• Server Down time

    the server will be down this afternoon for about 45 min to 1 hour starting at about 6pm EST

    The last few weeks I have been having server stability issues and kept seeing disk read errors in the logs I initially thought it was a failing hard drive which I then sourced to a faulty SATA cable but that wasn’t the only issue. Fortunately the hard drive is in good health and was working properly whe ...


  • Power down, phone dead? Not a problem.

    Since most people don’t own a backup generator (including myself though I would like one). I have been in this situation a few times in the last year  due to a new building going up in my area or fires  or wind between the power generation facility and the city and have lost power for more than a few hours.

    In the longest lasting one I found that my phones battery was pretty close to dead so I ...


  • The pebble

    So I got my hands on a pebble smart watch (black).

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    The pebble with a custom watch face I made with canvas.

     

    Hardware:

    Wrist Strap:

    My initial reaction was to the feeling of the wrist band (made of TPU rubber). Its a 22mm wide band and has pogo pins so easy enough to replace them with better straps, I’m not much of a fan of rubber strap ...


  • free steam keys

    i decided to periodicly update this blog with steam keys

    heres how this works i post them here and its a first come first serve
    if you get the key ore someone beats you to it post a comment saying the key is claimed

    Organ trail: directors cut; 55G7Z-R03P7-BIL58


  • new kitten

    Ok so yesterday I found / was adopted by a kitten (4-7months old), she has no collar or tags. When I left the apartment like literally as I walked out of the building this kitten ran up to me I scratched her head as I do with any animal that is willing to come to me. As I walk away she would not leave me alone (something that has never happened to me ) I thought it was rather odd to see her be ...


  • charging phones and some electrical theroy

    confused about boiler plates on power adapters?

    first yes the cheap ones are often poorly designed either using fake complacency labels or just barley making it to the standard that being said try to avoid using them

    as for the usb standard it is 5V (this can vary within .25V due to component values not being exact) most computer motherboards supply a MAXIMUM of 500mA to usb ports it doesn’t ...


  • Save a life

    its that time of the year where i annoy every one to go donate blood if there is any way you can give back to society give a pint (500ml) of blood it will probably save someones life there is even a benefit for you that every donation is screened for STD’s and STI’s so if you caught something they will tell you

    as of now i have 5 successful donations (as i do it at my college each semester)
    t ...