{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Ron Guest","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/ronguest","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"6788","username":"ronguest","bio":"Living near Dallas, Texas with my wife, son, daughter and dog. I’ve founded 3 companies, worked as a corporate Tech Exec, and was a computer science researcher early on. I am always hands on with coding and tech. See my About page for more.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":179,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ron Guest","url":"https://ronguest.net/activitypub/ronguest","avatar":"https://micro.blog/ronguest/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"97942043","content_html":"<p>Took our son to get his driver’s license first thing this morning. We went to an office that doesn’t allow walk-ins so it a pretty quiet and smooth process with our appointment.</p><p>His first solo outting? Driving to the pizza place to pick up our order. 👍🏻🍕</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/21/took-our-son-to-get.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T00:29:03+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":"2026-09-22 00:29","date_timestamp":1790036943,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97786392","content_html":"<p>I had a Pacifico for the first time in years, forgot how much I like it. 🍺</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/18/i-had-a-pacifico-for.html","date_published":"2026-09-18T22:51:52+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":"2026-09-18 22:51","date_timestamp":1789771912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97786391","content_html":"<p>I got access to the new Siri yesterday morning and since then I’ve used it on several tasks. One was product research which it did a fine job with (saved me time and effort). Today I used it for help with Bazzite OS which was equally successful. </p><p>It does feel a bit weird having an Apple product do technical...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/18/i-got-access-to-the.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/18/i-got-access-to-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-18T13:07:42+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":"2026-09-18 13:07","date_timestamp":1789736862,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97724509","content_html":"<p></p><p>After hanging out in US customs for awhile and wandering around the US my Hobonichi Techo order arrived. I wanted Akiko Miyakoshi’s cover titled “An Airport at Night” so ordered directly from Hobonichi. Really happy with the cover’s design and quality. Hobonichi included a 3-color pen as well as a charm. 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Not having any PP I used some PETG. Pictured is the underside of the...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/14/ive-heard-really-good-things.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/14/ive-heard-really-good-things.html","date_published":"2026-09-14T20:32:09+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":"2026-09-14 20:32","date_timestamp":1789417929,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436119","content_html":"<p>As is so often the case, my wife decided for me by requesting a custom model and print. Pretty simple though so won't take up all my free time.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/12/as-is-so-often-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T16:21:32+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":"2026-09-12 16:21","date_timestamp":1789230092,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436118","content_html":"<p>Love seeing mainstream companies posting models for 3D printing. This one is Corsair's colorful mini-fan cube.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.printables.com/model/1827219-mini-fan-cube\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">printables.com/model/1827219-m</span><span class=\"invisible\">ini-fan-cube</span></a><br><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/3DPrinting\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/12/love-seeing-mainstream-companies-posting.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T16:18:42+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":"2026-09-12 16:18","date_timestamp":1789229922,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436117","content_html":"<p>Facing a terrible dilemma</p><p>Play a video game, create a new 3D design to print, or hop on an HF band for some radio time. </p><p>Not enough free hours in my day!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/12/facing-a-terrible-dilemma-play.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T13:10:49+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":"2026-09-12 13:10","date_timestamp":1789218649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436116","content_html":"<p>After 54 days without a drop of rain, and against the forecasted odds, we got an inch of rain today. It was delight to listen to, watch and smell! ⛈️</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/11/after-days-without-a-drop.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T00:39:14+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":"2026-09-12 00:39","date_timestamp":1789173554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97436115","content_html":"<p>This Hak5 YT video breaking down the findings re: OpenAI, Hugging Face and Artifactory was surprisingly entertaining. Ali did a good job.</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/UIPNcbka7cA?is=4GcfKfOxQfg4uMEF\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">youtu.be/UIPNcbka7cA?is=4GcfKf</span><span class=\"invisible\">OxQfg4uMEF</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/11/this-hak-yt-video-breaking.html","date_published":"2026-09-11T22:43:55+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":"2026-09-11 22:43","date_timestamp":1789166635,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97381831","content_html":"<p>We got early access to FAFSA (USA college financial aid gatekeeping system) as beta testers. Didn’t notice any bugs and we could submit early (normally can’t submit until October 1st). This might mean we hear about financial aid/scholarship offers a bit sooner but I’m not too sure about that. I don’t know...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/10/we-got-early-access-to.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/10/we-got-early-access-to.html","date_published":"2026-09-11T01:11:27+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":"2026-09-11 01:11","date_timestamp":1789089087,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97252060","content_html":"<p>Based on previous devices I had no interest in a foldable phone. However Apple’s Duo peaked my interest. Not that I’ll buy one. It is out of my price range and I have several usability concerns based on the video. Nevertheless hats off to the designers and I hope it is successful.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/09/based-on-previous-devices-i.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T20:06:27+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":"2026-09-09 20:06","date_timestamp":1788984387,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97252059","content_html":"<p>For shizz and grins, because I started college planning for our son long ago, I decided to throw qualifications and selection criteria at ChatGPT to see if it came up with anything new in terms of options and college ranking. The result was basicaly a nicely worded and verbose version of what I had...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/09/for-shizz-and-grins-because.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/09/for-shizz-and-grins-because.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T13:44:00+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":"2026-09-09 13:44","date_timestamp":1788961440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97127263","content_html":"<p>Apparently my recent disassembly of my Prusa Core One+ and upgrade to a Gen 2 wasn’t enough fun because yesterday I decided to disassemble our Steam PC and move the parts into a diminutive Lian-Li B4 mATX case. 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My US sources were all out of stock with unknown re-stock dates so I caved and ordered from Hobonichi Japan. The unit prices were cheaper thankfully given the...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/05/i-was-hit-by-a.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/05/i-was-hit-by-a.html","date_published":"2026-09-06T01:39:40+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":"2026-09-06 01:39","date_timestamp":1788658780,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97074450","content_html":"<p>I kind of knew this was coming but this fall is feeling like the season of anxiety re: college for our senior son. Initial applications done and accepted to his #2 choice but no word from his #1, financial aid is a whole process unto itself and then chasing down scholarship opportunities most of which won’t...</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/05/i-kind-of-knew-this.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/05/i-kind-of-knew-this.html","date_published":"2026-09-06T00:25:23+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":"2026-09-06 00:25","date_timestamp":1788654323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96969140","content_html":"<p>Tesla’s RoboTaxi service has started here in (parts of) Texas. Two days ago I was surprised when a gold car with large wheels drove by our house. I now know it was one of theirs. The odd thing is we live on a dead end street and it didn’t stop to drop off or pickup a passenger. Some sort of testing maybe.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/04/teslas-robotaxi-service-has-started.html","date_published":"2026-09-04T13:44:35+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":"2026-09-04 13:44","date_timestamp":1788529475,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96774608","content_html":"<p>Super excited about PrusaSlicer 3.0 <a href=\"https://blog.prusa3d.com/prusaslicer-3-0-preview-built-for-the-future-of-3d-printing_137672/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">blog.prusa3d.com/prusaslicer-3</span><span class=\"invisible\">-0-preview-built-for-the-future-of-3d-printing_137672/</span></a>.</p><p>A simple one I love is being able to match mouse controls to 3D tools (Fusion in my case). Also new profile system, able to favorite most used settings. Better performance. And......</p> <a href=\"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/01/095716.html\">ronguest.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/09/01/095716.html","date_published":"2026-09-01T14:57:16+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":"2026-09-01 14:57","date_timestamp":1788274636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96661594","content_html":"<p>I have a Logitech MX mouse but hate the LogiOptions+ bloatware required to use it. I recently discovered a very nice open source replacement OpenLogi and it has been great: <a href=\"https://openlogi.org/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>openlogi.org/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/08/30/i-have-a-logitech-mx.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T11:15:13+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":"2026-08-30 11:15","date_timestamp":1788088513,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96555216","content_html":"<p>Beast mode!</p><p>Prusa CORE One L+ INDX 8-Tool | Original Prusa 3D printers directly from Josef Prusa <a href=\"https://www.prusa3d.com/product/prusa-core-one-l-indx-8-tool/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">prusa3d.com/product/prusa-core</span><span class=\"invisible\">-one-l-indx-8-tool/</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/08/27/beast-mode-prusa-core-one.html","date_published":"2026-08-27T20:20:58+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":"2026-08-27 20:20","date_timestamp":1787862058,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96430797","content_html":"<p>I’m better at giving advice than giving sympathy.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ronguest.net/2026/08/26/im-better-at-giving-advice.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T13:44:41+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":"2026-08-26 13:44","date_timestamp":1787751881,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96430795","content_html":"<p>I finished upgrading my Core One+ to Gen. 2. Took about an hour to finish the heat bed upgrade, reassemble everything and then run the calibration checks. 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