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- Duane
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April 25th, 2016:
Retro Computer Restoration
I’ve been spending a lot of time restoring some old computers. Why? Because I can! It’s kind of like restoring an old car, except it’s cheap and I actually use them instead of dusting them off with a diaper.
Each has received a few upgrades or modernizations. Stay tuned to my youtube channel for some details coming soon.
March 30th, 2016:
Baby!
While not news to most, I though I should finally update my blog and note that we’re expecting a daughter in late June! We’re both thrilled and terrified, thank you very much…
Her room is almost together (painted and carpeted… furniture assembly in progress). Our house layout has changed a bit (moved the exercise equipment from the nursery to the den, and den furniture into the living room, and living room furniture into the basement bar). We have a short list of names, but will make that final decision when we meet her.
- Duane
May 8th, 2015:
Pets! Page Updated
I finally updated the pets page! Charlie and Charlize are now featured.
- Duane
May 1st, 2015:
I miss blogs, dammit.
I had an old blog and was pretty good at updating it. It used my personal framework instead of a mainstream, feature-packed system like WordPress. It was modular and linked to friends’ blogs. They were all pretty good at updating their blogs too.
What happened?
One explanation is simple: we don’t have time any more. We’re old. We have families to spend time with. There are more complicated hobbies to maintain. We write (good) code all day long and don’t need that special fix that we used to crave.
Another explanation? WordPress is less fun. It’s not my personal code sandbox. I don’t take pride in the feature set… I just download another plug-in and enable it. I don’t have friends providing feedback on what’s working vs. what could be better… and when they do, I don’t take it personally.
Does this post mean I’ll try harder to make blog posts? Maybe… but with the summer (and race season) starting soon, I make no promises…
- Duane
February 6th, 2014:
The Adventure Continues
I started my new job 3 months ago and it’s been everything I wanted (and needed). We’ve been building a new application from the ground up with no integrated legacy dependencies with the latest Javascript frameworks. Node.js and Angular.js are absolutely wonderful to work with… which only makes me regret taking so much time off of dedicated coding even more. I feel like I’m about 2 years behind where I should have been if I stayed more hands-on with code, even if it was just at home. Pro tip from Uncle D: if you love to code, don’t stop… even if it’s not your job any more.
Glorious PC Gaming Master Race
Since then, we’ve enjoyed playing Battlefield 4 late into the night, despite the unforgivable amount of bugs still present in the game 4 months after launch. To keep my hands busy when not on a keyboard, I’ve made some significant upgrades to my PC, including a new case, additional graphics card for SLI, water cooling, and new keyboard and mouse (thanks to Gina for the Christmas presents).
Outside of the house, a few friends and I have been visiting the Howell Gun Club during public range times to deal with our cabin fever by putting holes in targets. We’ve all done well despite our lack of practice. I really haven’t fired a pistol in 20 years, but a new S&W M&P .40 sure makes it easy to get back in the groove. We’re considering membership since the folks at the club are so welcoming and helpful. They’re full of great advice and always have a smile to welcome you.
Once we’re thawed out, I fully expect the repairs due to the record winter to consume my time. On top of that, I still haven’t pulled the engine from my race car and replaced the transmission. For now, I’ll keep cleaning the house and gaming at night… hoping for some sunshine and double digit temperatures to free us from our frozen prison!
- Duane
