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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Sep 2

Twenty years after its release as a single and "Wasteland" by 10 Years is still a great song.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Upgrading my @opnsense.org firewall from 24.7 to 25.7, using a USB drive so I could change from UFS to ZFS, could not have been easier. It only took about 15 minutes from the initial reboot to finished upgrade.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Went to start the '98 Sonoma so I could pick up a washer and dryer. The battery was dead. Jumped it, got it started, and told myself on the drive to leave it running. Immediately turned it off when I arrived at the pickup spot. Now waiting for another jump. 🤦🏼

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Aug 10

For home services or labs: At what point do you stop self-hosting on your own server and move to paying for a cloud service like Linode?

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Aug 5

While driving to the gym this morning, a Krispy Kreme delivery truck pulled out in front of me. I feel like that's a sign.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Jun 20

Does anyone have a good process for backing up Google Photos and uploading to Proton Drive? I found an article about using rclone but starting March 31, 2025 it can only download files it uploaded. I would like to keep the original creation dates.

rclone.org/googlephotos/

Google Photos

Rclone docs for Google Photos

rclone.org

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Jun 13

I was tired of my glasses always sliding down when working out so I bought these silicon hooks. Five pairs for $4 on Amazon. Worked like a charm. Photo from Amazon listing.

Silicon hook add-on for glasses. They slide on to the back so they hook behind the ear to hold glasses on place.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Jun 11

If you haven't seen Tyler Perry's "Straw" on Netflix, I highly recommend it. It held my attention from beginning to end. Definitely did not expect that ending.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · May 26

Looking forward to my first trip to NYC but wish it was for more than a day and a half. At least the meeting I have to be at is only 2 to 3 hours so that gives me more free time to explore.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · May 23

Rule #1 when sharing your screen: Check your browser tabs before you start sharing.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · May 18

Congratulations! 🎉

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Apr 25

I think it's lame you can't connect a Roku to a wireless network if there is no Internet access. My modem may be down but I would still like to stream media from my local @jellyfin.bsky.social server.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Apr 9

Four years ago, I worked a project for a customer and they sent me two laptops. The project ended six months later. I tried for almost a year to send them back but no ever one responded. Today, after 3.5 years of them sitting in a box in my office, I received a return label.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Mar 28

Finished up testing week at the gym. I went up 5 pounds on bench press (230) and 10 pounds on deadlift (350) but stayed the same on back squat (315). I could have got more on the squat but I wasn't hitting depth. Five pounds isn't much on bench but it's still a win.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Mar 24

I am not educated in shipping logistics but I don't think USPS chose the best path for the battery I ordered. It has gone:

Plainfield, IL
Chicago, IL
Nashville, TN
Chicago, IL
Fox Valley, IL
Chicago, IL
Nashville, TN

Let's see if it goes back to Chicago or is delivered soon.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Mar 17

Cisco has released a final summary around the alleged breach of Cisco DevHub that occurred last October by a user named IntelBroker on BreachForums.

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/cen...

The full summary can be downloaded here:

cscrdr.cloudapps.cisco.com/cscrdr/secur...

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Mar 12

PM: It's really important that you're on this customer call. They need your input on a few things.

Number of words I spoke on the two hour call: 0

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Feb 16

I'll have to give it another try the next time I go to Dallas. The brisket I got was pretty dry. The jalapeno sausage was top tier. Pork ribs were good.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Feb 9

I'm headed to Dallas for a quick trip soon and people have been telling me I have to go to Terry Black's for the best BBQ. Is it really worth it or is there somewhere better? Any suggestions appreciated.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Feb 3

The only way to "fix" it was to disable AI and Spotlight. Once I did that, my free space is staying over 300 GB. Here are the before/after pics showing the system data difference. I have re-enabled Spotlight for Apps and Folders and the free space is staying consistent.

System data using 437 GB of space with Apple AI and Spotlight enabled.

System data using 107.5 GB of space with Apple AI and Spotlight disabled.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Feb 3

Anyone else ran into an issue with losing all their free space after upgrading to macOS 15.x and enabling Apple AI? My free space fluctuated between 130 GB and 150 MB. When it got too low, my laptop would crash.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Feb 1

The web clipper is nice as well. Consistent experience from my desktop to my phone.

Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Feb 1

It has worked really well for me but I was a basic Evernote user. I like the organization of notes in notebooks and being able to sync across platforms. Notebooks can be nested so I have one that is Customers and then a notebook per customer under that.

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Brad Johnson @bradintn.bsky.social · Jan 31

Not sure why I get this a lot when trying to log into different Microsoft accounts. I've tried 3 different browsers, on/off VPN, etc. and nothing helps outside of keep trying until it works.

Microsoft error stating "We can't sign you in. Your browser is currently set to block cookies. You need to allow cookies to use this service."