Hot Death Cornhole

August 17, 2026 Leave a comment

OK this is a crazy idea.  I have this idea for a game that modifies the rules of cornhole.  Call it Hot Death Cornhole.  Before every round a card is drawn that effects how that round is scored.

Idea for cards are as follows….

Pit Monster.  There is a monster that lives in the hole on the board and the monster eats any beanbags that land in it.  No score for bags on the hole.

The Broad is Lava.  Any bag that lands on the board is zero points.  Only in the hole gets points.

Player Advantage.  The first player to get a bag in the hole get one bag on the board count as if it went in the hole.

Close Counts.  If any bag lands within 1 ft of the board counts as one point.

Score +1.  Hole counts as 4 points and board counts as 2.

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Pro Roller Derby League

August 1, 2026

I am a fan of roller derby. With the popularity of amateur roller derby can there be a pro league? One I am going to barrow a few things from classic roller derby and some things from modern roller derby. So what is my fantasy head cannon pro roller derby going to be like.

  1. Banked Track
  2. Co-Ed Teams
  3. 90 second jams
  4. Home and Away Bouts
  5. No Scripted Bouts
  6. No Game Clock
  7. 4 Periods of 10 Jams Each

Now let’s talk about the last 2 points. When going to see roller derby and the game clock runs down but the jam clock still running the jam continues until the jam ends. I wanted to get rid of that, and have the jam clock only. Also for OT would be a set of 5 jams.

For Co-Ed teams there would be a male squad and a female squad. A coin toss at the start to determine which squad starts. Alternating between periods. If it is tied at the end of regulation the squads switch and there is a jam until one team has the lead. If no team with a lead after 5 jams the squads switch and another set of 5 jams. If it is regulation then after 2 sets of 5 jams it is a draw. For playoff it will continue until there is a winner.

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Choose Your Religion

July 29, 2026

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Filk is Inside Baseball

July 27, 2026

I went to a Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention in Pittsburgh called Confluence.  One of the main features about cons is music called Filk.  It is folk music to the themes of sci-fi or fantasy fiction.  Sometimes listening to it and the subject is inside baseball.  If you don’t know the subject matter then it goes over your head.

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AI is killing dating apps

July 9, 2026

I applied for a dating app called Maybe You.  After filling out all the info and looked at profiles of women on the app, something looked strange.  What I found strange is there was no one was familiar with were from other dating apps/sites.  The more I looked everything looked like AI created profiles and chat bots.  This is going to be a problem for people looking for a connection only to find an AI bot.  Is there a way to combat this?  Yes there is.  Going back to doing things before dating apps, like speed dating or going to the bar and meeting people.

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Jetpack Test

July 8, 2026

I have Jetpack added and added to my Mastodon account.  I want to test it to see if it posts.

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Retro Game Box

July 1, 2026 2 Comments

I final got my retro game box up and running with Betocera. It is an emulator image file you can install on any supported hardware. Also got an 8bitdo controller that is nicer then my Logitech ones. I started playing some of the games I downloaded of the Internet Archive.

The biggest problem is some game systems aren’t running because I don’t have the BIOS files.  I downloaded them from Internet Archive and installed them on my device but I still get the error and doesn’t load the ROM.  Some do work like Nintendo and enjoying playing Super Metroid.

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Fediverse for Meetup

June 16, 2026

I am a fan of #fediverse and it’s apps.  A lot of them are microblogging like Twitter/X.  Some examples are mastodon and misskey.  If you’re looking for something like Facebook then try Friendica.  There are others.  You can check it out at http://fediverse.party.

One app that I don’t see is Meetup.  If I had the programming ability I would create one.  The closest thing I can find is mobilizon.

If you want to follow me on any of theses services the links are below.

Mastodon

Friendica

Pixelfed

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Sci-Fi Convention at a campground

June 3, 2026

I like to go to sci-fi conventions. They usually have them at hotels but I though about changing it up and have it at a campground. Just think people can dress up there campsite to a theme. At night have a bonfire filk sing along. Have panels, arts and crafts, cosplay, parties in the evenings, and outdoor games(i.e. cornhole and bocce). Only problem is money and people. I need to work on networking and get people.

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Update on my home lab

June 1, 2026

I have posted previously on my home lab project.  The one problem was what am I going to do with it.  Well good news I figured that out.  I install Tailscale and got that working.  Now I have other plans like running containers with immish and bitwarden.

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