It’s Friday, you know what that means. Miscellanea!
– Despite a largely lousy week I think I’m starting to turn things around. The various tech issues plaguing the puppet mines have, in theory, been tamed or at … Read the rest
If you’ve been on the Discord (join the Discord) you know that I’ve been having a bit of a week. Tons of little things have been building up to amount to one big lump of No Fun, and … Read the rest
Part of the philosophy of Operation: Puppet is things can be more friendly and personal. I try to be open and transparent about what going on with me and the shop, etc, and that’s not always great news. Having a … Read the rest
Those of you who’ve been following Operation: Puppet for a while have probably been unable to escape me talking about how much I love New Orleans. Despite being a pasty Canadian dude, the music, culture and people of NOLA call … Read the rest
Monday is the new Friday. Or something.
Bit of an odd Monday here as it’s a holiday, so the mental rails I usually run on have been interrupted. So, in no particular order, a loose and unrelated collection of things … Read the rest
I have been reliably informed that it’s a long weekend here in Ontario as Monday is a stat holiday. Working for myself from home I do tend to lose track of these things.
Long weekends can get a bit weird … Read the rest
Really fun build stream yesterday, happy to see regulars and fellow builders turning up. Plenty of fun shop talk and tips, I certainly learned some great stuff.
I’ve noticed lately that between the podcast and streams, I’m becoming more … Read the rest
Recently I had a request that got me reflecting on my working methodology and revealed something of a shortcoming in my puppet building process.
When I decided to start the shop, I established a few fundamental parameters, the most important … Read the rest
As we talked about on the recent Pixels and Puppets episode, the current PC hardware ecosystem has me rethinking my approach to upgrade cycles. I’ve always been a tinkerer and enjoy the building process so I naturally fell into … Read the rest
Being an older person, I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life. I’ve been a fast-food worker, retail sales, a bar busser in a Goth club, and a succession of various web design and development positions. Some were fine, … Read the rest
A busy week leading into a busy weekend has my brain in “chicken in a wind-storm” mode. Hard to pick just one topic for this morning. Why choose?
Puppet stuff: A Goblin and one Greeblee done, which is a little … Read the rest
Another day, another thing wot is broke on that bird site. Hello to another new wave of Mastodon folks, hope you’ll find the platform as uplifting as I have. It’s a different … Read the rest
