Sound Card CPU Interference

Two years ago, Ian Scott created the picoGUS card that uses ISA sound card emulation using the RaspPi’s Pico’s microcontroller. My July 2023 post was the first post to mention the card and I’ve had it on my radar ever since. Last summer I received my own copy and tried assembling it into the trusty 80486—except that that didn’t work out well...

2025 will become my personal year of philosophy. I turn forty this year, which, if all goes well, marks the first part of my life as over. Considering recent illnesses along my family and friends, I have little hope of ever reaching eighty, but let’s keep that as a grand goal for the sake of the argument. I’ve been reading more philosophy lately,...

It seemed a good idea to start the year with a fresh and lively sourdough starter. Mine has been lingering in the fridge for the last few weeks, generating vinegar and slowly killing itself. A few days of throwing almost everything out and replacing it with new flour + water luckily does wonders. For those who don’t know the meaning of Brain...

Happy New Year! I’m more than ready to put number 24 behind me. Professionally, last year feels like one giant mistake. Luckily, some bright spots here and there helped me keep my head (somewhat) above water. Judging from last year’s December post, 2023 was also a difficult year—it seems that I purposely forgot most of those bad parts. I wish for...

This post is the board game counterpart of the recent 2024 In Video Games end of year note. It’s been half a year since the 2024 Board Game Shelf Analysis that also included play stats, along with a promise to myself to record plays on GoardGameGEek via the BGG Catalog App. I kept that end of the bargain but lost sight of board gaming this last...