September 2025

Here is a picture of my rackmount.

On the top is my doorbell system and our VoIP module.

Then, my 22 cable outlets.

Then, my big switch.

Then, on a shelf, my ER605 router and a small PoE switch for the HDMI over IP modules we have for our four TVs (the video comes from a single computer).

At the bottom, my UPS and a few cables and old VoIP modules.

You can also see our Starlink modem.

I just changed my ugly light socket with this nice LED fixture we bought on Amazon.

History :

Everywhere in the house, we have pot lights. During construction of the house, I decided to not have pot lights. I wanted a light socket.

I regret this decision.

Also, when the carpenter was installing the attic access (seen in the pictures), he put space between the drywall and the insulation for the pot lights, but I told him not to do that... Bad choice. He installed the attic access without that space. After, they would have added lath on the ceiling to make room for the pot lights and their power supplies.

Now, installing pot lights is a very difficult job. We would have to drill holes in the insulation and add cables in the attic.

This is a nice alternative. You can even change the light temperature with a swicth. I like it white in my office and warm in my bedroom. (I made the mistake of not having pot lights in both my office and my bedroom. My bathroom has pot lights).

When I look at the past, I see the constant change :

Nope, we were wrong, this is right.
Nope, we were wrong, this is right.
Nope, we were wrong, this is right.

It's like people want there to be a single accepted theory used by everyone.

I believe we will never find a theory that can explain everything that can be experimented. That there is not some "master theory of the universe".

Or even a "theory of theories" (a theory that would explain how to get to other theories).

The 'one theory for everyone' is pretty useful. Science is also useful. That does not mean it is right.

Me : "I could read what others have written, or I could have fun and come up with my own ideas."

Aside, I also believe the world is not made of rules or logic or randomness. It seems to me that we invented logic and theories and that they do not fit in with nature.

I wonder if it will still be possible for me to think, reflect and make new ideas like I used to be able to do.

Am I getting old ?

I fear I will be stuck with my current way of thinking for the rest of my life. I like changing my mind about things like I have so many times.

Is my current dumbness temporary or if it is too late and the change is permanent ?

Please be temporary.

It's hard to make sure all of your ideas fit together when you can only think of a few at a time. So you try to make those ideas fit together and make sense, but they may not fit with other ideas you have.

Personally, I gave up. I'm fine with being inconsistent.

What's the point of having a car alarm if everyone ignores it ?

"Oh, I hear a car alarm."

The thief has plenty of time to shut it off.

Same thing for home security alarms.

Mike Holmes keeps finding badly installed vapor barrier and batt insulation between the ceiling of the garage and the room above.

He always replaces it with spray foam.

My question : is it possible to make vapor barrier and batt insulation work ? Is spray foam really needed ?

The question is not so much how we modify what we perceive, but rather if there even is something beyond what we perceive.

Over the past few weeks, I have watched every Hell's Kitchen episode. All 23 seasons and yesterday's episode.

Now that I am watching Holmes on Homes, I feel less dumb. Go figure.

It has been years since I have seen anyone outside of my close family.

Today, three of my sister's friends are here for dinner.

I dislike what they are saying and I hate being exposed to that. I just quickly ate and went to my room.

To me, some things are destroyed by being talked about. I like some things to not be put into words.

I have forgotten what they said, but it reminded me of how awful the "Inside Out" movie was when I first saw it ten years ago. I do not like modelling or "understanding" emotions.

I also feel they may think I am "wrong" to not be "open" about my feelings if they read this post.

Is it wrong to just want to stay alone and not talk much about myself in person ? Why would someone I don't know tell me how to live ?

Half an hour later and I feel much better. I guess it was too much for me.

It's hard to think when someone close is talking garbage.

Instead of making very large pages load fast, what about making smaller pages ?

Today, we invited my uncle, my aunt and their partners for lunch.

I really enjoyed it. Complete opposite to my sister's friends yesterday.

I guess yesterday it was more about what they were talking about than their presence that I didn't like.

I have trouble putting a number on some things.

How do you feel on one to ten ? I just never know what to answer. I don't think like that.