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Lewis Moten: Materials for Our Data Review Discussion
A reply to the WCFAC chair explaining my custom data-analysis workflow, limits of automation without stable county data access, and rationale for separating policy concerns into a broader supervisory discussion, while keeping this exchange focused on tools, methods, and transparent financial analysis. Read More
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Lewis Moten: Materials for Our Data Review Discussion
An email sent to the chair of the Warren County Finance Audit Committee outlining the tools, methods, and datasets used to analyze county financial records. It documents the technical context behind audit-related findings and a follow-up to a public meeting discussion. Read More
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When Modern Accountability Meets 1980s Technology
A canceled county meeting led me into a surprising look at our decades-old financial system—complete with telnet screens and missing programmers. Between illness, community kindness, and late-night coding, I built a powerful new tool to analyze general-ledger data and push modernization forward. Read More
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Raspberry Pi Digital Signage
I look into various services and projects that offer digital signage kiosks on a low budget. Most start out at $10 or more per month, and free versions are fairly limited in capability or just bad. I then start creating my own service. Read More
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Slugs: A Deep Dive into Web Development
In the realm of web development, slugs serve as the unsung heroes behind the scenes. These unique identifiers, often derived from content titles, play a crucial role in enhancing user experience, improving search engine optimization (SEO), and streamlining content management. By understanding the benefits and best practices associated with slugs, you can elevate your website’s… Read More
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Choosing a Host
Follow along as I gripe about my current host, review various hosting plans, choose a plan, and discover what’s actually under the hood. Read More
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How to create a conspiracy
How to create a conspiracy I’ve been really getting creating with the different skins for my UFO’s. I’ve started using a combination of ArtRage, Adobe Photoshop, and AvPainter. This is really getting to be a lot of fun. Each UFO Read More
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Lighting up my life
Lighting up my life I wasn’t too happy with how the effects of full bright clashed with shiny objects. I wanted the top part of my lamp to be very shiny except where the glass was located. For that part, Read More
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Seeing the Light
Seeing the Light I finished making the scupties that I needed for my street lamp using Rokuro. An overly complex object for prims takes only 3 sculpties to build. The next step is to work on the texturing to give Read More
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AvPainter now supporting Sculpties
AvPainter now supporting Sculpties Shortly after the new year, the AvPainter program got a few new features. The AvPainter is often used to paint clothes onto avatars with a 3D canvas. I found it to be great for setting up Read More