Cancelled OpenAI/ChatGPT account
I signed up about a year ago to OpenAI’s ChatGPT+ service. This unlocks unlimited (practically) queries for a fee of about $20 a month.
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A proper weather station
I have built a simple hyper-local weather station at our house. It has been a wee bit expensive as most of my projects end up being, but I’m fairly happy with the results.
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Finding photos
I currently have about 19,000 photos on my Apple iCloud account. That means a lot of pictures exist but are not actively remembered, which I suppose is kind of sad.
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Concealed carry is a crime now?
The U.S. gun lobby is furiously pushing back against a Trump-government narrative after a Veteran Affairs nurse Alex Pretti was murdered by ICE agents. I am using the word ‘murder’ here intentionally: this was not a legal action performed by bonafide police officers. Instead, this was the brutal shooting of a man who by all evidence had already been disarmed during an otherwise peaceful protest.
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Getting to hypomania: a litany of tests
I have been diagnosed with hypomania. It is an interesting diagnosis, not easily achieved. I am impressed by the diagnostic work the medical professionals involved went through.
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Keeping the hot tub full
Irene and I live in a place with a moderately cold climate. The Kootenays can have a few days in the winter with temperatures around -15 or so, although not commonly. It definitely gets cold enough that freezing is a concern.
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EEG brain scan
I had to travel to Kelowna last week for an electroencephalogram (EEG). More specifically, mine was a “prolonged sleep-deprived EEG’. It sounds a little bit like torture, and it is… a little bit.
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Kitty space clean up
For unknown reasons, I seem to have a cat in my ‘space’. My ‘space’ is the dedicated den / gaming room / office we have over the garage.
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Keeping in touch
I made a personal commitment to do a better job keeping in touch with my family after my medical challenges over the Christmas season. The results of this effort have, in general terms, been a bit of a mixed bag.
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My diagnosis: Hypomania
I had an “event” on December 15. Simplistically speaking, I spent about five or six hours throwing things, shouting swear words, and generally being obnoxious. Out of this was born about three (3) weeks in the hospital and two (2) diagnoses.
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