I’ve been furious with Apple all week. They’ve got me hooked on their “it just works” ecosystem but they broke my stuff. Broken to the point where it’s difficult to do my job or stay in touch with my family and friends. More complaints to follow.
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@apple #applecrap #iphone14pro #icloud #itjustworks #itsjustjunk #itdoesntwork (at Portland, Oregon)
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I did something I haven’t done in a long time: I built a computer from parts. It’s a miniITX chassis made from low/mid-priced parts in a minimalist case with a handle. I set it up first to test TrueNAS but then I’ll wipe it and set it up to be dual boot Windows 11 / Linux system. This is second nature to me as I put this together without any instructions (except when I had to look up where to connect the power button because I couldn’t read the text on the motherboard).
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#diycomputer #diy #miniitx #miniitxbuild @amd #nvme #truenas #nas (at Beaverton, Oregon)
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My at home video call set up. It’s only complicated because I’m trying to use what I already have vs spending more money on my own vanity. There’s a 4K Zoom Q2n-4K camera with stereo mics and a Aputure MC LED wireless control light all mounted on a Lumecube light stand.
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#videocall #4k #teams #microsoftteams @zoomsoundlab @aputure.lighting #homestudiosetup (at Beaverton, Oregon)
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A rack of Mac minis to replace the firm’s aging Mac Pro servers. Even though we’ve moved a lot to the cloud we still have a need to run some virtual machines on premises. This is mostly because of the ridiculously large amounts of data we need to store. These minis will be generic host servers that we can swap virtual machines onto as needed.
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#macmini #virtualmachine #mk1 #serverrackmount #mini #apple #macos #vm (at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook)
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I love his t-shirt choice for his second day of high school..
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#rush #rush2112 #highschool #tshirt #rockandroll @rush
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Adult breakfast.
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#breakfast #yogurt #blueberries (at Beaverton, Oregon)
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One of these bicycle tire levers finally broke. I’m not crying. They are about 30-years old, made in England, and made from a very high-tech plastic. I definitely got my money’s worth. These things were made at a time when England had a rep for making things that were junk and these are not that.
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#bicycletools #bicyclemaintenance #pmd #tools #tirelever (at Beaverton, Oregon)
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Good morning. Can you smell it? Smell the delicious espresso. Breath deeply.
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#espresso #goodmorning #coffee #lallave @cafelallave @cyetuscoffee (at Beaverton, Oregon)
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Patty says ‘Hi’ from the Oregon coast.
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#pnwonderland #pnw #pits #pitbull #pitbullsofinstagram #mixedbreed #rescuedog #americanstaffordshireterrier #staffy #staffymix (at Lincoln City, Oregon)
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I ran with my dog on the beach. To you that may not sound like anything but it’s a big deal. My dog is a super big love bug around humans but she can be reactive around unfamiliar dogs. So she ran with my on the beach. This was a big deal for me too because I injured my right knee almost exactly one year ago and I can’t run on hard surfaces but I can run on soft sand.
So, it was a big deal that we both got to run together on the beach. And thanks to @mainwrin for taking the picture.
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#runningonthebeach #mixedbreed #pits #pitbull #pitbullsofinstagram #americanstaffordshireterrier #rescuedog #staffy #staffymix #pibullmix (at Lincoln City, Oregon)
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