Monthly Archives: December 2023
Motherboard upgrade from ASUS PRIME B550M-A to ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR
As I said today was computer upgrade day. I made a video of me doing the upgrade, it runs for about two hours: Motherboard upgrade from ASUS PRIME B550M-A to ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR. It was pretty uneventful and so far it seems to have been successful too. Yay.
Upgrading my server today
Well I’ve been procrastinating on, and preparing for, my server upgrade and today is gonna be the day.
Later this afternoon I will be upgrading ‘longing‘ to ‘lore‘.
This will involve:
- installing a new motherboard
- removing a BluRay drive and replacing it with a SATA mobile rack
- installing some new M.2 NVMe drives
- switching from Ubuntu to Debian
- importing my old spinning rust ZFS zpool
Fingers crossed. Wish me luck!
Super Nintendo Development Wiki
I found this kickass resource: Super Nintendo Development Wiki. See for instance Schematics, Ports, and Pinouts.
One of my YouTube viewers Max donated some stuff to the channel today. How cool is that!? Expect to see some Nintendo awesomeness in the near future. <3
Framework Laptop
I think my next laptop might be a Framework Laptop.
ChatGPT explains “kebab”
ChatGPT explains “kebab”:
ChatGPT 4
User
please explain shish kebab, doner kebab, and the etymology of the word “kebab”ChatGPT
Shish Kebab and Doner Kebab are two popular dishes that have their roots in Middle Eastern and Turkish cuisine, respectively. They are both variations of the broader concept of “kebab.”Shish Kebab: This dish consists of small pieces of meat, often lamb, beef, chicken, or fish, that are skewered and grilled. The term “shish” refers to the skewer. Vegetables like bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms are also sometimes skewered and cooked alongside the meat. Shish kebabs are known for their smoky flavor and are commonly served with rice, salad, and various dipping sauces.
Doner Kebab: Originating from Turkey, “doner” kebab is made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. The term “doner” means “rotating” in Turkish. Traditionally, lamb is used, but chicken and beef are also common. The cooked meat is then sliced off and served in a flatbread or pita, often accompanied by salads, vegetables, and sauces like yogurt or tahini.
The Etymology of “Kebab”: The word “kebab” is believed to have originated in the Middle East, and its first known mention dates back to a Turkish script of the 14th century. It likely stems from the Arabic word “kabāb,” which originally referred to fried meat, not grilled. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to meat cooked over an open flame or on a skewer. The term spread with the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, adapting to various languages and culinary traditions. The concept of cooking meat on skewers is ancient, with evidence suggesting that such cooking methods were used in the prehistoric times. The popularity and variations of kebab dishes are a testament to their versatility and enduring appeal in different cultures around the world.
What are friends for?
Lisp irony
I’m reading Software Design for Flexibility: How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner which in its Appendix B has a description of the Scheme programming language. Rather hilariously the first line on page 394 is a sentence with unbalanced parentheses. I mean… unbalanced parentheses in the Scheme language description! :)
Old books
I love old books and I loving doing old books reviews, but I think maybe it’s not a good idea to do the old books reviews in the In The Lab With Jay Jay video blogs. I think I will spin them off as separate things.
In The Lab With Jay Jay – December 12, 2023 – Mail Call! Plus Two Old Books And A Floppy Disk
This post is part of my video blog: In The Lab With Jay Jay.
Silly Job Title: Ohm Oracle
Old Book: Electric Circuits by J. Richard Johnson published 1984 with 888 pages.
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Today we pop open a few bags of stuff that has arrived in the mail.
I mention about the trouble I had with my Western Digital Purple drives.
I mention about my new Western Digital Black 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD WDS100T3X0E drives.
I mention about my Educational 555 PCBs which have arrived from PCBWay. The website of the designer is given as: basitelektronikprojeler.blogspot.com.
The systems of units mentioned in the old book Electric Circuits are discussed at MKS system of units and Centimetre–gram–second system of units.
The 256GB M.2 NVMe drives I got to use as my ZFS L2ARC cache are these: TOSHIBA KIOXIA 256GB BG5 NVMe SSD M.2 2280 – NEW GEN4.
The automotive fuses I got are these ones: Car Fuse Blade Fuse Kit Fuses Automatic Truck Blade The Fuse Insurance Insert Insurance of Xenon Piece Lights Auto Accessories.
The test clips I got are these ones: 10X Universal Chip clamp micro IC clamp SOP SOIC TSOP MSOP SSOP SMD IC Test Clip pin Socket Adpter Programmer for logic analyzer.
The book which arrived in the mail was The SCSI Bus and Ide Interface: Protocols, Applications and Programming (2nd Edition) by Friedhelm Schmidt published 1997 with 396 pages.
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