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Fall updates

2021-10-01/cpj

Salutem dicit,

It's been a few months since my last update. Time flies when you're Coviding.

Progress is progressing with our general recovery from the pandemic, including my return (along with my staff) to working from the Office full-time as of the beginning of September. The Corporation has issued a decree that all staff will also be fully vaccinated, which bodes well for safety, amongst other things. The city is over 80% double-vaxxed, so the outside world is not as Mad Max it was this same time last year. We shall overcome.

My iMac is no longer supported for OS updates. Consequently, I recently purchased a shiny new M1 Mac mini. I will be configuring this in place, then swapping in to production. It's been over a decade since my last fresh install, however I think this may be needed, in this instance, due to the processor change. I expect my MacBook to remain serviceable for a few more years.

I also picked up a PineBook Pro -- I'm getting used to Mandrake OS, however I have come to realize that I've spent too many years in Debian for it to be a seamless transition. I do recommend the PineBook as a portable Linux -- perhaps not a daily driver -- but useful when travelling. I am watching OS developments for the RK3399 SOC that powers the PineBook, and may eventually fail my flexibility test and re-flash to a Debian derivative once its hardware compatibility reaches that of Mandrake.

I'm looking seriously at WiFi6, especially with the topology of my house -- speeds (given orthogonal frequency division multiple access) will improve my overall network efficiency.

Lastly, the server supporting kaun.ca may be upgraded soon. The model 3 boards are more power-efficient, and boast an 80% performance gain in parallel tasks over the current model 2.

Flight log commentary to come.