Real Life on Chasing Dings! https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/categories/real-life/ Recent content in Real Life on Chasing Dings! Hugo en-us Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:05:14 -0500 Rubik and the Microplastic Mind https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2026/01/rubik-and-the-microplastic-mind/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:05:14 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2026/01/rubik-and-the-microplastic-mind/ <p>I just went to my first &ldquo;cubing&rdquo; competition &ndash; the &ldquo;Wide Moves and Waterslides CT&rdquo; tournament held this weekend by Cube New England. It won&rsquo;t be the last,</p> Soda can tabs for charity? REALLY? https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2025/08/soda-can-tabs-for-charity-really/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:02:34 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2025/08/soda-can-tabs-for-charity-really/ <p>Feels like a scam, but apparently this is real. Stupid, but real.</p> My California: Lick Observatory https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/09/my-california-lick-observatory/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:58:55 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/09/my-california-lick-observatory/ <p>What was once the largest refracting telescope in the world looks out high above Silicon Valley…</p> My California https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/08/my-california/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:26:25 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/08/my-california/ <p>If you live on the Central Coast, you already know.</p> Going to California https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/08/going-to-california/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 23:19:09 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/08/going-to-california/ <p>I took a chance on a big jet plane, don’t let anyone tell you that they’re all the same.</p> Not Gonna Lose My Blog: Backups Saved Me Once and Will Save Me Again https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/08/not-gonna-lose-my-blog-backups-saved-me-once-and-will-save-me-again/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:29:00 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/08/not-gonna-lose-my-blog-backups-saved-me-once-and-will-save-me-again/ <p>I lost my blog. Backups saved me. Now I&rsquo;m taking it to the next level by implementing the 3-2-1 backup strategy with rclone and OneDrive.</p> Bienvenue à monsieur Minuit, mon nouveau chat noir https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/07/bienvenue-%C3%A0-monsieur-minuit-mon-nouveau-chat-noir/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:37:38 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/07/bienvenue-%C3%A0-monsieur-minuit-mon-nouveau-chat-noir/ <p>Well, that&rsquo;s about all the French I know&hellip;</p> Blaugust 2022: Introduce Yourself week https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2022/08/blaugust-2022-introduce-yourself-week/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:54:37 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2022/08/blaugust-2022-introduce-yourself-week/ <p>Welcome to Blaugust week 1, where I introduce myself! Or some version of myself, anyway.</p> EverQuest Original Soundtrack: Worth buying a record player. https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2021/12/everquest-original-soundtrack-worth-buying-a-record-player./ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 23:30:02 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2021/12/everquest-original-soundtrack-worth-buying-a-record-player./ <p>Is there a vinyl album out there that would spur you to buy a record player? I thought I&rsquo;d never do it, until that one&hellip;</p> Tipa v Internet: Part II https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2021/08/tipa-v-internet-part-ii/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:51:06 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2021/08/tipa-v-internet-part-ii/ <p>I bought a new router and haven&rsquo;t crashed in DCUO all night. Is everything good now? Did I fix the issue?&hellip;</p>