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<h1><a href="/2023/05/07/rclone-backups.html">Automatic Backups with RClone, systemd, and Backblaze</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2023-05-07</div>
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<div id="desc">RClone is a command-line utility for interacting with an incredible number of cloud services. Backblaze is a reliable and inexpensive cloud storage provider. With systemd timer units, I setup a simple and reliable backup solution.</div>
<h1><a href="/2022/09/27/linode_funkwhale.html">Funkwhale on Linode with Object Storage</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2022-09-27</div>
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<div id="desc">Funkwhale is a cool project, building a federated music platform. I wanted to explore Funkwhale's ability to store music and associated files in object storage, and since I already use Linode for my VPS, leveraging their object storage offering makes a lot of sense.</div>
<h1><a href="/2022/07/04/steam_deck_syncthing.html">Setting up Syncthing on the Steam Deck (Updated!)</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2022-07-12</div>
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<div id="desc">Syncthing is an incredible tool that I use to keep pictures, music, notes, and games synchronized across multiple platforms. The form factor of the Steam Deck makes it a perfect emulation target, and Syncthing can help keep games and saves in-sync with other machines.</div>
<h1><a href="/2021/12/09/oblivion-linux-2.html">Oblivion on Linux, with Mods! Part 2 - Mods</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2021-12-09</div>
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<div id="desc">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion still has one of the more active modding communities. In this, part 2 of my journey to get Oblivion modded and running on Linux, I'll cover some of my favorite mods.</div>
<h1><a href="/2021/11/20/oblivion-linux.html">Oblivion on Linux, with Mods! Part 1 - Tools</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2021-11-28</div>
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<div id="desc">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is one of my favorite games of all time. The vanilla game holds up, but mods take the game to an entirely new level. Getting it working on Linux requires a bit of configuration, bit is surprisingly accessible! This is part 1 of my journey.</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/10/23/gnome-cleric-wizard.html">Character Write-up: Dabbledop Humblebumple</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-10-23</div>
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<div id="desc">The backstory of a Gnome cleric/wizard I played for a single session!</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/09/27/pathfinder-eldritch-knight.html">Pathfinder Characters: Eldritch Knight</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-09-27</div>
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<div id="desc">The Eldritch Knight represents my favorite archetype of a fantasy character: sword and sorcery. Here's how I build mine.</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/09/06/pathfinder-druid.html">Pathfinder Characters: Let's Make a Druid</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-09-05</div>
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<div id="desc">One of my favorite activities is creating characters. I love theory crafting, pouring through source material, and setting limits. While I've made many, many characters, one class I haven't touched is druid.</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/07/19/syncthing-part-1.html">Brief Exploration of Syncthing</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-07-19</div>
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<div id="desc">Syncthing is an incredible tool. In this post, I want to explore setting it up, and then some uses I've found for it.</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/07/10/crater-of-igrevor.html">Pathfinder One-Shot: The Crater of Igrevor</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-07-10</div>
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<div id="desc">The first of several one-shot adventures I ran for Pathfinder</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/06/19/jhoric_background.html">Character Write-up: Jhoric Stonehammer</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-06-19</div>
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<div id="desc">The backstory of my proud cleric of Moradin, Jhoric Stonehammer.</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/06/18/gabriella_s-fall.html">Character Story: Gabriella's Fall</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-06-18</div>
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<div id="desc">A story I wrote about the consequences of the actions of Gabriella, a paladin in D&D5e</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/06/14/setting-up-btrfs.html">Using BTRFS to setup a simple RAID, with subvolumes, snapshots and backups</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-06-14</div>
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<div id="desc">BTRFS is a file system, and includes built-in functionality for RAID. I decided to use it for the storage disks in my desktop. Here is how I set it up, using subvolumes, with snapshots and backups.</div>
<h1><a href="/2020/06/03/post.html">It has been a while.</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2020-06-03</div>
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<div id="desc">It has been a while. Here's an update, of sorts.</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/02/11/letter-to-lucilius-6.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 6: On Sharing Knowledge</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-02-11</div>
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<div id="desc">Knowledge withheld is only partial. Sharing knowledge, and experiencing it, fosters improvement!</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/02/11/letter-to-lucilius-5.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 5: On the Philosopher's Mean</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-02-11</div>
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<div id="desc">In this letter, Seneca explores the concept of All Things in Moderation, but with a Stoic twist!</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/28/letter-to-lucilius-4.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 4: On the Terrors of Death</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-20</div>
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<div id="desc">Letter 4 was the first letter I ever read. Seneca discusses death, life, and how to deal with both. I found it during a time of great anxiety and strife, yet even now I find it enlightening.</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/28/letter-to-lucilius-3.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 3: On True and False Friendship</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-20</div>
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<div id="desc">Letter 3 deals with friends, and I don't mean the number shown on Facebook. True Friendship, to Seneca, is a place of honor!</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/28/letter-to-lucilius-11.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 11: On the Blush of Modesty</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-28</div>
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<div id="desc">Letter 11 deals with accepting our faults, staring an unexpected quote from Epicurus.</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/27/halvar.html">Character Write-up: Halvar, Rune Bearer</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-27</div>
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<div id="desc">The backstory for my first character in a new 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Meet Halvar, a brash young warrior looking for glory!</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/15/letter-to-lucilius-2.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 2: On Discursiveness in Reading</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-15</div>
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<div id="desc">Seneca's second letter to Lucilius, On Discursiveness in Reading, covers the importance of focus. There's also a quote by Epicurus, which is apparently a feature of many of his letters to Lucilius.</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/15/letter-to-lucilius-1.html">Seneca's Letter to Lucilius, Letter 1: On Time</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-15</div>
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<div id="desc">Seneca's Moral Letters to Lucilius are regarded as one of the most prominent Stoic writings available. My friend Rob and I like to discuss them during a weekly meeting, and I'd like to record my response and thoughts as well. Here's letter 1, On Time</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/15/Letters-To-Lucilius.html">Seneca's Moral Letters to Lucilius</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-15</div>
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<div id="desc">My friend Rob and I have recently been disucssing Seneca's Moral Letters to Lucilius. As a companion to those discussions, I'm documenting my responses to each letter.</div>
<h1><a href="/2018/01/11/Character-Azulien.html">Character Backstory: Azulien Blackblade</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2018-01-12</div>
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<div id="desc">Here's the character backstory for one of my older characters from a game long since forgotten: Azulien Blackblade. Enjoy!</div>
<h1><a href="/2016/03/11/Random-Thoughts-1.html">Random Thoughts 1</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2016-03-11</div>
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<div id="desc">I'm on vacation this week, which is pretty grand. Thus far I've accomplished one of the 4 rather meager goals I set for myself, played plenty of games, caught up on some reading and videos and feeds, and slept in far later than I should have.</div>
<h1><a href="/2016/01/30/Revelations-Stoic-Understanding.html">Developing Stoic Understanding</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2016-01-30</div>
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<div id="desc">Sherman J. Clark wrote a fantastic article on the Stoicism Today blog in December which really spoke to me. It approached some of the questions and problems I've had with Stoicism in an elegant and enlightening way, which has led to my significantly greater understanding of Stoicism.</div>
<h1><a href="/2015/11/10/TLS-Part-2.html">An Examination of TLS, Part 2</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2015-11-10</div>
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<div id="desc">TLS, more often referred to as SSL, is the means by which a secure connection is established over a computer network. Part 1 examines how to establish a secure connection using TLS. This article examines further the techniques and technology that makes TLS secure. Specifically, a brief examination of certificates, cipher suites, and public-key authentication.</div>
<h1><a href="/2015/07/09/A-Friends-Father.html">A Good Friend's Father</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2015-07-09</div>
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<div id="desc">A good friend's father died. What can I learn from this?</div>
<h1><a href="/2015/05/06/TLS-Part-1.html">An Examination of TLS, Part 1</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2015-05-06</div>
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<div id="desc">TLS, more often referred to as SSL, is a means by which a secure connection is established over a computer network. In this introductionary post, I layout the steps to establishing a secure connection.</div>
<h1><a href="/2015/05/04/Philosophy-of-Bill-1.html">The Philosophy of Bill, Abbreviated</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2015-05-04</div>
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<div id="desc">I consider myself a very philosophical person. That doesn't mean I'm any good at philosophy, I just tend to think a lot about ethics, morality, and happiness. Recently I've been thinking more about my worldview, what I value as important, and how I achieve happiness in my daily life. I wanted to jot down what I feel is a brief examination of my basic tenants; the basic Philosophy of Bill.</div>
<h1><a href="/2015/04/28/Farewell-to-Windows-Tour.html">Farewell to Windows Tour 2015</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2015-04-28</div>
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<div id="desc">It has come time to bid Windows farewell. Once upon a time Windows was the only digital world I knew. It began when I was young, during the venerable 3.1 era. I remember booting up our family computer into DOS, and before starting Windows I could start Doom 2 or Keen's Dream, or any number of other games. That was my first interaction with a command line. My, my, how times have changed.</div>
<h1><a href="/2015/01/01/Ireland-Log.html">A Log of My Travels in Ireland</a></h1>
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<div class="" id="date">2015-01-01</div>
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<div id="desc">Once upon a time, I traveled to Ireland. It was quite the experience. Me, my 3 friends Suf, Chris and Cary, Scion, shenanigans, Guiness, whiskey, and Thunderstruck.</div>
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