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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
	[2] 20210323_audio

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