Whelp...It's 2019
It feels like I just wrote the last post where I told you (well, more like myself) that I would post on a more regular basis. That didn't happen clearly. November came and went and then December roared into our lives like an unholy were- beast.
Between work, the holidays, and a vacation - I just didn't find the time to update the blog.
January was plague month here at the house. We all took turns being sick in various ways. Last week, the country saw some of the coldest temperatures in nearly a generation. The Midwest was hit the hardest but we did not remain unscathed by the cold. Our pipes froze and then our fireplace and a space heater were called into action to help drive out the chill in the first floor.
But normalcy returned. As I type this, our oldest son is celebrating his 7th birthday and the weather has regained her senses (it's 42 F outside at the moment).
We bought a 3D printer which has been occupying my free time of late. It's a cool device that is forcing me to learn new software and dive deeper into hardware tweaking. I love it. It's a Creality Ender 3 and I have already printed a few upgrades and named it Aleister.
Reading picked up a bit too. I am in various stages of 3 different books which is just the kind of moody, scattered absorption that feeds my brain and soul.
Hacking the Xbox is an excellent primer for reverse engineering and refreshing by brains on the intricacies of PC architecture.
IWoz is a not-so-well-written autobiography on a very interesting person. I wish it was less conversational or that a ghost writer took a pass through it.
Altered Carbon is enjoyable and then some. I came to the book via the Netflix show and I am very please. I am "sipping" on that one.
All three should be complete this coming week which means I need to load up my queue.
Currently Reading:
Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering by Andrew "bunnie" Huang
IWoz by Steve Wozniak
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan