Like ein Dumkopf I signed up for Deutsch II at the last minute. First class was last week. I don’t know why I’m doing this. The game of it, maybe? Self abuse? Some stupid dream of traveling to Deutschophone countries and sweet-talking everyone I meet? I don’t get it. I took the first course last …
Author Archives: Shawn
Kein Traum jetzt, Arbeit morgen
My two weeks of “vacation” ends today. Tomorrow, I have to go back to the office. I’m not looking forward to the questions, because I just don’t have any good answers. “Have a good break?” “No.” “Hope you’re well-rested?” “Also, no.” “Took the time off to recharge and reconnect with your loved ones?” “Look, I …
Aero Postale
As I renew my USPS PO Box for another year at $182, I have to wonder if it’s worth it to continue having a PO Box. I got it when I filed for my first FCC Amateur Radio license, because every license must have an address on file. Since it’s public record, I didn’t want …
Zone Two
Continuing my “I’m on vacation and I have so much mental capacity to finish my projects at home” series of wins, I finally migrated my Zoneminder server from my workstation to a VM I created expressly for this purpose. Now I have two Zoneminder servers that do the same exact thing in different ways. I’ll …
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…Fuck 2025