Category: Fun
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Evolution Of An IT Guy
I think everyone gets contemplative at times, do they not? I now tend to get this way around this time of year…for a specific reason. Which I’ll cover later. I may or may not have spoken about my origins in IT, networking…or computers at all. If I have, suck it up, because I’m going to…
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Houston DC Part 2
Last week was an endurance run. It was days and days of persistent work. My ISP was somewhat delayed in getting my circuit up so I had a handful of hours to get everything complete…I do my best work under pressure 😉 I believe you guys remember seeing my preterm cable…here’s my patented spool rest…
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Redneck Ripstick
I’ve had a looooong week. I felt like screaming, then moving to the beach. Instead, I decided to build something…which is something I haven’t done in ages. While walking around harbor freight my nephew and I picked up a swivel wheel. Daniel says “Why don’t we build a ripstick”. A Ripstick is basically a skateboard…
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Convert M4B to MP3
I listed to audio books…a lot. I used to commute around 200 miles a day. I then switched to commuting every other day. I did this for a couple of years. The ONLY reason I survived all of that driving was audio books. Even though I now live 15 minutes from the office, I still…
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Mikrotik Blatantly Steals Design For Omnitik
Mikrotik is soon to ship a new all-in-one outdoor A/N routerboard, the Omnitik. While the product seems original, I’ve unfortunately obtained photographic evidence that leaves little doubt that the design is not original. Here is the Omnitik: Here is the carelessly pilfered original design: A side by side of the shame follows: Undeniable in this…
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Houston DC Update 1
I’ve gotten some of the site done…which means I have to head back to H-town next week to finish. Here are a few pics of the work done. In this DC you can see that we do a LOT of prepatching. The idea is that just about anyone can plug in the patch cables to…
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Just A Little Lock Picking
I’ve always wanted a set of lock picks and I finally picked up a set for Christmas. I got the Southord MPXS-14. It comes with a ton of picks, though I only use the smaller feeler pick and the tension wrenches. I made a little video of me picking a couple of locks. It seems…