Weekly Notes 15 June 2025

Updated 03-Aug-2025

W24/2025: Monday 09 June - Sunday 15 June 2025

Caption: Reading boy

Tech

  • Added a web scrobbler (downloaded .crx file, added to Ungoogled Chromium and Vivaldi).
    • Need to add command-line (CLI, TUI) scrobbling. Maybe this set of tools that include SomaFM and YouTube/Invidious, and scrobbling?

Tech Tasks

  • Upgraded the SDCard in my phone (Samsung A24) to 512gb, as my replicated storage was nearly depleted using a 256gb card. Lots of room now. I've got the same sized SDCard in the Asus chromebook (which is running Debian). I'm only doing one-way replication with SyncThing, nothing fancy, but it actually is quite fast.
  • Upgraded the WIFI at home to WIFI 6/Mesh, though I'm not using that functionality. Nevertheless, nearly a 2x speed using 5ghz for the local network. I was trying to get a new router/wifi from our local fiber provider, but they tried to give me a new device which was manifestly slower -- both WIFI and wired Gigabit Ethernet (actually only half-speed!). Sigh. Because the problem we've been having is mostly WIFI, I spent the money to add a Xiaomi AX1500 WIFI6/MESH (668 THB = 20.59 USD). The interface is all Chinese (booklet, software) but that is not hard to deal with using Google Translate. The interface isn't very detailed, but it works, and can act as a WIFI extended a router (which is what it is doing). Our house is not big enough to need more than a single WIFI in the middle.

Work

  • Some orders this week and the printer is slowly getting things done.

Health

  • Knee is still a problem, but small improvements daily. It is still quite painful to ride the motorbike, so I'm mostly using the car these days.

Reading

  • Finished I'm in love with the villainess v.2. It finishes a first arc, so I'll end it there and not continue.
  • Read Invention and Innovation by Vaclav Smil, an author I've read before. A great antidote to the Musks and Zuckerbergs of this world (Zuckerberg mentioned by name, Musk by the lies he tells).
  • Started Classroom of the Elite

Music

  • Bought some Bandcamp stuff.
  • Started scrobbling to Listenbrainz.

Games

Video

  • Murderbot (I really don't like this show as much as the books, all crew are portrayed as weak and naive)
  • Kikaru no Go
  • Captain Tsubasa
  • Spy x Family
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