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Holy Shit… Middle School!
One more week. That’s it. That’s until the kiddo is in… wait for it… middle school! I can’t stand it. I remember when he was a little nugget. Now he’s off to a school where he changes classes and has tons of responsibilities. Am I worried for him? Yes. Am I excited for him? Absolutely.…
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Kent Island Maryland Vacation Summer 2025
Just got back from a 4-day family trip to Kent Island, Maryland. It was about 3 hours away and not to stressful a drive. Not only did we go with my in-laws, but we also went with my wife’s sister and brother-in-law and niece. I’m pleased with how much my 12-year-old engaged. He’s usually a…
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Payment Processors And Steam Banning Games
Steam, the game distribution market place, has a new game ban policy. I see why some of these games are raising flags, but I also get really annoyed when payment processors decide what people can and can’t buy. If I want to look at naughty stuff, that isn’t breaking the law where I’m at, let…
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Bluesky Is Not Decentralized And That’s An Issue And Will Continue To Be One
The above user allegedly had their account suspended on Bluesky at the request of the Turkish government, according to this Reddit post in the Bluesky Subreddit. This is concerning because there was a mass exodus from Twitter/X recently when that network started suspending accounts a the request of the Turkish government. Bluesky is not decentralized.…
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Lock Your Credit Reports
I meant to write this suggestion out when I was told by my wife that we should do this. Lock your credit reports so that people can’t f- with it. This is more important now than ever with DOGE and the Muskrats rummaging through the federal government. I still can’t believe that Musk has been…
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Boycott American Companies, Just Know That I Am A Good American!
I can’t let DJT and Musk define who I am. I am a true American. I don’t stand for what the current POTUS is doing and how a non-American is destroying our country. It’s shameful, horrible, reprehensible. I see the outpouring of support around the world for Ukraine and our “leader” cozying up to the…
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Sharing Between Protocols
So, I’ve wanted to figure out the best way to utilize both the AT-Protocol and the ActivityPub protocol and how they can talk to each other. There’s an app/service called Brid.gy on both ActivityPub (Mastodon/Fediverse) and on the AT-Protocol. What it does is nothing less than awesome. It creates accounts both ways so people on…
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Blog Questions Challenge
I was challenged by my good buddy Simon Cox to participate in the Blog Question Challenge. I accepted. Why Did You Start Blogging In The First Place? The Blog Question Challenge encourages bloggers to reflect on their experiences and share their insights. Good question. I’ve been blogging since the early days. But not really on…
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My 2024 Recap
So many people are doing 2024 recaps, so I figured I’d write one too. 2024 was a weird year. That’s even an understatement. At the beginning business was extremely slow. It rather sucked. Most of the business I had this year pushed off to the 2nd quarter or later. Thank goodness for ongoing maintenance and…
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Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays everyone! It’s been a great holiday season so far here. Christmas Eve-Eve to Christmas Eve my wife, son, and I went on our annual trip to Hershey, PA to go to the Hershey Lodge for some swimming and some chocolate goodness. Now we’re in the in-between week. It’s still Hanukkah, but the kiddo…
