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Other Interests
Let’s just say I like to keep busy so I have my hands in several cookie jars. Building and working on computers has always picked my interest. Resin art has been a fun new side project. Reading in any genre is a must, etc etc.
More to come!
Computers
It hasn’t been this exciting to be a hardcore tech nerd especially when it comes to all the new tech for the humble computer. Whether if it’s PCI-E Gen4 adoptions, or watching AMD absolutely embarrass Intel, or the introduction of DDR5 for consumers, the next-gen graphics cards, there’s so much to watch and salivate over. I’ve been building computers for my self and others for more than a decade but it’s never been like this before.
One this still holds true. You can’t cheap out on computer hardware, that’s why I only trust certain companies with my computer hardware. Read my list of Trusted Brands to see who I rely on when building my computers.
Reading
Away the from the computer screens I’m still a fan of holding good ole fashion paper book. Contrary to my technical nature I enjoy turned on my LED reading light and flipping through the pages while my imagination runs wild. Just like my hobbies, my reading interests are wildly varied but I’ll let my reading list speak for it self.
Currently Reading
The Venetian Brtrayal
by Steve Berry
Previously Read
Dan Brown
- Digital Fortress
- Deception Point
- Angels & Demons
- The Da Vinci Code
- The Lost Symbol
- Inferno
- Origin
Veronica Roth
- Divergent
- Insurgent
- Allegiant
Steve Berry
Jared Diamond
- The Third Chimpanzee
- Guns, Germs, and Steel
- Collapse
- “Vengeance is Ours” controversy
- Natural Experiments of History
Alexandre Dumas
- The Count of Monte Cristo
Phuc Tran
- Sign, Gone
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Video Games
You can’t build computers without benching markering their gaming performance! I may not have a whole lot of time to play but when I do I take up just as a diverse variety as my hobbies. From racing simulators to factory building sims to the good ole first-person shooters.
The official CKTC VW GTI Racer
Forza Horizon 4
One of the best driving games available the pinnacle of the Forza series.
Satisfactory
Even though still in Alpha this is one of the best factory building simulators out available
HALO: Master Cheif Collection
Can't go wrong with the game that revolutionized the industry!
Music & Everyday Carry
Music is on almost any time I’m working, so earbuds get put through the wringer around here. I wrote up my time with the Jaybird Vista 2 true wireless buds, and long before those, the wired Sennheiser CX200 Street II that set my expectations for budget earbuds. The phone they pair with gets its own attention too: dbrand’s PRISM 2.0 screen protector is the first one I actually kept on.
Resin Art
Using hardening resin for art has definitely been gaining popularity over the years. All the cool pieces of works you can make with it and the simplicity of it makes it an interesting hobby to pick up. Of course, once you try it out the first time it’s that easy and can certainly become a mess if you’re not careful.
I thought it would be an interesting idea to combine resin with some of my 3D printing projects and see what I can make out of combining two very different worlds.
