Rick Claus (RicksterCDN)

screenshot of ubiquity system log showing messages, indicating T-Mobile hotspot online, Zippy fiber connection, disconnected, successful fail over to T-Mobile, Zipoli Internet, connection, restored, fail back to zippily.

Finally ran a cable to the Ubiquiti gateway for optimal placement of our backup T-Mobile Internet hotspot. Just did a successful test fail over from Ziply fiber and it worked flawlessly! #WFHomeNetwork

Soni guess I need to research WHAT plants I actually have to figure out their watering and light preference.

This sounds like a lot of work. What did I sign up for?

We’re working to solve our biggest problem with the help of all of you ✨

Shoutout to those who work to make atproto a cool place to be and mentioned in this vid:

@clarabelle.xyz
@blacksky.app
@rudyfraser.com
@graze.social
@devingaffney.com

And so many other community builders!! 🙌🏽

A Wallace and Gromit-style claymation scene showing a diverse team of infrastructure professionals in a server room. Some are configuring servers, others are monitoring dashboards, and one is setting up AI security protocols. The environment is filled with blinking server racks, cables, and screens.

AI is powerful—but without guardrails, it’s chaos. My team created a virtual event "Preparing for Your Organization's AI Workloads". Learn how to secure, govern & monitor AI at scale.
📅 Aug 5 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET
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internal empty shell, full of miscellaneous wires of a front headlamp of a motorcycle

large gallon sized Ziploc bag, full of a snakes nest of miscellaneous wires and electrical components as well as a bracket with two orange auxiliary lights

Picture of a KTM 890 motorcycle with headlights back in place all the fairings installed lights and components are working

Cockpit of the ktm motorcycle with main control panel below and new large screen GPS unit above.

I spent a better part of yesterday and this morning getting this bag of “stuff “and my AUX lights back on the bike and hooked up after the dealership removed them. Nice and tidy and took the time to add the new GPS. ALL FITS behind the headlight. 😳

You are a pizza influencer. I picked up some pizza goodness from Zeeks for the fam last night.

@tashasev.bsky.social - as my unofficial plant consultant...
1) how do I know when my new office plants need water
2) I have artificial sun plant lights on a timer in my windowless office. How long should it be on for?
3) do pots with wicking rope really water enough from under the plant to work?
😳

A Wallace and Gromit-style claymation scene featuring a diverse team of IT infrastructure professionals in a server room. Some are monitoring servers, others are interacting with AI-powered dashboards or robotic assistants. The environment is filled with blinking server racks and cables.

AI isn’t just for the cool kids. My team was asked to create a session we called "Leverage AI for Infrastructure Management". It's pretty cool & dives deep into real-world hybrid/on-prem use cases.
** Sign Up! **
📅 July 17, 2025 | 🕑 2–3 PM ET
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#ITPro #HybridInfra #AI

close-up picture of the back of a dog‘s head and a set of human cross legs, both in a wicker chair sitting on a porch. View of a bush and the neighborhood street in the background.

Bailee and I on recovery day from ADV motorcycle rally. Checkin' out the neighborhood from the porch.
Awesome weekend at #touratechRally2025.

sign post of Mount Taiye with the elevation 6654 with a bearded motorcycle rider wearing sunglasses and hat, leaning against the post. Taken from the top of the mountain

View of a mountain range in the valley from the top of the mountain with the handlebars and dash of a motorcycle in the foreground

Picture of a KTM Adventure 890 motorcycle on its kickstand at the top of a mountain. Helmet is resting on the handlebars. Mountain ranges in the background.

pictures of three motorcycles on a dirt road at the top of the mountain on their kick stands, with a valley down below

Here are a few of my favorites....

Final day - finished off in 1st place for the POI challenge! 19 spots on the trails (#1,2,5,7,10,8) across the three days. #touratechRally2025 #ktm #rever

5 hrs total for the "2025 - 07 - Wiel Penders Memorial Ride". 11k feet elevation gain, 5800 highest peak. More advanced and more technical for day 2 at the 2 wheel office. #touratechRally2025 #ktm #rever

Day one of the mobile office of two wheels in Plain, WA. 102 miles, 8k of elevation to a max height of 4606 feet... Not bad at all. #touratechRally2025 #rever #ktm

Plenty of time.

I miss the European version as well. 🙁

I have fond memories of Barcelona. Also the fun spin offs in other select cities / countries.

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I happened to be checking the aka.ms/ignite site and it appears REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Join me in San Francisco in November!
#msignite

I ordered plant starters from Etsy, indoor grow lights from Amazon and picked up self watering pots from ACE hardware down the street.

Let's see how this works out for the home office.

Very cool.

So you are dipping the toe in from a "pro user" perspective on the day to day tasks that aren't specifically related to Tech management/monitoring/supporting. I appreciate using AI to help with the "blinking cursor writers block" getting started with things.

Very much appreciate the honest feedback. :)

Follow up question for ya: How has #2 client response been to having access to it?

AI Generated Image of a diverse small team of IT Professionals including women and men of different races working away in a server room on their workstations, in the style of Wallace and Gromit, appearing very busy but everything under control.

I'm diving into more AI things all around (as most folks are) but I am curious about IT Professionals / Infrastructure folks:
1) How do you use AI?
2) Have you "brought it in" to your users environment?
3) Have you designed/supported AI Integration into your Apps?

Share your thoughts below!
#azure

I'm battin' .500 after this weekend. Saltwater tank maintenance done - but elected to postpone the lower crash bar install until AFTER this weekends ADV Rally.
Bonus points - volunteered to help power wash sidewalks and common space for HOA.

Picture of a Adventure motorcycle on its kickstand in the driveway close-up of the damaged crash, bar, and new crash bar in the foreground.

Closer picture of an aquarium tank with Aquascape, coral covered in red, slime and bubble tip and anemones

What’s on your hit list today? I’ve got “lower crash bar install on my KTM 890” as well as “salt water fish tank water change / red slime eradication” on my list…..

Post a picture when your pet was small.

Picture of a Adventure motorcycle on its kickstand in the driveway close-up of the damaged crash, bar, and new crash bar in the foreground.

Closer picture of an aquarium tank with Aquascape, coral covered in red, slime and bubble tip and anemones

What’s on your hit list today? I’ve got “lower crash bar install on my KTM 890” as well as “salt water fish tank water change / red slime eradication” on my list…..

Step-by-Step Guide: How to setup conditional access reauthentication policy for PIM? | Microsoft Community Hub Once a user is authenticated through Entra ID, they remain signed in as long as the session is valid—even if they close and reopen the browser. However, in...

You know about Multifactor Authentication to help level up your security game. But what about Re-Authentication with MFA? Take things to the next level as Dishan explains how to and when to consider this.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopsta...
#Identity #MFA #Azure

I’m old. I’m making sourdough.

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Time for a reboot - system is having random hangs and issues...

Some days I hate dogfooding things at work.

We're about a half an hour away from kicking this thing off... you joining us?

As mentioned by Steph - I would suspect a gfci plug has been tripped and they are allowed to be at the start of a circuit run of multiple plugs.

I had one trip and it took out multiple plugs in various rooms.