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109 entries. 130,464 words.
December, 2021
December, 2022
December, 2023
December, 2024
January, 2025
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The Recluse Report - January 2025 Part 1.
2025-01-15 6:30 PM.
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A new semi-monthly post. 1,548 words. -
Washington Is Going To The NFC Championship Game.
2025-01-19 1:24 PM.
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I can’t believe I’m writing this either. 561 words. -
Inauguration Day 2025.
2025-01-20 2:30 PM.
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Just some thoughts on inauguration day of the 47th U.S. president. 297 words. -
The Recluse Report - January 2024 Part 2.
2025-01-31 6:30 PM.
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Three games I’m looking forward to, watching anime movies and westerns, the Washington hype train crashes, and a hurricane of news that’s impossible to track. 1,785 words.
February, 2025
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But Why? - Game Video Production - Part 1 of ?.
2025-02-13 8:52 PM.
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Some reflections on why I started recording game videos and what I get out of it. 1,390 words. -
The Recluse Report - February 2025 Part 1.
2025-02-15 6:33 PM.
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Not much gaming, but a lot of television. 1,590 words. -
VFR and CFR - Game Video Production.
2025-02-22 6:11 PM.
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The exciting world of variable and constant frame rates in video files. 2,405 words. -
The Recluse Report - February 2025 Part 2.
2025-02-28 9:41 AM.
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 finished, Avowed started, some media production changes, television and movies, video script updates, a minor rant on the day job, soups, and an update from the inmate-led asylum. 2,029 words.
March, 2025
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The Recluse Report - March 2025 Part 1.
2025-03-15 12:27 PM.
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Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, a new mattress, and a dead car battery. 1,436 words. -
The Importance of the Backup Mic - Game Videos.
2025-03-23 5:01 PM.
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A backup microphone track can save you from the headache and wasted time of a ruined game video recording. 1,242 words.
April, 2025
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The Recluse Report - March 2025 Part 2.
2025-04-03 8:00 AM.
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Monster Hunter World, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Door Dash, Revenge of the Car Battery. 1,352 words. -
The Recluse Report - April 2025 Part 1.
2025-04-16 9:39 PM.
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Suddenly Resident Evil Village, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, HDR video recording, Cursor, and coughing. 1,149 words.
May, 2025
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The Recluse Report - April 2025 Part 2.
2025-05-04 11:10 AM.
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The Quarry, The Devil in Me, Oblivion Remaster, Failed HDR Recordings, Last of Us, Wheel of Time, Black Mirror, initial ENT results. 2,227 words. -
The Recluse Report - May 2025 Part 1.
2025-05-16 1:30 PM.
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New Gaming PC, Oblivion Remaster, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Last Of Us season 2 woes, new season of Taskmaster, disaster content, medical updates 4,026 words. -
The Recluse Report - May 2025 Part 2.
2025-05-30 8:55 PM.
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Very bad health news, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 roller coaster, first look at Elden Ring: Nightrein, a bunch of movies and miscellania. 4,610 words.
June, 2025
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The Recluse Report - June 2025 Part 1.
2025-06-16 1:40 PM.
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Very short update. 521 words.
July, 2025
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The Recluse Report - June 2025 Part 2.
2025-07-02 6:05 PM.
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Another too-serious medical update and some stuff I’ve watched lately. 1,842 words. -
The Recluse Report - July 2025 Part 1.
2025-07-16 8:31 PM.
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A random cold has made my life a real misery this month so far. 1,083 words.
August, 2025
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The Recluse Report - July/August.
2025-08-08 2:19 PM.
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I honestly don’t remember what I wrote in this post and I don’t want to hold up publishing to re-read it. 1,925 words. -
The Recluse Report - August 2025 Part 2.
2025-08-18 10:11 AM.
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Good health news for a change, Death Stranding 2, Dune Awakening, TTRPG stuff, movies, home improvements. 2,498 words.
September, 2025
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The Recluse Report - September 2025 Part 1.
2025-09-16 4:15 PM.
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I just can’t stop talking about cancer. Also games, movies and television, NFL football, and more. 2,446 words.
October, 2025
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The Recluse Report - September 2025 Part 2.
2025-10-01 2:20 PM.
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More rambling about the ups and downs of cancer, lack of direction in gaming, some things I’ve watched. 2,241 words. -
The Recluse Report - October 2025 Part 1.
2025-10-16 4:45 PM.
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A short one… Ghost of Yōtei, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, various shows, and surprisingly little about cancer. 1,079 words. -
NFL 2025 through Week 7.
2025-10-20 7:32 PM.
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A quick look at the NFC East through week 7 of the 2025 NFL season. 1,793 words. -
NFL 2025 Week 8 (NFC East).
2025-10-28 8:23 AM.
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Could the Commanders pull off an upset against the surging Chiefs? Well, no. No, they couldn’t. 705 words. -
The Recluse Report - October 2025 Part 2.
2025-10-31 3:00 PM.
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Random gaming, splitting game audio, and an uneventful cancer update. 1,113 words.
November, 2025
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NFL 2025 Week 9 (NFC East).
2025-11-03 7:48 PM.
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Hooboy what an embarrassment. 446 words. -
Strays, Witchers, and the Mundane March of Cancer Care - November 2025 Part 1.
2025-11-17 8:38 AM.
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Not much PC gaming, PS5 samples, some shows and movies, cancer update (it’s the same), and cataract surgery upcoming. 1,528 words. -
AI Is A Synthesizer.
2025-11-19 8:15 AM.
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An analogy so good I had to make rare individual post about it. 93 words.
December, 2025
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Farsighted Again: Healing While Streaming - November 2025 Part 2.
2025-12-01 12:11 PM.
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Cataract surgery successful, Stars Reach unimpressive, watching a lot of television while my eye heals. 2,020 words. -
CRPGs, Uploads, and Teeth - December 2025 Part 1.
2025-12-15 12:00 PM.
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Garages, CRPGs, uploading old videos, shows and movies, cancer coasting, and upcoming teeth extraction. 1,782 words. -
Games and Stuff - December 2025 Part 2.
2025-12-31 7:20 PM.
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Dabbling with Ashes of Creation, ARC Raiders, Final Fantasy XIV. Some movies and television. Getting two teeth pulled, and Christmas chemotherapy. 2,945 words.
January, 2026
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Resuming Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker After Four Years.
2026-01-05 3:56 PM.
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Notes from starting a brand new character in Final Fantasy XIV, then abandoning it and going back to my main for Endwalker. 2,785 words. -
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Update.
2026-01-12 5:00 PM.
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About 1/3 done with the first part of Endwalker, and continuing to level a Machinist new character. 1,521 words. -
The Recluse Report - January 2026 Part 1.
2026-01-16 11:41 AM.
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A quick scrawl about Final Fantasy XIV, in-ear monitors, and the day job. 1,047 words. -
MMORPGs and a Polar Vortex - January 2026 Part 2.
2026-01-31 5:01 PM.
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The Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker trial The Dark Inside, World of Warcraft Catch-up Experience and Shadowlands, a new brain MRI, and a sudden burst of political commentary you surely won’t want to miss. 4,204 words.
February, 2026
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The Recluse Report - February 2026 Part 1.
2026-02-17 4:51 PM.
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Continuing on an MMORPG kick, the Superbowl, cold snap finally letting up, and a mysterious stray dog. 2,364 words.
March, 2026
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The Recluse Report - February 2025 Part 2.
2026-03-01 6:38 PM.
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World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, video subtitles, sketchy hip MRI results, SOTU. 1,669 words. -
The Recluse Report - March 2026 Part 1.
2026-03-15 9:22 PM.
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Midnight, Endwalker, Nioh 3, X-Plane 12, videos, Pilot Debrief, etc. 2,364 words. -
Crimson Desert Hype.
2026-03-16 5:18 PM.
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Why is everyone so hyped about Crimson Desert? 524 words. -
A Day at the PET Scan.
2026-03-19 7:23 PM.
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What a PET scan to check on cancer progress is like. 1,649 words. -
The Recluse Report - March 2026 Part 2.
2026-03-31 6:59 PM.
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Resident Evil 4, Nioh 3, WoW Midnight, Firefly Season 2, Mentour Pilot, the Suffering of Dave, UFL, Artemis II, old man rambling about the government. 3,059 words.
April, 2026
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Artemis II.
2026-04-05 8:23 AM.
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I’ve been completely captivated by the Artemis II mission to fly around the moon. 2,424 words. -
The Recluse Report - April 2026 Part 1.
2026-04-16 3:29 PM.
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A tiny bit more Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and a crazy unexpected chemo reaction. 1,087 words.
May, 2026
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The Recluse Report - April 2026 Part 2.
2026-05-01 11:22 AM.
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A long one about trying some tactical RPGs, Pathfinder: Kingmaker continued, NotebookLM for video transcripts, some shows, and other random news. 5,846 words. -
The Recluse Report - May 2026 Part 1.
2026-05-16 6:39 AM.
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Evercold announced, Battle Brothers rabbit hole, and AI at work. 1,175 words. -
The Recluse Report - May 2026 Part 2.
2026-05-31 9:36 PM.
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Little gaming, starting an archival digitization of World War 1 diaries, Marbles is back, and a lousy 10-pound-losing chemo cycle. 2,386 words.
June, 2026
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The Recluse Report - June 2026 Part 1.
2026-06-20 7:48 AM.
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summary 1,320 words.
July, 2026
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The Recluse Report - June 2026 Part 2.
2026-07-02 4:26 PM.
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New MacBook, a couple blog posts I’ve seen, Genealogy stuff. 2,372 words. -
Belghast's Passing.
2026-07-04 8:22 PM.
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A short acknowledgment of Belghast’s passing. 59 words. -
Feeling Human Again.
2026-07-07 8:18 AM.
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An experiment in daily morning writing to prep for Blaugust. Reflecting on my chemo recovery cycle, returning to work, Under An Iron Sky, re-watching Band of Brothers. 536 words. -
Automating Blog Metadata with Custom AI Skills.
2026-07-07 10:55 AM.
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Creating a custom AI helper skill to automate the process of creating titles, summaries, and blog post header images. 305 words. -
Fighting Markdown Autocomplete and A Whopper.
2026-07-07 1:16 PM.
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Eating my first real meal in days while dealing with the frustrations of AI autocomplete during blog writing. 245 words. -
Turning Off Editor Suggestions in Antigravity IDE.
2026-07-07 2:31 PM.
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Disabling Antigravity IDE’s auto-writing feature makes it a viable editor for drafting blog posts. 270 words. -
Starting to Update the Blog Theme.
2026-07-07 6:45 PM.
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I’m using Gemini and Antigravity to modernize my Hugo blog theme. 175 words. -
Demonstrating the Blog Post-Processor.
2026-07-07 7:16 PM.
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A look behind the scenes at my new AI-assisted post-processing workflow for static blog posts. 661 words. -
AI in Blaugust.
2026-07-08 6:17 AM.
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Reflecting on the distinctions between AI assistance and AI-generated content before Blaugust. 1,269 words. -
The Search for a Niche Social Circle.
2026-07-10 8:03 AM.
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Reflecting on the challenges of finding a true online home and a compatible social circle in the modern internet age. 362 words. -
Clearing Space for a New Recliner.
2026-07-13 8:28 AM.
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A busy weekend of moving furniture, clearing clutter, and transcribing. 402 words. -
The Recluse Report - July 2026 Part 1.
2026-07-15 9:10 AM.
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A slew of overdue blog maintenance, owning what you buy is still a concern?, some movies, a new recliner. 1,422 words. -
Trying Rise of the Ronin on the PS5.
2026-07-17 8:48 AM.
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Plugging in the PS5 to try Rise of the Ronin reveals a forgettable action RPG and a struggle with controller muscle memory. 348 words. -
The Rhythm of Chemo.
2026-07-20 10:08 AM.
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On the psychological and physical rhythms of starting a new three-week chemotherapy cycle. 480 words. -
RSS Traffic Statistics and Kindle Obsolescence.
2026-07-21 6:39 AM.
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A deep dive into web log statistics, along with thoughts on outdated Kindle readers and Dungeon Crawler Carl. 940 words. -
Bullets on Chemo and InoReader and DCC.
2026-07-22 8:34 AM.
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A surprisingly fast chemotherapy session, cleaning up old InoReader folders, and trying to read Dungeon Crawler Carl. 806 words. -
Chemo Cycle Day 3.
2026-07-24 8:04 AM.
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Managing fatigue and handling nausea and appetite loss on day three of my chemotherapy cycle. 313 words. -
Weekend Writing Practice.
2026-07-25 8:31 AM.
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A rainy weekend morning update on chemo cycle side effects, audiobooks, and trying to create non-AI illustrations for my blog. 714 words. -
Infusion Center Sunday.
2026-07-26 7:50 AM.
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Rehydrating at the infusion center on chemo day five, managing a YouTube upload queue, and thinking about returning to Final Fantasy XIV. 293 words. -
Returning to Final Fantasy XIV.
2026-07-27 7:46 AM.
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Returning to Final Fantasy XIV after a long hiatus, a blog feed activity tracker, and an upcoming virtual oncologist visit. 401 words. -
Fixing YouTube Video Descriptions in Inoreader.
2026-07-28 6:18 AM.
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Discovering why YouTube RSS feeds display empty descriptions in Inoreader, and how to fix it by subscribing to the channel URL. 324 words. -
Back To Normal.
2026-07-29 5:46 AM.
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Sharing recent PET scan results, dealing with a troublesome right hand issue, preparing for Blaugust by building a stock image library, and a little more Final Fantasy XIV. 1,285 words. -
Upcoming Cervical Spine MRI.
2026-07-30 7:55 AM.
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A fast-progressing right arm issue prompts a stat cervical spine MRI, exporting YouTube subscriptions, and Antigravity-powered python modernizations. 753 words. -
Blaugust Eve 2026.
2026-07-31 5:55 AM.
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Approaching the start of Blaugust 2026, pondering the event’s zero-hour timing, refactoring video python scripts, adjusting to a new neck pillow. 772 words.
August, 2026
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Welcome To The Party, Pal.
2026-08-01 7:36 AM.
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Blaugust Day 1. Starting Blaugust 2026, reflections on Belghast’s legacy, anti-mentoring advice, and a frustrating first experience with a burger press. 640 words. -
Comment Authentication Options.
2026-08-02 6:34 AM.
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Blaugust Day 2. Recovering from a day of yard work, heading to an MRI, and comment authentication. 602 words. -
Neck MRI Completed.
2026-08-03 7:10 AM.
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Blaugust Day 3. A cervical spine MRI, major comment system changes, a surprising WordPress stat, and the video of the day. 1,045 words. -
My Earliest Blogs.
2026-08-04 7:44 AM.
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Blaugust Day 4. My earliest web pages and custom blog engines, mixed health news, and workspace reorganization. 832 words. -
Radiologist Results and GoToSocial Migration.
2026-08-05 6:19 AM.
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Blaugust Day 5. Getting my GoToSocial instance successfully migrated to the cloud while digesting some heavy news from the radiologist. 849 words. -
Links to Other Blaugust Posts.
2026-08-06 5:52 AM.
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Blaugust Day 6. A collection of links and brief thoughts on recent Blaugust posts. 1,420 words. -
Why It's Called Endgame Viable.
2026-08-07 7:36 AM.
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Blaugust Day 7. Explaining the origin of the name Endgame Viable and its shifting meaning as the years go by. 464 words. -
Downloading EverQuest Legends.
2026-08-08 8:02 AM.
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Blaugust Day 8. A bout of Saturday morning lethargy, writing motivation, downloading EverQuest Legends, and the video of the day. 741 words. -
Old Dog Not Understanding HTML Day.
2026-08-09 8:36 AM.
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Blaugust Day 9. The three virtues of programming make me avoid hand-writing HTML and instead lean on Markdown and automation. 1,270 words. -
EverQuest Legends and FFXIV.
2026-08-10 8:31 AM.
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Blaugust Day 10. Starting another chemo cycle, mowing the lawn, trying to find the lore in EverQuest Legends, two more MSQ quests in Endwalker, and bathtub robot. 984 words. -
Accumulated Blog Topics.
2026-08-11 7:51 AM.
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Blaugust Day 11. Chemo infusion 20, blog subjects to avoid, superpowers, real life, stats, blog longevity, Final Fantasy XIV. 920 words. -
Zoya Fyodorova.
2026-08-12 8:13 AM.
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Blaugust Day 12. My interpretation of a Blaugust group project - the tragic life of Stalin-era Soviet actress Zoya Fyodorova, from gulag imprisonment to her unsolved murder. 456 words. -
Blogging Daily In 2026.
2026-08-13 10:47 AM.
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Blaugust Day 13. Adjusting my writing process to survive the daily posting demands of Blaugust. 777 words. -
Answering 100 Questions for Webmasters.
2026-08-14 9:23 AM.
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Blaugust Day 14. Blasting through the 100 questions for webmasters questionnaire. 2,011 words. -
Where Are Your Screenshots?.
2026-08-15 10:35 AM.
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Blaugust Day 15. Hunting down screenshots across old PCs and backup hard drives with the help of Antigravity. 825 words. -
Community Aggregators.
2026-08-16 12:09 PM.
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Blaugust Day 16. Some musing on community mega-blogs and aggregators. 1,107 words. -
A Dynamic Blogroll.
2026-08-17 7:24 AM.
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Blaugust Day 17. Adding a dynamic blogroll ticker to my Hugo site. 668 words. -
Sending Webmentions and Pingbacks.
2026-08-18 7:04 AM.
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Blaugust Day 18. Sending webmentions and pingbacks to external sites referenced in blog posts using AWS Lambda serverless functions and SNS. 907 words. -
Hummingbirds.
2026-08-19 7:00 AM.
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Blaugust Day 19. I finally got around to setting up a hummingbird feeder and it brought all the hummingbirds to the yard. 256 words. -
Secret Hyperfocusing Musician.
2026-08-20 6:29 AM.
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Blaugust Day 20. Waiting on slow DNS propagation, heading to the brain doctor, and falling down a deep rabbit hole of music production. 490 words. -
Retiring Old WordPress Sites.
2026-08-21 7:04 AM.
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Blaugust Day 21. Retiring three decaying WordPress sites by setting up lightweight static landing pages and redirects on Cloudflare Pages. 871 words. -
Reverse Engineering Old Music Projects.
2026-08-22 12:26 PM.
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Blaugust Day 22. The logistical challenge of recovering, remixing, and remastering mid-90s songs from ADAT tapes and MIDI files in a modern DAW. 1,641 words. -
YouTube Channels I Follow.
2026-08-23 7:40 AM.
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Blaugust Day 23. For Creator Appreciation, a list of YouTube channels I follow. 357 words. -
EverQuest Legends Sub Cancelled Already.
2026-08-24 6:33 AM.
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Blaugust Day 24. My brief three-hour journey in EverQuest Legends and the lack of pull for non-existent nostalgia. 425 words. -
Reviving A Boss DR-660 Drum Machine.
2026-08-25 7:03 AM.
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Blaugust Day 25. Receiving a used Boss DR-660 with a low battery, navigating around a jack board to replace the battery and fix it. 631 words. -
Agentic Prompts To Live By.
2026-08-26 7:18 AM.
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Blaugust Day 26. A practical guide and list of real-world prompts for using agentic AI assistants like Antigravity and Claude in daily software development. 1,297 words. -
Vestigial Death Throes of Habit.
2026-08-27 8:15 AM.
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Blaugust Day 27. Updates on health, television shows, and the progress of my DAT archiving project with a dying 30-year-old DAT deck. 444 words. -
Pros and Cons of AI Technical Writing.
2026-08-28 8:21 AM.
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Blaugust Day 28. My experience using Claude for technical writing at work, the need for human editing, and slow AI performance. 617 words. -
Two Content Discoveries.
2026-08-29 9:54 AM.
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Blaugust Day 29. Two recent content discoveries: the improvised Call of Cthulhu podcast Push the Roll and the low-brow UK comedy series The Sketch Show. 427 words. -
Changes To The Blog During Blaugust.
2026-08-30 10:19 AM.
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Blaugust Day 30. A list of all the technical updates, server infrastructure migrations, and design changes made to my blog before and during Blaugust. 267 words. -
Stumbling Over the Blaugust Finish Line.
2026-08-31 5:39 PM.
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Blaugust Day 31. Crossing the finish line of a daily blogging challenge, reflecting on publishing friction, and figuring out what comes next. 693 words.
September, 2026
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Google Maps Voice Change?.
2026-09-01 3:54 PM.
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Today I noticed Google Maps replaced its classic navigation voice with an amusingly different one. 237 words. -
Building a MacBook REAPER DAW.
2026-09-08 5:45 AM.
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Emerging from chemo hibernation, I decide to splurge and build a new REAPER music production workstation around my MacBook Pro. 655 words.