FastFoto Four-Hundred
I've got loads of film photos from yesteryear that I really want to be scanned. One of the biggest issues is the combination of time and quality. In short one wants the scan to be perfect, but at the same time one does not want to spend too much time. However, but the same logic, a bad scan is a waste of time as one will want to do it all over again at a latter point. As a result I've been inclined to scan negatives when possible, but there's a skill level I don't have and it'll involve more (...)
AI Doompop
As a long term Microsoft Windows programmer I (used to?) feel a bit tense when someone proposes switching to Linux or even something crazy like MacOS. I'd see it as a personal attack on my financial future of me and my family, and it was eventually tensions like that that make me want to move on from being a one-man-developing team. Over my last 20 years as a professional programmer I went from Assembly to C to C++ and (...)
It Has Fallen Far From The Tree
I mentioned in an earlier Slog that I've got a M1 MacBook Pro. Which I do! I'm using it right now in fact! It's very good for what I use it for; a general web browsing machine that has good battery life and a holistically decent hardware. Which it does, even about five years later. It's one of those with the TouchBar. A feature I thought was cool but less cool than it could have been since it replaced the function keys in the process. But it's still supported; I really like how when typing (...)
Weight Set Point and Early Conclusions
Early conclusions? What? This is poor science! Well it's all appropriate as I'm also ranting about Weight Set Point, which is not good science, but is probably at least partially true. Let's start with the Early Conclusions.
- Metabolism for the purpose of this discussion is about how your body uses a certain amount of energy just existing. This amount may increase and result in extra work done by the body in repairing/growing, or just make you feel more inclined to do stuff. (...)
