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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 26/09/2026

Bet y'all will never guess where 99% of the emails came from in my spam folder. And no I won't read them. Gonna see how many I get before I delete them all 🤣 Hint: It's mostly desperate pleas for money for something in November based on the subject lines.

Picture of 130 Spam emails sitting unread in my email

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 06/07/2026

Sneak peek at the coming compose rewrite update for nzb360's radarr integration. Big feature: Sync'd filters between radarr web and nzb! Looking forward to the sonarr one soon as well!

nzb360's new single media detail page for radarr.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 14/05/2026

Tore apart an old IDE HDD and decided to finally use the Bambu Lab clock kit that came with my A1. Going to laser cut a wood frame for the clock face and probably 3d print a center insert/washer to replace the metal one.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 03/05/2026

Helped my FIL out re-tracking his skid loader today. One of the old tracks ripped and came off. Had to replace that one on a hill (which was sketchy af). The second one was much easier on flat ground and only took 40 min compared to 3.5hr. 😅

Kubota SVL 75 skid loader with a newly installed track.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 26/04/2026

Beefed up the filtration capacity for our yellow belly. The old 407 couldn't keep up anymore. Hopefully a 925gal/hr filter keeps up 🤣 He also didn't seem to mind being picked up today. Had his head out and wasn't trying to bite me 🥰

Left: Fluval 407 Canister Filter (old). 383gal/hr
Right: Fluval FX6 canister filter (new) 925gal/hr

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 25/02/2026

Slowly been rebuilding my #homelab cluster on the new #Debian 13 + #CephFS setup. Just got done deploying #Dozzle to the swarm cluster + remote agents on my @unraid.net box and another remote Docker host. Decided this time around I'd make only 2 of the 3 nodes swarm managers.

Screenshot of the Dozzle dashboard showing 5 hosts online. 3 in a Docker swarm and 2 remote hosts.

output of `docker node ls` showing 3 nodes in the Docker swarm cluster

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 27/12/2025

So much for Docker Swarm HA.... replicas: 3... and all 3 are on the SAME NODE. Only found out because I am draining one of the nodes so I can start my k3s & openebs conversion.

docker swarm node ps output showing a service with 3 replicas running on the same node rather than 1 per node.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 22/12/2025

Got my new Keychron M5 mouse today. It was extremely lightweight. At least for my taste. So now it has some hot glued mouse weights I stole from an old G502. #ergonomics

Picture of some added hot glued mouse weights.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 15/12/2025

Good thing I have less than a few days left of work before vacation. Using Claude 4.5 Opus to help refactor deployment scripts kinda ate the last of my requests lol.

Picture of the Premium requests at 100% for GitHub Copilot

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 12/12/2025

Sad day. My very first #Linode instance has been shut down for the last time. :( Just finished moving all the sites hosted on it to @cloudflare.social Pages so they are all serverless. One less thing to manage now.

Image of an ssh logout notification via ntfy.sh

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 12/12/2025

Ah yes. The Earth region. @cloudflare.social wonder when #AWS will give me access to the Earth region too lol.

Success! Your project is deployed to Region: Earth

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 29/10/2025

Another version of this: *Logs into AWS Account for Dev* *Forgets why, and logs out* *Remember why I logged in 5 mins later*

"Being able to teleport must suck ass when you have adhd"

"why the FUCK am I in nevada"

*Teleports home, immediately remembers why they were going to Nevada*

"fuck me"

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 26/08/2025

You know what? I'll take it as a compliment 🤣

A screenshot from clearsky.app showing a block list I am on for being a "Bot Account".

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 30/07/2025

Main tank is clean and redone. Need to wait for the water to warm up before he goes back in. Also need to redo his basking platform. Currently growing some water lettuce and duckweed so he doesn't immediately eat it all

70gal turtle tank with new stones and live plants.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 29/07/2025

All clean. Now to put it back together with his new tank decorations 👀

Clean 70 gallon rectangular aquarium tank. Currently sitting outside in the yard drying after a major deep cleaning session.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 29/07/2025

This is Jack. Our other Yellow Belly. He's a lot more curious than Jacob was. He's currently inspecting my tank cleaning job with a bit of side eye. #turtles

Yellow Belly Slider turtle watching me clean his tank from his bin on the shelf.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 15/06/2025

Oh and yeah the top of the platform looks like a prison fence. Apparently one of the turtles now likes to try and climb out of her basking area... So now they all get "gator fencing" 😂 It's not at an angle but should do the job.

Top shot of new basking platform showing the "gator" fencing to keep the turtle from climbing out.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 15/06/2025

#turtle tax. Waiting on the water temp to return to "not freezing" before he goes back in. He's also the one who had pneumonia and almost had full on sepsis cause of it. 🙃 He's recovering nicely now.

Shot of the turtle who got the new basking platform. He's in a container awaiting the tank water to warm up after changing it.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 15/06/2025

Rebuilt a basking platform for one of the turtles today. He's got a nice covered area for hiding if he doesn't want to be in the water. Basically a penthouse suite now as @stefanmara.com puts it. 😂

Interior shot of the basking platform showing the main area + covered cove

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 09/06/2025

Gonna put my money where my mouth is on this.

small snippet of an order page for JJGeorge saying "Thank you Alexander!"

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 25/05/2025

Got to see the Blue Angels today! As well as some other aircraft. It's been 38 years since they were last in Central PA for a show. Getting sneak attacked by two super hornets is something you definitely need to experience in person.

Two Blue Angels F/A-18 Super hornets flying in tandem at an airshow.

An Air Force F-16 and P-51 Mustang flying together.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 21/05/2025

Also have the batteries lol

300lbs (6x50lbs) APC UPS batteries + faceplates

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 21/05/2025

@natesdatacenter.net I raise your rack with mine. Office shutdown and they didn't want it, the UPS's or the Power bars. 👀 Also have blanking panels, some FS.com patch panels, and a brush panel lol.

APC 42U server rack with APC vertical power bar.

APC rack mounted UPS's x2 + APC extended runtime battery packs x2

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 23/04/2025

My Sipeed NanoKVM USB edition came in today! Be gone micro combo keyboard and HDMI capture card from my laptop bag! You have been replaced 😏

Picture of a blue Sipeed NanoKVM sitting on a Sipeed branded zipper case.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 23/04/2025

Got the UNAS installed in the rack tonight. It just barely fits depth wise. Had to rewire all the power to an external PDU 😅 Don't crucify me too much on the aesthetics as this is a 'temporary' setup. This will all live in a nice 42u rack when I'm able to purchase a house.. eventually.. #homelab

Picture of my current network / server gear showing the Ubiquiti UNAS-Pro installed into the network rack.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 18/04/2025

Out enjoying the sun today!

Yellow belly slider turtle in a tube enjoying some nice sunlight outside.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 18/04/2025

Got my new UNAS-Pro in from Ubiquiti today. Got roughly 10hrs left on the storage sync. Going to wait till it's done before I transfer data to it. Unifi network mobile doesn't show the user set name but it's named Arp142 since it's gonna be a black hole for data storage 😅

Cropped screenshot of Unifi network mobile showing a UNAS Pro online for 5hrs.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 16/04/2025

Update on the beeping Easter eggs! Currently drilling them out with a drill press and using a Dremel with a cone bit to ream the holes out. It also looks like the Easter Bunny threw up in the shop lol.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 09/04/2025

My solenoid valves came in finally! Time to start building the system out.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 04/04/2025

Well here are the blacked out images proper:

Google pagespeed Desktop test showing my blog site (https://blog.alexsguardian.net) with an overall 100 score for performance, 96 for accessibility, 100 best practices, and 100 for SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Same as desktop except its for mobile. 98 performance score, 100 for accessibility, 100 for best practices, and 100 for SEO.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 04/04/2025

Posting from chrome.. does this image turn black too?...

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 04/04/2025

Man @astro.build is such a nice framework to build with. Also @vite.dev makes it easy to work locally with it ❤️ Now to figure out why @bsky.app wont work with my .webp images on embeds from links. :/ #blog #astrojs #tech

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 03/04/2025

Having a @bambulabglobal.bsky.social AMS is so nice. 8hr print going strong over night. #3dprinting

AMS A Slot 3 filament has run out and automatically switched to the slot with the same filament.

Screenshot of Bambu handy showing print status.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 02/04/2025

All done with his shots! No more meds needed. He's a very unhappy boy rn lol

Yellowbelly slider turtle in a plastic tub after receiving his last shot of meds.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 01/04/2025

Just waiting on my solenoid valves before I can start building my auto watering system for the garden. Starting off with the seedling system which is more just a trial for the hardware layout. #gardening #vegetablegardening

Hardware for the auto watering system inside an Altronix metal enclosure.

Hardware:
- 12v Altronix PSU
- 12v Altronix 8x Fused Relay board
- Raspberry Pi 3B
- Arduino Mega 2560
- 6mm Hose
- 6mm Hose connectors
- 12v Water Pump
- Arduino captive soil moisture sensors
- 12v to Micro 5v USB converter.

3d printed drip feeders. Printed in PETG

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 25/03/2025

Panelized PCBs came in today! Currently working through the first one to get the switches soldered on.

Stack of panelized Easter egg beeper PCBs. 4x5=20 total PCBs per panel. 20x5=100 total PCBs.

Single panel in a helping hands mount while I solder on the toggle switches.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 18/03/2025

The only downside was having to manually go through and snap all the hinges so they'd start working. Some were stiff lol

Pile of extra small cable organization clips

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 18/03/2025

Got the second batch of larger ones printing now. In a different color of course :) Not having a rats nest of small cables in my cable bin is niceee

Bambu A1 3d printer printing large cable clips

Pile of organized cables using 3d printed clips.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 18/03/2025

Finally fixing my cable organization with my Bambu A1 lol

Bunch of cables with 3d printed cable organization clips

Single cable showing cable organization clip

3d printer making cable organization clips

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 14/03/2025

These are for the local Easter egg hunt so sight impaired kids can also participate. First 5 prototypes are done and work.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 12/03/2025

On a side note. Going to the range tomorrow with a buddy. Finally got some ammo for the Mauser 98k. Shooting old war rifles is always fun! I couldn't imagine being a German soldier in WW2 and having a squad of US guys shooting at me with 30-06. Bit of a terrifying thought 😅

Rifle ammo in clips left to right: .303 British, 8mm Mauser, .30-06.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 26/02/2025

When you need to update the bios but don't have a spare air cooler. Zip ties 😏

A motherboard on a desk hooked up to power with a liquid cooler zip tied to the CPU socket.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 24/02/2025

Prototyping is fun when you have a fast printer. Currently designing an adapter for my network rack that allows me to external mount my pdu to the side. The final part will snap into vertical slots on the upper and lower frame, extending backwards on the side where it will support a 1u pdu.

Custom 3d printed prototypes for a wall network rack vertical adapter.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 20/02/2025

Took apart an APC pdu today to see how feasible it was to replace the power cord. Don't really want a 15ft cord hanging off my network rack... They use standard outlets without the mounting ears 😂 idky but it's extremely funny to me

Inside an APC power distribution unit for a server rack. It uses standard NA outlets.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 27/01/2025

My current monitor layout for reference.

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Alexander @alexsguardian.net · 26/01/2025

Joined the @proxmox.bsky.social gang tonight. Running it on an Intel NUC. Going to be using this for random environments that I can't run via the #Docker swarm cluster. Currently setting up a Windows 10 VM lol.

Proxmox VE page with a Windows 10 VM console tab open

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