Category Archives: Technical

Tasmota 433Mhz Bridge

Posted on June 28, 2023 by larry

I was able to get the 433Mhz Tasmoto on a wemos D1 mini and 433mhz working. I used the tasmota-sensors.bin image. There was some initial success, but after a while disappointment crept in when only some devices were picked up. … Continue reading →

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Bench Replacement In

Posted on June 27, 2023 by larry

Finally got the MSI motherboard and I replaced the old Asus motherboard. This was the mobo I should have gotten. Now I can fit a video card, 2 HBA and a 10G card. For future record the mobo I got … Continue reading →

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Deals at 3R tech

Posted on June 26, 2023 by larry

I went to 3R tech today to return 3 bad drives. Spoke to a Chris and he said I can go through him instead of ebay for some deals. Anyway I am considering keeping some offline spares (cold spares) for … Continue reading →

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433Mhz Sonoff Bridge

Posted on June 24, 2023 by larry

Kind of bummed that the sonoff bridge I just purchased is unlike the older ones they used to make. The new ones are white and have different flashing procedures and does not work like the old black ones. So now … Continue reading →

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Disk Check Done

Posted on June 22, 2023 by larry

The badblocks scan of my new DIY JBOD is done, unfortunately 3 disks were bad, one of them really bad. Also forgot to mention RHEL is no longer providing source code to non customers. Not sure how that is going … Continue reading →

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Ruined My Bench

Posted on June 20, 2023 by larry

I think I damaged my motherboard on my bench today. Kind of sucks. Anyway, I may have to get parts to build another bench. I may look at another brand of motherboard. Weight: 336.8

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Happy Juneteenth 2023

Posted on June 19, 2023 by larry

back to back holidays nice. But Juneteenth is a day off for me so woopie. Got a lot done today, I went to bed really late last night, fixed a cable that was bugging me and finally started the burnin … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day 2023

Posted on June 18, 2023 by larry

It was a good Father’s day, kids made me a great dinner and we spent some time together. One of the ingredients to being a father is kids, and I got some great ones. I guess you can say this … Continue reading →

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Weekend Work Started Early

Posted on June 16, 2023 by larry

This is a 3 day weekend and I started it early. Not relaxing but doing the work I scheduled to do. I finally flashed some HBA cards I had, now working on dual booting a utility box with FreeDOS and … Continue reading →

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Needing Another Rest Day

Posted on June 15, 2023 by larry

I can’t seem to keep up the pace of work I am doing, I think I need to lessen they days and increase the intensity. Looks like I will have to go to the gym. Weight: 338.6

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