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The Anatomy of Assholes

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The journey to Linux KVM virtual hosting

Last week I decided that I should check out KVM as an alternative to VMWare’s Vsphere ESX for my home lab. ESX worked fine-ish – relatively easy to setup and well documented online – but their update process left something … Continue reading

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Project Coop – Automated chicken coop door opener

Recent task, build an automated & wifi controlled chicken coop opener without spending a ton of money. Props to http://blog.netscraps.com/diy/automatic-chicken-coop-door-solar-time-table-switch.html for the original idea and providing such an in-depth explanation. Parts list:1) Functional Devices RIB2401D DPDT relay2) Weatherproof 1-gang deep … Continue reading

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POCSAG and pager traffic

With the recent rise in COVID-19 activities, I decided it was time to resurrect my page sniffer.

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Kubernetes Cluster on Raspberry Pi B (part 2 – Base OS and software prep)

Continuing my documentation on building this Pi cluster. If you want to read the full thing, start at Part 1 – hardware.

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Kubernetes Cluster on Raspberry Pi B (part 1 – Hardware)

I’m going to document this out as my personal reference, and also for anybody else who starts thinking about doing something like this. This page was helpful in figuring out what I was doing. Last week, I decided that I … Continue reading

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Mid 2012 Retina Macbook Pro – Battery Replacement

One of the things that the Tysons Apple store flagged on my laptop during diagnostics for the LCD replacement was the battery. I hadn’t really noticed it before, but sure enough – when I checked it was showing 75% functionality, … Continue reading

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Mid 2012 Retina Macbook Pro LCD replacement

Back in October, my laptop screen started acting funny after a business trip. It didn’t take any major hits or anything that I’m aware of – but it was showing every other line as black. Then it started having every … Continue reading

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Year of Macbook pro repairs

Well, my 15″ Retina Macbook Pro is hitting it’s fourth year with me, and it’s now starting to show it’s age. I’m really not that impressed with either the specs, look, or price of the newly announced Macbook so I’ve … Continue reading

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Kaua’i

I’m spending a month in Kaua’i, and thanks to some extremely generous friends, lodging is covered – while cashing in some of the last decade of air miles covers the flight.

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