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# This is a daily nanoblog published weekly in TWTXT format:
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# If you want to see what I'd *like* to be getting done, check my Now page:
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# HERE: 2021-01-01 to Today
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# Note: (nothing) generally means I spent the majority of that day surfing
#  YouTube, watching nothing in particular but what was recommended to me.
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2021-07-24T23:59:59Z	Continued backups.
2021-07-23T23:59:59Z	Watched I'm on Observation Duty series playthroughs.
2021-07-22T23:59:59Z	Went through more torrent clients before settling on Tixati.. which is Too Powerful and had to be restrained in a VM. Resumed backups. Used a download manager browser extension to grab huge files with no RAM problems.
2021-07-21T23:59:59Z	Researched pixel art programs; viable options are GraphicsGale and GrafX2. Replaced PicoTorrent due to atrocious management of file caching/virtual memory which used up >12GB and hardlocked PC5014.
2021-07-20T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-07-19T23:59:59Z	Continued backups. Reclaimed 675MB of space by replacing LibreOffice, qBittorrent, and VLC with lighter alternatives. Tried to track down a full archive of Nintendo Power. Researched static site generators.
2021-07-18T23:59:59Z	Started a backup cycle.
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2021-07-17T23:59:59Z	Researched whole-house fans while downloading games.
2021-07-16T23:59:59Z	Finished a page for my website.
2021-07-15T23:59:59Z	Worked on a page for my website.
2021-07-14T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-07-13T23:59:59Z	Searched around for more console music - found NSF, GBS, and RSN complete packs.
2021-07-12T23:59:59Z	Grabbed some of the final Win7-supporting releases of software. Researched image viewers to see if anything might replace HoneyView and SumatraPDF. No luck.
2021-07-11T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
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2021-07-10T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-07-09T23:59:59Z	Researched office suites; replaced LibreOffice with AbiWord and Gnumeric. Found some Win311 software: http://www.conradshome.com/win31/
2021-07-08T23:59:59Z	Started reading _a tumblr book_.
2021-07-07T23:59:59Z	Set up a new Windows XP VM. Moved everything off the old one.
2021-07-06T23:59:59Z	Gave VMware Player a try. Windows 98 sure does crash a lot in it.
2021-07-05T23:59:59Z	Downloaded archives of Audacity and legacy Firefox addons. Learned that the second-longest English literary work in existence is an original web-novel I've never heard of before (The Wandering Inn, with 6.7 million+ words).
2021-07-04T23:59:59Z	Set up DOSBox-X with Retrocade 1.2b2 (114 supported, 89 found, 69 working) and Sparcade 2.33b (46 supported, 37 found, 27 worked +5 extra in v2.25)
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2021-07-03T23:59:59Z	Overslept. Researched RetroArch cores. Downloaded more Kiwix packs and ISOs.
2021-07-02T23:59:59Z	Plowed through my 'videos to convert to other formats' pile. Finished up grabbing ROM packs. (Anyone who knows where to find a complete PalmOS collection hmu)
2021-07-01T23:59:59Z	Grabbed all the roms to use with all the emulators.
2021-06-30T23:59:59Z	Remembered Sparcade and Retrocade for DOS and decided to DOWNLOAD ALL THE EMULATORS!!!!!!
2021-06-29T23:59:59Z	Researched all the stuff DOSBox-X can do and downloaded files in preparation.
2021-06-28T23:59:59Z	Attempted to replace VirtualBox. Tried PCem; doesn't run so good. Tried SPC/AT; only emulates ViRGEs and SoundBlaster 2.0s. Tried Bochs; hung during microXP installation. Tried VMware; no longer available for Win7.
2021-06-27T23:59:59Z	Fucked around with old web browsers and emulators. Grabbed an assload of Kiwix ZIM files.
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2021-06-26T23:59:59Z	things and stuff
2021-06-25T23:59:59Z	Fired up some torrents. Took personality quizzes.
2021-06-24T23:59:59Z	Downloaded the entirety of most of the 8bitpeoples discography.
2021-06-23T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-06-22T23:59:59Z	Worked on my about page, adding some TLDR bullet points and a list of TV shows I grew up watching.
2021-06-21T23:59:59Z	Discovered a new favorite IHOP menu item (Big Brunch burger). Got groceries. Ate an Italian.
2021-06-20T23:59:59Z	Watched the entire Tales from the Foundation series.
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2021-06-19T23:59:59Z	Updated/installed some software, tackled some backlog, closed some tabs.
2021-06-18T23:59:59Z	Searched for more HVSC-esque instant-collection module music packs. Tried Audio Overload 2.0; set up Winamp 2.95 with ?SF plugins instead because it has *a fucking volume control*
2021-06-17T23:59:59Z	Watched Quinton's iCarly and ABDN's Tokimeki Memorial reviews.
2021-06-16T23:59:59Z	Did laundry. VCed while downloading games.
2021-06-15T23:59:59Z	Watched Walten Files reaction videos.
2021-06-14T23:59:59Z	Got groceries. Did laundry.
2021-06-13T23:59:59Z	Overslept.
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2021-06-12T23:59:59Z	movie night
2021-06-11T23:59:59Z	Further expanded my collection by dropping $5 on the Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid.
2021-06-10T23:59:59Z	Went on a chiptune downloadin' rampage. (Why are there *so many* NSF players?) Replaced 2878KB of Winamp plugins with the 309KB xmp-gme (and +356KB for in_spc because gme's spc player chokes on some tracks).
2021-06-09T23:59:59Z	Watched reviews of door games, looked for BBS-era CD-ROMs.
2021-06-08T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-06-07T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-06-06T23:59:59Z	Researched Bittorrent clients in hopes of finding out why having qBT active for one (1) hour somehow consumes 8.5GB of RAM
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2021-06-05T23:59:59Z	Continued watching Exploring the SCP Foundation playlist.
2021-06-04T23:59:59Z	Reoptimized my Tumblog mirrors while reading through flamedfury's "web manifesto linkdump": https://flamedfury.com/manifesto.html
2021-06-03T23:59:59Z	Sorted approximately 1,870 images.
2021-06-02T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-06-01T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-05-31T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-05-30T23:59:59Z	Finished backups. Tried mpv.net. Sticking with PotPlayer.
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2021-05-29T23:59:59Z	Backed that ass up.
2021-05-28T23:59:59Z	Continued to develop a new backup distribution paradigm.
2021-05-27T23:59:59Z	TORRENTS, TUMBLR, AND TRANS RIGHTS #YEEHAW
2021-05-26T23:59:59Z	Downloaded torrents, deleted videos.
2021-05-25T23:59:59Z	Got groceries. Started downloading mirrors of FTP sites.
2021-05-24T23:59:59Z	Failed to get groceries; ordered burgers instead. Dealt with hard drives being persnickety bitches about transferring huge 7z files over LAN.
2021-05-23T23:59:59Z	Dealt with hard drives being persnickety bitches about torrenting huge 7z files. Researched file copying software and decided to try FastCopy over Teracopy and Ultracopier.
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2021-05-22T23:59:59Z	movies,,
2021-05-21T23:59:59Z	Downloaded 40% of Flashpoint Ultimate 10 only to get THAT FUCKING I/O ERROR MESSAGE AGAIN
2021-05-20T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-05-19T23:59:59Z	Researched backup options. Started a backup.
2021-05-18T23:59:59Z	Suffered a massive itstheflock nostalgia attack.
2021-05-17T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-05-16T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
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2021-05-12T05:12:29Z	star trek,,
2021-05-12T05:12:21Z	Watched most of Al's Geek Lab.
2021-05-12T05:12:12Z	(nothing)
2021-05-12T05:12:05Z	Over-FUCKING-slept.
2021-05-11T23:59:59Z	Watched guilded.gg tutorials and Nick Robinson documentaries.
2021-05-10T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-05-09T23:59:59Z	Organized most of The Mess (in my images folder)
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2021-05-08T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night...](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-05-08)
2021-05-07T23:59:59Z	splish splosh
2021-05-06T23:59:59Z	Swam around Waterfall for a while.
2021-05-05T23:59:59Z	Realized I was basically brainstorming itstheflock2 with more sixfold timeline bullshit and yeeted the storylines in favor of TURBOMAXIMUM OVERSHIPPING.
2021-05-04T23:59:59Z	Reminisced about forums, Newgrounds, and SheezyArt after ensuring the continued dominance of the 5th kyear of cd5k.net (domain renewed).
2021-05-03T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-05-02T23:59:59Z	Did laundry.
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2021-05-01T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night.](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-05-01)
2021-04-30T23:59:59Z	Cleared some personality quizzes and game downloads from my backlog.
2021-04-29T23:59:59Z	[TEMPORAL DISTORTION]
2021-04-28T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-04-27T23:59:59Z	Updated software. Downloaded torrents. Optimized images. Ate steak tacos. #chea
2021-04-26T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-04-25T23:59:59Z	fucked around with rss feeds so can I stop wasting hours scrolling through youtube recommendations every day (actually mostly worked)
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2021-04-24T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night.](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-04-24)
2021-04-23T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-04-22T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-04-21T23:59:59Z	Watched bdobbinsftw and Action Button reviews.
2021-04-20T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-04-19T23:59:59Z	HOT NEW REDUNDANCY JUST DROPPED https://bytemoth.nfshost.com/
2021-04-18T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
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2021-04-17T23:59:59Z	Existed.
2021-04-16T23:59:59Z	(motjhgui\(
2021-04-15T23:59:59Z	Watched 'Diminish'. Very recommended.
2021-04-14T23:59:59Z	Inhaled some Homestuck retrospectives/theories.
2021-04-13T23:59:59Z	Watched 'Agony of a Dying MMO' playthroughs.
2021-04-12T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-04-11T23:59:59Z	Reorganized my fic ideas list.
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2021-04-10T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night.](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-04-10)
2021-04-09T23:59:59Z	Returned to [Waterfall](https://bytemoth.waterfall.social/).
2021-04-08T23:59:59Z	Distributed backups, cleared some backlog.
2021-04-07T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-04-06T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-04-05T23:59:59Z	Wrote one (1) email.
2021-04-04T23:59:59Z	Watched Warcraft, Warcraft 2, Starcraft, and Tiberian Sun longplays.
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2021-04-03T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night.](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-04-03)
2021-04-02T23:59:59Z	Researched hosted comment providers despite a complete lack of desire to use one.
2021-04-01T23:59:59Z	Researched webmail providers. Caught up on GrethSC vidreps.
2021-03-31T23:59:59Z	Did laundry.
2021-03-30T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-29T23:59:59Z	Got groceries. Watched the Clement Remembers Final Fantasy series.
2021-03-28T23:59:59Z	Made backups.
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2021-03-27T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night.](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-03-27)
2021-03-26T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-25T23:59:59Z	Optimized images while listening to Amazing Atheist videos.
2021-03-24T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-23T23:59:59Z	Reread my fic collection to generate new ideas.
2021-03-22T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-03-21T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
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2021-03-20T23:59:59Z	Did not attend movie night because it was started when someone felt like it instead of when it's FUCKING SCHEDULED TO. New 'got tired of socializing' record set at 4 minutes.
2021-03-19T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-18T23:59:59Z	Tried to clear out some of my backlog but got distracted and watched Let's Plays instead.
2021-03-16T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-15T23:59:59Z	Got groceries. Researched paid email providers.
2021-03-14T23:59:59Z	Clipped through my bed to save frames and skip directly to Monday.
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2021-03-13T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-03-13)
2021-03-12T23:59:59Z	(mothing)
2021-03-11T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-10T23:59:59Z	Overslept.
2021-03-09T23:59:59Z	Updated my webrings page.
2021-03-08T23:59:59Z	[TEMPORAL DISTORTION]
2021-03-07T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
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2021-03-06T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-03-06)
2021-03-05T23:59:59Z	Almost did something, then got distracted reading through my old Tumblr blog.
2021-03-04T23:59:59Z	Caught up on some reading.
2021-03-03T23:59:59Z	Worked on my website.
2021-03-02T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-03-01T23:59:59Z	Got groceries.
2021-02-28T23:59:59Z	Did laundry.
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2021-02-27T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-02-27)
2021-02-26T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-02-25T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-02-24T23:59:59Z	Rabbit hole'd over to the prepper/offgrid side of YouTube.
2021-02-23T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-02-22T23:59:59Z	Got groceries and a hella juicy Denny's double cheeseburger.
2021-02-21T23:59:59Z	Overslept. Researched portable generators and power stations.
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2021-02-20T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-02-20)
2021-02-19T23:59:59Z	Overslept. Caught up on this week's videos.
2021-02-18T23:59:59Z	(Total outage time: ~57 hours) Restarted my session.
2021-02-17T23:59:59Z	Got power back for a whole 160 minutes, then wondered what the fuck these assholes are doing. Reached boredom level 'splice a cable to connect a portable TV to a 12v motorcycle battery'.
2021-02-16T23:59:59Z	Read Let's Bring Back and Quiet while waiting for our extremely resilient and competently designed power plants to thaw out.
2021-02-15T23:59:59Z	Went grocery shopping (instead of sitting around waiting for the power to turn back on (instead of making an archive site and new blog like i wanted to))
2021-02-14T23:59:59Z	Re-read my Tumblr RP blogs. New plotlines germinating.
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2021-02-13T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-02-13)
2021-02-12T23:59:59Z	Pondered upgrading to a KaiOS flipphone so I can actually swap the fucking battery out when it starts to bloat.
2021-02-11T23:59:59Z	Researched MVNOs because Ting told me that the phone that I picked specifically because it has VoLTE does not have VoLTE.
2021-02-10T23:59:59Z	Unpacked books, rearranged files, optimized the Borders section of HyperCGA.
2021-02-09T23:59:59Z	Archived more toots and Discord servers.
2021-02-08T23:59:59Z	Archived more toots. Assembled a storage rack for PlayStation games.
2021-02-07T23:59:59Z	Archived my toots. Finished replacing every light bulb in the house (that I could reach).
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2021-02-06T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-02-06)
2021-02-05T23:59:59Z	Watched Half-Life and Half-Life: Alyx LPs.
2021-02-04T23:59:59Z	Recharged camera batteries, troubleshot sound systems, ordered more light bulbs.
2021-02-03T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-02-02T23:59:59Z	More SCP: Overlord and Dollhouse reactions.
2021-02-01T23:59:59Z	Got groceries, then watched Warhammer 40K and SCP reaction videos.
2021-01-31T23:59:59Z	Moved boxes, changed bulbs. Just the books and 12 bulbs left.
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2021-01-30T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-01-30)
2021-01-29T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-01-28T23:59:59Z	Looked up VoIP phone numbers available for my upcoming BBS.
2021-01-27T23:59:59Z	(nothing)
2021-01-26T23:59:59Z	Researched WOW private servers, as paying $15/mo to play one game is no longer justifiable.
2021-01-25T23:59:59Z	Dug up my WOW and BC Collector's Editions while searching for surge protectors. Assembled my hi-fi station. Rebalanced the record player's counterweight.
2021-01-24T23:59:59Z	Stayed up watching videos, then overslept.
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2021-01-23T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-01-23)
2021-01-22T23:59:59Z	Watched a lot of GHostLP's playthroughs.
2021-01-21T23:59:59Z	Researched cordless vacuums. Purchased a Tineco A11 Hero. Joined #DeliContainerGang: https://youtu.be/AeKd3wSoTk8
2021-01-20T23:59:59Z	[TEMPORAL INSTABILITY]
2021-01-19T23:59:59Z	Did laundry. Changed 'Tech Wishlist' to ['Beige Whales'](https://youtu.be/Zbkil4kutwI). Found my SNES wall wart and remote control batteries. Read through the entirety of the [Lock Legion forums](https://locklegion.com/forum/).
2021-01-18T23:59:59Z	Went grocery shopping. 'Optimized' (read: dumped my bookmarks into) my Amazon wishlist. Buy me shit or ur a fake gamer: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1B56W071CS8UI
2021-01-17T23:59:59Z	Researched network config options and found MoCA, which our router supports. We're paying for a whole gigabit, so I'm gon' *use* the whole gigabit.
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2021-01-16T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-01-16)
2021-01-15T23:59:59Z	Got a stack rack set up and wired up a shitton of HDMI cables boi
2021-01-14T23:59:59Z	Game console *power supplies* retrieved. Hangers found.
2021-01-13T23:59:59Z	Set up TVs and HDMI equipment. Looked for wherever the fuck my hangers went. Successfully downloaded Flashpoint Ultimate on attempt 5 after reformatting a drive to use 64KB blocks.
2021-01-12T23:59:59Z	Moved some furniture around.
2021-01-11T23:59:59Z	Set up a networking station for the upcoming BBS.
2021-01-10T23:59:59Z	Rock and rolled all night and partied every day.
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2021-01-09T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-01-09)
2021-01-08T23:59:59Z	Set up my record player and stereo, and put a new 80+Platinum power supply in PC5014.
2021-01-07T23:59:59Z	Installed a bidet, which was one thing I really missed after two weeks without having it.
2021-01-06T23:59:59Z	Started replacing all the disgusting 15-60W 2700K incandescent, halogen, and CFL garbage in this house with 4-5W 5000K LED bulbs.
2021-01-05T23:59:59Z	Considered how to set up my desk. Decided to switch to a 2 VCR setup.
2021-01-04T23:59:59Z	More unpacking. Desk drawers fully restocked. Game consoles retrieved. CRTs emplacened.
2021-01-03T23:59:59Z	House 17 unpacking begins. Got my desk assembled and closet established.
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2021-01-02T23:59:59Z	[Movie Night!](https://neozones.club/cult/#2021-01-02)
2021-01-01T23:59:59Z	Moved to a new city, resetting my 'days since move' count from 1394. All-time high score: 1394.
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