JASCO

My Blog

A little place to put my ideas out into the world.

• Microsoft Is a Pain (2024-11-27)

  I complain about Microsoft's software as a tech support worker



• What do I want to be? (2024-11-27)

  I discuss a conflict I have over what I want to do with my career, and share a simple tool I made



• On AI (2024-11-23)

  I discuss my initial reaction to AI, a focus group I got to be a part of, and my attitudes now a couple years into the "AI revolution"



• Mendocino Mushroom Festival (2024-11-19)

  I share some photos and talk about attending a mushroom festival



• Stepping Through Autumn (2024-11-13)

  I share some pictures from a beautiful afternoon walk I had



• Es Regnet (2024-11-01)

  I ramble about the goings-on in my life and the first good rain of the season



• Death (2024-10-23)

  I talk about the death of my dog, and my recent breakup



• Hybrid Cars Are Good (2024-10-23)

  I talk about switching from my Saab 9-5 to a Toyota Prius V



• Coming To Terms With Not Liking My Job (2024-07-18)

  I rant about my struggles with my new job



• Starting A Sequel Season The Wrong Way (2024-07-11)

  I complain about how sequel seasons of shows spend too much time rehashing the main characters



• 17 Miles Outside of Alturas (2024-07-06)

  I talk about my journey to a plot of land I purchased, and the bitter realization that met me shortly after I arrived.



• On The Prosecution of Donald Trump (2024-06-20)

  I talk about the guilty verdict of the Trump trial and what I see in the future of American politics.



• Badwolf Browser is Pretty Good (2024-06-18)

  I talk about minimalist web-browsers and my new favorite: badwolf



• Morel Hunting (2024-06-03)

  I talk about going mushrooming for the first time



• Changes (2024-05-21)

  I talk about my change in jobs, leaving the hardware store and taking a step into the world of IT



• Summer Goals (2024-05-16)

  I talk about my goals for the summer



• I Am Not a Gamer (2024-03-26)

  I talk about my history with gaming and frustration with the fact that gaming is a driving force in technology discourse



• I Got A New 3D Printer (2024-03-13)

  I talk about my history with 3D printing and my new 3D printer, a Creality Ender 3 KE



• Windows Woes (2024-02-21)

  I talk about a particularly frustrating experience of trying to install Windows for school



• Starting New Projects (2024-02-04)

  I discuss the struggles as a beginner to start projects



• Bot-World (2024-01-30)

  I talk about the problems of automating the every-day world around us



• Binary Tree (2024-01-27)

  A little tree I drew in inskscape, being composed of a series of splits like a binary tree



• Surfing The Web (2024-01-23)

  I talk about the joys of web-surfing, finding creative people outside of social media and seeing an active community from all walks of life



• Goodbye Gemini (2024-01-21)

  I talk about some of my frustrations with Gemini and why I chose to switch to posting on the web instead



• I Hate The Government (2023-12-09)

  I talk about what I view as government overreach into individuals' lives and other frustrations I have with the system



• The Garden (2023-06-07)

  This was a little narrative I wrote one day going over a day in my garden and thoughts that filled my mind on that day



• All Day Outside (2023-05-22)

  I detail one of my favorite days of 2023, spending the whole day working on projects including a planter box



• The joy of cooking (2023-04-07)

  I make one of my favorite dishes: chicken and brussel sprouts, as well as talk about the benefits of cooking at home



• Winters Whispers (2023-11-21)

  I reflect on the past few months and the year as a whole



• Semi Adulthood and Money (2023-04-11)

  I reflect on growing up and my relationship with employment and money, as well as go over the night of my 21st birthday



• You just can't win on the internet (2023-03-19)

  I reflect on the pointlessness of reacting to people on the internet (in this case on Gemini)



• Songs from the past (2023-03-20)

  I explore why I like folk music and look at how my music tastes have changed over the years