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  • crapslesscraps.com

    I recently returned from a work trip in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’ve always enjoyed playing live craps, but I discovered a new fondness for bubble craps, specifically the crapsless variant.…

  • What we read to our kids in May

    My wife and I love reading, and we may very well be some of the last in our generation that do not allow our kids to use tablets or similar…

  • What I’m using

    One of the challenges of working remotely is that you lose the benefit of “over-the-shoulder” learning. You don’t get to see what tools your coworkers are using or pick up…

  • Running Isolated Network Containers with NordVPN: A Privacy-First Approach

    In today’s digital landscape, privacy has become increasingly important. While many of us use VPNs on our personal devices, integrating VPN capabilities directly into containerized services offers a powerful and…

  • Claude kind of sucks

    So there’s been a ton of hype around Claude, and I recently watched the Fireship video talking about how good Claude 3.7 is—how it outperformed all these other models, this,…

  • Replacing a Failed SSD in My Dell Optiplex 9020 Homelab Server

    Hey everyone, So, my homelab decided to throw me a curveball this week. The SSD in my trusty Dell Optiplex 9020, one of the servers running in my half rack,…

  • Journaling, Blogging, and Embracing Imperfection

    Hello, hello! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve made a post on here. My last proper blog post was on February 1st, 2021 😱. I wrote about…

  • How to convert an SSH2 Public Key into an OpenSSH public key

    When working with people who don’t use a Unix-based operating system, you’ll often come across the SSH2 Public Key format. PuTTY is probably the most famous software using this format…

  • Global Game Jam 2021

    As I mentioned in my last post, I was able to hook up with a local team from The Greater Gaming Society of San Antonio and participate in this year’s…

  • 2021: Complete projects, current projects, and beyond!

    Recap of the last two months of 2020, some projects I completed, and what’s on deck now and for the future in 2021!