| Switching to Starlink | Computer/Web pages | [07-Jan-2025]
Century link went down again on a Saturday, cant even call for service except M-F 8-5 and the price is ridiculous for the 1Mbs I'm getting (Promised 5). Switching to starlink. Did get the Century link fixed, surprisingly they came out New Years eve and ran new cable which is still string across the yard a week later.
Starlink arrived last night, cable will reach through the attic and will mount it on the roof when I can do it in the day light. For now set it up in the front yard. Getting 180Mbs with no streaming and 130Mbs with the TV streaming. Upload is at 11Mbs. Getting constant pings of 42ms while the dsl was regular doping in the hundreds.
Still need to drill the hole and mount the dish but its already staying, and its costing me about $60 less. |
| Christmas | Plants | [26-Dec-2024]
Got all of the grapes trimmed with the battery powered hand clippers dad gave me. Over 2000 cuts and my hands arent even sore. Trellises need some work they are starting to bend and twist again. One isnt even supporting one side of the wires.
Bees were liking the dumped dried sugar water off the patio. Feeding them and need to keep checking on that. |
| The Mayas The Splendor of a Great Culture | Books | [25-Dec-2024]
by Mario Perez Campa
History: 221 pages
Better than the last Maya history. Covered the major events like the rise and fall of the major cities as well as better and longer sections on culture. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Swords of the Legions | Books | [23-Dec-2024]
Swords of the Legions by Harry Turtledove.
Alternate Fantasy: 394 pages.
Volume 4 in the series Videssos Cycle.
The main characters get back together. Kind of disappointed in the ending, fee like Marcus was on his way to being Emperor and the story just stopped early. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Silmarillion | Books | [22-Dec-2024]
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy: 458 pages
From the creation of the world to the end of the second age. I need to write a creation story like this for the Dnd world Rating: 7 (out of 8) |
| Blood of Tyrants | Books | [15-Dec-2024]
Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik.
Alternate Fantasy: 431 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Temeraire.
Not enthused with the loss of memory and Japan. Then the ridiculousness of crossing Russia with an army of Chinese dragons to beat Napoleon. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Legions of Videssos | Books | [08-Dec-2024]
The Legions of Videssos by Harry Turtledove.
Alternate Fantasy: 413 pages.
Volume 3 in the series Videssos Cycle.
With the main characters split up a lot of the story seems like fluff and filler. The Dragon on the cover is a lie. Its also disappointing that the Legion itself isnt in most the story. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Gardening in december | Main Page, Plants | [08-Dec-2024]
Picked the entire orange harvest today, all three of them. Hopefully the harvest will be better next year since the tree has now had time to recover.
Grapefruit and lemon trees are back to normal production. Cut the sugar can yesterday, the cold didnt seem to hurt its taste too much. Planted some back the back fence, and some in the backberries. The stand in the hive storage didnt do very well at all but the one in the garden is thick and tall. Need to move it out of the garden area. For the hive area thinking I wil get some better soil and put in some irrigation in spring. For now most the cut stalks are covered by a tarp and the leaves cut off them. Wont dig up the old plant still spring to make sure I keep some alive. |
| An Emperor for the Legion | Books | [01-Dec-2024]
An Emperor for the Legion by Harry Turtledove.
Alternate Fantasy: 322 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Videssos Cycle.
The Legion escapes from a lost battle, and wins a civil war for the new Emperor. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Misplaced Legion | Books | [29-Nov-2024]
The Misplaced Legion by Harry Turtledove.
Fantasy: 323 pages.
Volume 1 in the series Videssos Cycle.
Part of a Roman legion is transported to an alternate Byzantium and become mercenaries. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
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