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Vanderstock I am unhappy with the decision because it feels like we got played. I’m with Alito on this one. My issue with the decision is that outside things are considered when determining what a thing is. I have a Bridgeport mill in my workshop. Does my having that tool mean that, for me, an…

My Luck be with you In an amazingly lucky series of events, having nothing to do with skill or will power, Kash Patel is reporting that the FBI has captured 3 of the FBI’s top ten since January 20th. There is no way that this had anything to do with policy changes, it must have…

Nerd Babble, the good git is a source code control system. It is the most powerful or one of the most powerful SCS’s I’ve used. Like all powerful things, you can break it in hundreds of different ways. One of its most powerful features is the concept of a remote repository. While other SCS were…

What’s a few electrons between friends? We had a power hit Thursday morning. Almost everything recovered fine. Two machines needed to be kicked in the pants and one needed a BIOS configuration change. All in all, a good test of stability and reliability. Just how slow is that box? I’m embarrassed to say. I’ve been…

Four Steps Forward Yesterday was supposed to be the end of a long battle with hardware. I had used the tools at hand to modify the case to hold the motherboard correctly. All that remained was to plug it in. Yeah, not so much. Access to the lower basement is via bulkhead doors. In case…

At the speed of light? The State of New York files a suit to stop DOGE from doing its job at 2100 on a Friday night. By 0100 Saturday, a judge has issued a TRO stopping the President from performing his duties as defined by the Constitution. The DoJ files suit in New York to…

Snow Blowers I’ve moved away from having any 2-Stroke gas-oil mixtures in gas cans. I don’t use enough of it. I purchase it in one gallon tins. This means there is never a question as to the right gas can to use to feed a motor. We have a few gas cans around. Unfortunately, the…

Banana Pi, Stay Away The board I purchased was a BPI-M2U or M2 Ultra. Nice little Pi-3 or pi-4 clone. It has BT, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, 2 USB ports, onboard eMMC flash, microSD, SATA, audio, two power modes, serial header, HDMI (full size). Just a nice little board. After a week, I finally managed to get…