Paul Lockaby @paul@uncontrollablegas.com

What is with people who go to the "Customer Questions and Answers" section of Amazon and then reply to questions with useless replies like "I don't know!" I mean, do you think that you're being personally asked and you must answer?

So I learned about this today for customizing my shell in iTerm and I wish someone had told me about this maybe ten years ago. https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k

I used to use Flask for all of my projects because I wanted to tweak things just so. Then I realized that there is more to life than tweaking things so now I use Django. #python

I've successfully passed the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam.

This is the best tool out there for figuring out subnets, hands down. https://www.davidc.net/sites/default/subnets/subnets.html

I recently had reason to log directly into an IMAP server to figure out if the folder list was completely screwed up. This is the only resource I found that showed easily what commands to run. https://tewarid.github.io/2011/05/10/access-imap-server-from-the-command-line-using-openssl.html

2004 review of the HP LaserJet 1012. The bad: does not come with a USB cable. https://www.cnet.com/reviews/hp-laserjet-1012-review/

I have an "old" AirPort Express running in my house exclusively to allow wireless printing to my circa-2003 HP LaserJet 1012 which I bought my sophomore year of college (2004) and it STILL works.

A good reason to avoid working for organizations and companies that push these technologies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/16/chris-gilliard-sees-digital-redlining-in-surveillance-tech/

I've successfully passed the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) exam.

East Sound of Orcas Island at sunrise. January 2022. Taken with a Nikon D850, 86mm, 1/125s, f4, ISO 400. #photography

I was going for a painting-like look here but with a small bird on a buoy to provide context.

Smaller hills around the south side of Mount Rainier. December 2021. Taken with a Nikon Zfc, 81mm, 1/800s, f6.3, ISO 100. #photography

Bees to lavender in our back yard garden. August 2021. Taken with a Nikon Zfc, 105mm, 1/160s, f14, ISO 450. #photography

Duke toying with his friend and his prey, the Ikea lion. April 2021. Taken with a Nikon D850, 400mm, 1/640s, f5.6, ISO 200. #photography

The red leaves of a Japanese Maple in the Seattle Arboretum. October 2020. Taken with a Nikon D850, 200mm, 1/250s, f5.6, ISO 500. #photography

Waters at the edge of Union Bay under the new Highway 520 bridge into Seattle. October 2020. Taken with a Nikon D850, 200mm, 1/1000s, f5, ISO 800. #photography

Spider web in the morning dew. October 2020. Taken with a Nikon D850, 105mm, 1/30s, f16, ISO 800. #photography

Reflection Lake outside Mount Rainier. July 2020. Taken with a Nikon D850, 98mm, 1/13s, f7.1, ISO 400. #photography

Water whipping off of the waves at sunset on Cannon Beach. December 2019. Taken with a Nikon D850, 400mm, 1/6400s, f8, ISO 320. #photography

Haystacks on Cannon Beach at sunset. December 2019. Taken with a Nikon D850, 112mm, 1/4000s, f5.6, ISO 800. #photography