/now
This page is inspired by Derek Sivers's post The /now page movement and the Now Movement. The purpose of this page is to share what I'm currently focussed on, and will be updated as things change.
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What's New?
Well thing just keep getting busier with new and old projects. I really ought to cut back on projects but, I'm a sucker for a good project though.
I picked up a contract as well as continuing work on the "secret project". There is a company in the works so it's not something I can talk about until it goes public but, I think it will really have an impact. Fingers crossed.
Maker update: I got that old DJI drone flying and I am still working on making sense out of Betaflight so I can get this custom Ball Drone in the air. I got stuck when the servos wouldn't all respond (3 out of 4.. but got to get 100%) and went to work on other projects for a bit. I'm sure I have fouled up the remapping some how since I really havent a clue what I'm up to here. Soon I'll be back to figuring it out though. Sadly the build I was following is based on a much older version of Betaflight so I'm getting to learn more that I bargained for! lol
Hopefully I'll have mroe time for some blogging soon , I have a backlog of projects to write up!
What I'm Coding
- Mostly working on a private project right now so the rest of the list is in a pending mode.
- A Java, Object based, in memory, DataStore which is currently private and for the secret project. It's pretty darn cool I Think!
- Rebuilding my PiDir and weatherWatcher apps into a single system called Sundries. Its not opensource at the moment and honestly I dont know if anyone would want it lol.
- This Blog - Not currently working on this honestly.
- Adding an API endpoints to provide some extra data to this static site & web mentions!
- Build /now history since that's coming next now? (Debating this)
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Also make UrPodder compliant with OpenPodcast API once the spec evolves
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!!DONE!! ./Backlinks - Link saving/sharing app that can be self-hosted
What I'm Building
- A custom built, single rotor drone
- Planning another 'neon' sign build soon.
- Ubuntu Server
What I'm playing
- Icarus - with my lovely wife!
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - I never played it as I started with Skyrim and couldn't go back do the old graphics.
- Star Wars: Outlaws - Just finished and this was so fun, took me back to the Knights of the Old Republic games.
Apps I'm using:
- OS Ubuntu 24 - I pick Linux every time!
- IDE IntelliJ, Pycharm, I ditched VSCode ;)
- Programming Languages Java, Groovy, Python
- Rest Test Tool Bruno
- Browser Vivaldi (Because privacy is more than feature.)
- Social Mastodon.
- Laoptop - New Framework 16 with all the stuff including graphics card! This thing rocks
- Gaming - Steam with Proton, because now you don't need Windowz to game!
- Git Repo - Codeberg.org , als I am selfhosting Gitea now and mirroring to Codeburg.
- 3D Modeling - FreeCAD
- Notes - Obsidian
- Phone - Pixel6 sadly running Android for now.
- Podcasting - Antenna Pod
- Mastodon App - Tusky
- Phone Browser - Vivaldi
Books I'm Reading
- Why We Fear AI: On the Interpretation of Nightmares - Hagen Blix, Ingeborg Gilmmer
- 2600 Magazine Every quarter!
- Count Zero (Audio)
Books I finished!
- The Tech Coup - how to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley (Audio) - Marietje Schaake
- The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu
- The Bezzle - Cory Doctorow
- Spill - Cory Doctorow
- Doppelganger - Naomi Klein
- The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism - Jathan Sadowski
- Hopeland - Ian McDonald
- Character Limit (Audio) - Conger & Mac
- Binding Chaos - Heather Marsh
- Starter Villain - John Scalzi
- Cult of the Dead Cow - Joseph Menn