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       Stardate: 20210411.2242 
       Location: xiled rumination concentrator
       Input Device: Concentrator PC (repurposed Lenovo PC)
       Audio: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
       Visual: X2Go session on daimos (Asus X200CA)
       Emotional: Tired.            
        
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       I have been working on the xiled rumination concentrator quite a bit
       lately, but I have not documented much about it, so I have decided 
       to write something to summarize the current state of the project (?)
       Not sure if it's really a project since I keep changing things on
       the fly and its function keeps evolving.
       
        Current Primary Functions:
        --------------------------
       
        Meeting Simulator - This is probably the primary function for now.
        I spend a few hours a day in online meetings.
       
        Audio listening booth - especially for new albums, streaming radio,
        ham radio, zello.
       
        Meditation - exterior sounds are muffled pretty well.
       
        Recent upgrades:
        ----------------
       
       Cheap 32"(?) LCD TV w/HDMI from Goodwill - this is now the main
       display.  Not bad for $15, though it does have some weird temporary
       image persistance(?) that goes away.  The issue does not appear when
       viewing video.
       
       Surface RT tablet - access to the ship's computer (LCARS).  This
       was going to be an AUX display, but the browser does not work with
       Deskreen[1] and I have not found an alternate browser for RT(arm cpu)  
       The LCARS interface works great as a GUI for the USS Nostradumbass
       and it also provides cool ship sound effects.  Sounds great with 
       it plugged into the mixer. 
       
       Repurposed Logitech speakers+subwoofer - The speaker/reciever setup 
       I was working on previously[2] was too cumbersome for the 
       concentrator.  These are pretty standard desktop speakers that sound 
       decent in the enclosed space.  The previous speakers will go to a 
       different project.
       
       "Control Panel" - I have mounted a bunch of stuff to poultry fencing
       and have pinned the panel to the foam wall of the concentrator.
       Yeah, not the most elegant, but functional.  Here is a crude diagram
       of the panel.
        
       USS Nostradumbass Control Panel:
       
        {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}o------------o{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}| Amp on/off |{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}o------------o{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}o----------------o{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}| Logitech Audio |{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}|   Controller   |{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}o----------------o{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}{}o--------------------o{}{}{}
        {}{}|       4-Channel    |{}{}{}
        {}{}|         Mixer      |{}{}{}
        {}{}o--------------------o{}{}{}
        {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}o----------o{}o------------o{}
        {}| 5-Port   |{}| 4-Port USB |{}
        {}| Ethernet |{}|    Hub     |{}
        {}| Switch   |{}o------------o{}
        {}o----------o{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
        {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
       
       That's it for now.  I'll write more later.
       
       [1] https://deskreen.com
 (DIR) [2] 20210323_audio
       
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