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Stevie’s First Halloween

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With us being Stevie’s “Official Halloween Sponsors”, I suggested the possibility of this photo way back in August. I was thrilled to see the idea take off and happy to have caught this photo of her first Halloween!

I am a digital hoarder

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You’ve amassed hundreds, or maybe thousands of (fill in the blank with whatever digital goodie you hoard – e-books, video files, meme photos…etc.). More than you could ever read, watch or enjoy. You want to delete half, maybe more. You want to feel less anxious when you see that directory. You want to believe that … Read more

Salem 2023 – Day 2

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Observations from day 2 It’s October! We’re very excited! Everybody got a good night’s sleep. And there are turkeys! This morning there was full-on, Thanksgiving turkeys just walking around the parking lot checking out the cars (our included) like it was their job. If you ask me, I think that portends that it’s going to … Read more

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