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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44249512404840039472026-04-18T16:41:53.827-06:00OnaBlogWhat does it all mean.Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-63222807957685778352026-03-05T07:37:00.001-07:002026-03-05T07:37:14.422-07:00create, create ,create

I want to start this post by encouraging you dear reader to create.Create new thingsCreate old thingsBut create.I hear story after story about people making money in the stock market, and while having money is nice, I find it incredibly frustrating, it's simply shifting money around an not producing or creating things. This causes a lot of problems, if less businesses are being made, (or

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-8573418614654551612026-01-28T06:21:00.013-07:002026-03-03T05:42:22.100-07:00Text To Speech and Voice Cloning

 There are seemingly a million Text to Speech and voice clone things being released. I'm going to note what I find, or my buddy Nate sends me here. (Also some other interesting tools will be noted too ;)). I'm noting the date of their first github commit on the repository too.TTS (Text to Speech)TinyTTS: https://github.com/tronghieuit/tiny-tts.gitKittenTTS: https://github.com/KittenML/

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-617458110374229852026-01-28T05:40:00.004-07:002026-01-28T05:40:55.605-07:00We are in the beginning of the personal AI Era

 Ok yes AI is everywhere. Duh.I have been thinking about upgrading my GPU situation at home, as I am debating and deciding I am coming to the conclusion that this "feels" kinda like the beginning of the personal computer era. (Though with some differences) Let me explain.Doing a Google it claimed in 1988 PCs were between $700 and $2000 for the average home. Converting that into today's

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-56405483884222483872026-01-16T15:29:00.001-07:002026-01-16T15:29:48.181-07:00the inattention economy

 I have been noticing something recently and while everything is trying to get our attention, I've noticed, I ignore a lot more. Oh an ad popped up, I jump to another device or task and blank it out. Or I pop an earbud out and look a way a bit *trying* to forget what I heard on the hopes it doesn't earworm itself into my brain. I wonder if all the inattention in other parts of my life

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-73402390623521392292026-01-03T16:38:00.002-07:002026-01-03T16:38:09.200-07:00ease of use

 I think I've come to realize that the easier things are to use the more you're likely to use them of this is obvious when it comes to computer interfaces but I've been realizing it more and more when it comes to even things like my houseI have a leaf blower but I almost never use it because it's a pain in the butt to get to. I have a cricut I use it occasionally but not often enough because

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-47597367124461209402025-12-31T23:28:00.007-07:002025-12-31T23:50:31.780-07:0012 Rules for Living

 I came across a few posts.  https://lisielilli.medium.com/12-rules-for-life-df3593099c3f https://www.natemeyvis.com/12-rules/ Talking about coming up with your own 12 rules for living. I'm not too sure what mine are, but as I decide on them, I'll update this post. 1. Try to do something hard every day. For a bit there I was taking cold showers, those are hard things

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-44237117241330409162025-12-30T20:21:00.002-07:002025-12-30T20:21:18.484-07:00complexity

 I've been thinking a lot about complexity lately, what I don't know and can't decide is whether it's a permanent thing or not in my life.Ok let's talk about complexity pain points.1. Home lab/network/tech complexity. I host some stuff on my own, stuff breaks, I have to fix it or figure out why it isn't working. Case in point, I was using jellyfin at home, but it wasn't working with Roku, I

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-3777771849637260382025-12-25T14:28:00.003-07:002025-12-25T14:28:46.279-07:00books I read in 2025 or something

 I started rereading moneyland -- basically a book about how terrible people can be and how they can extract out wealth from everyone and don't give a darn. I haven't finished it (second read), it is a very ....eye opening... book if you haven't read it.I started reading the anxious generation. (First read), and while I agree with much of what is being said, I think the trouble I have is the

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-75101638277138892622025-12-25T14:01:00.001-07:002025-12-25T14:01:07.419-07:00the Internet isn't what it used to be

 It's Christmas, this is one of those....get off my lawn, back in the good old days kinda short post. The Internet isn't what it used to be ..... Or maybe I/we have changed enough that what it once was, isn't enough anymore.When I was young, I remember spending tons of time on the internet, but if I'm being honest I have no idea what it was that was so appealing. Now I'm an adult and I

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-33013861468946445542025-12-23T16:24:00.001-07:002025-12-23T16:24:08.007-07:00Retirement savings

 A few posts back I talked about setting goals. Cool, always a good idea. But what really got me going? A really obvious comment someone made. Exercising, eating healthier, etc. those are deposits in your retirement account. When you go to the gym and take a step, that's a dollar in your savings account.  I've seen people become less mobile, as they aged, and it bothers me, I

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-51102603302143636562025-12-21T22:05:00.003-07:002025-12-23T00:19:30.236-07:00heartburn followup

 I think I'm going to categorize heartburn a bit more, of course based on personal anecdote. I currently think there are 3 primary forms of heartburn. This may change but is how I'm thinking tonight while I have some heartburn!  1. General health caused heartburn.I think this kind of heartburn is just a result of eating poorly in general, not enough things like good fiber, etc

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-75999349221629194002025-12-19T06:35:00.002-07:002025-12-19T06:35:10.590-07:00brain rot

 Ok this isn't quite the same brain rot as what the kids are saying today, im more today talking about something I have been observing more lately. When I need to sleep but I can't, I put a show on, or something (screen off) just loud enough it drowns out my inner monologue. Over time I have come to realize that if I'm trying to drown out my inner monologue to sleep with this noise

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-44802499614991560752025-12-06T15:25:00.001-07:002025-12-06T15:25:25.216-07:00there's a new pandemic

 There's a new pandemic. It's something I've been noticing more and more. As a parent with children in multiple activities. Finding, and coordinating, and leading volunteers is hard. the economy has changed from a group of people who knows eachother doing stuff, into a transactional relationship, I drop my kid off, and these people take care of them, and I pick up later. Yes there are

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-31345286845477357582025-12-02T07:38:00.003-07:002025-12-23T00:20:41.040-07:00goals are a good thing

Goals give me something to aim for, I hate doing them at work, because so much of what I'm doing is not free form where I can choose what I want to do. So goals there are meh for me. But goals at home give me a direction to aim, I had a goal of going to the gym 52 times this year, meaning I went (on average) 1 day a week. Compare this to my last 10 years, and well, I'm not a frequent gym

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-14444363058258509092025-10-06T06:59:00.002-06:002025-10-06T06:59:30.130-06:00something AI is good at that I think is underrated

 I use ChatGPT/local LLMs etc a fair bit.I have mixed results on lots of things, but one thing I seem to have really good luck with is making ical files. Or more specifically I can copy/paste basically any schedule I have, maybe give one or two additional pieces of info (maybe all the locations are the same so I let it know or whatever).Ask for an ics formatted output. And It&

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-15429518783285437122025-07-31T05:52:00.003-06:002025-07-31T05:52:33.964-06:00AI workout/health buddy

 I started using a local LLM to be my health coach. I'll admit at first it wasn't doing terribly great but I am inclined to think it's doing better. I've played with some initial system prompts a bit, but I think just more information has been the biggest help.Let's backup a bit. I started using ChatGPT for a bit as a health coach, but didn't love feeding all my personal data to it (I do

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-54588290435175781042025-07-23T09:20:00.005-06:002025-07-23T09:20:49.524-06:00docker and the myth of reproducibility

 Reproducing via docker is a myth...at least how I do it.I assume most do it the same. If you pick the base image of say Ubuntu 22.04 great...but if there are security updates that version changes (right?) so you have to pick a specific tag that never changes (I haven't looked this up, but I assume it's not common to do).Next you apt install some things, oh well, good thing you called out a

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-21770808202937118882025-07-23T05:41:00.000-06:002025-07-23T05:41:01.437-06:00ideal vacations?

 What is your ideal vacation, not destination, but like...style....I'm not sure how to better describe it.Here is my problem I like building software things so too long away where I can't do anything and it's just bleh.  So here are some of my style preferences So some amount of time to fiddle on personal projects is one requirement. (Almost every trip I'm looking at my driving

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-31892060423961995142025-07-23T05:33:00.003-06:002025-07-23T05:34:28.146-06:00aggregation and the loss of exploration

 Visiting news aggregation sites or sites that just are basically designed to repost and not share original content are a double edged sword, while it's great to find things, they are of course curated heavily. Yes sometimes I'm bored and looking for something to read on the Internet,I would say 90% of my stuff is from hacker news (the content I read), occasionally I'll save a site just to

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-85092120911703806242025-07-18T21:31:00.005-06:002025-07-19T17:30:23.383-06:00weird diet/food ideas

 Food and I...we go way back....and frankly we aren't very good friends. Anyways. I was at a theme park recently and was thinking....Theme park dietEat crappy food...way too much....then just go on rides until you throw it all up,I guess it's a bit like bulemia I suppose, so probably not particularly good. ok I don't really have a name for this one, but sometimes I want to

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-22304784820137449502025-07-04T10:32:00.002-06:002025-07-04T10:32:36.056-06:00an appless policy

 I operate under the goal of not having to install apps. My first reaction if I need something is to see if I can use a web page.I broke my normal approach I installed the jellyfin app because I just didn't even think to check the web page. After probably a year of using it and having mediocre results because of some sort of bug related to playing some videos I happen to visit the web page

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-8031783942172183802025-07-04T07:51:00.001-06:002025-07-04T07:51:34.231-06:00million pixels

 I remember a time way back when where you could buy a pixel on a webpage. All the pixels available summed to a million bucks, kinda cool.I came across this on hacker news the other day.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44456379Reading the context was just fascinating.https://eieio.games/blog/the-secret-inside-one-million-checkboxes/ It just reminded me of the million pixels, but I

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-9465787867435880142025-06-08T22:35:00.001-06:002025-06-08T22:35:13.950-06:00made in america

 I watched a recent video from smarter everyday, while I am still keeping my YouTube usage to a minimum, (I think I could count the number of hours on YouTube I have been on one hand for the last 3 or so months), it definitely is something I have been thinking a lot about for a while. I even bought a webpage on the topic (kinda) though if I still own it I'll likely let it lapse, but the

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-59300435953356331062025-05-05T14:15:00.004-06:002025-05-05T14:15:53.668-06:00who is in control?

 I've noticed this thing going on, and maybe it's obvious to others, and has been obvious, but when money is flowing companies are essentially driving people to come work for them, they are more tolerant with behaviors and opinions of their staff, etc.On the flip side, when money isn't flowing it's the opposite where before employees are almost 'in control' in this environment the company is

Tyson Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033361046805227612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424951240484003947.post-20873695950302465142025-04-28T21:51:00.002-06:002025-04-28T21:53:33.526-06:00random idea: meal tracking templates

 I struggle with using apps where I can't mine my own data, at some point I'll make a app that does this, but in the meantime I wanted to take notes in a smallish notebook. While laying in bed I got to thinking, I have a 3d printer, I could design a template that I lay over the page, draw out each of the meals/snacks boxes, and maybe a column for calories and a total box. This could be handy

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