Monthly Archives: October 2026

Proof that I really don’t look at my stats page much.

Posted on October 31, 2026 by baudattitude

About a week ago, I made a post in which I mentioned that while traffic to this blog was fairly low, at least it was consistently about a hundred people every day which I felt was pretty good for a … Continue reading →

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It’s the end of October. I should play a spooky game.

Posted on October 29, 2026 by baudattitude

If we look back to last October, I decided that it was seasonally appropriate to make a serious attempt at coming to terms with the Resident Evil series, as it’s one of those long-running series that I’ve never managed to … Continue reading →

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I assure you, this was of critical importance.

Posted on October 25, 2026 by baudattitude

I’m about six months shy of twenty years of posting stuff here, and about a hundred people – or, more likely, random web crawlers – stumble across one or another of my posts every day.  That’s not exactly huge, but … Continue reading →

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In which, delusions meet metrics

Posted on October 20, 2026 by baudattitude

So, like a lot of people these days, I always have a phone on or near me, and eventually there was a smart watch and a sorta-smart scale (it reports my weight to the phone when I get on it … Continue reading →

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New challenge: Making Oticon hearing aids work with an Apple TV.

Posted on October 19, 2026 by baudattitude

Several months ago, my wife got cool bionic ears a pair of hearing aids made by a company named Oticon.  I don’t have the exact model number at hand, but I understand they’re very good and even work as a … Continue reading →

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Adventures in International* travel.

Posted on October 18, 2026 by baudattitude

I love visiting Japan.  This is unlikely to be a surprise to anyone who’s read any previous posts on this blog, or really to anyone who even glances at the header image.  I acknowledge that I am very weeb-coded. I … Continue reading →

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In which, I find myself in the uncomfortable position of wanting to say nice things about Microsoft.

Posted on October 15, 2026 by baudattitude

I should probably start by saying that I don’t, in general, have a very positive view of Microsoft right now.  I’ve moved almost entirely to using macOS and Linux at home, and the computer that CAN still dual-boot into Windows … Continue reading →

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Continuing the true and only slightly-embellished story of my descent into madness; more adventures in home networking

Posted on October 10, 2026 by baudattitude

Yesterday, I commented that an entirely foreseeable and preventable chain of events had led to me spending entirely too much time and money moving my home network over to Ubiquiti gear. I should note at this point that I tend … Continue reading →

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Being the true and only slightly-embellished story of my descent into madness, see also: adventures in home networking.

Posted on October 9, 2026 by baudattitude

I feel it’s less of a thing these days, but it used to be a common male fantasy to have a big rack of stereo components that all more-or-less matched and had all kinds of exciting knobs and blinking lights … Continue reading →

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Yer a Gamer, Harry.

Posted on October 3, 2026 by baudattitude

Last month I mentioned that, despite not really being a big Harry Potter fan, I’d been inspired by some recent donut purchases to give the 2023 game a try, and that my initial reaction was quite positive. I can’t claim … Continue reading →

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