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My Father still isn’t the Ambassador, and I’ve come to terms with that.
My Father still isn’t the Ambassador, and I’ve come to terms with that.
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. I’d actually planned to post this one a couple of months ago, but it wasn’t finished then, and it’s…
Adam
Sep 29, 2023
Ja, mein Vater ist der Botschafter!
Ja, mein Vater ist der Botschafter!
I’m lying, he isn’t. Mein Vater ist a reverend, and whilst it’s a classic joke that members of the clergy have been to known to schaft a…
Adam
Jul 1, 2023
‘Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.’
‘Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.’
Initial preparation on the island is going well. It didn’t take long for us to realise the potential that an undetectable base of…
Adam
May 19, 2020
OTACON Deviation 4 — Shut up, I’m not projecting, you are!
OTACON Deviation 4 — Shut up, I’m not projecting, you are!
I’ve been working from home for a little over a month, and as usual when I’m away from the office for significant periods of time, I tend…
Adam
May 9, 2020
The illicit activities of Icadia Cartel: An Introduction
The illicit activities of Icadia Cartel: An Introduction
With Coronavirus hitting us all globally, there has been a substantial change to our daily life, at widely differing ends of the spectrum…
Adam
May 6, 2020
OTACON Update 9 — Go with the flow, or go home. Or both. Both is good.
OTACON Update 9 — Go with the flow, or go home. Or both. Both is good.
A while ago I was looking at presence detection as part of my home automation setup, and it was for a very basic purpose; recognising the…
Adam
May 12, 2019
Hapkido Update VII: Appreciating a softer side
Hapkido Update VII: Appreciating a softer side
With every grading, Grandmaster Chang says a few words after the test to offer philosophical counsel to students on the matters of self…
Adam
Mar 13, 2019
OTACON Deviation 3 — Working Remotely
OTACON Deviation 3 — Working Remotely
Something I’ve been meaning to get around to is finding a use for the various old phones I’ve got laying around. I’m one of those people…
Adam
Feb 27, 2019
OTACON Deviation 2 — Or “Yeah. There’s no way in hell this is running on an RPi Zero-W.”
OTACON Deviation 2 — Or “Yeah. There’s no way in hell this is running on an RPi Zero-W.”
Hahahahahahahahaha *Starts pulling hair out*
Adam
Jan 4, 2019
OTACON Update 8— Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who’s the techiest of them all?
OTACON Update 8— Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who’s the techiest of them all?
Whilst I’m still deciding on some AI integrations and which currently available packages to run with, I’ve had some other projects open…
Adam
Dec 21, 2018
Things I am no longer allowed to do in the office — Chapter One
Save for a number of colleagues I can count on one hand who know how to party, my workplace environment is professionally dreary. The…
Adam
Nov 6, 2018
Commute Observation: Life Imitating Tropes
Commute Observation: Life Imitating Tropes
This morning’s commute into work was beautiful, like something out of a cheesy teen romcom. I absolutely love it when popular…
Adam
Sep 21, 2018
OTACON Update 7 — ♫ If you don’t like what you see here, get the NUC out ♫
OTACON Update 7 — ♫ If you don’t like what you see here, get the NUC out ♫
A lot of people ask who and what OTACON actually is. For those that ask and I suspect aren’t interested in the technical details, I usually…
Adam
Jul 24, 2018
Hapkido Update VI: Worldwide Boardsmack
Hapkido Update VI: Worldwide Boardsmack
I’ve been rocking a red belt now for approximately four months, and despite my previous apprehensions about the climb to black belt, I’ve…
Adam
Apr 18, 2018
Hapkido Update V: The Spirit Strikes Back
Hapkido Update V: The Spirit Strikes Back
I’m afraid I’ve held back recently on the Hapkido updates as of late, for the simple reason that about 6 months ago, I absolutely fucked up…
Adam
Jan 10, 2018
OTACON Update 6 - Emergencies, Presence Detection, and Sexytime.
OTACON Update 6 - Emergencies, Presence Detection, and Sexytime.
With a three day weekend for your dear friend and narrator, I’ve been continuously updating the tasks for OTACON, now responding to various…
Adam
Nov 11, 2017
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