Prepped a new batch of yogurt. Enjoyed a Bloody Mary. Planning the coming weekend. Listening to music. Remembering the past. Making way for the new.

Does anyone use their XFinity box for HDMI source switching?

Troubleshooting an AV system is easily as vexing as anything else in technology. I did get my system working again, though.

My receiver isn’t new enough to do HDMI switching, but it does have optical-in. So, right now, my TV does the source switching and sends audio to the receiver over the optical link.

I noted the XFinity box has mutiple inputs. Has anyone used the cable box for AV switching and if so, how did you like the results?

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My daughter figured out my passcode on my Kindle. It was guessable. I’m concerned, but proud. And now I know I need more challenging codes

Making my first ever batch of yogurt, using the recipe from @WilliamDavisMD

Beauty in the Dark

My taste in music is unconventional. People have been telling me for a very long time that music that moves me is wierd or hard to enjoy. This saddens me deeply, so I am giving you that out before you read this or anything else I write about music.

Today I am all about Recoil’s 2000 album, Liquid. I am a big fan of the spoken-word delivery of most of the tracks, and a big fan of the electronica that is the basis of it all—though in the style of music it is most certainly a product of its time. The staccato percussion and the deep, groovy bass is a wonderful counterpoint to the smooth, stylish, and sometimes whispered vocals.

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Today I learned “t-shirt sizing” is a thing when designing business processes