Kelly Adams

Kelly Adams

@kgadams.net

Retired technologist; servant of cats; gamer; blogger; sometimes grumpy old man

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Kelly Adams
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Loss of BioWare I was disheartened to read on Wilhelm's site that BioWare is being shut down by Electronic Arts.... #Bioware #corporatemalfeasance #ea #firings #layoffs #sickenedgameindustry

aginggamer.netLoss of BioWareI was disheartened to read on Wilhelm's site that BioWare is being shut down by Electronic Arts. To me this was unexpected, but I suppose it shouldn't have been. EA has been talking about focusing on sports and shooty-bang-bang games going forward, and BioWare doesn't fit that mould. But what have we lost in this action? And is there any hope of recovering from that loss?
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Michael (Mikhail) Bennett is AI generated A video of an America's Got Talent performance is making the rounds. It portrays an aging rocker singing a ballad about his impending demise and the lack of attention he has received in life from his offspring.... #agt #AI #andrewfrelon #michaelbennett

kgadams.netMichael (Mikhail) Bennett is AI generatedA video of an America's Got Talent performance is making the rounds. It portrays an aging rocker singing a ballad about his impending demise and the lack of attention he has received in life from his offspring. Sadly, the whole thing is AI generated, although the singer's voice might be real. Two quick links to fill in the blanks. One…
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Back to the office is bullshit I know this will be a controversial opinion, but I strongly believe that forcing people to work in an office when the option exists for them to work from home is counter-productive.... #backtotheoffice #corporatebullshit #remotework #wellsfargo #workfromhome

kgadams.netBack to the office is bullshitI know this will be a controversial opinion, but I strongly believe that forcing people to work in an office when the option exists for them to work from home is counter-productive. There are numerous studies that show working from home is more productive than working in the office. And clearly working from home is better for general mental health for most employees as it permits flexible use of available time to fit in daily life tasks around work requirements.
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PHP2Shell: updating to PHP 8.5.12 To quote Wikipedia: PHP2Shell is a set of two high-impact vulnerabilities in PHP versions 5.4–8.5, known under…... #fedora43 #fedora44 #php2shell #php8_4_26 #php8_4_27 #php8_5_11 #php8_5_12

kgadams.netPHP2Shell: updating to PHP 8.5.12To quote Wikipedia: PHP2Shell is a set of two high-impact vulnerabilities in PHP versions 5.4–8.5, known under Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures IDs CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, that allow remote code execution (RCE). Their existence was publicly announced on 20 October 2026. An emergency patch and details about the vulnerabilities were released on the following day. These two vulnerabilities both rank as a 9.2 on the ten point CVE scale of risk so definitely Bad News™for anything running PHP.
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Play PS5 games on Xbox? No, not really… I saw an article from Engadget today describing an effort to get PS5 games running on an XBox Series X.... #console #emulation #hardware #ps5onxboxseriesx #ps5x

aginggamer.netPlay PS5 games on Xbox? No, not really…I saw an article from Engadget today describing an effort to get PS5 games running on an XBox Series X. The truth of the story can be boiled down to a few words: no, it doesn't really work in a practical sense. The challenges Firstly, your XBox needs to be running in developer mode. This requires a few steps and you have to switch back to retail mode in order to play regular XBox games.
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Wainwright Base Fire On Saturday, October 17, a fast moving brush fire overcame a group of 84 soldiers from C Company 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who were training at the Wainwright Canadian Forces base.... #cfb #grassfire #princesspatricia #soldiers #wainwright

kgadams.netWainwright Base FireOn Saturday, October 17, a fast moving brush fire overcame a group of 84 soldiers from C Company 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who were training at the Wainwright Canadian Forces base. Four soldiers were killed and at least 19 others suffered critical injuries. Thirty nine were hospitalized. An investigation is underway by the military. The impression I get is that a training exercise was underway while what seemed to be a small grass fire burned nearby.
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Throwback: Mobile internet circa 2008 I wrote about my failure to become one with the mobile internet back in 2008. My focus was on my disagreement with…... #Google #mobile #mobileinternet #richminer #throwback #ui

kgadams.netThrowback: Mobile internet circa 2008I wrote about my failure to become one with the mobile internet back in 2008. My focus was on my disagreement with Rich Miner's thesis at the time that the reason people weren't using mobile devices for internet access at the expected levels was because of problems with the user interface (UI). I still disagree with that point he was making back then.
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On friendship and habits I read a post back during Blaugust on JCProbably's site on the topic of friendship. It was a touching bit of thinking on the topic of habits we persist in to perhaps keep a friendship alive.... #contact #friendship #reachingout

kgadams.netOn friendship and habitsI read a post back during Blaugust on JCProbably's site on the topic of friendship. It was a touching bit of thinking on the topic of habits we persist in to perhaps keep a friendship alive. It struck me with particular force as I am terrible at all the things that one is supposed to do to maintain friendship.
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How do I stream Irene and I watch a fair amount of TV. But I believe we do so rather inefficiently: we have several streaming services that only get occasional use and yet I am still paying full fees for access.... #amazon #cable #disney+ #netflix #paramount+ #streaming #TV

kgadams.netHow do I streamIrene and I watch a fair amount of TV. But I believe we do so rather inefficiently: we have several streaming services that only get occasional use and yet I am still paying full fees for access. I started thinking about this after reading Wilhelm's post about his own state of household streaming, and I think it is worth at least a bit of self evaluation.
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The game industry is diseased If I had made the headline a question then you could invoke Betteridge's Law of Headlines…... #corporateoverlords #gameindustry #layoffs #liveservice #profit

aginggamer.netThe game industry is diseasedIf I had made the headline a question then you could invoke Betteridge's Law of Headlines and just answer "No". But I made it a statement because I think the proof is fairly robust: the game industry is sick, and not in a good way. Note that I'm not implying that there are no good games or that the industry is collapsing, but rather that the industry is not consistently rewarding the right kinds of behaviour and products.
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RAM prices on overdrive I wrote about the impacts of AI development a while back. One of the factors I mentioned was technology waste which touches on the concept of AI being a massively wasteful consumer of things like high-performance… #AI #pc #playstation #priceincrease #RAM #shortage #xbox

kgadams.netRAM prices on overdriveI wrote about the impacts of AI development a while back. One of the factors I mentioned was technology waste which touches on the concept of AI being a massively wasteful consumer of things like high-performance GPUs, disk storage, and RAM. This consumption is driving up prices for basic technology infrastructure at an alarming rate. A recent article in Rock, Paper, Shotgun recounts the statement of the leader of one of the largest memory providers…
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Death of an icon: Margaret Hamilton I was saddened today to read of the death of Margaret Hamilton. She was one of the key programmers on the Apollo program having been responsible for much of the internal flight control… #apollo #mannedspaceflight #margarethamilton #softwareengineering #STEM

kgadams.netDeath of an icon: Margaret HamiltonI was saddened today to read of the death of Margaret Hamilton. She was one of the key programmers on the Apollo program having been responsible for much of the internal flight control system for Apollo 11. She is credited with inventing the term "Software Engineering", and pictures of her standing next to towering stacks of printout paper from her work on Apollo are stuck in my memory banks.
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Last ride of 2026 I overcame my recent period of anxiety on Wednesday, October 5 to get out for what is likely to be my last motorcycle ride of the year. I did my usual loop from Castlegar to New Denver, New Denver to Kaslo, and then back to Castlegar via Nelson. It was a beautiful day and an…

geekonaharley.orgLast ride of 2026I overcame my recent period of anxiety on Wednesday, October 5 to get out for what is likely to be my last motorcycle ride of the year. I did my usual loop from Castlegar to New Denver, New Denver to Kaslo, and then back to Castlegar via Nelson. It was a beautiful day and an enjoyable ride. My anxiety was quiet during the ride and only really showed up before and after, so I"ll have to remember that.
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Superconductors in your home Superconductors are kind of bizarre even in their 'normal' state. Normally all materials have at least a little bit of resistance to electrical current: pass a signal through a wire and at some point it will lose… #hydride #maglev #MRI #roomtemperature #superconductor

kgadams.netSuperconductors in your homeSuperconductors are kind of bizarre even in their 'normal' state. Normally all materials have at least a little bit of resistance to electrical current: pass a signal through a wire and at some point it will lose all of its energy. Over small distances of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers the loss might be negligable, but it is still there.
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Dealing with down days I have a lot of days, possibly the majority of my days, when I feel more negative than positive.... #depression #down #learning #liftingspirits #reading #writing

kgadams.netDealing with down daysI have a lot of days, possibly the majority of my days, when I feel more negative than positive. Lyteforce has a post wherein they talk about their own experiences with these kinds of days. Their premise is that it is important to open up about these feelings and to have a receptive audience such as close friends, family, or a therapist who can be good listeners.
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Sapphire and the boys I take a fair number of random photos around the house, several a week on average I'd guess.... #Cats #cattax #corbie #pie #sapphire

kgadams.netSapphire and the boysI take a fair number of random photos around the house, several a week on average I'd guess. A common subject for my pictures are our animals: Irene isn't fond of me taking pictures of her, and pictures of myself aren't fit for human consumption, so that leaves our furry companions. And they are more photogenic than most of the subjects around here anyway.
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Throwback: cell phone standards in Iraq Fasten your seat belts as today my own personal "Wayback machine" is taking us all the way back to March of 2003…... #cdma #cellular #gsm #iraqwar #throwbacks

kgadams.netThrowback: cell phone standards in IraqFasten your seat belts as today my own personal "Wayback machine" is taking us all the way back to March of 2003. At the time the Iraq war was still only two weeks old, and Republican law makers in the U.S. had their sights set on critically important decisions. Specifically Congressman Darrell Issa was pushing for a specific cell phone standard to be used in Iraq during reconstruction of the country.
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Early coding experiences I came across an article on Wired during Blaugust of 2024 and thought I should write something about my own introduction to coding as a teenager.... #6502 #basic #C #coding #pascal #retrocomputing

kgadams.netEarly coding experiencesI came across an article on Wired during Blaugust of 2024 and thought I should write something about my own introduction to coding as a teenager. I sort of forgot to follow up until today, so here we are. My youthful experiences with coding documented here all took place between about 1979 and 1985. I also did a bit of fiddling about earlier than that on computers I briefly had access to: a Commodore PET on a counter at Woodwards or a terminal attached to a PDP 11/70 at the University come to mind.
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Blogging isn’t dead Two years ago Wilhelm had some well-considered words to say (TAGN) regarding the state of blogging in the 2020's.... #blogging #deadparrot #facebook #indieweb #sharecropping #socialmedia

kgadams.netBlogging isn’t deadTwo years ago Wilhelm had some well-considered words to say (TAGN) regarding the state of blogging in the 2020's. A couple of years have passed and I have considered my own thoughts on the topic. And then I came across this post over on the Dead Parrot BBS, which inspired me to assemble my thoughts into a post here.
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How many blog posts left? I was going through my notes from a year or so ago and came across a reference to…... #blogger #lifespan #mortality #postcount #wordcount

kgadams.netHow many blog posts left?I was going through my notes from a year or so ago and came across a reference to this post from Axxuy on the topic of longevity as measured in blog posts. There are a lot of ways to calculate a lifespan: how many times will I shave before I expire, how many rolls of toilet paper will I use, or how many sunrises will I actually see.
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Lions lose in conflict between nomads and government Ten lions have been killed with poison in an attack on the wildlife in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation area.... #death #lions #ngorongoro #nomads #poison #tanzania

kgadams.netLions lose in conflict between nomads and governmentTen lions have been killed with poison in an attack on the wildlife in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation area. It is yet another incident where human factors outweigh the survival of the animals we share the planet with. Apparently the local nomadic human population in the area has increased by a factor of about ten since about 1960. The government has seen this rightly as a risk to the wild animals being conserved in the region, and has attempted to relocate the human population in recent years.
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AI: some words about feelings Bhagpuss published a post a few weeks back about AI and how we feel about it. Not about the hard crunchy aspects of AI, but about feelings and attitudes towards what may one day be a new form of actual… #AI #airegulation #apocalypse #feelings #government #skynet

kgadams.netAI: some words about feelingsBhagpuss published a post a few weeks back about AI and how we feel about it. Not about the hard crunchy aspects of AI, but about feelings and attitudes towards what may one day be a new form of actual intelligence we have to share the world with. I have some thoughts on the topic that I could either make into a long comment or a short post, so here we are.
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XBox cutting cloud gaming off at the knees Microsoft has announced new limits on cloud gaming will be introduced in November of this year…... #cloud #microsoft #money #termsandconditions #xboxcloudgaming #xboxgamepass

aginggamer.netXBox cutting cloud gaming off at the kneesMicrosoft has announced new limits on cloud gaming will be introduced in November of this year (Arstechnica). Depending on the Game Pass level you are subscribed to, your monthly hours will drop from "infinite" to as little as 5 hours: Game Pass Ultimate: 15 hours/month Game Pass Premium: 10 hours/month Game Pass: 5 hours/month This applies strictly to streamed games, where the game itself executes in Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and your device acts as a display and input device.
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Large AI firms ask for regulation Late last week Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay calling for the AI industry to be regulated…... #AI #ceos #darioamodei #regulation #samaltman

kgadams.netLarge AI firms ask for regulationLate last week Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay calling for the AI industry to be regulated for reasons of safety. It is a long read and I will be honest: I only skimmed it, and read a summary of the discussion around the issues on Gizmodo instead. But my limited understanding of the situation is that Amodei says the pace of AI development is putting us all at risk, and needs to be controlled with government oversight.
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Star Trek is 60 years old I have missed the actual birthday of Star Trek- September 8- by a good week. I have a good excuse as I was away…... #discovery #enterprise #picard #startrek #strangenewworlds #tng #tos #voyager

kgadams.netStar Trek is 60 years oldI have missed the actual birthday of Star Trek- September 8- by a good week. I have a good excuse as I was away visiting friends and touring around Radium Hot Springs at the time. I could have posted something I suppose, and I definitely felt the urge to do so when I saw Wilhelm (TAGN), Roger (Contains Moderate Peril)
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Narcissism, thy name is Drumpf I refuse to name the man here today who has called for the closure of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…... #donald #drumpf #kennedycenter #kingcombover

kgadams.netNarcissism, thy name is DrumpfI refuse to name the man here today who has called for the closure of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (CBC) in Washington. But he is the one who rules from on high south of our border, the man who hasn't met a monument, airport, or national treasure that he hasn't immediately wanted to put his name on.
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A trip to Radium My best friend Chris reached out to me at the end of June with a plan to meet up at a midway point between his home in Edmonton and our home in Castlegar.... #bighornmountain #billie #chris #invermere #oldsalzburg #panorama #radium

kgadams.netA trip to RadiumMy best friend Chris reached out to me at the end of June with a plan to meet up at a midway point between his home in Edmonton and our home in Castlegar. He would be travelling with his significant other Billie and his brother Richard, and I would aim to bring Irene along for the trip. I had enjoyed our similar gatherings in the past and so plans were made.
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Am I bored? Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril wrote a nice piece on boredom and what it means to him…... #boredom #creativity #problemsolving #riskseeking

kgadams.netAm I bored?Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril wrote a nice piece on boredom and what it means to him. I've had some time to ponder and developed some of my own thoughts on the topic. As per usual I am sharing those ideas here out of a desire to break up my day and relieve some boredom... actually, that isn't quite true as I don't feel bored at the moment.
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Deploying a Synology NAS I decided recently that it was time to build a new network attached storage service for our home network.... #afp #NAS #smb #storage #synology #timecapsule #timemachine

kgadams.netDeploying a Synology NASI decided recently that it was time to build a new network attached storage service for our home network. I have an old one, a NetGear ReadyNAS NVX+, but it is no longer maintainable. The ReadyNAS admin UI doesn't even support TLS 1.2, which means most modern browsers cannot connect to its administration page. Speaking of which, if you need to connect to an old web page like the Admin UI on a ReadyNAS…
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Resolving the MariaDB and Fedora problem I previously recounted an issue with my blog server wherein the MariaDB failed to start after a Fedora update.... #fedora #mariadb #root #systemdtmpfiles

kgadams.netResolving the MariaDB and Fedora problemI previously recounted an issue with my blog server wherein the MariaDB failed to start after a Fedora update. I found a work-around for that problem to get the blogs back up and running but the underlying issue remained: each time the server rebooted the MariaDB database would fail to start due to a missing /run/mariadb folder. The root cause…
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Reminder of Brad McQuaid An off-hand comment in a post on The Ancient Gaming Noob today about EverQuest Legends reminded me of the passing of Brad McQuaid over six years ago.... #bradmcquaid #deceased #everquest #johnsmedley #sadness

aginggamer.netReminder of Brad McQuaidAn off-hand comment in a post on The Ancient Gaming Noob today about EverQuest Legends reminded me of the passing of Brad McQuaid over six years ago. The reminder sent me on a bit of a journey that took me to a video that inspired some feelings. I recall being sad at the time- Brad "Aradune" McQuaid was several years younger than me when he passed at the age of 51 in 2019.
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Tim Cook’s retirement September 1st is Tim Cook's official last day as CEO of Apple after 15 years at the helm of that now-dominant company.... #apple #iphone #mac #timcook

kgadams.netTim Cook’s retirementSeptember 1st is Tim Cook's official last day as CEO of Apple after 15 years at the helm of that now-dominant company. He took over from Steve Jobs, an iconic leader who for many was the very face of Apple. And, despite the challenges of not being a design and product guy like Jobs, Tim Cook achieved great things while in charge.
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Sony makes bold claim about game ownership Sony would like you to know that any reasonable gamer would know that purchasing a game is just licensing a game…... #courtcases #licensing #ownership #Sony

aginggamer.netSony makes bold claim about game ownershipSony would like you to know that any reasonable gamer would know that purchasing a game is just licensing a game (Video Games Chronicle), not owning it. And there is truth mixed in with a bold-faced lie in that statement. There is also a comically bad argument about ownership mixed in there that I am still chuckling about. I'm sure lawyers wouldn't laugh as much as I am, but it sounds stupid to me so let's go with that.
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On the loss of CoCo We lost another cat hat I haven't previously written about in addition to Iris: CoCo. She was with us for nearly as long as Iris, and passed at about the same age of 19 years.... #cat #Coco #memorium #passing

kgadams.netOn the loss of CoCoWe lost another cat hat I haven't previously written about in addition to Iris: CoCo. She was with us for nearly as long as Iris, and passed at about the same age of 19 years. In her last days CoCo stopped eating and according to Irene started being unstable on her feet. We had CoCo put down on December 17- sadly, I have no memories of the event as it took place as…
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Adding word counts to the archive page I spent a bit of time on Monday adding a PHP code snippet to my Wordpress site that outputs a total monthly word count and average word count per post to the archives page.... #archive #snippets #word-counts #Wordpress

kgadams.netAdding word counts to the archive pageI spent a bit of time on Monday adding a PHP code snippet to my Wordpress site that outputs a total monthly word count and average word count per post to the archives page. This is far from a complex bit of code, and I used AI to get the basics, but here it is. PHP snippet to add word counts…
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Blaugust 2026 results The 2026 edition of Blaugust- the festival of blogging is wrapping up. This is my third year participating, and I started with fairly modest goals:... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #challenges #statistics

kgadams.netBlaugust 2026 resultsThe 2026 edition of Blaugust- the festival of blogging is wrapping up. This is my third year participating, and I started with fairly modest goals: Post at least five times (the "bronze" level of the event) with with a stretch goal of posting at least once for each of my three blogs secondary goal: keep my posts short with most being around 500 words…
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Iris is gone We had our beloved cat Iris euthanized after a long illness on May 1 of this year at the age of 19 and one half years.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #iris #memorial #passing

kgadams.netIris is goneWe had our beloved cat Iris euthanized after a long illness on May 1 of this year at the age of 19 and one half years. I've been remiss in terms of reporting on this fact for no good reason other than it hurt then and it continues to hurt now. But I felt it was only fair to say something about our loss of our beloved grey and white tabby girl since I so recently reported on…
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Free Witcher 3 remaster! If you have a PC, PS5, or XBox X/S with a copy of Witcher 3- rejoice! CD Project RED is giving us some free stuff in the coming weeks.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #cdprojectred #songsofthepast #witcher3

aginggamer.netFree Witcher 3 remaster!If you have a PC, PS5, or XBox X/S with a copy of Witcher 3- rejoice! CD Project RED is giving us some free stuff in the coming weeks. Available immediately are the two expansions for the game. At the end of September we get a remastered version of the game with improved gaphics and gameplay tweaks. This is all in preparation for the forthcoming Songs of the Past expansion coming in 2027 which, of course, won't be free.
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Am I part of the Indieweb? Juhis tells us that there is no membership card for the Indieweb blogging community. I like his thesis as I sort of feel like I'm at least on the periphery of the Indieweb movement.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #gatekeeping #indieauth #indieweb #webmentions

kgadams.netAm I part of the Indieweb?Juhis tells us that there is no membership card for the Indieweb blogging community. I like his thesis as I sort of feel like I'm at least on the periphery of the Indieweb movement. But I also feel like I'm on the outside, being judged for not being "indie" enough. But to understand my thinking on the matter you first have to have an understanding of what the Indieweb is.
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Say hello to Sapphire We have added a kitten to our clowder as of August 2, 2026, and her name is Sapphire.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #Cats #corbie #finn #magpie #sapphire

kgadams.netSay hello to SapphireWe have added a kitten to our clowder as of August 2, 2026, and her name is Sapphire. Before you ask: this means we now have four cats, three in the main house and one in my office over the garage. Yes that is a lot of cats. No, I didn't really want to have more cats. Yes, Irene begged and cajoled me for days.
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Purpose I read a post by Toby on the topic of purpose as a general concept in life and found it very insightful.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #philosophy #purpose #spirituality

kgadams.netPurposeI read a post by Toby on the topic of purpose as a general concept in life and found it very insightful. His post is far more insightful than this one is going to be. Go read his blog at the link above to get some excellent definitions and thoughtful consideration regarding the meaning of purpose. But Toby's words did get me thinking about different aspects of purpose in my own life and how the presence or absence of reasons for what I do might affect me.
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Server outage- MariaDB and Fedora problems My blog went down overnight without any planning on my part. When I checked it this morning, all three of my sites were showing an error that looked like this:... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #fedora #mariadb #mysql #outage

kgadams.netServer outage- MariaDB and Fedora problemsMy blog went down overnight without any planning on my part. When I checked it this morning, all three of my sites were showing an error that looked like this: Not exactly a good thing for me to wake up to, but I was eventually able to debug the issue with help from Google / Google AI and get things back up and running again.
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AI Waste I have Opinions™ about artificial intelligence. I'm not wholly against it, but I do feel that the current over-enthusiastic investment and circular dealing in the industry is a toxic aberration.... #AI #blaugust #blaugust2026 #datacentres #infrastructure

kgadams.netAI WasteI have Opinions™ about artificial intelligence. I'm not wholly against it, but I do feel that the current over-enthusiastic investment and circular dealing in the industry is a toxic aberration. We are spending trillions of dollars on technology that produces a few billion dollars worth of questionable benefit, all while consuming vast amounts of power, water, and technology. Questionable benefits…
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Warren Spector retiring I came across this post over on Engadget about Warren Spector retiring from the games industry. It caught me a bit in my emotions, and stirred up a few thoughts.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #deusex #thief #ultima #warrenspector

aginggamer.netWarren Spector retiringI came across this post over on Engadget about Warren Spector retiring from the games industry. It caught me a bit in my emotions, and stirred up a few thoughts. It bears mentioning that Mr. Spector has said he was retiring in the past, but he seems pretty certain about it this time. There is a big cutout in his plans for "Consulting" which could bring him back for just about anything game related.
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Finding motivation It is the fourth week of Blaugust, and the topic is on staying motivated. I normally don't post very frequently on my blog, so any increase over perhaps two or three times in a month is a significant goal for me.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #goals #motivation #writing

kgadams.netFinding motivationIt is the fourth week of Blaugust, and the topic is on staying motivated. I normally don't post very frequently on my blog, so any increase over perhaps two or three times in a month is a significant goal for me. But I'm doing better than I ever had this Blaugust having achieved 31 posts several days ago and 38 in total as of August 21.
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AI watermarking I came across something on Engadget about AI watermarking being implemented to comply with new EU regulations.... #article50 #blaugust #blaugust2026 #euaiact #watermarking

kgadams.netAI watermarkingI came across something on Engadget about AI watermarking being implemented to comply with new EU regulations. The topic was a new one for me, and piqued my interest. A lot of people have rather strong opinions on where and how artificial intelligence is used, and watermarking is a step to provide some visibility into that use. What is AI watermarking?
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Blogging about games becomes harder There was a time for me when blogging about games was easy. I was gaming almost daily and my time spent in front of a console or PC games machine probably averaged two or three hours per day,… #blaugust #blaugust2026 #industry #playing #time #wornout #writing

aginggamer.netBlogging about games becomes harderThere was a time for me when blogging about games was easy. I was gaming almost daily and my time spent in front of a console or PC games machine probably averaged two or three hours per day, seven days per week. Somewhere along the line, however, it became harder. I read an article by Aywren on their blog on this very topic and started considering a bit more why game blogging has become such a slog for myself.
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An opinion about RSS There has been a bit of discussion in the Blaugust community about the importance and nature of RSS feeds for bloggers.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #newsfeeds #opinion #rss

kgadams.netAn opinion about RSSThere has been a bit of discussion in the Blaugust community about the importance and nature of RSS feeds for bloggers. Roger at Contains Moderate Peril had his say, and so did Fyr over at Fyr.io. There is a general consensus amongst the folks who commented in the Blaugust discord that RSS feeds are a general good if not an outright necessity for a blog.
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On being mortified There was a post over on the DivergentRays blog about mortifying things one has said or done.... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #mortification #mortified

kgadams.netOn being mortifiedThere was a post over on the DivergentRays blog about mortifying things one has said or done. The example given of seeking out a kitty to pet at a social event is so in keeping with my own likely behaviour: even petting a stone cat is better than having to interact with people! I felt compelled to write a few words about my own personal embarrassing moment.
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Stop Killing Games Rock, Paper, Shotgun had an interesting article on the activities of the consumer protection group Stop Killing Games (SKG)... #blaugust #blaugust2026 #lawsuits #skg #Sony #stopkillinggames

aginggamer.netStop Killing GamesRock, Paper, Shotgun had an interesting article on the activities of the consumer protection group Stop Killing Games (SKG). The article inspired some thoughts on my part about what SKG and similar groups are trying to do on the behalf of gamers. SKG's raison d'etre Stop Killing Games was, as I understand it, founded on the concept that games that players pay for should continue to be available for some reasonable span of time.