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In a universe of DEM/RUM how do we still not have endpoint observability for camera, mic, and share?

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Dogs, pools, and boats- they have us, not the other way 'round. :)

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Think? That look is more "we will" feels.

Congrats, Fisqher family! Nicely done. We're right behind you. :)

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Years ago sitting in a PA-28, trimmed up on a smooth day that I could initiate slow pitch changes by leaning way forward and back. Did the weight * arm moment math, and felt the same way. I hear you- 2025 was not a great year for mindful self-care.

Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 06/10/2025

Tell me again that CSS is not programming.

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We all know bots will be I2C on mainboard pins.

Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 01/10/2025

6 of 8 neighbors in my cul-de-sac dumped Spectrum for gFiber in the *first 4 days* it went live. There are dozens of contractor cars swarming the surrounding neighborhoods. It's an incumbent churn bloodbath unlike any infrastructure adoption I've ever seen.

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Oh and do check out Portainer/Yacht or similar. Makes network mapping, storage pool, deployment, backup/builds etc close to dummy-proof. At least for this dummy.

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All you need is disposable free time. Ugh. Good to see you Justin.

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Home.techDebt.reduce(). Seriously, containers on the pi (4 8GB and above), are where it's at. Unifi, Pi-hole, Node-RED, Prometheus, Grafana, and a couple of custom apps all run great on one pi. Add Portainer for management, and keep a spare pi for SD card-swap failover, done. It's loafing:

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 09/09/2025

Running your Unifi Controller app under portainer.io on a Raspberry Pi makes upgrades a three-click affair. With linuxserver/unifi-network-application:latest as your image, click "Recreate" on the container menu, check the "Re-pull image" option on the confirm dialog, and that's it. Done in 30 secs.

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The enshittification of search marches on. Check my EV for a loose gas cap, Roger.

Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 06/09/2025

Well that was a nice little Lancer (B-1) Austin flyover. GE F101 quartet, no reheat. www.reddit.com/r/Austin/com...

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 05/09/2025

We should absolutely give parents credit for working without a manual. My point was more about the fleeting nature of the childhood attachment window, and respect for adult children’s work of understanding and healing what’s missing.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 05/09/2025

“Unfortunately, emotional regulation is something you kinda get one big shot at in early-life, then you're often just sorta fucked.” Oof. Attachment window truth.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 05/09/2025

AI enshittification may break the attention stranglehold of media, social and otherwise. They can’t help themselves destroy their own platforms following dreams of empty desks. That, or AI knows we need to go outside.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 21/08/2025

Nice! Great day indeed, and keeps you on your toes.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 10/08/2025

Google Fiber watch, day 3,752. Bootstrappy neighbor identifying missing box work to complete the conduit. After this they blow the fiber down the conduits.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 01/08/2025

Interesting there's ethical debate in a world of social media algorithms manipulating emotion dozens of times a day, and endless pay-for-emotion experiences from movies to roller coasters. At least this one has consent as step one.

Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 18/07/2025

Wonderful, Scott. I've been to a few of your talks and it's always a pleasure. This one vibrates on a similar personal wavelength Kelsey Hightower touched in an emotional talk years ago at @devopsdaysaustin.bsky.social. Tech supportive parents to the point of sacrifice is rare. Thanks for sharing.

Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 17/07/2025

Cloudflare's global, hourlong DNS outage Monday was a reminder to use a completely different provider for your secondary. blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-1...

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 17/07/2025

Doctor’s waiting room hack? The least comfortable looking seat also gets the least traffic.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 10/07/2025

P. Terry’s in Austin is sending today’s profits to Texas flood relief. And there’s a line around the block. Great to see- thanks everyone helping in whatever way you can. www.statesman.com/story/entert...

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P. Terry's, Kerbey Lane to donate 100% of Thursday profits to Texas flood relief. See list

Central Texas continues to reel from the devastating impact of recent floods. In these challenging times, the spirit of Austin shines through as …

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 09/07/2025

Blaming GPT conditioning: I just used an em dash in a text message.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 01/07/2025

Blackberry's last device was in 2018? Hmh. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBe...

en.wikipedia.org

BlackBerry Key2 - Wikipedia

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 20/06/2025

Point of sale has irrupted

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 09/06/2025

Interestingly the Qatar in the background does appear to be a 777, vs the AA hallucination in the foreground.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 09/06/2025

When AI builds your plane. What even is this?

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 02/06/2025

TLDR; AI-train drones to recognize targets, pack them in custom, remote-opening containers, drive flatbeds 4500km, park near targets, click run back home. Defense is about to get interesting. (link, state media, purported pics) united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

united24media.com

Inside Ukraine's AI-Drone Strike That Cost Russia $7 Billion and a Third of Its Bomber Jets

Ukraine's SBU conducted a sophisticated operation against Russian airbases, targeting strategic bombers from over 4,500 km away using AI-driven drones.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 06/05/2025

Near stationary line, blowing up in Gonzales, likely delighting the meteorology geeks in Aggieland

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 03/05/2025

ITOps classic: false alert in a maintenance window. 😂

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 15/04/2025

I'm incredibly proud of my ScienceLogic teammates today as we're again named a leader in AIOps in the Forrester Wave. If you've been involved in AR/PR you know how special it is to rank ahead of larger vendors with well-known, strong offerings. Congratulations to the whole ScienceLogic team. 🎉

businesswire.com

ScienceLogic Named a Leader in AIOps Platform Report

ScienceLogic named a leader in The Forrester Wave: AIOps Platforms, Q2 2025.

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Patrick Hubbard @ferventgeek.com · 08/04/2025

And yes, I dust it periodically. This is not 11 years of dust. 😉