It turns out being an adult is mostly Googling how to do stuff.
I attended my first Ohio Linuxfest this year (2017) and had a great time. I found the lightning talks especially inspirational. One of the talks I especially like were the lightning talks. Lightning talks are a series of short (5 minute), impromptu talks that anyone can do. They hand you a microphone, and you say … Read more
During my time working at the Sheriff’s Office, I had the privilege of being able to traverse the building freely since I was part of IT. Any room that had a computer was a potential visit for us in case we needed to plug something in or turn something off and on again. One afternoon, … Read more
“Describe Yourself In 3 Fictional Characters” was an online forum game in which participants select fictional characters from popular media that they believe demonstrate various aspects of their personality. Here’s mine.
So we had a Pokémon Go incident a few days ago. This mother and son came to the office asking if they could catch the Pikachu that likes to hang around here. I didn’t see a problem so I let them in. Well the kid was super excited, running and jumping around everywhere. Well, he … Read more
“Find a Kindle, Hack a Kindle”. It now runs Duokan 2015 and has 197 ebooks, unless I boot into Kindle mode, where I can access the 34 Kindle books on my account. I am currently reading three books at once. This isn’t going to end well.
While attending a fundraiser at a bar tonight a girl approached me and asked if the penguin on my shirt was the Linux penguin (It was). I spent the next 40 minutes chatting with her and her boyfriend (a chef) about Linux and other assorted geekery. Totally restored my faith in humanity. Thank you, Anthony. … Read more
Pro Wrestler name or Porn star name? Either way I am picking from this list the next time I am stopped in the mall for a survey. Slab Bulkhead Fridge Largemeat Punt Speedchunk Butch Deadlift Bold Bigflank Splint Chesthair Flint Ironstag Bolt Vanderhuge Thick McRunfast Blast Hardcheese Buff Drinklots Trunk Slamchest Fist Rockbone Stump Beefgnaw … Read more
PSA: Just so everyone knows: I am a Linux administrator. I have been for a few years now. I DO NOT own any windows machines although I DO use them at work. If you choose to click that “Upgrade to Windows 10” button I’ve been hearing about you are on your own. I will be … Read more
So we go to Best Buy to buy some computer stuff that was on sale. I get to the Geek Squad counter and show the guy my phone with the items I want, in stock at that store and the price. He gets them and tells me the price is $10 more than I planned. … Read more