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Grab bag for…What day is it?

Scopique December 9, 2020

I don’t know why I ended up here. I had opened several browser windows and apparently this was one of them. Using my sensitive dowsing powers, I was drawn here for…some reason. I don’t think I have much to say, and only…

Wanting Everything I am Paying For – Xbox Series and Game Pass Ultimate

Scopique November 8, 2020

I hate to open this way, but I feel that I must establish a baseline by reiterating that I am “not a console person”. I say I am reticent to state this because I am tired of the constant “us versus them”…

Opera GX

Scopique July 15, 2020

Browser Wars, amirite? At some point in my Internet career (both as a civilian and as someone fighting from the trenches in web application development) I have used or at least tried most of them. For the longest time I, like many,…

Swinging a Deadcat

Scopique May 25, 2020

In my bid to become the best-equipped non-streamer, I finally got a mic for my GH7. With the camera mounted on my rather springy webcam mounting arm and connected to the PC via the Elgato HD60S, I am able to stream at…

Quick Takes – Microsoft PowerToys

Scopique May 15, 2020

I’m following up my previous post by a matter of seconds because I feel that this is a PSA that some people might need. As a blogger, one of the most time-consuming tasks I engage in can be image management. I usually…

Temporary Set-Ups and WomBot in the Wild

Scopique March 10, 2020

It’s Like Moving In All Over Again Monday nights are our usual get-together nights around here. We sometimes gather together in person, or online if we’re A) sick, B) lazy, or C) all of the above. Last night the group was gearing…

Re-Doing The Computer Room, Pt II

Scopique March 9, 2020

The basement do-over continues. This weekend I finally got going with the painting, which required that I clean out the remainder of what was in the computer space. I am now seriously running out of available room for things elsewhere, and with…

Weekend Update, 2020 Leap Day Edition

Scopique March 2, 2020

Construction Zone During the reconstruction of our first-floor, the bulk of items that needed to be “out of the way” went to one of three places: the garage, the supposed “three season porch”, or the basement. Being in the Northeast, anything that…

Cameras, Crop, and Lenses — Why the Full-Frame Standard is Confusing

Scopique January 22, 2020

I have been spending a lot of time learning about the mechanics of photography now that I have my new G7 camera. As with a lot of hobbies, there’s technical knowledge — how stuff works — and practical knowledge — what you…

Counter Culture; Mining Our Own Business

Scopique January 9, 2020

Counter Culture I have been dropping images and text on Twitter about it, but don’t think that I’ve mentioned here that as a result of the sale of my father’s house, we are upgrading our kitchen. Well, it started as the kitchen,…