Kiel Lofstrand
@kielguy.bsky.social
AV programming through trial and (mostly) error
Read my blog at https://kielthecoder.com/
Read my blog at https://kielthecoder.com/
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Scopes of Work
I’ve been programming professionally for 20 years, and there is one elusive document that still escapes me: the scope of work. I have seen them… just rarely. There have been Bills of Ma…
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July 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
“A black belt is a white belt who never gave up.”
May 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“A black belt is a white belt who never gave up.”
New Post: Pairing with AI
Pairing with AI
I recently needed to grab some old project files from my home backup server while I was at the office. I have an upcycled tower PC that serves 10TB of storage to my home network. It syncs most thin…
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April 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New Post: Pairing with AI
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
The power of “I think I can…”
March 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The power of “I think I can…”
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“I asked ChatGPT and—”
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
March 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“I asked ChatGPT and—”
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
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I've been reading exclusively Black American writers for US Black History Month and wanted to share some all-time favourites from US/CAN authors
Perfect to pick up now or anytime, these stories and authors are to be read year-round
#BookSky
Perfect to pick up now or anytime, these stories and authors are to be read year-round
#BookSky
February 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I've been reading exclusively Black American writers for US Black History Month and wanted to share some all-time favourites from US/CAN authors
Perfect to pick up now or anytime, these stories and authors are to be read year-round
#BookSky
Perfect to pick up now or anytime, these stories and authors are to be read year-round
#BookSky
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Programming aphorism #1: If you're breaking an interface to add more inputs/outputs/whatever, just go ahead and double it. You're probably going to go back and add more later anyway; save yourself the trouble now.
January 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Programming aphorism #1: If you're breaking an interface to add more inputs/outputs/whatever, just go ahead and double it. You're probably going to go back and add more later anyway; save yourself the trouble now.
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WIC. They are pausing WIC.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
Broader agreement that it to applies to discretionary spending payments (Head Start, WIC, etc).
January 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
WIC. They are pausing WIC.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
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Whenever I start to feel anxious I immediately have another coffee and scroll through the worst news imaginable on my phone and omg it does not help at all
January 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Whenever I start to feel anxious I immediately have another coffee and scroll through the worst news imaginable on my phone and omg it does not help at all
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You’re all about to be gaslit about that Nazi salute and I’m begging you to spend no time on it. You know what you saw.
January 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You’re all about to be gaslit about that Nazi salute and I’m begging you to spend no time on it. You know what you saw.
Not sure what I’ve created with this tower of smart plugs. Probably nothing useful.
January 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Not sure what I’ve created with this tower of smart plugs. Probably nothing useful.
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Tracking the fires in LA here: www.latimes.com/wildfires-ma...
California Fire Map: Active Wildfires
A map of wildfires currently burning in California
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January 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Tracking the fires in LA here: www.latimes.com/wildfires-ma...
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Q-SYS & Lua – Camera Presets
I think the Q-SYS ecosystem is great; they really got a lot of things right. Like all things on this blog, I’m still learning and documenting the process. Coming off a recent job, I want to s…
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December 14, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Just realized I should probably market myself a bit! Check out my blog at kielthecoder.com where I post occasionally. It’s not always about programming!
Kiel the Coder
AV programming through trial and (mostly) error
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December 13, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Just realized I should probably market myself a bit! Check out my blog at kielthecoder.com where I post occasionally. It’s not always about programming!
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clause =📝
Claus = 🎅
claws = 🐈
Claus = 🎅
claws = 🐈
December 12, 2024 at 8:30 PM
clause =📝
Claus = 🎅
claws = 🐈
Claus = 🎅
claws = 🐈
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Fitted sheets are like USB ports. You just gotta try putting it in (on) and then you inevitably have to rotate it 180 degrees (90 degrees)
November 27, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Fitted sheets are like USB ports. You just gotta try putting it in (on) and then you inevitably have to rotate it 180 degrees (90 degrees)
Got to post at least one picture of a cat. Here’s mine killing things!
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Got to post at least one picture of a cat. Here’s mine killing things!
Bluesky feels like it's moving too fast for me already! Got to spend some time catching up.
November 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Bluesky feels like it's moving too fast for me already! Got to spend some time catching up.