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Marc Stuff
21 Oct 23:06 • Marc Carson

Coaching Availability Updates: Now with More Availability

As a quick update on things, I’ve updated my Coaching Pricing Page with my latest service availability. For a long time, I have had next-to-zero availability, due to the busy schedule here. So I’m excited to offer more services once again. “What’s Next” is a coaching forma...

Marc Stuff
28 Sep 04:42 • Marc Carson

Just some random stuff.

A test blog post for now.

Marc Stuff
15 Sep 00:27 • Marc Carson

loneliness, that controlled substance

i have to admit that i was recently, casually, & completely blown away by 1981’s Eki / Station. in this film we have a hokkaido cop who gets sucked into a deep hokkaido winter, a season which is given nearly as much of a character role as the actors. and, everybody kn...

Marc Stuff
28 Jul 03:51 • Marc Carson

Super Dicey Action Hour! (Pascal Dice Roller Source Code)

Just a simple dice roller written in Pascal.

Marc Stuff
03 Apr 23:13 • Marc Carson

How to Fix Freeplane's Slow Panning and Canvas Lag on Linux

This problem with Freeplane’s canvas performance was annoying to figure out! First, I had some really simple mind maps that were way too jerky to pan around in. Then, every method I tried in the “Preferences” menu, like toggling Anti-Aliasing (AA) or changing rendering hi...

Marc Stuff
19 Mar 05:11 • Marc Carson

Zoom: How to recover non-converted .zoom files when they refuse to convert? (Disappearing Conversion Window)

This problem with Zoom recordings was really frustrating to figure out! First, I had .zoom files from a meeting recording, that had failed to convert to video. Then, every method I tried to get them to convert, didn’t work. The conversion screen would disappear every time,...

Marc Stuff
12 Jan 22:54 • Marc Carson

What should I focus on in my career? Replies to recent emails

Some of you wrote very kind emails that I haven’t been able to reply to. Some of you wrote emails that I replied to, and then thought, “I should share this on the blog, or touch on it.” Here are some highlights, from my intended responses and actual responses both: Q: Wh...

Marc Stuff
25 Nov 01:06 • Marc Carson

The Quiet Earth

Above: A still image from “The Quiet Earth” (1985) Lately it’s been dark here. A dark time of year, a dark political era…hell, I am afraid I could just go on and on about darkness! Everybody’s got their ways of coping with this, whether that’s done by the automatic / ins...