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The gift that nobody wants.

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Two friends that I hung out with last week texted me in the last few days to tell me that they’ve tested positive for COVID. I’ve taken two antigen tests since then and so far I’m in the clear. But I am working from home this week and avoiding crowds just to be safe. I … Read more

Ohio Linuxfest 2023

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I made it. Friday was good, but I got here late. Time Attended? 9:00  Arduino Meets Raspberry Pi Using O.L.D. Programming Techniques – Cameron Hughes and Tracy Hughes 10:00  Exploiting the IT Value Stream: Iterative Automation Strategy – Brad Krumme 11:00  Syslog for Fun (and Profit?) – Warren Myers 13:00  History of Computing – Ken … Read more

Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin

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Note: I found this article online and wanted to save it to my Wallabag instance, but it’s frustratingly split into 2 pages and would require a lot of pointless gymnastics to combine. So, instead, I copy/pasted the article contents here and offer it as geeky entertainment while granting all credit to the original author and … Read more

5 Years Later

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It’s been a strange 5 years. I started this journey at 335 pounds in August 2018. I got as low as 210 pounds by December 2019 I then entered my “2nd Fat” and managed to get back up to 289 pounds in September 2022. These days I hover between 225 and 230 pounds. Low-carb, avoiding … Read more

We are ready to rock.

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Waiting in the theater for https://metallica.filmTrying to resist taking a photo of our crowd with the caption: if you’re here tonight, remember to make your colonoscopy appointment tomorrow.#metallica #metalrules #gettingolder Night One Night Two

4 Years!

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Each year on our anniversary dates, employees get a box of chocolates and a magnet signifying how long we’ve been with the company. Today I got my 4-Year magnet and a confectionary treat!

Facebook Memories

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Facebook has a feature called Memories where they show you posts you made on this day in previous years. Apart from being sometimes creepy and often reminding me of things I used to like, I’ve started copy/pasting the best of them into this blog. It’s not removing them from Facebook or making them less private, … Read more