Category Archives: Weigh In

No Nap Sore Hips

Posted on August 7, 2019 by larry

Decided to try and stay awake instead of taking a nap after work. It was hard, but I think I did it. Maybe a tiny nap by my desk, but not real sleep on a bed. Afterwards I made my … Continue reading →

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Made FitBit Goals

Posted on August 6, 2019 by larry

Don’t recall the last time I did it, but I had more than 10000 steps and went up 10 floors today. The floors were interesting, I was able to power up them. But something bad did happen, my ankle seems … Continue reading →

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Dell Server Is Complete

Posted on August 5, 2019 by larry

Got drac working Got the RAM in Now need to start moving VMs to it. May need a fan to cool things down in the server room. Walked around RTC today, kind of tired. Weight: 291.0

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Getting Rack Ready

Posted on August 3, 2019 by larry

Lucked out today a bit shopping for parts for my server room refit. Got a power distribution unit and some cables. Tomorrow I put it all in the new rack. Weight: 292.8

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128GB ESXi host

Posted on August 2, 2019 by larry

Finally got the 128G of RAM in to my server. It is doing its memory check, if it passes I can go in to production. The idrac is a bonus, need really a heavy requirement. Also decided to get some … Continue reading →

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iDrac Express Bad

Posted on August 1, 2019 by larry

Not sure if it is my system or the idrac card I received from ebay, but my system says communication error. I ordered another one from another vendor to see. Also today I am started my diet again. Probably not … Continue reading →

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RTL SDR on CentOS 7

Posted on April 2, 2019 by larry

Getting instructions together on running RTL SDR on CentOS 7 Of course it devolves into a rabbit hole. Start with here Then goes to a Git Hub for CubicSDR Which has a ton of source code that needs to be … Continue reading →

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April Fools 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by larry

No joke, getting motivated to work out again. Want to get over this pain, want to get over this weight, want to build me endurance. But weight is bad right now. But this is night weight. Weight: 291.2

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New Desktop Sharing

Posted on March 8, 2019 by larry

Trying to RDP in and get desktop sharing working. In the past I used vnc, it is insecure, well kind of secure if you use SSH, but then I discovered x2go. Seems like it should work. Weight: 284.8

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Fitbit Goals

Posted on March 1, 2019 by larry

Almost got all of my fitbit badges today. The big was 10000 steps, but I also got the 10 floors and activity. Although there may have been a cost to my ankles. For the most part I behaved regarding food, … Continue reading →

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