Time to Move

Time to Move

I should have this back in operation soon enough but this compute instance completely hung in a way that rendered it inoperable from the VM console, etc., and so some backend changes as to the nature and location of the VM's will be happening. Not changing back to wordpress or anything silly, this is more a few quirks in how the VDI is managed that frankly are done better in other places even outside of AWS or Azure. Good thing I run those backups, eh? I should be rocking and rolling in time…

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Flying High

Flying High

Those of my friends who've hung out with me when touring aviation-related sites like the Yorktown know my taste in airplanes is odd. Sure, I love the feisty little F-16, appreciate the sleek beauty of the F-18, and the power and form of the F-15. I've even had models of most of them. Nevertheless, my favorites are quirky. Sure, the P51 Mustang is a beauty, but I'd rather rebuild my modeling collection with an ungainly Vought F4U corsair, the FW-190, or the tubby F6F Hellcat. Going into the je…

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A Sound (hardware) Decision

A Sound (hardware) Decision

For a bit of change of pace, I'm working out a few thoughts as to the next step I want to take with the music hobby. While it's not really new for me, heck, the whole extended family is musically inclined, taking it seriously and learning to play an instrument is knocking some serious rust off, and bothering to learn the theory is actually new. That means "amp or computer inputs". Well, the crappy amp I have is good enough to flatten the sound on it and use it as a straight speaker-out for…

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Where I've Been

Where I've Been

Hi. More of a personal update. I've still got a few project sets I'm working, some work related, a couple personal. Can't talk much but that's part of the reason it's been quiet around these parts. That said, a good chunk of the blame the last couple days can be ascribed to my newly re-acquired music hobby. Talk about a neverending rabbit-hole. Filed under things I've learned: First, despite being the kind of guy who could wire up a complex home stereo just by looking at the back…

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Updates on Rocksmith, Odds and Ends

Updates on Rocksmith, Odds and Ends

I was wrong on one point, and while I still enjoy it, I can see a little bit why a really experienced musician would be driven up the wall. First - I was wrong about tabs being included. I'd seen two separate sources mention them but cannot find them after some serious digging around. That said.... If you have Rocksmith on the PC or Mac, you can use this handy tool - RocksmithToTab [http://www.rocksmithtotab.de/documentation/] - to skim through your Rocksmith music library and export all the…

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