2020-05-30

I finished building my new gaming PC this afternoon (AMD processor, NVIDIA GPU, 32 GB RAM, 2 SSDs for storage). So far I’ve finished the OS install (Windows – this is the only Windows machine I keep, since it’s still better for gaming), and I’m working on installing some games. I’ll post more on it at a later date, after I’ve had a chance to use it some more (ie, break it in).

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2020-05-29

I ended up spending a lot of time cleaning/tidying up today. It’s interesting how that process simultaneously can feel a little counterproductive (“I’m not getting anything done”), and yet is very satisfying to finish. I think it has something to do with the visualization once the work is complete. Much of what I do is software/computer related, so it’s harder to see the differences I make in the real world from time to time. Clean up has easily visible outcomes. 🙂

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload (Day 35/100). You can join in yourself by visiting https://100DaysToOffload.com.

It's Been a Day

2020-05-28 1 min read

I was originally hoping to post a more thought-out blog post today. However, after my normal morning routine, around 10 hrs at work, and just finishing dinner, I’m rather tired, and don’t have anything particularly insightful to talk about.

So instead, here’s a podcast recommendation: if you’ve never listened to Daily Tech News Show from Tom Merritt (and friends), I’d strongly recommend checking it now. It’s a nice daily tech news summary that I utilize to keep up to date with what’s going on without having to read a lot of news stories myself, unless I choose to.

Early Mornings

2020-05-27 2 min read

Every once in a while, I wake up super early, and can’t fall back to sleep. Today was one of those days. I awoke around 3a, and have been up ever since.

Oddly enough, I don’t mind it that much, other than it messes my schedule up some. I’m normally up at 4a anyhow. I have a rather lengthy morning routine, due in part to the fact that I attempt to fit so much into my mornings before work:

Still Failing

2020-05-25 1 min read

Yesterday I blogged briefly about reinstalling Windows on my gaming PC. Unfortunately, even after doing so, I’m still having random BSODs and other crashes on the system. Therefore, last night I made the executive decision to replace the system (almost) entirely.

This morning I did a little planning (using the excellent pcpartpicker tool), spec’d out a new machine, and placed an order for the components. I believe that my graphics card (a GTX 1070) is still good, so I only needed the rest of the system. It wasn’t super cheap, unfortunately. But I want to be able to play the occasional game that isn’t supported on Linux with good performance, and maintaining a functional Windows machine appears to be my best solution for that.

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