Solominer
Solominer

Solominer

Working with interesting technology: blockchain, IPFS, infrared and ultraviolet photography/videos


Mario Party 10 Gameplay 05-27

27 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

I have been waiting five years for this game to be playable on emulator. In the last few months, great progress has been made in this games stability. It still crashes every so often, and at least one boss battle just soft locks every time I play. B...

Kestrel house late spring update

27 May 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer

  I was hoping for Kestrels to move into the new bird house I built. Though I got a different kind of bird that ended up moving in this year. The bird that moved in is called a Wren. They are a very common bird here in Georgia. Glad to see the bird...

Mason Bees visiting their old homes

26 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

I am really glad the Mason Bees are making use of the bee boards I constructed for them last year. I left the old bee homes out so the Bees inside could emerge. The homes with holes in the mud are spots where previous Bees have already left for the...

Solo's weekly picks: Outdoor Cooking

26 May 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Solominer

With the weather warming up, many are taking to the outdoors to enjoy cooking their favorite foods. Around the world many people find ways to get together and enjoy a nice meal. And cooking outdoors is a great way to hang out together and eat s...

Speculation on Hive activity: Post Splinterlands migration

24 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

There was some recent news that Splinterlands is coming to the Hive blockchain. About five days ago this was announced. With that news, I am curious how the blockchain activity will be affected. And how much higher our ranking will be on Blocktivity....

Planting 2 Cherry trees and 2 Cherry bushes

24 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

The last few years we have been buying alot of Cherries at the market. And with some free space I thought it would be a good idea to plant some Cherry trees and bushes. It may take a few years to get a tree that produces, so now is a good time to st...

BattleTanx Gameplay 05-23

23 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

There were many games I wanted to play more of when I was a child. With renting games from Blockbuster I could only play a game for a few days before I had to return it. A few games stuck in my memory for those that I had to give back before I was r...

Late Spring Solitary Bee update

23 May 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Solominer

A few of the bee boards has had its holes completely filled in, this is great as they are taking to what I built for them. I see mud all the way to the front of the opening, one of those tunnels is completely filled in. Mission complete by a ms Maso...

Various plant leaves and flowers - Macro Photography

22 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

Using my GH3 I took some pictures of plants I saw, some had flowers and others just had leaves. This post is a mix of different plants seen with my macro lens. An Autumn fern can be seen in the first picture, I love how it has a copper like colo...

Replacing the rope on a cat scratching post

20 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

Over the last few years, the rope that came with the cat scratching post has become frayed and broken. It appeared as if the cats were not using it as much due to this. I got some rope from the local hardware store and using my hot glue gun I g...