Monthly Archives: March 2026

Hope and Progress

Doubt I will be able to run a 1/2 marathon this year, but I do have a real shot at cracking 300 before summer. Summer hits June 21, so I got two months and 20 days, 82 days before it … Continue reading

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Another School Visit Tomorrow

Going back the school for more mentorship. It is the Puget Sound Skills Center. Almost forgot to post tonight. Been busy preparing. I got what I got, not sure if I need anything else. Maybe I got too much stuff. … Continue reading

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Rack for Education

Over 10 years ago I wanted to have a mobile rack for training. It was a big monster heavy to load. Too damn heavy, not practicle. Today I build a smaller one, hoping to see if kids will like it … Continue reading

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Major Migration Done

Moved from the old FreeNAS server to the new TrueNAS server. Wasn’t smooth, let me count the ways Calling it done though, not moving back. Will look to replicate some stuff though. Feels like a greenfield environment. Pushed it with … Continue reading

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Garage Functional

I want to say the garage is done, but I keep finding little things I want to do. Need to end this some day, go into normal mode where I do use it but clean up as needed. I got … Continue reading

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Consumer Shortage Hitting Me

I am building a couple of things and need a bunch of filament. I ran out a bit on the normal petg black I use, then tried to order on Sunlu store, there was none. I got two rolls of … Continue reading

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NAS Built, Truenas Installed

I got so many little things, I am running out of time. Was hoping TrueNAS was already up, but there is a good chance I will get it done this weekend. Initiating a large zfs send, users are there already, … Continue reading

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Another Big Purchase

I pulled the trigger on a new firewall. I am nervous at the cost, it came to 905.00, but it has everything I need. RAM and storage included. There was a cheaper version, but no RAM and RAM is where … Continue reading

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Silencing JBOD

The JBODs I have been building uses smaller 40mm fans. I am going to see if a 120mm fan or two 80mm will do the trick. Ordered a converter for a 12V fan to see if it will work. So … Continue reading

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Well Hello Spring 2026

I welcome you with open arms Spring 2026, thank you for giving us a nice day. Today I went cruising around Alki Beach and Lake Washington not only for the first time this year but the first time since Toto … Continue reading

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