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: Night Ranger Today’s mood (un-ironic)

: Picking up some curry

: Broadway bridge into downtown PDX

: Here’s lookin’ at you, kid.

: Good Night Coming: I’m here for The Mighty Missoula

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: It started as an attempt to capture the sunset and skyline. Then I saw a neat abstract. It also is a …

: Dave Hause & the Mermaid played great middle set

: Buffalo Jones opened

: Between sets

: Super excited for this evening. I’m heading to the Hawthorne Theater to see Roger Clyne and …

: A Shortcut to Create a Markdown Link from Safari in macOS Of course, this is much easier, if I want to blog a page. (I’m using the MarsEdit extension). A …

: Found a nice page on a simple Shortcut that will create a Markdown link of the front-most window in …

: WiFi Testing in the Garden I was asked if it would be possible to host a hybrid tour from the garden …

: I Need More Screens I have a new setup, and I am liking it very much. My main workspace is the 27" in landscape and …

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: I just missed the brick wall

: Dog House

: Cape Lookout, Oregon, USA

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: Intense Sunset Glow The glow at sunset was so intensely red! I was trying to capture it in this …

: Louie’s Cool Spot

: My Office Door

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: On the road to Salem

: Silent servers make me nervous. Things are down while some electrical work is being done on our …

: I installed a graphics card in my phone! I was picking up some tech at the local Apple Store. When I …

: Kinghorn, another local band. Heavy & LOUD. 🎵

: The Mighty Missoula. Solid set. I’m glad I was able to catch them. 🎵

: From Ogden, Utah: Dearth Of Earth 🎵 Really good set. There’s guys are tight and groove!

: Openers: Jenny Haniver 🎵

: Beer in hand, waiting for things to start

: Learned, last minute, that The Mighty Missoula are playing tonight as part of NWPRC POST ROCK …

: The Last One This past week, we were gathering old tech for recycling. I found this tower stuck under a desk. …

: One of my favorite U2 songs and album cover.

: Venus and Luna

: Tools for better thinking | Untools Wow! This is a handy page. Tools for better thinking | Untools: "Collection of thinking tools and …

: Polyphia: Stunt Band or Genius? Listening to a lot of Polyphia, recently. At first, I thought they were a math rock band or just …

: Current mood. This is on repeat. Punk gem.

: Scored a Couple of Good Compilations I don’t think I’ve ever seen a copy of Richard Thompson’s “guitar, …

: Recharging with Louie.

: Control-Alt-Delete AND Fun I’ve been using the Keyboardio Atreus with my Macs, for the past few years. I really, really like …

: Moody Instrumental Post-Rock It’s interesting how things are connected. When I was first checking out the zsh configuration …

: With the time change, it’s nice that it’s lighter later, but it was stil after sunset …

: Tonight’s chores and cyber-explorations were powered by one of my favorite albums (still).

: Knew It, Didn't Believe It I knew that the only way for me to get better at using version control was to actually use it. I …

: Fonts are fun! As I’ve been doing more work in the terminal, I’ve been cycling through some monospaced …

: Servers are fun! It’s hard to explain to most of the folks around me, but I get a real jolt of joy from setting …

: BitCam is Fun Digging through folders on my phone, rediscovering little gems. BitCam is one of them! I’m impressed …

: The screen of my Apple Watch popped off a few days ago. I’ve had it taped down, but, I don’t think …

: Setting Up Servers by Hand, Like Grandma Used to Do I’m working on an app for tracking meals at work, so I’m setting up a couple Mac minis …

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: 🎵 Listening to Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack for the first time in 40+ years(!) A quiet and …

: Had to make a late night run to my office to drop off some tech for the morning crew. This guy was …

: Taking down Christmas decorations. Recent winds blew down this door and half a tree.

: Thought I'd Never Find It I’ve been looking for this CD, “Live Dog 98” for years! I have never seen it in a …

: Prism IV Beautiful and Delicate 🎵 music.apple.com Of course, an excellent recording by ECM. Nice space, …

: This is a color photograph

: Hypercritical By Topic If you recall the format of Hypercritical (which I think set the pattern for many subsequent …

: MarsEdit 5 Rocks Just upgraded to MarsEdit 5. Using the new Micropost feature. I like this little window! I like the …

: Beds are Sleeping

: My current mood.

: Hello all from the Pacific NW corner of the US! It’s partly cloudy, 39 degrees. Chilly.

: Why would Apple release a 10.5" iPad? I’m saving up for my next iPad. I’m 99% certain that I’m going to get a 9.7” Pro. For the past year, …

: I was the only one at work NAYA was closed today, due to snow. When I tried to remote in to check my servers, I was not able to …

: IT Display PC Ted is setting up one of the custom case PCs that had been set up for FreeNAS. He’s installing W7. …

: Is Igloo for us? I’m wondering if we should use Wordpress or Igloo for internal intranet.

: Today is running well So far, multiple successes. Effective meeting, where I learned that I was not stupid. Setup new …

: Print Spooler Keeps Stopping Note: The solution, outlined, below, resolved the problem. I had to log into her machine with my …

: Troubleshooting a MacBook keyboard I’ve noticed that one of the teachers always uses an external keyboard with her MacBook. I thought …

: Computer Hardware poster I found a very nifty poster/graphic that shows the different types of PC slots, plugs and …

: Raspberry Pi Revives a Wasp I just plugged the WASP WCS3905 bar code reader into a Raspberry Pi that I have at my desk. A few …

: Script to query Exchange Server Storage Sizes I’ll go into more detail, later, but I’m grabbing this link for a script that will give me a listing …

: Notifications via the terminal Oh man! This will be a very handy tool to have. At work I use Apple Remote Desktop to manage the …

: Testing PHP code online There are times where my only tool is my iPad. As such, it limits me for testing code. When …

: Finding the OS Version via the command line I was working on a user’s MacBook Air, trying to resolve a kernel panic. I had been working in their …

: 21 July, 2014 05:05 Ulk what a shame tough way to end!

: 21 July, 2014 05:03 Ooof! PT totally … Something. Game called after 3 innings after MoundTime hangs 15 runs on …

: 21 July, 2014 03:43 Hey PT fans! Game 2 is about to begin. We’re playing MoundTime. We played them last year, but …

: 21 July, 2014 02:11 PT battles back and ends up winning 8-4.

: 21 July, 2014 02:10 Jaz started with a couple strikes, but then hits the batter, walking in a run. Bat Co ties game.

: 21 July, 2014 02:08 Whew! Things got tight! Bat Company tied the game in the 5th. Jaz came in to take over with 1 out …

: 21 July, 2014 00:18 Andrew took over on the mound. Pitched well. Some hits, a bad bounce & a run scores. After 4 …

: 20 July, 2014 23:56 Jaz' first at-bat was a line drive out to center. He was able to get to first on a dropped 3rd …

: 20 July, 2014 23:55 After 3 innings, PT is up 3-0. Mitch has been pitching well. Jaz was out in right field for the last …

: 20 July, 2014 22:47 Good morning baseball fans! We have a game at 8 vs. The Bat Company. We’re the #5 seed, today.

: 20 July, 2014 02:22 Jaz zips a hard line drive towards center, bringing in Cole. PT up 4-2 after 3 innings.

: 20 July, 2014 02:13 He’s been in the mound doing a good job. But he’s hit two batters. Unusual. PT tied 2-2 …

: 20 July, 2014 02:12 When Jaz was up, he’s smashed the ball down third base line for a triple. But was wrongly …

: 20 July, 2014 01:00 Jaz hits a hard line drive up center for a single, driving on a run. PT ends up scoring 12 in the …

: 20 July, 2014 00:33 NW Diamonds start hitting. They score a few. PT still up 6-3 after 5 innings.

: 20 July, 2014 00:19 Jaz grounds out to shortstop at his third at-bat. Nice hustle to first, but thrown out. PT up 6-0, …

: 19 July, 2014 23:45 He stole third, but he couldn’t come in. PT up 3-0. BTW, Jaz' double brought in a run.

: 19 July, 2014 23:44 Jaz was walked at his first at-bat. Eventually called out as he slid into home. (It was close). Hit …

: 19 July, 2014 23:34 Good morning from Hillsboro! After 2 innings, PT is up 2-0 over the NW Diamonds

: 9 July, 2014 22:23 We’re playing The Blast from Wisconsin. Scoreless after 1. Jaz was walked. Playing …

: 9 July, 2014 22:21 Good morning PT fans! We had a 2-hour delay so the fields could dry out. We had huge cloudburst last …

: 9 July, 2014 09:33 Nice!

: 9 July, 2014 09:30 Even with the loses, we are still ranked 8/26. Of the 5 teams we played, 4 of them are ranked ahead …

: 9 July, 2014 09:29 It was a close game. PT loses to the Texas Outlaws 6-4.

: 9 July, 2014 07:48 Jaz just missed the ball and flies out. Drew gets on, then steals 2nd and 3rd. Mitch hits him in. PT …

: 9 July, 2014 07:26 His first at bat, leading off the inning, Jaz smashes it over the centerfield fence! First score …

: 9 July, 2014 06:39 Whew!

: 9 July, 2014 06:38 After jumping ahead 11-0 after 2 innings, extreme almost catches up. They run out if time. PT wins …

: 9 July, 2014 04:37 Jaz starting pitcher. • Batter #1 Strikes out • Batter #2 gets a couple strikes, then pops out, Jaz …

: 9 July, 2014 04:01 It’s sunny, breezy and lots of popcorn clouds. It’s 83°. Jaz is starting pitcher

: 9 July, 2014 04:01 Howdy West Coasters! Getting ready for our first game of the day. We’re playing a team from …

: 8 July, 2014 01:09 Game called due to time. (There’s some disagreement about that) PT loses 10-4

: 8 July, 2014 01:00 I neglected to include that it was Jazzy that hit the home run!

: 7 July, 2014 23:20 Woo hoo! A home run! Crushed! 2 runs score! PT closer. 6-4

: 7 July, 2014 23:12 Jaz hit a nice double at his last at bat. But couldn’t get in.

: 7 July, 2014 23:11 Chaos is up 6-2 after 3. They have good bats. Their center fielder has 1 hand! (He’s pretty …

: 7 July, 2014 22:39 PT starts out with a couple runs. The other team answers with 3 home runs. PT down after 1, 4-2

: 7 July, 2014 21:30 Coop pitched first couple innings. Then Nate. Now Drew takes the mound.

: 7 July, 2014 21:24 Tennessee has also had a several hits down third that hit the base or barely stayed in.

: 7 July, 2014 21:23 Tennessee with some smart base running is pulling ahead. They’re up 6-2. Our boys need to wake …

: 7 July, 2014 21:10 Good morning from day 2. We’re playing a team from Tennesee. It’s currently 4-2 top of …

: 5 July, 2014 23:06 Mitch pitched first couple innings, Liam the next couple. Jaz finished the last three. PT wins 9-5

: 5 July, 2014 21:27 Jaz came in to pitch. First two pitches were swinging strikes. They were so behind! But then Jaz …

: 5 July, 2014 21:13 PT up 5-3 in bottom of 4th against team from Illinois. Jaz in right field. Mitch & Liam …

: 22 June, 2014 05:26 Yea!

: 22 June, 2014 05:24 Sorry for the silence. My battery died. Both teams had some pitching struggles. But PT wins 19 or 20 …

: 22 June, 2014 04:00 Jaz played left field. Saw no action.

: 22 June, 2014 03:57 Mitch does a good job pitching. PT has good defense. 3 up, 3 down

: 22 June, 2014 03:53 PT put some runs on the board. Jaz singled on a dropped fly ball, bringing in 2. PT up 13-8, middle …

: 22 June, 2014 03:33 Mitch pitched that inning. Got knocked around, walked & hit a batter. Bullets pull up within 1. …

: 22 June, 2014 02:07 Jaz hits beauty double to far left field for double. Steals 3rd. Comes in when they try to get Cole …

: 22 June, 2014 01:53 Jaz throws lots of strikes. Gets a strike out. But a few are hit hard. Including in the park home …

: 22 June, 2014 01:38 Jaz walked. Then he scores first run on a single by MJ, coming in from second. Good hustle!

: 22 June, 2014 01:30 First batter walked. Next batter singles. He’s thrown out when next batter singles. A couple …

: 22 June, 2014 01:22 He was eventually tagged out trying to steal 3rd. Jaz batting last in the lineup.

: 22 June, 2014 01:21 Jaz pitching well. Struck out first batter. Next 3 popped up. One of them reached first on a dropped …

: 22 June, 2014 00:58 Go PT!

: 22 June, 2014 00:53 Looks like Jaz is warming up in the bullpen. He’ll be starting pitcher for today’s game …

: Managing multiple printers via the command line - Mac OS X Hints We have about 30 printers at work. I have an OmniOutliner doc that I use to keep track of printer …

: About the same time, same call For a couple of weeks, about the same time every day, I would get a call from the lab coordinator …

: "All good people are asleep and dreaming" My metal moods eventually incorporate the middle era of Skinny Puppy. This video has the album …

: On Linking to Primary Sources Daring Fireball is always a good source of commentary and thought. Gruber picked this gem from Via …

: The 'Net is Back! Woohoo!! I just revived my home network! A power outage last week borked an access point in the …

: Coolest Dad, Ever On the way to school, The Boy mentioned that the girls in his 4th grade class would choose a song …

: Practical, Visual, Three-Dimensional Pedagogy for Internet Protocol Packet Header Control Fields (via Righteous IT) One of the things that I really like about this, is that it helps to illustrate an arcane topic. In …

: Adjusting My Sysadmin Hat Today was pretty busy from the get-go. My compadre was off today, so I was flying solo. I had to …

: Is That Your Music? I had a dream last night. I was at the Canadian border and the border guard came to my window. It …

: Apple Makes Me Laugh...Again We recently added an AppleTV to our home entertainment setup. I love it. It solves multiple problems …

: The Beginning of the Mound Baseball season is starting up and I was searching for the location of our practice field. It …

: UNIX network performance analysis As I’ve mentioned before, our network at NAYA is busy. Dealing with network issues is one of …

: Samsung SSD Awesomeness We’re talking about solid state hard drives at work and I remembered this video. …

: Hungarian Success This week has been very busy on our network. With a staff of approximately 100, plus around 80 …

: Extending Marsedit rentzsch.tumblr.com: Twitterrific+MarsEdit Script: Blog a Tweet

: Stuff I Did This Week Studied network naming best practices…oriented new employees… in the process of …

: The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T. Fake Steve …

: Vaxxine, take the sting out of my heart [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbW_vEjVOBI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color …

: Hard to Find: iPod Docks with AM Radios Topic - Here’s a list of ipod docks that I found over at Amazon. - The only requirements were …

: Bridge Pedal 2009 On Top of Portland Originally uploaded by a.k.a. Little L Yesterday, Mooj & I rode in the …

: Pop & Jazz I just uploaded a bunch of photos to Flickr. Over the past 6 months, I’ve been moving from …

: I Know You Stole This Bike I Know You Stole This Bike Originally uploaded by tinctoris Whilst browsing Tinctoris' …

: Path Finder On Sale One of my favorite programs is Cocoatech’s Path Finder. Over the years, I’ve supported …

: I Wish I Were Smarter Math is a weak area for me. It irritates me that sometimes I have to write stuff down to work it …

: Howdy from The Gorge! The Boy & I in The Gorge Originally uploaded by a.k.a. Little L via my simple Nokie and …

: Image006.jpeg Image006.jpeg Originally uploaded by a.k.a. Little L T-Mobile Shoulda gone to Metric when they were …

: Swing, Swing, Swing Swing, Swing, Swing Originally uploaded by a.k.a. Little L One of my favorite baseball pix so far.

: FYI, Old Tech Still Works I’m currently lusting after a MacBook Air for my mobile life. For the past 5-6 years, a laptop …

: I Love iTunes! Sometimes, while browsing with my iBook, I’ll open up iTunes and listen to a radio station. I …

: Getting the Parts in Place Once upon a time, I wanted to create a great web presence. It would includes posts and photos and …

: The Mac at 25 - interview with Andy Hertzfeld I’m grabbing this link from the Guardian. The Mac at 25 - interview with Andy Hertzfeld …

: Per-Song iTunes Plus Upgrades Now Available Great news! Apple will now allow you to choose the songs you want to update to iTunes Plus! …

: Trying Out MarsEdit I’m trying MarsEdit. I love BBEdit, and I’ve used it for blogging. I really like to …

: The 12-Year Wait Over at TWIP (This Week In Photography) there’s a cool story about Scott Bourne’s photo …

: The Caveman Calculator While searching for an RPN calculator widget, I found The Caveman’s Calculator. It’s a …

: No School for Cough-y Boy J is home from school, today. He had a hard time sleeping through the night for the second night in …

: Frasier Speirs talks about updating Exposure Check out Frasier Speirs post Exposure 1.1 post-mortem. It has some interesting notes about iPhone …