Category Archives: Technical

Authenticating Rocky 8 to AD

Posted on August 9, 2022 by larry

Can’t believe this is so hard, been trying to figure out how to authenticate rocky 8 with Microsoft Active Directory with both ssh, samba, and apache. Getting closer though. Got my fitbit goals done, and barely got under 320 (it … Continue reading →

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Parkrun 5k

Posted on August 6, 2022 by larry

Ran a true 5k today. Did pretty good https://www.parkrun.us/renton/results/latestresults/ Ran it in 54:14, so I know I am faster than 3MPH Son did well, he finished 3rd overall. TBH, it was against people just having fun, not competative. Wife got … Continue reading →

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Made Weight

Posted on August 3, 2022 by larry

Took a bunch of work, but I made weight this morning. So the clock resets again to 3 days. Got some additional parts for my mobile crash case. Here is a first view of it. Hoping to get more posts … Continue reading →

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Crash Case

Posted on August 1, 2022 by larry

I have used crash carts at work where you have a Keyboard Video and mouse on a cart that you wheel around to different servers. I am taking that concept and putting together a crash case. All the parts are … Continue reading →

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I did It

Posted on July 31, 2022 by larry

A lot of things to unpack today, so this will probably be a long post. Today was bubble run day, first official “run” event in I don’t recall how long First off woke up early, for my future self, we … Continue reading →

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Another Day Under 320

Posted on July 30, 2022 by larry

After my short morning walk I cracked 320, down to 319.6 but really rocked it after my workout. I officially 316.4 I did Coulon Park, I did not PR but got close, I think if I did not have to … Continue reading →

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Lots of New Toys

Posted on July 28, 2022 by larry

New Desktop PC, new training center, and over the weekend, new shoes. This weekend shaping up to have some new experiences. Got a lot going on too, went in to office today, shipped some stuff, and got a morning walk … Continue reading →

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Building New Rig

Posted on July 27, 2022 by larry

Got parts for a new low power desktop. No discreet graphics card, it is an AMD 5600G on a B550 motherboard. It also has a 1TB nvme drive to keep things low powered. Hoping this will work ok. Weight: 322.8

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Need To Reorg my Office

Posted on July 6, 2022 by larry

Got some new toys, and I think I need to figure out where to connect things. I should get my large label maker in my room. Also got a 4th monitor which I should take advantage of. Finally, I need … Continue reading →

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Power Consumption

Posted on July 5, 2022 by larry

Looking at reducing my power usage, especially my servers. Unfortunately a server I rely on a lot consumes 200watts. That server costs me over $200 per year. My desktop with its new RTX3080 consumes 200 watts, but that can be … Continue reading →

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