so it goes.

29 Oct

  • 2024

    New laptop battery arrived this afternoon and installation seemed to go ok. Huge novelty in having a charge over 24%. I did the fully charged plus a few hours then discharge as instructed but no clue if the laptop firmware is in any way calibrated by this of its a myth perpetuated by manufacturers to mess with us.

30 Oct

  • 2024

    Spent the evening (while Mrs Basil was watching the football) trying to get Readeck and FreshRSS installed on my Digital Ocean VM. It’s late and I took some shortcuts but it all seems to be working. Have been using my laptop heavily since 5pm, it’s now 1am and the battery is at 24%. Magic.

31 Oct

  • 2024

    Took the afternoon off and walked/bussed to the river with a dog club friend and had a few pints in the Free Trade. Mrs Basil had a rough day and is feeling a bit down. Scout is struggling with the fireworks.