01: 2009-era artificial intelligence - But this was an actual human in a UPS call center.
02: another reversible Neville tragedy - He vanishes for two and a half hours on a mile-long walk to the cabin.
03: emergency bandwidth - I learn a visitor needs a lot of bandwidth at the last moment.
04: the absurdity of ChatGPT's ideas - It generates clearly nonsensical explanations for why GPS points aren't where they should be.
05: looking for Gretchen's corpse - She seemed to vanish while swimming, and I start to panic.
06: low-effort chili - But because of the cooking down of tomato juice, it ends up being very good.
07: hoarded silicone beads - Handy when you've dunked your camera in a lake.
08: no jealousy from ChatGPT - Even though I snuck off and got some assistance from Google Gemini when it kept recommending defunct incantations to try on Meshtastic.
09: off to save the African black-eyed susan - An October drive to the Adirondacks before the first frost.
10: bidirectional Meshtastic - My system is now sending and receiving Meshtastic messages in addition to GPS coordiates.
11: many rounds of Bananagrams - Our neighbor from Hurley visits us in the Adirondacks.
12: Henry the dog goes kayaking - He's small, so he fits in a lap. And he seems to enjoy it.
13: slimy boletes in the forest - After another terrible day at work, I gather mushrooms in the rain-soaked forest.
14: cauliflower in the low-effort chili - Another difficult day at work, followed by success in the kitchen.
15: Charlotte harasses an elderly doe - Good thing she is all bark and no bite.
16: in the Adirondacks to receive a refrigerator - I take the day off sick so I can be there to have it set up.
17: Throckmorton still on the lake in late October - But ChatGPT seems to think it will be okay.
18: watchdog for a watchdog - It doesn't really work yet, but I implement a watchdog I2C slave for my Moxee Hotspot Watchdog.
19: can't seem to buy a Tractive charger - Every time I do, I am the target of an eBay tracking number scam.
20: area under the crenellated curve - ChatGPT gives me a way to squeeze performance data out of an energy curve.
21: the flight of the King of the Lunchroom Court - After months of build-up, a coworker flies to Georgia and back.
22: a drip every half hour - I finally almost fix a 23 year old problem.
23: a brief babysitting gig - Our neighbor needs me to watch her preteen kid for a half hour before I drive to the cabin.
24: now I can use the EEPROM in my slaves - Another useful feature added to what had initially been just a port expander.
25: now I can use the EEPROM in my slaves - Another useful feature added to what had initially been just a port expander.
26: still a loon and no migratory ducks - And I stand a 100 pound post on my own.
27: ChatGPT can't bullshit me - Without a model of the world, it lapses into bullshit explanations.
28: another fruitless Meshtastic evening - Somehow I keep allowing this user-hostile off-grid messaging system to fuck me.
29: the farmer and the soon-to-be-slaughtered cow - In this metaphor, I am the cow. And the farmer is the project manager at the company that finally decided to fire me.
30: migratory duck near the dock - A brief visit to the cabin in the rain while hungover.
31: Woodstock Halloween, 2025 - Woodstock's Halloween parade really is quite a spectacle.