My old Blu-ray drive just died on me, so I had to get a new one. The only one that I could pick up locally that seemed to be on the MakeMKV approved list was an LG BP50NB40 with the SVC code NB52. As of this writing, they are still available at my local Best […]
Recently, Plex keeps importing old movies in my library as new, and I’ve been trying to figure out why that’s happening. It’s been especially annoying, as it is discarding the custom posters and other metadata that I’ve entered for the movie, and wiping out a lot of work I did to make the metada nice […]
Came across this by accident today. Love this idea of using polarization to add funky colors
This is a collection of helpful notes, and a suite of scripts written for my Mac mini M2 server, that help with server reliability, and notifications of errors. This server currently runs Plex, DEVONthink Server, Sonos, and Apple Music.
The scripts in this document have some sensitive information replaced with placeholders, for privacy. Otherwise they […]
For thanksgiving this year, I made two cocktails for pre-dinner drinks. Here are the full recipes.
A recipe from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, this whisky and apple cocktail with spiced notes tastes like Thanksgiving in a glass.
Recipe printed courtesy of jeffreymorgenthaler.com
A persimmon infused twist on the negroni, the original recipe was published in Imbibe […]
If you received a holiday card from us this year, your card features a unique collection of snowflakes that was drawn especially for you by a robot (with a very generous helping of assistance from a real live human being).
The particular set of snowflakes, their position, and rotation were uniquely generated for each card […]
As companies start to decide that sometimes it is better for them to remove access to media that you have “purchased” — I thought it would be good to share how I manage my media at home.
This is a living document that I plan to update with more details and better techniques, as I […]
