I came across pi-hole recently – an ad blocker and {{DNS}} service that you can run on a {{Raspberry Pi}} in Raspian (or any {{Debian}} or {{Ubuntu}} (ie Debian-like)) system. Using pi-hole should obviate the need for running ad-blockers in your browser (so long as you’re on a network that is running DNS queries through pi-hole). …
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draft day – the second football movie of the year
And while not as good as {{When The Game Stands Tall}}, still a very good movie. The parents’ guide warnings from IMDB may be helpful – there’s more language than needed for the story-telling, though I guess that’s what brought it into the PG13 range instead of PG. I’m not a huge fan of sports …
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programming your home by mike riley
{{Mike Riley}}’s entry in {{The Pragmatic Programmers}} series, {{Programming Your Home}} – automating with {{Arduino}}, {{Android}}, and your computer – was a lot of fun. While I am not really in a position to do many of the mini projects given in the book (wrong type of house plus we rent), reading some of the …
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germline by t c mcarthy
As promised when I finished {{Mira Grant}}’s {{Newsflesh}} trilogy, I did read {{Germline}} by {{T C McCarthy}}. I wasn’t able to get into the second book of the trilogy ({{Exogene}}), and haven’t attempted the last ({{Chimera}}) – but {{Germline}} was amazing. A quick disclaimer first – this book is most certainly NOT for the faint of stomach, …
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why nations fail by daron acemoglu and james a robinson
I first came across {{Why Nations Fail}} at my local Half Price Books. After seeing it on the shelves a couple times, but still being unsure about whether I really wanted to read it or not, I reserved it at my local library. Now I wish I had bought it (and likely will) – {{Daron …
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A Visual Guide to the Gospels: fascinating insights into where they happened and why
I just finished reading {{A Visual Guide to the Gospels}} by {{James C. Martin}}, {{John A. Beck}}, & {{David G. Hansen}} a couple nights ago. I grabbed this on a lark from my local library the other day. What a find. Wow. This is a phenomenal piece of Bible study, archaeological research, prophecy linkage, and …
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