With sadness of heart, I have to report that DansGeekStop will be moving to a new web hosting company. I have been informed that lomag.net will be shutting down at the end of June. During negotiations to renew their contract with the data center they utilize, they were informed that the cost of continuing service […]
Finally, a real blog post after being away due to health reasons. I have previously talked about how the Appalachian Mountains helped power the nation through coal, oil, and natural gas. This was covered in earlier blog posts about Pennsylvania and its role in helping fuel American industry and energy production. Recently, however, the Appalachian
At the end of March, I made the mistake of stepping out in front of a car and got hit. Needless to say, it hurt like a bear. Fortunately, I was not hurt badly, but it did torque my left knee, which I am slowly healing from. That is one of the main reasons I
Last week, my post was about How Many of Us Curse at Our Tech… and Why Do We Do It? After I posted that article, I stepped back and gave the subject a little more thought. I wanted to look at the bigger picture, not just the individual trees in the forest. And that got
Oh, come on. This image is just the tip of the iceberg of the many reasons we all, at one time or another, have cussed out our electronic devices. And I call bull shit on anyone who says they’ve never done it. You already know the reasons any specific device can light that fuse. You
On my way to the library earlier this week around 7am, I had the pleasure of meeting a really nice lady. Not under the best circumstances. I stepped out in front of her car and got hit. This is totally on me. I just didn’t see her. Thankfully, she wasn’t going fast at all, but
If you have read any of my previous blog posts, you already know that I have been using ChatGPT for about a year while developing a personal application, a multi-layered encrypted password vault. I have written about that experience before, including both the good and the bad. For most of that time, I was working
A hobby that I used to be deeply involved in was astronomy and astrophotography. I loved it, and I still miss it. Unfortunately, now that I live in a more populated area and in the situation I’m currently in, it’s no longer something I can realistically enjoy the way I once did. If you’re in
So, I was bored the other day and decided to bust Gadget’s balls (ChatGPT client) about it being self-aware. Of course, the denials flowed and the expert opinion (total bullshit) of why it wasn’t self-aware just came in a flood from Gadget. Yea, yea, yada, yada, Gadget. Your line of shit just isn’t cutting it
This is a topic very close to my heart. My adopted mother, who raised me, cared for me, and loved me, suffered from this awful disease. I still do not know whether it was Alzheimer’s or dementia. In the end, I am not sure it mattered. They both take so much. They both hurt. They
