In the late 90s, in my very first career IT job, I found myself (a die-hard Mac guy) working in a design house that was 99% Windows, and a Microsoft “Preferred Vendor” to boot. I barely knew my way around Windows, and sure did not know the dark arts needed to manage a few NT 4 servers. There was no way I was qualified for this job, but in the late 90’s in Seattle you only needed a pulse to get a job in IT....

If you just want an OS on your pi that is basic (no GUI, etc) for running pi-hole or whatever, then here is a method I use that works for me. I don’t want to drag out a monitor and keyboard to set up a pi, either - I just want to put in the SD card, and put the pi where it will be used. This method does not require access to a keyboard and a monitor for the pi....

On episode 097 of Hemispheric Views, the crew had a “Duel of the Defaults!”, where the reigning champion user of the default applications provided by Apple, Martin Feld was challenged by up and comer Jason Burk, hosted and judged by Andrew Canion. I won’t spoil the outcome, but I thought I would join in and list my “defaults”, as well. So without further ado: Mail Client: Apple Mail Mail Server: iCloud custom domain Notes: Bear To-Do: Things (with some shared reminders in Reminders) iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera Photo Management: Photos Calendar: Calendar Cloud File Storage: iCloud RSS Reader: Reeder Contact Management: Contacts Browser: Safari Chat: iMessage and Discord Bookmarks: Raindrop....

Overheard from a shopkeeper who always wanted to visit Paris, and was leaving the next day to do exactly that: “I am trying to remove “eventually” from my vocabulary”.

Every time I read about rockets, I can’t stop thinking about Whitey on the Moon

Books follow you home and pry open your head and rearrange the things inside. 📚

Nostalgic November A story requested by the fantastic crew of Hemisperic Views @HemisphericViews on micro.blog. As I get older, there are many things that trigger a feeling of nostalgia. There are many past moments that are triggered by sights, sounds, smells, objects. But the one item that is most appropriate for Nostalgic November is my collection of Doc Savage paperbacks - a collection that was started on a rainy November afternoon, while visiting relatives in California....