Category Archives: Weigh In

Happy Valentines Day 2026

Posted on February 14, 2026 by larry

Last year I made a small heart, this year I made a little rose with a tea light in it. Recall a few days ago I got a remote site working with my son. Today I got a hard drive … Continue reading →

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New Stuff, A lot done

Posted on February 13, 2026 by larry

Got couple things going on today, figured out how to install ZFS on Rocky 9.7 (note required upgrading from ZFS 2.1 to 2.2 Also installed some fresh UPS batteries, didn’t know some were replaced already and still good. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Four Day Weekend

Posted on February 12, 2026 by larry

Good weekend coming up, no football, extra day off, and got a few tasks. Allows me to start minor renovations that I had planned. One of my goals for February was to make the last bathroom nicer. Got some material … Continue reading →

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RTX5060ti on Rocky 9

Posted on February 11, 2026 by larry

Finally got it working, it took just an hour or so to figure it out. Unfortunately I do not have detailed documentation on how I did it, but here are a couple of small notes Now I can proceed with … Continue reading →

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PLU Network Connected

Posted on February 10, 2026 by larry

Woohoo, I got a remote site working. I was able to walk my son at PLU to connect the network to home. The trick was connecting to EDUROAM. I needed a different firmware to get it to work. Also at … Continue reading →

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Superb Owl Redemption

Posted on February 9, 2026 by larry

What a great win, I posted about it yesterday, but wanted to continue with a bit more today. There was a couple redemption story arc’s The first is the the number, this was LX was our first championship game, prior … Continue reading →

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Seahawks Win!!!

Posted on February 8, 2026 by larry

Woohoo another Superb Owl Lambardi trophy. Today I barely did anything, got some snacks and packed up my son’s server rack, but it was centered around the game. Pre game right before kickoffs, I did a walk. Fun times. Savor … Continue reading →

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Rack Enhancement

Posted on February 7, 2026 by larry

Recall couple months ago I tried to get my son a server rack at his dorm. But I could not get wifi working on the router I repurposed because it did not support WPA enterpise. Today I added a travel … Continue reading →

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Major Progress on Server Room

Posted on February 6, 2026 by larry

Had today off and I was able to work a bit on my server room. I have come to the conclusion that it is kind of done. Maybe there is some dusting but for the most part it is clean … Continue reading →

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Long Busy Weekend Ahead

Posted on February 5, 2026 by larry

Superbowl weekend, It is Thursday but I got tomorrow off which is good because I got a slew of things to do before Sunday. I really want to get most of my stuff done by Saturday so I can enjoy … Continue reading →

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