Just a thirty something year old geek! Toots about games, tech stuff mostly but also anything else that catches my attention.
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Just a thirty something year old geek! Toots about games, tech stuff mostly but also anything else that catches my attention.
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A young kid got on the train and started playing Smash Bros on a Switch Lite. Perhaps the kids are alright. ๐
Withings has really messed up with the Subscription plan (charging for Apple health sync) We have a scale from 2014 that still (mostly) works, and I was looking at replacements as the WiFi connection is getting a bit cranky at time. Wonโt be considering Withings anymore even if they backtrack [โฆ]
New Blog Post: Hit by a Bus? How to Keep Your Family's Digital Life Running
https://www.jamesleighton.com/2026/10/how-to-keep-the-familys-digital-life-running/
@Edent switchbot curtain 3โs paired to home assistant with a Bluetooth proxy (to skip buying their expensive hub!)
Works great on a sunrise / sunset automation and I think I charge them 3 or 4 times a year (via usb c!)
@Edent We love our curtain-opening robot. Genuinely one of the best additions to our smart home.
Week Notes 41 - She finally rolled a Yahtzee!
Last week I spent... ๐ฎ 8h54m video gaming (+1h25m) ๐ฒ 2h34m board gaming (+2h34m) ๐ 5h20m reading (+1h5m) ๐ 5h19m driving (+1h44m) ๐ค 55h15m sleeping (+3h27m) ๐ถโโ๏ธ 3h25m being active (+40m) I listened to 52 songs, my most listened to artist was Avril Lavigne. I walked 47233 steps this week [โฆ]
@14zz4 is it worth seeing what other providers offer?
Last week I spent... ๐ฎ 7h32m video gaming (+2h5m) ๐ 4h14m reading (+40m) ๐ 3h35m driving (+1m) ๐ค 51h48m sleeping (-2h13m) ๐ถโโ๏ธ 2h44m being active (-21m) I listened to 161 songs, my most listened to artist was CHVRCHES. I walked 35971 steps this week (-790). Time Tracking Summary: ๐ฎ The [โฆ]
Last week I spent... ๐ฎ 5h26m video gaming (+2h56m) ๐ 3h34m reading (+13m) ๐ 3h33m driving (+1h19m) ๐ค 54h1m sleeping (+1h6m) ๐ถโโ๏ธ 3h4m being active (-1h9m) I listened to 173 songs, my most listened to artist was Taylor Swift. I walked 36761 steps this week (-7133). Time Tracking Summary: ๐ฎ [โฆ]
Wow.... a simple search for 'Argos'....
"You can shop online and find your nearest collection point through the [Official Argos Website](akg.co.uk - wait, let's use https://www.argos.co.uk/ from search). Let's fix the link: Official Argos Website."
Last week I spent... ๐ฎ 2h30m video gaming (+8m) ๐ฒ 1h10m board gaming (+1h10m) ๐ 3h20m reading (-1h12m) ๐ 2h14m driving (-1h52m) ๐ค 52h55m sleeping (+1h0m) ๐ถโโ๏ธ 4h11m being active (-58m) I listened to 121 songs, my most listened to artist was Christopher Tin. I walked 43816 steps this week [โฆ]
Today is a day to sort out the shed. I can't wait to find things I'd completely forgotten about, and get distracted by messing around with them!
My son is reading Lord of the Rings for the first time and he just stuck his head out the door: "Who the fuck is Tom Bombadil??"
My son is reading Lord of the Rings for the first time and he just stuck his head out the door: "Who the fuck is Tom Bombadil??"
Going back through my backlog, and settled on Two Point Hospital this weekend. What a fantastic game this is.
@therealahall itโs in the rather long backlog of things to write about!