Time to clear out some old tabs!

Way back in the dark ages (2008-2010 or so) I got on a kick reading about using off camera flash. Strobist was popular and I did a lot of reading, but didn't have the funds to get a flash that I could use. At one point I rented a canon 580ex speedlite for an event I was photographing. I tried a few things, but this was back in the day and the only advice I got was "put a plastic diffuser on the lens" and I even made my own homemade magbounce (an attachment that fits on top of the lens and directs the light forward)

I found this interesting analysis from Halvarflake (@HalvarFlake@mastodon.social) on Mastodon on why an AI superintelligence isn’t likely to emerge at all, let alone any time soon. 

The analysis is from a physical / information constraints standpoint and is quite interesting.
 

At work we have a Burger Club that is devoted to finding the best burgers in the Twin Cities. We've been at it for a few years now. On a recent Burger Club trip to Chips Clubhouse (my review: it's perfectly fine, grab it if you are in the area, four stars), the waiter there mentioned that the Star Tribune was sending burger reviewers out and he wanted to know if we were affiliated with them. Nope, just a coincidence!

Today the plan is to start the beef jerky, followed by the farmers market, some errands, and watching the first LOTR movie on the big screen re-release. 

Here's what I did for the beef jerky:

Costco round roast, sliced 1/8-1/4 inch thin
Marinated in a ziplock bag in the fridge for approximately 32 hours (I had a busy day yesterday and couldn't get it in the dehydrator)
Soy sauce
Lemon Juice
Worchestershire sauce
Paprika
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Brown sugar

I have had a heck of a time making images work on my blog after updating to Drupal 10. There were some wonky settings in the crufty old database, man. 

Finally got some time today to make it work. 

Some red and green fireworks over the beach at new years, 2024.

Today I was trying to figure out why my car was starting to smell. While getting the kids out of the car, I looked over and saw the fish guts bucket, that I had yet to take out of the car and clean out. There’s a lid on the bucket but it’s been in a hot car for a couple of days.