From 0a5478187caf41baa4b9053b0a54e133a6693284 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jbowdre Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:43:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] New entry via EchoFeed --- markdown/incoming/this-week-2024-07-20.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 markdown/incoming/this-week-2024-07-20.md diff --git a/markdown/incoming/this-week-2024-07-20.md b/markdown/incoming/this-week-2024-07-20.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..57879a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/markdown/incoming/this-week-2024-07-20.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "This Week (2024-07-20)" +published: "2024-07-21T02:43:02.359819Z" +updated: "2024-07-21T02:43:02.359819Z" +--- + +*Here's what I've been up to since the [last weekly status](/this-week-2024-07-13/)...* + +### New Gear + +I took advantage of Prime Day to pick up a few gadgets I'd been considering: + +- [Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 5300 toothbrush](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084TM4XKG). My dentist recently pointed out that some of my gums aren't doing great and suggested that a Sonicare would likely help. Initial impression: *boy this thing is loud, but my teeth do feel clean.* +- [SHOKZ OpenRun bone-conduction headphones](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BW1T7X2). I'd like to listen to tunes while riding, but I don't want to block any of the sounds around me... and I *definitely* don't want to be one of those people blasting music over my phone's speaker. Initial impression: *hearing sounds in my head even when I plug my ears is **wild**.* +- [Garmin fenix 7 Sapphire Solar smartwatch](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NMHSHX7). After wearing various Wear OS smartwatches for the last ten years, I wanted a watch that was more serious about fitness tracking—and one with a battery that lasts more than 24 hours. Initial impression: *it's larger than what I'm used to, but packed with features and configurable options. Currently estimates it won't need to be charged for another **14 days**.* + +I'll probably share more thoughts on these items in the coming weeks. + +### New Blog Post + +I've been working on a detailed post about how I'm using Packer and Vault to build VM templates for my Proxmox homelab for about six weeks, and it is such a relief to [finally post it](https://runtimeterror.dev/building-proxmox-templates-packer/). + +Of course, I did end up basically splitting the post in half. I *promise* I'll post a follow-up detailing my use of GitHub Actions to fully automate these template builds soon! + +### In Other News... + +- I survived the Great Crowdstrike Outage of 2024. +- I finished reading [What the Hell Did I Just Read](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20188485W/What_the_Hell_Did_I_Just_Read?edition=ia%3Awhathelldidijust0000wong) by Jason "David Wong" Pargin and, well, what the hell did I just read? It was a wild ride, even by Pargin's standards. Enjoyable for sure, but it's kind of all over the place. +- I'm now reading [Truth of the Divine](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24198736W/Truth_of_the_Divine?edition=ia%3Atruthofdivineboo0000lind) by Lindsay Ellis. + +### Top Scrobble + +My most-played track of the week: + +🎧 [Mr. Highway's Thinking About The End by A Day To Remember](https://musicthread.app/link/2jNm8BzZKhKboKCumuQK33mHp7s) + +=> https://blog.jbowdre.lol/this-week-2024-07-20/ 📡 Originally posted on jbowdre's weblog \ No newline at end of file