Tag Archives: technology

Week Wrap-up: 23 July 2018 – 29 July 2018

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Ian

It’s a sleepy, grumpy day today. But what else is new? Here’s a breakdown of what happened this week. The Good Got a job! I’m starting work as a construction laborer tomorrow. Finished the rewrite of a section of my … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 16 July 2018 – 22 July 2018

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Ian

It’s been another week! How? WHY? *ahem* Good Things Had an interview that felt like it went well Went to Snoqualmie Falls with some friends. Report: there is a lot of water. End report. (It’s also very pretty.) Some good … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Ian

Apologies if this post is a little ramble-y. It’s here pretty much as it came out of my brain. I’ve officially been unemployed for too long. The days have started blurring together. I have volunteering, so I’m not completely without … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 09 July 2018 – 15 July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Ian

The Good The Dungeon World game I’m playing in continues to kick ass. Playing a fighter is fun, y’all. (And that’s something you don’t normally get to say in a tabletop RPG…) My buddy passed along a copy of Scum … Continue reading →

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Programming for Everyone

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Ian

So I read a post over at Jason J. Gullickson’s blog about how FOSS Isn’t Capitalism. It’s an interesting quick history of how computers have becoming far less empowering to end users and how the Free and Open Source Software … Continue reading →

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The Possibilities of Low-Tech Internet

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Ian

I’ve been thinking about this article on building a low-tech internet a lot lately. It outlines the possibilities of using cheaper technologies, including basic Wi-Fi, to share network connections over long distances. My primary interest in this is providing alternatives … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up 14 May 2018 – 20 May 2018

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Ian

Hoooof. Most of this week was taken up by me still recovering from that cold I mentioned last week. Thank you, lingering cough! If this cough could fuck off right now I’d be really grateful. But besides that… I misremembered … Continue reading →

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Computers Hate Us Now, Because Capitalism

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Ian

So, computers kind of hate us these days. Well, hate is too strong a word. And it’s not actually the computer’s fault. So, I guess– “Ian you’re doing that thing where you ramble instead of actually starting to talk about … Continue reading →

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First Day Volunteering at WTBBL

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Ian

I started volunteering again for the first time in years and years today. I’ve picked up a couple of hours a week at the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library, which I figure is a good opportunity for me to … Continue reading →

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Computer Learnin’s: April 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Ian

I’ve fallen behind on tracking my computer learning! But we’re back and better than ever, mostly in a dash to absorb as much knowledge as I can before an upcoming technical interview. Because of that, some of the infosec stuff … Continue reading →

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