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Since a couple of weeks ago I am seeing posts on my mastodon feed from accounts I am not following and which don’t include any hashtags. The accounts all lack a avatar and usually have just 1 or 2 posts. No idea how to put an end to this.
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The lid to our griddle is held in place by two specialized bolts held secured by nyloc type nuts yet one of the nuts came off resulting in the lid flopping around while we were cooking last night. Rather dangerous. I was worried about being able to find an...
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I’ve ordered a Meross since I’ve heard good...
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The co-op installed backup batteries a couple of months ago for virtually free ($700). There is no reason those installers should have loosened the main wires but it seems the only explanation after 20 years of no issue.
The only good thing is when the co-op disconnected us from the grid to make...
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","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/07/18/i-like-word-games-but.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T11:14:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 11:14","date_timestamp":1784373252,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94152378","content_html":"I finished my current journaling notebook today. This always feels like a milestone as I prepare the next one. Looking forward to another couple hundred entries.
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1Password for Claude Lets AI Log In Without Seeing Your Passwords - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/16/1password-claude-integration/
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Hats off to the Bazzite team. I think it is going to replace Mint as my favorite distro.
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⁃ Diagnose network weirdness on the Linux mini-PC
⁃ Install MQTT broker
⁃ Hook WeeWx to MQTT for real time updates, no more page reloading
⁃
Took my son (rising senior) on the last planned campus tour. He was impressed and it has turned into his top choice. Next milestone on this journey is college applications in September then the wait for scholarship & financial aid offers. Here in the US universities publish costs but actual cost is highly...
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","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/06/14/very-happy-for-japan.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T00:41:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 00:41","date_timestamp":1781484101,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92124858","content_html":"I'm back home and looked into the remote access to home outage and I'm still pretty clueless. The mini PC running Linux Mint was off cold even though it is on a UPS. The Mac mini on the same UPS was still up. When I unplugged the UPS from AC the PC stayed up. ?!?! Also the mini PC is supposed to start itself...
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I’ll still need to try to get to the bottom of what the root cause of the nonsense was once I get back home.
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On the road and after some internet and power nonesense at home yesterday I’ve lost remote access to all home devices. It is a case of multiple failures because Tailscale and Ubiquity both failed me. Unifi Teleport connects to home, for example, but doesn’t give me access to any devices. 🤷🏻♂️
Going to have...
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It is refreshing...
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ronguest/34480922","date_published":"2024-03-29T20:10:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-29 20:10","date_timestamp":1711743037,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34480852","content_html":"@cfrandall Looking forward to trying that!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ronguest/34480852","date_published":"2024-03-29T20:09:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-29 20:09","date_timestamp":1711742950,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"32812804","content_html":"@handy 👍🏼
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ronguest/32812804","date_published":"2024-03-04T01:47:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fronguest%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ronguest"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-04 01:47","date_timestamp":1709516849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"32042204","content_html":"@alexanderbellgram funny!
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