I think that might be for the game fire watch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewatch

I’ve always spelt it “geez”. Hmm.

Yeah I’ll probably do some of that too. Thank you for the tip on controllers.

Cable management is a good idea. It’s a rats’ nest back there.

That could work.

That is neat!

Yeah, it’s not like I’ll switch games that often anyway, but it’s annoying having more cables than I have switch inputs. I guess just bigger switches. Maybe a tree set up. XBox, Playstation, Nintendo, Other, and each with a sub-switch for the consoles.

Yeah, probably. I was hoping there was an all-in-one solution!

Hey, I’d never heard of those! That sounds great, connecting multiple inputs to multiple outputs. Maybe there’s one that also does composite!

For anyone wanting to know more about these books, Reading Smut is a side-project podcast by the hosts of Reading Glasses. It’s really interesting, with lots of thoughtful guests and often odd books. One of the first episodes covered a book about a door that comes to life and lusts after the woman who lives inside.

I threw my back out this weekend moving boxes and boxes of my family’s books. Other than weight and shelf space, I have no complaints about paper books.

They did get rained on. I am having trouble finding an article about it now.

There was an Intel experiment a while back where they left a bunch of racks in the parking lot. They found that the failure rate wasn’t much higher than inside, and not needing a data center building saved money. Maybe this project just accepts the eventual failure of components.

That might be where I end up too!

I just planted some. The packet said not to harvest the first year, harvest lightly the second, and then it’s party time. Kind of intimidating, honestly, to need to keep it alive that long.

It’s mostly explosions, as I recall. Is it the miniature work that stands out to you?

My thought process exactly.

I’ve subscribed. Thanks for the suggestions!

There are a ton of classic audio drama from the 40s-60s, if your tastes allow. My faves are:

• Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - “The insurance investigator with the action-packed expense account”

• Gunsmoke - “U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon. The first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It’s a chancy job. Keeps a man watchful… and a little lonely.”

• The Shadow - “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men! The Shadow knows!”

• I was a Communist for the FBI - “The true story of Matt Cevetik who, for nine fantastic years, lived as a Communist for the F.B.I.!”

And if you would prefer something similar but more modern, The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a long-running stage show in L.A. in the style of classic radio drama. The main segments are:

• Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars! - “Along with his faithful Martian deputy Croach the Tracker, he rights the outlaw wrongs on Mars.”

• Beyond Belief - “Meet Frank and Sadie Doyle, toast of the upper crust, headliners on the society pages, and oh yes… They See Ghosts!”

Is Wolf 359 Star Trek fan fiction? That’s the name of a real star system, but also a key historical battle in Star Trek lore.

Either way, you may like the Star Trek audio drama “Star Trek: Outpost” from Giant Gnome Productions. It’s very good.