Author: cysix

Borrowed security camera to capture the “bandits” raiding my backyard feeders. These guys are crafty!

What type of technology do you need to stay safe when the roads are icy? DC Metro police demonstrate that a 3rd wheel is all you need.

Moved from KVM/QEMM to Docker for all of my various needs server needs, i.e. plex, LAMP, etc. I have beefy server hardware; nonetheless, the overall performance improvement of containers vs. virtualization is astounding. Moreover the community support for Docker is such that the move was painless. There’s still a use case for vitalization; for example, […]

Several times now I’ve been “stranded” and had to call a cab because Uber simply says, “No car available.” We’re talking a major US city, not some backwater desert.

I setup my home video camera to capture the thieves making off with my bird seed each night. Need the Benny Hill music playing for this one.

Didn’t realize I had a simlink buried in the directory to an NFS mount pointing back at my main NAS video media directory. Arrrrgggg! And no there isn’t a backup for everything. Too many video Tb’s and it was on a Raid5. Yes you can say it… “Takes some kind of stupid kid!” Goes to […]

Happy to say that I didn’t buy a single thing on Black Friday; nor, have I even acknowledged the existence of xmas before enjoying Thanksgiving. Shove all this holiday commercialization.

Growing consensus that Apple is lost and way behind…

I wonder why we need a “touch bar” on our new Mac Book. Could it be because macOS aka OS X is seriously long in the tooth and doesn’t support touch screens. https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/27/apple-unveils-a-thinner-macbook-pro-with-oled-touch-strip/

Off on a mini adventure attending Overland Expo in Asheville, NC. Rode for about 7 hrs in the pouring rain yesterday, which was a bit challenging with all the trucks on 81 running side by side creating whiteout conditions. Nice now and I am soaking up (pun intended) all the wisdom of guys and gals […]