Author Archives: larry

End of Lent

Posted on April 2, 2026 by larry

Today is the end of lent, I know it is up to a person to extend past today, and I normally hold off till Easter myself. Tomorrow I am going to fast again, at more than usual to increased stores. … Continue reading →

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April Fools 2026

Posted on April 1, 2026 by larry

Day was busy, started off with reports we could not log in to work and stuff was down. I logged in, checked nagios, I thought it was a big joke on me. Ended up being a real outage. Network filipped … Continue reading →

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Hope and Progress

Posted on March 31, 2026 by larry

Doubt I will be able to run a 1/2 marathon this year, but I do have a real shot at cracking 300 before summer. Summer hits June 21, so I got two months and 20 days, 82 days before it … Continue reading →

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Another School Visit Tomorrow

Posted on March 30, 2026 by larry

Going back the school for more mentorship. It is the Puget Sound Skills Center. Almost forgot to post tonight. Been busy preparing. I got what I got, not sure if I need anything else. Maybe I got too much stuff. … Continue reading →

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Rack for Education

Posted on March 29, 2026 by larry

Over 10 years ago I wanted to have a mobile rack for training. It was a big monster heavy to load. Too damn heavy, not practicle. Today I build a smaller one, hoping to see if kids will like it … Continue reading →

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Major Migration Done

Posted on March 28, 2026 by larry

Moved from the old FreeNAS server to the new TrueNAS server. Wasn’t smooth, let me count the ways Calling it done though, not moving back. Will look to replicate some stuff though. Feels like a greenfield environment. Pushed it with … Continue reading →

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Garage Functional

Posted on March 27, 2026 by larry

I want to say the garage is done, but I keep finding little things I want to do. Need to end this some day, go into normal mode where I do use it but clean up as needed. I got … Continue reading →

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Consumer Shortage Hitting Me

Posted on March 26, 2026 by larry

I am building a couple of things and need a bunch of filament. I ran out a bit on the normal petg black I use, then tried to order on Sunlu store, there was none. I got two rolls of … Continue reading →

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NAS Built, Truenas Installed

Posted on March 25, 2026 by larry

I got so many little things, I am running out of time. Was hoping TrueNAS was already up, but there is a good chance I will get it done this weekend. Initiating a large zfs send, users are there already, … Continue reading →

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Another Big Purchase

Posted on March 24, 2026 by larry

I pulled the trigger on a new firewall. I am nervous at the cost, it came to 905.00, but it has everything I need. RAM and storage included. There was a cheaper version, but no RAM and RAM is where … Continue reading →

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