⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: MILD SPOILERS Embark on a thrilling journey with the Fantastic Four as they harness their newfound powers to save the world in their first epic adventure! My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5 stars) Overall, the movie was decent. The storyline and t…
Continue Reading →This weekend was quite productive for me! I managed to put together the Pironman5 Max and install a 16GB Raspberry Pi 5, and I also moved my 1TB NVMe drive from my old 8GB Pironman5, which served my homelab and home server for a year. I've owned the Piron…
Continue Reading →⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS Power and resilience shine through in the dynamic duo leading 'The Morning Show,' ready to face the bustling challenges of media life. My Rating: ⭐ (1/5 stars) Episodes: 1-10 | Aired: September 17, 2025 through November …
Continue Reading →In recent months, I've been building a social media aggregation platform using the Windsurf AI IDE. The platform displays a multimedia timeline that pulls content from Mastodon, Bluesky, Sharkey, Nostr, and Micro.blog. The goal was to centralize my social media interactions in one location instead of checking multiple sites.
Developed in Python using AI coding assistants (Claude and ChatGPT 5.2 High Reasoning) to accelerate development, I designed the platform structure and verified the implementation through testing. The screenshot shows the current interface. Some posts appear duplicated because I follow the same people across multiple platforms.
Continue Reading →⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: FULL SPOILERS Superman returns with unwavering resolve, his eyes set on a brighter tomorrow. My Rating: ⭐½ (1.5/5 stars) Let's start with the positives. I appreciated the fresh faces portraying Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Jimm…
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I was reading my RSS reader BazQux the other day and came across a post by rscottjones about retirement planning. With approximately 8 years until my own retirement, I've started planning too. I found his approach very interesting.
I like reading what other people are thinking and comparing ideas. Since he shared his and his wife's general plans, I thought I'd share mine to help organize my own thinking.
Continue Reading →An engineer lost in thought, surrounded by a maze of circuits and the glow of futuristic interfaces. Lately, I’ve been swamped with projects and short on energy to tackle them, partly because of my worsening eyesight. I have glaucoma, but th…
Continue Reading →A conductor leads a robotic orchestra aboard a starship, with the USS Enterprise framed through the observation deck windows. Computer: Personal log, Stardate: Current. I want AI that resembles two distinct concepts, not the general artific…
Continue Reading →I went to the doctors on Friday, hopefully for the last of the required three ECHOs I need while on my medication called Camzyos (you may have seen the commercials on TV for it). I have been on 5mg since June for my Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and I am o…
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