2020-05-24

Early and short post today. I’m intentionally spending most of my day away from chat/social media/computers, other than the time required to do a complete reinstall of Windows on my gaming PC (ie, nuke & pave). I dealt with crashes and random memory issues all day yesterday (even though RAM fully tests out), and at this point, I’d rather start with fresh install to troubleshoot than my 4-5 year old install… Wish me luck!

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload (Day 30/100). You can join in yourself by visiting https://100DaysToOffload.com.

Windows 10 Updates

2020-05-22 1 min read

Every once in a while I fire up an older Windows 10 PC, mostly to play games. Unfortunately, because it doesn’t get used much, it normally needs to run updates. And I officially hate running updates on Windows machines.

At this point in my life, most of my work is done on Linux. I understand the operating system relatively well, and I generally understand what an update will do to my computer.

2020-05-21

I realized earlier today why I have an aversion to Zoom meetings on weekday evenings (for non-work purposes). After sitting in front of my computer for 10-12 hours (working from home), I’m actually a bit burned out on computer screens… Which surprised me slightly. I consider myself a geek, and rarely get tired of tech. But apparently I do have a limit…

Anyhow. That thought brought to you as I wrap out a Zoom meeting.

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload (Day 27/100). You can join in yourself by visiting https://100DaysToOffload.com.

Timing Matters

2020-05-19 1 min read

Short post today. Been a busy day, with more to come…

Professionally, I do a lot of work with microcontrollers and real-time systems. I don’t normally need to focus much on the timing aspect, as the frameworks in place generally have been ironed out, and timing just works.

However, there are times, like today, when I find out that a system is failing to perform correctly because we are missing timing deadlines. When something like that occurs, it’s time to start digging through the code, looking for the point of failure. Sometimes it’s an easy fix; sometimes it’s a design flaw that requires a substantial amount of work to fix.

Musings on Life Habits

2020-05-18 3 min read

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Romans 7:15 (ESV)

Romans 7:15 has been on my mind a lot recently, though not necessarily for spiritual or religious reasons. Rather, it’s because I constantly find myself slacking in my habits and disciplines, and I want to know why.

I mean, I guess I know the general reasons. The human body and mind tend to shy away from discipline. It’s something one has to work on, constantly. And I know that, and have proven it over and over to myself.

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