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Repairing Azure Local Connected Machine Extensions
I’ve been futzing around with a Dell AX-4510c for a hot minute, trying to get Azure Local working in Azure Government. It’s not an easy task – things don’t “just work” and you’re going to spend a lot of time redoing things trying to get it right. One of the blunders I made while dorking…
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Garmin Connect 5.14.1: A Broken Update for Profile Users
Garmin users, heads up! Update 5.14.1 is rendering the Garmin Connect app unusable for those using it in a Private Space or Work Profile. What’s more concerning is Garmin’s response – they’ve effectively penalized users for prioritizing security and privacy.
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July 7th Garmin Connect Update 5.14.1
If you use the Garmin Connect app in a Private Space or Work Profile, AVOID THIS UPDATE! It seems that the most recent update to Garmin Connect might prove problematic to those that use the Android app in any kind of profile. I’m running the latest GrapheneOS 2025070800 on a Pixel 9 Pro with the…
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Random thoughts about YouTube
I hate media today. “You won’t believe THIS!” “5 tricks Airlines hope you NEVER LEARN!” “13 stupid mistakes DESTROYING your automatic car!” “NO ONE can explain THIS!” </eye roll> What’s with all this sensationalist title nonsense? And with these horrendous thumbnails every video now has? Has anyone actually looked at YouTube lately? It’s disgusting. I…
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Nintendo
You’re out. Goodbye. You will NEVER get another dollar from me. I bought it, it’s mine. Fuck you. :-* Nintendo updated its Nintendo Account Agreement with a severe warning against “unauthorized use”, in a bid to prevent emulation and piracy. The US update is as follows: “Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a)…
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Cleaning Arch Linux
Chris Titus wrote an article (and did a video!) about cleaning Arch Linux. I wanted to add a bit more that I find helpful – something that he didn’t cover: Uninstalling UNUSED dependencies! He covered cleaning the pacman cache, pruning timeshifts, checking usage and several other things, but not removing orphaned dependencies. Here’s a great…
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Bad Luck
It seems to me that I’ve had quite a bit of bad luck lately. I’m truly not sure what I’ve done to offend lady Karma, but she has since responded and laid her divine retribution squarely on my shoulders, consistently, for the past month. While I do not understand, I am listening, I am learning,…
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Upgrading from AMD Ryzen 9 7950x to 9950X3D
The patient, as viewed under the operating room lights… If you’re interested in my old CPU, it’s for sale here: https://columbus.craigslist.org/sop/d/columbus-amd-ryzen-processor/7834796843.html
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100 gigabit to the Desktop
Truly overkill for ANY purpose. But still fun as hell. 😀
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Windows Server 2025 Diagnostic Data
Trash. This kind of shit boils my blood. Why would any company pay, quite handsomely might I add, to use software that can not be controlled once installed? This isn’t some cloud hosted app or service, this is Windows Server. That customers run on THEIR OWN HARDWARE. Possibly in a secure enclave, who knows? Why…