Category Archives: Technical

End of Four Day Weekend

Posted on June 22, 2026 by larry

Today I once again got a lot done. I cleaned my office by dumping things into the living room. I think whatever I bring back in must go in the closet. I finally installed my new opnsense firewall and got … Continue reading →

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First Day Of Summer 2026

Posted on June 21, 2026 by larry

Summer is officially here, it is kind of hot here. Also it is Father’s Day. I celebrated by sleeping in, probably tomorrow too. Last night I was up late reorg some cables. When I went to bed morning seemed to … Continue reading →

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Is It The Shoes

Posted on June 19, 2026 by larry

Didn’t realize I been rocking the Saucony shoes for over year Remember this https://www.apolonio.com/blog/?p=14381 Finally retiring the Hurricanes and trying the Beast, the beast will be my summer and fall running shoes. Going to find out if this will solve … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Cluster Done

Posted on June 13, 2026 by larry

Although things do change, I think this is the final setup for the proxmox cluster. Got the cool aux power supply in the front, which also has rear connections. Did the parkrun today, did not PR, I needed a break … Continue reading →

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Another Wind Storm

Posted on June 9, 2026 by larry

Wind storm in the area caused power to flicker again. UPS all did their job and did not see any major outages. But a branch on our pine tree did break. Hoping we can bring it down tomorrow. Still blowing, … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Host

Posted on June 8, 2026 by larry

I think everything I need in the proxmox host is in there. I got the 256GB NVME and 32 RAM Note I have an open slot which I can add another NVME in, in the future I may populate it … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Cluster Coming Along

Posted on June 7, 2026 by larry

An updated on my proxmox cluster. It is coming along I dont have all the parts and still getting stuff, but theses are four Lenovo M920X Forgot the CPU but they should all have 32GB of RAM. Not the NIC … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Rack Built

Posted on June 6, 2026 by larry

My proxmox rack is FINALLY built, based on labrax As I post I am building the actual rack mounts. Also in parkrun today I PR’d again Weight: 317.4

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Hot Again

Posted on June 2, 2026 by larry

Temps are creeping up again. My computers are all heating up again. Hoping temps don’t go too far up. I struggled with some heat today, had to move over to the room with AC. I think if I increase airflow … Continue reading →

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Hard Drive On Nearstore

Posted on June 1, 2026 by larry

I dont think the hard drive I got was a smart purchase for its use. As a backup I think it would be OK, so I may reformat it and just use it for cold storage. It is not 2 … Continue reading →

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