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Greg Uzelac

@gregrex.bsky.social
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S/W engineer (currently C# React TS EF, previously C# ASP.NET JS SQL Azure, previously C# WPF SQL, previously C++ MFC, previously C & asm, previously C FORTRAN YACC asm, previously machine code), DIY handyman, husband, dad, repair vs replace, dog lover

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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Daughter & husband are refinishing their oak staircase. I offered to sand the spindles if they’d do the rest. I used a lathe on the rounds. Unfortunately, some were wobbly and needed lots of “touch up” hand sanding. I used an edger on the squares and it went smooth
An oak stair spindle in a wood lathe. The round portion is sanded. The square portion is dark red stainAll 21 spindles have been thru the latheEdger set up for spindle squaresAll 21 spindles have need thru the edger
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Refinished a sentimental rocking chair. MIL rocked my wife as a baby in it 64 years ago. Our daughter is expecting, wants to rock her baby in it. Disassembled it to get best possible outcome. Daughter loves the results
BeforeDisassembled Sanded rounds on latheFinal result
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My dog got excited and ran down the hall with her dog bed
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Fancy new coffee machine at work. Coworker wants 25% cream/milk but UI touch screen isn’t having it Coworker a frustrated
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My dog playing with a cherry tomato. If you watch closely you’ll see her flip the tomato in the air then catch it the run across the yard
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Assembled a gazebo kit for mom and dad. House is short so needed to cut down the gazebo legs
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Installed a washing machine hook up for my friend
Wall with freshly patched drywall. Wall has a washing machine hook up.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Saw an fun/interesting collage in my friend’s church, Flatirons in CO
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wow. This is a lot. I appreciate you being open. My parents are 91 yo…
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We’re all praying for a fantastic recovery
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Same. Looking forward to this. Our team uses discriminated unions in typescript. Good stuff
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This. Agreed. I bet/hope there’s a flag for the desired behavior
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Assembling a gazebo for mom and dad. It’s a kit but mods are needed to accommodate their house.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I watch it on my Roku tv. It’s on of the free channels. I believe the channel is called Crime
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@typescript.fm In Ep 72, 58:20, you discussed double pain windows that have fog between the panes. FYI that can be fixed. call your local glass specialist, tell them that you have fog and want to research a new glass pack. They’ll come out to measure. Ask for an estimate. Mine have been ~$300
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I didn’t realize face mesh points were standardized. I guess I thought points were added during a scan until curves were sufficiently described. And by extension, a person with a flat face would have fewer points than a person with, say, a round af face w big ol’ warts.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Do you have numbers that I can compare to?
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My company started June with $30/mon. I burned thru that before the end of the 3rd day. I calculated I’d need ~$250/mon. I requested a $60/month, and I dramatically changed my AI usage plus rtk, etc. I used that yesterday while working on an urgent task. I requested $90/mon. it was granted
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Well written and useful. Thx.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This group catches them in our area. They are highly regarded and respected. qaccc.org
qaccc.org
Quincy Area Community Cat Coalition - Quincy Area Community Cat Coalition
What does the Quincy Area Community Cat Coalition do? We are a non-profit organization dedicated to…
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
@syntax.fm - yet another amazing episode. Syntax podcast Diffs, Trees, and VS Code 2.0 syntax.fm/show/1008 If you are interested in frontend development, highly suggest you ingest this show. Wow!
syntax.fm
Diffs, Trees, and VS Code 2.0 - Syntax #1008
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I used my monthly allotment in day 3, June 3rd. I have requested more but not nearly what I’d like. I started with $30/month. I wanted $235. I reluctantly asked for $60. I guess I’ll be changing my workflow.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
At work we software developers use Copilot as an assistant. We all know about the copilot pricing “changes”. It’s the 3rd day of the month and I just reached my credit limit. I was told to ask IT for an increase. I’ll see how this goes
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Very interesting, useful, informative. Ill read it an again tomorrow. Thx.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Lola likes guests
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Lola watching me fill our bird feeders
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This. I sometimes use Wikipedia in this case
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Cleaned garage floor after gas spill and corresponding sticky residue. Power washed floor. Power washer pump needs a new Unloader valve because when I let off of spray wand trigger the engine stalls out. Saw a great YT vid about rebuilding the pump and what parts tend to wear out.
A Simpson power washer pump. There are three check valves under those three-in-a-row plugs. Plus there are three more check valves inside of the head/manifold. The one brass looking part all by itself is a temperature release valve.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Same
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Reminds me of Austin Powers. That bathroom stall attack scene.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Same. In our case we use copilot & we added instructions .md rules to not use reflection in unit tests to access sut logic. But yes, agree. We shouldn’t have to do that. Nutty It surprised me that developers who created said PRs didn’t catch it themselves. IMHO: with LLMs, we need to be watchful
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
carmensandiego.fandom.com/wiki/Carmen_...
carmensandiego.fandom.com
Carmen Sandiego (Franchise)
The Carmen Sandiego Franchise first began in 1985 with the computer game, "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?", which was originally created by Brøderbund as a "mystery exploration game", the game...
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Teammates went to cook-your-own steakhouse
Steak, jalapeno peppers, baked potato, asparagus, salad, baked beans, NA beer.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Video of all the I/O components for the minion wash presentation
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Video of minion wash conveyor
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Giving a presentation about PLC ladder logic this week. Made a faux system to control. A minion wash - a car wash but for minions. There are 3 inputs (big red run/stop switch, payment accepted, test) and 6 outputs (enter/exit indicator, wet down, soap, radial scrubber, dangly scrubber, rinse/dry)
Decided on a suitable platform for the faux control system components. Built a conveyer that works well enough Wires for minion wash. 3 inputs (run/stop, payment accepted, test) and 6 outputs (enter indicator, wet down, soap, radial scrubber, dangly scrubber, rinse/dry)
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Why dog, apparently, has given up. Has lost hope.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I can relate. I’ve chased whoppers in the past. Congrats
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Daughter’s iWatch 3 won’t charge. Repair services exceed value. Will probably disassemble it because what’s to loose?
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A) Replacing 3/4” copper trunk pipe with individual 1/2” PEX-A B) Helping friend replace obsolete factory PLCs w something modern C) Helping daughter repair refrigerator’s ice maker D) Trying to repair daughter’s iWatch 3 E) Adding AC receptacle at sister’s house F) Building screen room at parent’s
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our beagle Lola had orthopedic surgery yesterday. A FHO. We pick her up today from MedVet Chicago, 5-hr drive ea way. Beds are vaccinated and toys are washed.
3 dog beds in a row. A large towel (adjacent to the beds) that is covered with colorful dog toys
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Yummm
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
had time this wkend to work on time-to-hot plumbing proj. Converting 3/4” copper trunks to individual 1/2” PEX-A. the 7 individual runs are in place & are terminated on the manifold. Next I’ll tie in the manifold to the 3/4” copper from hot water heater (manifold currently held in place w ty-wraps)
An 8-port PEX-A manifold (that’s made from (2) 4-port manifolds). Ea w a quarter-turn shutoff valve. The 8th port is a spare and is capped off. This is for hot water and so the PEX pipe is red. Where the pipe bends sharply 90 degree brackets are used. The manifold is adjacent to 3/4” copper hot water line and is currently held in place with Ty-wraps. 4 ports go left and 4 ports go right.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Wow. Looks amazing. Beautiful
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Daughter said he jeep’s rear defroster stopped working. We discovered one terminal had torn off the horizontal conductive silver(?) buss. We cleaned both surfaces and successfully soldered it back together. Win 🏆
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I had some time this afternoon to work on my basement plumbing project. Ran (3) 1/2” PEX-A pipes from manifold to east side of the house - kitchen sink, dishwasher, washing machine.
Hot manifold near hot water heater Used 90 degree brackets vs elbows/fittingsNice straight parallel PEX pipesMore nice straight parallel PEX pipes
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Helped daughter diagnose her refrigerator’s ice maker. Her model has a dedicated evaporator for the ice maker. A fan draws that cold air over the ice cube tray. That fan malfunctioned. We tested it on my bench. New fan from digikey.com $15, delivered. Some appliance part sites wanted ~$100+
Disassembled ice makerRepairing a refrigerator ice maker
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I feel that @wesbos.com may know. I’ve heard him talk about related things on their syntax.fm podcast.
syntax.fm
Syntax - Web Development Podcast
Full Stack Web Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development, CSS, JavaScript, Frameworks, Typescript, Servers and more. Listen in 2 times a week!
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I follow @jensimmons.bsky.social and she knows a lot about safari. Maybe she can assist.
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Greg Uzelac @gregrex.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Nice. I’ll try it next time I’m in that situation. But also it’s a reminder that the assistant can help in lots of ways
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