Category Archives: Weigh In

Highschool Mentorship

Posted on February 24, 2026 by larry

Today as part of my work duties I went to school to offer mentorship to some students interested in tech. The place we went to was called the Puget Sound Skills Center. Kids there were interested in tech and one … Continue reading →

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Lab Startup and Shutdown Steps

Posted on February 23, 2026 by larry

Making use of lab but it does not need to be on all the time. So I figured out how to power on things, I can probably script it all, but I want to make sure things are started in … Continue reading →

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Ansible Presentation Tomorrow

Posted on February 22, 2026 by larry

Got a quick presentation tomorrow that requires a heck of a lot of preparation. It is late, past 10:30PM and I got most stuff done, but got a bit more to go. One hurdle is missing notes on how I … Continue reading →

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The Right Tool

Posted on February 21, 2026 by larry

Purchased this to remove pins last year, to assist in pin removals. It sucked!!! Got 1 pin removed with great difficulty Maybe I did it wrong, I think may have been a knock off, but later paid twice that Today … Continue reading →

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Discharged from OT

Posted on February 20, 2026 by larry

Good new, had my last visit with my occupational therapist. He measure my grip strength, pinch and thumb press. It was clear improvement. I did mention my back left shoulder hurts. He things it is just a muscle spasm. Couple … Continue reading →

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Sysprep Done Using Ansible

Posted on February 19, 2026 by larry

I got sysprep working at a minimal level the way I want. I now have a base windows 11 image I can use to rebuild a box relatively quickly. After a reboot I rename it and add it to the … Continue reading →

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Managing Windows With Ansible

Posted on February 18, 2026 by larry

Spun up a couple of cloned Windows 11 VMs and used sysprep on them Would like to streamline the sysprep process, so may work on creating a sysprep file. That is later though, meanwhile I got 3 windows boxes I … Continue reading →

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Gung Hay Fat Choy! 2026

Posted on February 17, 2026 by larry

Chinese new year today, wish it was yesterday, but today is also Fat Tuesday. Not sure what I want to give up, will think about it today. Recall this was a busy weekend for me, caught up to me this … Continue reading →

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Ran Out of Time

Posted on February 16, 2026 by larry

Wow, didn’t think I would run out of time on a 4 day weekend, yet here I am. I woke up later, but not really late today. Let’s see what I did I dont think I will be going to … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Minor Remodel

Posted on February 15, 2026 by larry

Started working on a minor remodel of our bathroom downstairs. First step is the wall, and getting rid of black mold. Wasn’t alone on this though, oldest son helped me a lot. Next one is the toilet, and finally the … Continue reading →

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