Author Archives: larry

Saving Up Money

Posted on January 17, 2020 by larry

Every Friday is finance Friday, today I put some cash in to our savings account. Hoping it will be good and we will save up enough. By summer it will be interesting. Weight: 291.4

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Recording Videos

Posted on January 16, 2020 by larry

Hoping to get a setup to record videos on maintaining a Linux box. First off I needed a Windows box to do the tasks. Then I need to test a few installs. Maybe will get a few videos soon. Weight: … Continue reading →

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DVR Hard Drive Dead

Posted on January 15, 2020 by larry

Wow, the consumer grade hard drive in my DVR lasted for nearly a decade. I think this was the same hard drive since 2011 Ordered another one, hoping all it needs is a new hard drive. Weight: 299.8

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It Did Snow

Posted on January 14, 2020 by larry

So the weather did turn and today ended being a snow day. It wasn’t that bad though CRV totally handled the snow easily, but I think any of our vehicles would. Pretty sure I overate today stuck at home. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Cool Password Script

Posted on January 13, 2020 by larry

Today I got a cool password script working to change a bunch of accounts and email the passwords encrypted with GPG. #!bin/bash pushd /run PWDFILE=hostname.txt echo $PASSWORD touch $PWDFILE chmod 0600 $PWDFILE echo “New Passwords” >> $PWDFILE date >> $PWDFILE … Continue reading →

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Snow Again?

Posted on January 12, 2020 by larry

It is supposed to snow, but I don’t feel it in my bones. The outside looks wet, and it is cold, maybe I won’t be ready for this. Hoping I am right, I think my kids want snow, but right … Continue reading →

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Getting Sleep Still Sleepy

Posted on January 11, 2020 by larry

Had a nice decent sleep last night, but my back still hurts and I am still tired. Hoping another deep sleep tonight, but doubtful my back will be better. Whoa cracked 300, but it was late so it is after … Continue reading →

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Low Hanging Fruit Goals Gone

Posted on January 10, 2020 by larry

I been looking at all my bills, all my little goals, and they are done. The only things left are large long ones that take time. Paying off the new car (yay 5 years) Losing weight Getting more organized Those … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 0 W Kit from Amazon

Posted on January 9, 2020 by larry

I have been having a heck of a time getting these Raspberry Pi 0 W from Adafruit, so I bit the bullet and purchased a kit. I purchased two kits to finally get my bike club set up to the … Continue reading →

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Fast Build Of Servers

Posted on January 8, 2020 by larry

Was able to spin up a bunch of CentOS 7 servers quickly on AWS for a tutor session tomorrow. Amazing how fast I can spin a bunch up. Just needed to keep the AMI updated. Same weight as yesterday. Weight: … Continue reading →

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