On March 9, 2023 I attended the funeral my Grandmother Mary Heick at St. Margaret’s Church [200 Roxboro Road, Syracuse, New York 13211]. I felt it relevant to record it in hopes of transcribing it later on. After almost 3 years, and implementing openai/whisper on my home server this transcription was finally possible.
The mass was led by the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse, Bishop Douglas J. Lucia.
Read MoreOn September 22, 2018 I attended the funeral my Aunt Anna at The Grove Church [7343 Carolina Boulevard, Clyde, NC], an old little church in a cemetery. I made the 12 hour drive myself direct, making it just in-time to be present for the entirety of the ceremony. I felt it relevant to record it in hopes of transcribing it later on. After 6 years, and implementing openai/whisper on my home server this transcription was finally possible.
Read MoreDuring COVID I worked remotely as a Software Engineer for Synacor. Their work-from-home mandate started March 13, 2020 and lasted for ~715 days. After 6 months upper management decided to create a gem of comradery to remind us that, in times of turmoil and confusion, we have always been a team.
I finally got around to physically deleting the hard binding and getting the 8″x11″ yearbook completely digitized and OCR’d.
Read MoreAfter 30 years, the journey is completed. Not only did I acquire the complete 1996 Disney Band Trip video, but I also acquired the 1992 video as well. Both of the videos were the original masters, so the final video quality is beyond top-notch for the age of the content.
I’ve made both videos available as a YouTube playlist.
Read MoreAnother year, and another tradition upheld.
My 2024 letter brought back a flood of memories, and my 2025, however brief, achieved the same.
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