte World.
#Seoul2023It was the most important day of the trip. We ate McDonald's. Oh and went to COEX Mall.
#Seoul2023Dongdaemun Design Plaza and delicious pork in Insa-dong.
#Seoul2023Blue Bottle is in Korea???
#Seoul2023Visiting Gyeongbokgung and the Myeongdong night market.
#Seoul2023YYZ โ๏ธ ICN
#Seoul2023The recession is over. Buy all the things! /sarcasm
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#MonthlyRetrospectiveYeah, it was a lazy, dog-dangling month.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveRemember when I said I wasn't going to make any resolutions? I lied.
#ResolutionsIf even just half of these games get released, 2023 is going to be an amazing year.
#VideoGamesSayonara 2022. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLooking back at the resolutions I made for 2022.
#ResolutionsA list of every video game I played in 2022.
#GamesOfTheYearProbably my most respectable backlog yet.
#GamesOfTheYearI apologize in advance to everyone I will inevitably be pissing off with this list.
#GamesOfTheYearMisleading marketing was the downfall of all these games.
#GamesOfTheYearMy favourite video games that were released in 2022.
#GamesOfTheYearAs someone who grew up on a flat frozen tundra, the mountains in Oahu are simply stunning.
#Hawaii2022The island of Oahu has some absolutely banging places to eat.
#Hawaii2022I think it is time to crown Brandon Sanderson as my favourite writer.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI am the greatest drone pilot who has ever lived.
#MonthlyRetrospective"Oh, boy! Here I go killin' again!"
#MonthlyRetrospectiveStop whatever it is you're doing and go watch Shoresy right now!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveMonster Hunter good. Stranger Things bad.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhy is it so hard to write non-fiction novels about modern technology?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveThe funemployment must end!
#MonthlyRetrospective๐ถ Time to start a casino in Tajiiiiiikistaaaaaaaan! ๐ถ
#MonthlyRetrospectiveSomeone put a ludicrous amount of thought into how space combat could look.
The pandemic has changed the game. Canadian developers need to stop undervaluing themselves.
Eat, Sleep, Play Elden Ring, Repeat.
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#MonthlyRetrospective2022 is off to a rough start.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLet's just assume the world will remain on fire for all of 2022 and start from there eh?
#ResolutionsSo how many of these games do we think are going to be delayed to 2023?
#VideoGamesBring on the lockdown!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLooking back at the resolutions I made for 2021.
#ResolutionsA list of every video game I played in 2021.
#GamesOfTheYearThere were quite a few indie games that slipped throught the cracks this year.
#GamesOfTheYearSome really solid games that just couldn't finish strong.
#GamesOfTheYearBasically just a list of video games that didn't respect my time.
#GamesOfTheYearMy favourite video games that were released in 2021.
#GamesOfTheYear"Do you understand the second you look in the mirror and you're happy with what you see, baby, you just lost the battle."
#MonthlyRetrospectiveMetroid Dread sucks.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhat is best in life?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWe've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI see the bad moon a-rising
#MonthlyRetrospectiveVaccinate all the things!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveForget sessions. Apple engineers on Twitter is where the real knowledge bombs are.
#WWDCA list of games that I have the highest chance of playing for the rest of 2021.
#VideoGamesThey should have cancelled this one too.
#E3Who are these presentations for again?
#WWDCThe summer may be lost but the fall can be saved!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLet the third lockdown begin!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveCanada's never getting out of lockdown are we?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveAn extremely comprehensive guide for setting up a Synology NAS.
A belated eulogy for the best god damn cat who ever lived.
Chess is the struggle against the error.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveIf you're confused about which Synology NAS to buy, this is how I decided.
The Wheel turns...
#MonthlyRetrospectiveNow that I know the year will be affected by a pandemic, let's create some sane resolutions shall we?
#ResolutionsAny year with a Monster Hunter release is A++ in my books.
#VideoGames"Takin' on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse. If you're comfortable while you're doin' it, you're probably doin' it wrong."
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLooking back at the resolutions I made for 2020.
#ResolutionsJust because a game was not released in 2020 does not mean it should be forgotten.
#GamesOfTheYearYes I know Hades is an amazing game. I promise I'll get to it eventually.
#GamesOfTheYearSome bigger hitters you'd expect to take it out of the park only managed weak singles this year.
#GamesOfTheYearIt's the hope that kills you.
#GamesOfTheYearMy favourite video games that were released in 2020.
#GamesOfTheYearVideo games and books are sweet.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveKeep on keepin' on.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveDid I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveDid I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveEveryone knows the real WWDC documentation is on Twitter.
#WWDCThe second half of 2020 is probably gonna be worse than the first isn't it?
#MonthlyRetrospectivePro-tip: don't do this. But if you must, I'll take you through the steps.
#CarsOther than the pandemic and crippling feelings of inadequacy this was a pretty tame month.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveStep-by-step guide on how I got started with my Anycubic Photon S.
The future of development on Apple platforms has never been more clear.
#WWDCWhy is finding a good monitor so hard?
We're through the looking glass here people.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveHey Siri, play Take the Long Way Home by Supertramp
#MonthlyRetrospectiveAll alone...
#MonthlyRetrospectivePaperwork, paperwork and more paperwork.
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#MonthlyRetrospectiveMy 20 favourite video games (or franchises) released between January 2010 and December 2019.
#GamesOfTheYearIt is the start of a new decade so how about I try manning the fuck up and getting shit done?
#Resolutions2020 is going to be an absolute bloodbath. If I quit my job I'd still not have enough time for all of the games I wanna play.
#VideoGamesLooking back at the resolutions I made for 2019.
#ResolutionsFinally a relatively productive December. I won't end this year as a failure!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveIt is pretty sad when most of my backlog consists of games that were in Game of the Year contention for various publications.
#GamesOfTheYearWhile they weren't outstanding all of these games deserve serious consideration.
#GamesOfTheYearSurprise, surprise. Good graphics don't mean good games.
#GamesOfTheYearMy favourite video games that were released in 2019.
#GamesOfTheYearOK I'm gonna board the "capitalism has failed" train now.
I cannot wait for Jeremy's spoiler review.
They say it is for fraud purposes but funny how it is more useful for analytics.
Adam Neumann is an abhorrent piece of shit.
Apparently eating less causes you to lose weight. Who knew?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhat is best in life?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI've made a huge mistake.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveAn excellent first hand account of integrating iOS 13's Sign In with Apple feature.
Congratulations to the winners of The International 2019: OG!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI honestly don't understand why people move to San Francisco anymore.
I had absolutely no idea you could use the xcrun command line tool to pass URLs into the simulator.
Apparently the secret to happiness is a good video game and hanging out with family and friends.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhat did I do this month?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveA list of the resources I used while trying to learn about SwiftUI.
Only positivity this year! Which games got me the most excited from E3 2019?
#E3Some of the interesting tweets I saw during WWDC 2019.
#WWDCIt is nearly impossible to follow everything that is announced or discussed at WWDC. Lucky for you Patrick Balestra made an amazing list from the biggest announcements to the tiniest updates.
#WWDCProbably the best WWDC Keynote since 2014.
#WWDCThere are some things you should not write about on the Internet.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveFUCK THE BOSTON BRUINS!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhen Chris Lattner recommends a website for learning ML you best pay attention.
A very sobering look into Anthem's development and how such a flawed game could even be released.
Oleg Dolya built an amazing web app that procedurally generates a medieval city layout.
A rare public admission of failure from Valve Software.
I've dreamed about owning one of these for years but is now the right time?
#CarsHow does Motor Trend's 2019 Car of the Year stack up?
#CarsWait, you're telling me Hyundai makes a great electric car and it is a crossover?
#CarsIt is lauded as one of the best electric cars on the planet but is it right for me?
#CarsBeing sick kills your productivity? Shocking!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWhy spend money on a virtual private server when you can build and colocate your own hardware for cheaper?
Having never owned a car, I thought it would be best to write down what I think the most important features are.
#CarsI am super stoked about the potential of VR when I see hardware improvements like the Valve knuckles.
Learn from my mistake. Ensure that your channel mappings are correct BEFORE trying to fly your drone.
#Dronesfastlane's reliability has been waning and Maxwel Anselm details why he no longer uses it for continuous integration.
I watch way too much TV.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveDave writes about lldb's new v and vo aliases and how they can integrate with your existing debugging workflow.
It took me two fucking hours to figure this shit out so you don't have to.
#DronesA purchase many years in the making.
#DronesStarting 2019 off on the right foot?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveHigh quality silicone rubber molds ranging from gothic castles to starships.
Trying to bounce back from my horrible 2018 resolutions.
#ResolutionsLooking back at the resolutions I made for 2018.
#Resolutions2019 is a pretty light year right now but these games have my attention.
#VideoGamesVideo game releases of 2018 that I wish I could have played.
#GamesOfTheYearVideo games from 2018 that deserve a solid shoulder shrug.
#GamesOfTheYearThese video games from 2018 could probably be used in advanced interrogation techniques.
#GamesOfTheYearMy favourite video games that were released in 2018.
#GamesOfTheYearThis is the way the year ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveLearn how the 2012 AlexNet paper from the University of Toronto revolutionized image recognition software.
If I was allowed to bet on this I would have put 100% of my money on Android fucking up.
A Swift-centric take on snapshot testing.
My favourite comedian on one of my favourite YouTube series.
San Francisco is a human cesspool.
#MonthlyRetrospectivePart two of Max Howell's series on building a server-side app in Swift.
Kevin Alexander's sad tale of how his "best burger in America" list had an unintended side-effect.
But I thought the "Liquid Retina" display was just a marketing gimmick? /sarcasm
Weekly videos that recap the events of World War Two in real-time.
What is best in life?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveA great presentation given by Dave Lee at the Swift Language User Group meetup on October 25 2018.
Ranking the video games I played in 2016.
#GamesOfTheYearWho needs sleep? ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ dis guy!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveI forgot how hard and time consuming work can be.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveThere is no life without death.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveSome lessons that Hugh Jeremy learned on his path to becoming a confident software developer.
Step-by-step instructions for how I spin up Jenkins nodes for my iOS jobs.
Your one stop shop for detailed breakdowns of every Xcode build setting.
Ranking the video games I played in 2015.
#GamesOfTheYearWhat did I do this month?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveA beautiful takedown of Dominik Wagner's "On my misalignment with Apple's love affair with Swift"
Ranking the video games I played in 2014.
#GamesOfTheYearOld man yells at Swift
Let's grade all of the press conferences at this year's E3.
#E3Some of the amazing things we saw on our trip to Edinburgh.
#Edinburgh2018Edinburgh's food scene is on point.
#Edinburgh2018Every year I watch one of these Keynotes and wish that I worked for Apple.
#WWDCMy wish list for WWDC 2018.
#WWDCEdinburgh is an amazing city.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveJason Harris' amazing coverage of the 2018 Natsu Basho.
Chris Lattner gives some backstory and his personal opinion on Rafael Avila de Espindola leaving the LLVM project.
A great tip from Ole Begemann on how to browse the contents of your iOS app's Documents
An interesting New York Times article looking into the minds of centrist voters who chose both Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
I did not realize how many movies there were in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveAmerican Express engineer Steve Kalkwarf demystifies Xcode configuration files.
Ranking the video games I played in 2013.
#GamesOfTheYearMy first attempt at a mango based hot sauce.
Shamus Young's amazing novella on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
An absolutely spellbinding video of a Japanese native making ramen at home.
Yoga is freakin' amazing!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveKnocking it up a notch with my first habanero focused hot sauce.
Recipe for a delicious grilled pineapple jalapeรฑo hot sauce.
An interesting discussion on the Swift forums about one of the language's most common workarounds.
An excellent interview with one of Hollywood's rising stars.
Ranking the video games I played in 2012.
#GamesOfTheYearMichael Lynch on how Google's promotion process drove him to quit.
Monster Hunter: World is a hell of a drug.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveWonderful article by John Sundell on how to test asynchronous code in Swift.
One of the greatest racing games of all time gets remastered.
Ranking the video games I played in 2011.
#GamesOfTheYearA solid start to 2018. I failed most of my goals but still made a lot of progress!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveRanking the video games I played in 2010.
#GamesOfTheYearJason Harris' amazing coverage of the 2018 Hatsu Basho.
Realistic resolutions for 2018 that will push me to be a better person all year long.
#ResolutionsLooking back on the resolutions I made for 2017.
#ResolutionsVideo game releases of 2017 that the inhabitants of the neutral planet would have no strong feelings about.
#GamesOfTheYearThere was so much potential in these video games from 2017.
#GamesOfTheYearMy favourite games that were released in 2017.
#GamesOfTheYearGoing out with a whimper rather than a bang.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveYou probably can't get more quintessentially Japanese than these things.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsA quaint city on the outskirts of Tokyo home to lush vegetation and the largest Buddha I've ever seen.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsMy absolute favourite places to eat in Tokyo.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsMy recommendations for some of the best places to visit when you're in Tokyo.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsJapan is such an amazing place to vacation.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveGoodbye Tokyo ๐๐ป
#Japan#Tokyo2017Day trip to Kamakura to see the Big Buddha
#Japan#Tokyo2017Those god damn UFO catchers...
#Japan#Tokyo2017It is Elsie's birthday so of course we bought a ton of SNES games and saw some hedgehogs.
#Japan#Tokyo2017Gyozas and VR and sushi, oh my!
#Japan#Tokyo2017SHOPPING!!! ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
#Japan#Tokyo2017The good old Airbnb switcheroo and finally some wagyu beef.
#Japan#Tokyo2017Ueno Zoo and the amazing Tokyo Skytree.
#Japan#Tokyo2017Finally we visited Joypolis.
#Japan#Tokyo2017There is a life sized Gundam in Odaiba!!!
#Japan#Tokyo2017Visiting Zลjล-ji and the Mori Tower.
#Japan#Tokyo2017SFO โ๏ธ HND ๐ Tokyo
#Japan#Tokyo2017If you are a fan of deer then Nara is the place for you.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsAn aquarium, giant ferris wheel, tuna belly and a Pokรฉmon Center. Osaka really has it all.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsThe meat pilgrimage that all carnivores must undertake at some point in their lives.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsKyoto is one of the best hub cities in Japan and is home to a host of tourist attractions.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsI actually learned Japanese!
#MonthlyRetrospectiveSome of the most delicious and/or interesting dishes we had in Japan.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsEveryday tips for getting by wherever you are in Japan.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsPUBG is a hell of a drug
#MonthlyRetrospectiveUseful advice for when you are planning a trip to Japan.
#Japan#JapanTravelTipsAn amazing story about how the Dolphin emulator programmers solved a stuttering issues that plagued them for years.
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#MonthlyRetrospectiveStep-by-step instructions for setting up a file server with Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS.
Even though my data was recovered there were no guarantees that parts of it weren't corrupted.
The harrowing tale of how my RAID 1 failed and how I managed to recover the data.
It has become obvious that this isn't working. Time to shake things up.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveJune was almost the first month that I would count as "truly productive".
#MonthlyRetrospectiveThe games that I plan (hope?) to play for the rest of 2017.
#VideoGamesThe announcements and games that got me hyped this E3.
#E3Time to milk my childhood nostalgia Nintendo. Or just give me a freaking localized version of Monster Hunter XX!
#E3All games! All the time!
#E3Bring on the cringe!
#E3The little publisher that could.
#E3$20 Microsoft didn't learn anything from the Xbox One launch.
#E3"Fuck E3! We're gonna start our own expo with Star Wars and sports!"
#E3What an amazing WWDC. Apple still has those surprises up their sleeves.
#WWDCApparently I am not good at predicting what Apple will announce.
#WWDCMy predictions for WWDC 2017 from the obvious to the batshit insane.
#WWDCMaintaining the status quo.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveA great rebound month. I am starting to move in the right direction.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveGoodbye Japan. We will miss you.
#Japan#Japan2016Gyozas, arcade games and conveyor belt sushi.
#Japan#Japan2016Waking up at 4:30am for sushi.
#Japan#Japan2016Shopping and gyozas in Harajuku.
#Japan#Japan2016We visit the promised land of Akihabara.
#Japan#Japan2016๐ซ ๐พ ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ค๐คก๐ฆ
#Japan#Japan2016We visit the concrete jungle of Tokyo.
#Japan#Japan2016Staying in a traditional Japanese ryokan.
#Japan#Japan2016Finally time to visit Osaka, Pokรฉmon Center, aquarium, ferris wheel, tuna belly, Yodobashi Camera, giant neon men. Osaka really has it all.
#Japan#Japan2016Our meat pilgrimage to Kobe ๐๐๐
#Japan#Japan2016๐ฆ and โฉ๏ธ
#Japan#Japan2016MONKEYS! ๐
#Japan#Japan2016Walking tour of Koyto.
#Japan#Japan2016SFO โ๏ธ NRT ๐ Tokyo ๐ Kyoto
#Japan#Japan2016The introduction for my series on my 2016 trip to Japan.
#Japan#Japan2016One of the worst months of my life.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveSeems like it is taking some time for the engine to rev up for all these "resolution" things.
#MonthlyRetrospectiveThis first month did not go so well. How about a mulligan?
#MonthlyRetrospectiveResolutions for 2017 that I am totally going to keepโฆprobablyโฆmaybeโฆOK fine I'll try to try, happy?
#ResolutionsThere are dozens of off-the-shelf static blogging engines but I have some very particular requirements.
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