Category: Ramblings

  • Metrics

    Metrics

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    Halfling13

    I must be doing something right, or perhaps I am being overly optimistic, because the activity metrics on the site are trending very favorably. Although statistics and metrics can always be misleading, I of course study them to try to see the future by learning from the past. Relative to the website at least, I…

  • Lack of posting

    Lack of posting

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    Halfling13

    Haven’t posted the last few days, primarily due to the previously mentioned office remodel. Over the weekend, we ventured forth to our local Ikea, and purchased numerous pieces for the office. Since early Friday, my computer systems have been dismantled, and they are only now getting back to operational status. Fortunately, most of the design…

  • Office remodel

    Office remodel

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    Halfling13

    Making the move to remodel my workspace quite a bit, and hopefully gain a much cleaner area. Of course, step one is a massive purge of all the various collections I have gathered over the years. Going thru all the pieces, I have been discovering that there has been a lot of waste – projects…

  • Mic testing

    Mic testing

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    Halfling13

    Ongoing evolution of my efforts. I spent some more time at our gaming location last night, attempting to recreate and then resolve the audio hum I was getting during the last session. At the time, it was very concerning – I had to reduce the gain in all cases to almost silent to eliminate it.…

  • Short Lived Instagram

    Short Lived Instagram

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    Halfling13

    So after more testing, seems the plugin for WordPress to auto-publish to Instagram isn’t functional, at least for me. Perhaps Instagram doesn’t like the connection, or I have some site conflict with the plugin, but after several attempts, I was unable to configure it to work. As such, the two streams will continue to co-exist,…

  • Instagram

    Instagram

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    Halfling13

    Attempting to coordinate an Instagram link from this site, assuming I can get the plugins to function properly. This would provide another avenue to follow and participate, and allow me to start utilizing the alternate site. Still not sure how exactly it will play into my current strategies, but Instagram at least helps me share…

  • Comments

    Comments

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    Halfling13

    On the website, I am trying to encourage more comments and discussion, so for at least a time, I am going to disable the requirement to list an email address and name. Comments still have to be approved (to avoid spammers), and the auto-blocking tools are still in place (again, for spamming), but perhaps this…

  • Disaster Recovery

    Disaster Recovery

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    Halfling13

    Alternating between minimal time, and way too much time waiting this week, with a work-related Disaster Recovery drill. For the company that I work a “real” job for, we perform an annual Disaster Recovery exercise. Basically, we pretend that one of the data centers has been destroyed and no longer available, and attempt to restore…