Category: Hobbies
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I just performed some “surgery” on my old PS1…
I ordered a RePSX power supply for my PS1 a few weeks back (and received it yesterday), as the stock one that’s in it gets pretty hot and is less efficient. I also ordered a 12V power adapter along with it. Details below! Package contents The RePSX board itself is packed in an anti-static bag.…
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I ordered a VPS some time ago.
Howdy, fellow readers! I’ve decided to order a VPS a few months back. That means I can host Discord bots and a lot more! In case you’re curious, here’re the specs. Nothing too fancy: I have a LAMP stack + a copy of Webmin installed on it. For now, I’m hosting a MediaWiki site on…
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VHS video has its own charm.
Am I the only one who actually enjoys the fuzzy picture associated with analog video tape formats? There’s something pleasing about it… Heck, I still record stuff onto VHS occasionally these days. Some of my VHS clips are on YouTube if you find it just as pleasing as I do: Hope you enjoyed watching the…
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I can’t wait for tomorrow.
Final Fantasy fans will definitely know what I’m talking about. 😉 I’m so excited to pick up my pre-order and start playing!
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One of the levels in Crash Bandicoot 2 is absolutely infuriating.
Long-time Crash Bandicoot fans will know what I’m referring to. Yes, Cold Hard Crash. The death route is a pain in the bum without a triple Aku Aku mask, and even then it’s a pain with all that darn slippery ice, especially when you’re trying to get both clear gems. Anyone else who agrees? Let…
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Compiling Code-OSS from source
Howdy, fellow readers! In this article I’ll be talking about my experiences of compiling a copy of Code-OSS (the open-source version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code) from source. Feel free to read on if you’re interested! Preparations First of all, obviously, I had to get the source somehow, so I cloned the official VS Code…
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TeX/LaTeX rock.
I mostly use LaTeX (which uses Donald Knuth’s TeX as its typesetting engine) for writing letters to friends, but it has tons of other uses as well. TeX’s typesetting is incomparable to a standard word processor! Its justification/hyphenation algorithm is superior to MS Word in my opinion, especially when paired with the microtype package. Any…
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An old-fashioned hobby of mine…
One of my free-time hobbies is mailing my friends the old-school way—that is, writing and sending an actual, physical letter via snail mail. Even though it has a price compared to an e-mail, a nice, carefully-written letter has a certain charm to it, which far outweighs the cost, in my opinion, no matter whether you’re…
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Fifo’s Repair Adventures
Howdy, fellow readers! This is a copy of an old post of mine, back from my old Blogspot site. Hope you’ll enjoy the read! I’ve been working on a Sony CDP-C365 5CD player/changer and a Sony TC-K561S cassette deck lately. Both the cassette deck and the CD changer needed repairs. The original owner wanted to…