Anyway, here be a few life-related updates on my end:
- Me and two of my pals have found a terraced 3-bedroom house only 30 mins away from my parent's house to move out to; the deal is that my pal's gran owns the place and staunchly refuses to sell, old age doing what is does to your sentimentality; this pal's dad has negotiated a bargain rent for us, the magic man that he is. The only caveat - it's suffered hideous treatment from the previous residents, with some of the doors showing their cardboard honeycomb structures! That'll take at least a month to work into an acceptable condition...
- I've found some employment at an engineering firm in Farnborough on a contractual basis, I'm hoping to secure a full-time position by way of performance but either way, combined with the through-the-floor rent at the new place (shared rent ftw) means a massive boon to my projects, assuming I don't blow it all on an Ivy Bridge Extreme PC I don't need.
- I want to be free... because rule of 3...
Just for fun, I'll throw in some of the project ideas I have buzzing around my noggin, simply because containing my imagination is like keeping water in a bowl made of paper towels - not fun when you are trying to focus on getting just *one* project done:
- A new PC Case: I've got an eye on a few manufactured cases to replace my antiquated workstation case, such as the Zalman Z12 Plus or even going mini-ITX with a Corsair 250D, but I still want a case with as many Bitfenix Spectre Pro 230mm fans as possible so I wouldn't count on that.
- PC Upgrades: my GTX 560 is now thoroughly trounced by a card that doesn't even have a PCI-E power connector (The GTX 750 Ti), my HDD is 6 years old and my Corsair RM850 is going completely to waste only powering 250W during gaming sessions; not so sure I want to give my i5-2500K up though, a truly timeless CPU.
- A Python Recumbent Bicycle: I don't really feel like I'm being so efficient on an upright bike anymore, the most glaring problem is the wind, but there's also the issue of the huge moment arm that gravity has in bringing your head into sharp contact with the road.
- A Model Railway: There's space for a shed at the new house, and my pals are okay with it, why not?
- Network Attached Storage: Not a sexy thing, but it'll be a fun exercise in configuring a linux PC and backing up will be easier than with a USB3 HDD.
- A new Kick Scooter: I've got a Razor A5 Lux and it flies at warp speed compared to walking, but why not make one with a 100mm suspension fork and hydraulic disc brakes?
- 100 things to do with a Raspberry Pi.
