Brad Johnson

For home services or labs: At what point do you stop self-hosting on your own server and move to paying for a cloud service like Linode?

While driving to the gym this morning, a Krispy Kreme delivery truck pulled out in front of me. I feel like that's a sign.

Does anyone have a good process for backing up Google Photos and uploading to Proton Drive? I found an article about using rclone but starting March 31, 2025 it can only download files it uploaded. I would like to keep the original creation dates.

rclone.org/googlephotos/

Silicon hook add-on for glasses. They slide on to the back so they hook behind the ear to hold glasses on place.

I was tired of my glasses always sliding down when working out so I bought these silicon hooks. Five pairs for $4 on Amazon. Worked like a charm. Photo from Amazon listing.

If you haven't seen Tyler Perry's "Straw" on Netflix, I highly recommend it. It held my attention from beginning to end. Definitely did not expect that ending.

Looking forward to my first trip to NYC but wish it was for more than a day and a half. At least the meeting I have to be at is only 2 to 3 hours so that gives me more free time to explore.

Rule #1 when sharing your screen: Check your browser tabs before you start sharing.

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I think it's lame you can't connect a Roku to a wireless network if there is no Internet access. My modem may be down but I would still like to stream media from my local @jellyfin.bsky.social server.

Four years ago, I worked a project for a customer and they sent me two laptops. The project ended six months later. I tried for almost a year to send them back but no ever one responded. Today, after 3.5 years of them sitting in a box in my office, I received a return label.

Finished up testing week at the gym. I went up 5 pounds on bench press (230) and 10 pounds on deadlift (350) but stayed the same on back squat (315). I could have got more on the squat but I wasn't hitting depth. Five pounds isn't much on bench but it's still a win.

I am not educated in shipping logistics but I don't think USPS chose the best path for the battery I ordered. It has gone:

Plainfield, IL
Chicago, IL
Nashville, TN
Chicago, IL
Fox Valley, IL
Chicago, IL
Nashville, TN

Let's see if it goes back to Chicago or is delivered soon.

Cisco has released a final summary around the alleged breach of Cisco DevHub that occurred last October by a user named IntelBroker on BreachForums.

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The full summary can be downloaded here:

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PM: It's really important that you're on this customer call. They need your input on a few things.

Number of words I spoke on the two hour call: 0

I'll have to give it another try the next time I go to Dallas. The brisket I got was pretty dry. The jalapeno sausage was top tier. Pork ribs were good.

I'm headed to Dallas for a quick trip soon and people have been telling me I have to go to Terry Black's for the best BBQ. Is it really worth it or is there somewhere better? Any suggestions appreciated.

System data using 437 GB of space with Apple AI and Spotlight enabled.

System data using 107.5 GB of space with Apple AI and Spotlight disabled.

The only way to "fix" it was to disable AI and Spotlight. Once I did that, my free space is staying over 300 GB. Here are the before/after pics showing the system data difference. I have re-enabled Spotlight for Apps and Folders and the free space is staying consistent.

Anyone else ran into an issue with losing all their free space after upgrading to macOS 15.x and enabling Apple AI? My free space fluctuated between 130 GB and 150 MB. When it got too low, my laptop would crash.

The web clipper is nice as well. Consistent experience from my desktop to my phone.

It has worked really well for me but I was a basic Evernote user. I like the organization of notes in notebooks and being able to sync across platforms. Notebooks can be nested so I have one that is Customers and then a notebook per customer under that.

Microsoft error stating "We can't sign you in. Your browser is currently set to block cookies. You need to allow cookies to use this service."

Not sure why I get this a lot when trying to log into different Microsoft accounts. I've tried 3 different browsers, on/off VPN, etc. and nothing helps outside of keep trying until it works.

Are you currently using the free tier of Notesnook but want to upgrade to Pro? I have a gift card for a free year of Notesnook Pro if you want it.

Make sure the vCPU is set to "host". Drives, disks, and network adapters used VirtIO. I set up the VM, mounted the CML ISO, and then walked through the installation. I didn't install the platform ISOs until after CML was running.

Setting up Cisco CML 2.8 on Proxmox VE was surprisingly easy. It is humming right along and everything works as expected. No, it's not an officially supported hypervisor. I don't care.

Trying to set up a spare Dell R720 I have as a CML server but iDRAC isn't initializing. I tried all the steps found online to fix it (NVRAM reset, SD card recovery, etc) and none work. The only option, it seems, is to replace the motherboard.

I bought a new case for my S24. It's an ESR brand. I was hesitant due to the low price, but it's a really nice case.

That's what my daughter was the most upset about as well.

We are always told to "Jump in if you hear anything that's not right" during customer calls. Sometimes, I don't do that right away because I want to see where they go with it.

Sitting on a call last week and was told by the PM that I'm no longer required to attend since I'm moving off the project. Received a message this morning from the same PM asking if I was going to join the call.

The plan for this week is to finally, after way too long, finish up the Firepower training. It's kind of embarrassing how long it's taken due to getting distracted and dissuaded during previous attempts to finish.