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No AI Slop
I’m really starting to get tired of the AI written garbage all over the internet. Where’s the original content gone? Why’s every thought have to be augmented by an agent that makes it all bland and sound the same. I used to love being able to tell the difference between writers – now they’re starting…
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Come say hi
I spent some time this weekend playing around with Matrix federation. It’s… fascinating. I’ll leave it at that. Come say hi 🙂 https://matrix.to/#/@jimmie:matrix.homeroot.net
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Breezeline tried to bill me for internet service that never worked
Breezeline installed their “best” internet service at my house on March 28, 2026. Gigabit. Very impressive on paper. In real life, I couldn’t even use it. It did not work. That should have settled the question of whether I owed them a full month of service charges. Instead, it turned into one of those stupidly…
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New Year, New Project
For years, I’ve been… well, tinkering. And learning. And occasionally, saving myself a lot of frustration (and money!) by figuring things out for myself. I work in technology – specifically, at Microsoft – and that environment constantly fuels a desire to understand *how* things work, not just *that* they work. Over the years, friends and…
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Home lab Network Upgrade Time
I’ve had a Dell EMC S5148F-ON running in the core of my Home lab since September of 2020. That switch has been an absolute beast and a great learning tool for things like DCB and RDMA. My original justification for buying such a monstrosity was linking my Proxmox servers together with some dual port 25gbE…
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Cloud Screening
It’s that time again! I got the dreaded email on the Sunday before a holiday (gee, thanks guys) that my biannual background check is coming due in the next 90 days. Do you think they’ll see my website when they go looking for my boogyman? Sometimes being openly opinionated has downsides… I’m hoping the investigator…
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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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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…