{"id":46870,"date":"2026-01-14T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=46870"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:16:41","slug":"getting-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/01\/14\/getting-back-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Back on Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smoking is a filthy habit!<\/p><\/div>\n

Lately, The Teenage Beast<\/em> has been gathering dust as I have been enthralled by my Frankensteinian<\/em> mania for resurrecting dead and near dead computers. As much as I would like to move into a log cabin and spend my days drawing by candlelight, computers are a reality of this era. I am trying to future proof my digital world with an upgrade here or a Linux installation there without being on the treadmill of buying new every few years.<\/p>\n

Who has the money?<\/p>\n

But the monsters beckon.<\/p>\n

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\"\"As I chase down the perfect computer rig, I have been dragging myself back to my sketchbooks. I am trying to rediscover the thread of the story which I’ve seemed to have lost among the processors and hard drives.<\/p>\n

I have a few components that are on order, and once they are dispensed with, I am hoping that my computers return to being boring but dependable. I will return to the drawing board with gusto!<\/p>\n

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Lately, The Teenage Beast has been gathering dust as I have been enthralled by my Frankensteinian mania for resurrecting dead and near dead computers. 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