Wikipedia prevented me from logging in saying my IP address range was blocked. I was confused because the IP was not my public IP. After research I found the IP address range was part of Apple’s ‘iCloud Private Relay’ feature which I use and like. So I sent a query to Wikipedia…
I’ve signed up for several MB based newsletters today. I think most everyone had a newsletter via another service but I never bothered to sign up. I like the low friction of the MB approach. I wonder if there will be a ‘directory’ of MB users with newsletters?
Thanks @manton!
For any who enjoy maker projects, programming, electronics, the IoT or etc I highly recommend Andreas’s Youtube channel. He has a ton of experience and a real knack for explaining things in well edited and intentionally shorter videos.
Success! After yesterday’s abject failure we succeeded in making dinner rolls from scratch today. Our first ever bread-type effort. They were a big hit - the rack was full a few minutes ago! We’re looking forward to more and invested in a stand mixer afterwards. 🍞
We decided to try making some dinner rolls from scratch today. It did not go well. Apparently we murdered our yeast in the process. Yet we survived to try another day.
A hazy sun but pretty sky this morning.
What do folks use to do simple video editing on an iPhone? We’re putting together a few videos of 10-15 minutes comprised of a few clips and iMovie is not handling it well.
I’ve never finished shopping for my wife’s Christmas gifts this early to say nothing of getting them all wrapped. I do enjoy my santa role.🎄🤶
Pictured: detrius of the wrapping in progress
My wife recently decided it would be good to make videos showing how to make some of her favorite recipes to benefit our kids in the future as well as some friends and family. Today we created the first: how to make her peppercorn steak sauce. I handled the camera and editing.
The Ohio State v Michigan 🏈 game is being played in a light snow storm. I love this kind of game. But I wish it would snow harder. 😀
My Series 7 Apple Watch was delivered yesterday. I was tired from decorating so decided to wait until this morning to set it up. The main thing I wanted was an always on display. I already love having this - no more flicking my hand to see something! ⌚️
Christmas decor is done. Phew! Now we have a month to sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor. Christmas 🎄
So there I was cleaning off the dining table after a great dinner time when all the sudden I hear a yell of “fire!” from upstairs. Not exactly a relaxing end to the day. Fortunately when I ran upstairs it was just the TV that had blown it’s electronics. Whew! 🔥
Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating! We just put our brined turkey in the oven to roast. Can’t wait to eat all the goodies! 🦃
First (fireplace) s’more of the season
When our teenage daugther came in the door from school she was all excited and wanted to go to Target right away. Turns out a new Pokemon game dropped. Son got home and screamed with joy. Digital download FTW.
Subaru showed off their Solterra EV, for sale next year. This is the first EV I’d be excited to own.
N.B. My car is only 5 years old so I’m not getting one but would love one. I do find the short range of an EV a bit at odds with ‘great outdoor adventures’ though.
Well lookieee here. Didn’t expect this…
Apple’s self service program will let you repair iPhones and Macs yourself - Engadget
A perfect example of government health insurance malpractice. Insane… Wonder who in government is set to make a huge profit off of this?
Dubious $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug spurs largest Medicare price hike ever
In preparation for the first ever Federal Fusion Center activation to test large-scale disaster communications I buckled down and finally got Winlink running over HF with my Icom IC-7300.I’m feeling quite accomplished.
In simple terms Winlink enables sending and receiving email using HF radio frequencies rather than an internet connection. This is a common emergency communication method when cell service and the internet are down during disasters. There are a number of forms for transmission that are tailored to specific disaster recovery needs and most users have some degree of FEMA training.
Winlink isn’t the most user friendly piece of software, HF communication is always tricky and radio interfaces can be as well. I had the added challenge that Winlink is Windows-only for EMCOMM and I’m a Mac user. After shooting myself in the foot a few times I did manage to get it all working using Parallels.
Our ARES group is one of the first in the country to participate so there is a big push to ensure success this weekend. I’m glad I’ll be able to contribute using a ‘disaster mode’ setup.
Background info: The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (Formally known as the Office of Emergency Communications) has recently created a Federal level Fusion center. The mission of the Fusion Center is to staff a coordinating center to process requests for Amateur assistance, at a Federal level, during large-scale disasters. It will bring together various Amateur organizations, including ARES /RACES, Civil Air Patrol, ARC, Salvation Army, REACT, and the VOIP Hurricane Net. CISA will request the Fusion Center’s activation.
We played Bargain Quest for the first time today. It has a little different scheme than other games we’ve played and we enjoyed it. We’ve plan another session for tomorrow.
Blue skies, nothing but blue skies do I see 🎶
For today’s nerdy project I set up a Pi-Star MMDVM to enable access to D-Star reflectors. Previously doing so required tying up a local repeater. I always felt bad doing that even though it is a normal thing to do. Feeling accomplished since Pi-Star can be a bit tricky.
Our 7th grade son starts Mock Trial club today. I am pretty confident there will be some interesting after-school discussions.
When you stop for BBQ out in the country…
