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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 22/07/2026

I couldn't resist adding emojis to my GitHub Actions :D

ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 16/07/2026

Thank you to @microsoftmvp.bsky.social for 2026-2027, can't believe it's been 14 consecutive years! Also, thank you to everyone who supports my community work... it's really a team effort from every side that makes it possible. I'm looking forward to the next year of #WinUI and #dotnet

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 01/07/2026

It was worth the wait... the #SmithBlade from @smithhack.bsky.social Everything is meticulously crafted and feels amazing. P.S. I can't wait to go tour HERC, just waiting until they're not still overwhelmed

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 30/06/2026

Native support for containers is now available in WSL with `wslc` drop in for docker. 1. Update WSL `wsl --update --pre-release` 2. Run Hello World `wslc run --rm -it ubuntu:latest bash -c "echo Hello world from WSL container!"`

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 22/03/2026

Do you use Hugo or similar static site generator? I just figured out how to replace the twitter-shortcode with a custom bluesky-shortcode template. This was perfect for my blog posts because I needed to update all Twitter embeds to Bluesky embeds. Enjoy! github.com/LanceMcCarth...

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 29/01/2026

Really Samsung? Why no $1000 trade in for my current Fold 7? Nope, I'll wait until the #trifold is out of early access, so I don't create more-waste.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 28/01/2026

I'm loving #HomeAssistant new energy tracking features. My place in Costa Rica is killing it with "100% Self-sufficiency" and "100% Self-consumed solar energy".

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 25/01/2026

Im an independent judge at #MIT #realityhack 2016 hackathon today. Bonus, I bumped into @jbmcculloch.bsky.social here.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 23/12/2025

It's that time of year again! @realityhackatmit.com, my fav hackathon 💻⚡☕🥽 I'll be judging again, my 3rd (or 4th? time), and every... single... time is🔥 Want to play? Apps are open until midnight tonight (Dec23 11:59 EST) realityhack.world/apply #HackToTheFuture #DreamMachines

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 16/11/2025

This is so annoying. The latest Microsoft Edge updates now permanently keep this stupid "manage extensions" button in the toolbar

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 28/10/2025

Just created my custom GitHub Universe wallpaper using Octocanvas from #GitHubUniverse 🎨

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 09/09/2025

LOL @jcsalterego.bsky.social did they target me with this example or did they blast you to the entire world?

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 15/07/2025

I've run out of space. Does this mean I'm officially an OG now? #MVPBuzz

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 10/07/2025

Thank you @microsoftmvp.bsky.social I am again extremely humbled and honored. While this is my 12th consecutive year, I never treat it with any less importance, my heart is pounding right now. #MVPBuzz #dotnet #windowsdev

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 30/06/2025

I'm not going to need an update for a while... or ever again :D #UniFi #Ubiquiti #Homelab

Screenshot of UniFi Network portal of network devices using 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE connection speeds.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 25/06/2025

Way to go Microsoft Partner Center!

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 23/06/2025

Wow that is a lot of time, what's the host device? Email me if you want to chat further. I have ~6 years of stuff in my HA journey... but I do a bi-yearly review for stuff that is not used anymore and I have consolidated/transferred to more efficient types (e.g. remote API to Matter).

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 16/06/2025

This "one small trick"... got my uplink speed to double :) The trick? Instead of Cat6 to DOCSIS modem, I used an SFP+ to Ethernet module... this gets the full 2.5 Gbps out of the Cat6 Though my ISP can only bring 1.5 GBs, I'm still getting 2x what I was before the module.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 29/05/2025

I'm loving my Windows Terminal shaders. I have a different one playing for each console type: PowerShell, Bash, WSL, Console, etc. What do you think? You can get the same ones, or others, from here mrange.github.io/windows-term...

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 02/05/2025

It's amazing that I have a huge air conditioner blowing, and a bunch of other stuff in house... But there's still a surplus of energy generation that is charging the battery. #solarpower

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 02/05/2025

I hadn't heard from them aout this, so I thought we didn't achieve it... but alas, here it is!

Guiness world record badge for most users to take AI training

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 25/03/2025

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, itsa beautiful day in the neighborhood... #mvpsummit #mvpbuzz

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 19/03/2025

Wow, the RTX demo for Half Life 2 is so good.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 15/03/2025

Just Blogged: dvlup.com/blog/2024.03... Where I show you how to use GitHub Actions to code sign your .NET MAUI WinUI's MSIX packages without a single password or secret.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 11/03/2025

You know you're in a Boston bar when this is the art in the restroom

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 10/03/2025

I'm really liking that Visual Studio is showing the README of NuGet packages now. I'll redesign mine to better suit VS2022 users...

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 14/02/2025

Decided today was the day I wanted to spin up Windows 95 for the classic startup sound :D

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 20/01/2025

Wow, they managed to cram 2 terabytes onto a microSD card

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 16/01/2025

LOL self-destruct backfired... source: www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 11/01/2025

I absolutely LOVE my new solar system <chef's kiss>

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 06/01/2025

Found a good way to use my old Surface Book 2 ;) Too nice to throw away, but low powered enough to detach the keyboard and use as an #unraid server!

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 03/01/2025

No cheating... go to your browser and type in "store". What is your most frequent/top result? Here's mine (of course it is 😅). #Homelab #networking #nerdhobbies

Shows store.ui.com for UniFi networking gear

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 02/01/2025

Not bad for Boston being in such a northern latitude! #solar #pv #cleanenergy

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 29/12/2024

@adorablecyborg.bsky.social Do you know which Discord channel I should ask for guidance with this? All these broke at the same time after the 2024.12.5 update, the common exception across all them are: "Setup failed for 'assist_pipeline': Could not setup dependencies: conversation"

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 20/12/2024

For my neighbors in the Boston area... I hope you're all snuggled up like this!

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 11/12/2024

@sinclairinat0r.com did you have something to do with this 🤣 Cc @blowdart.me

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 08/12/2024

I took it to the next level and did this...

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 06/12/2024

Wait, this post is older than I am...

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 04/12/2024

It's gonna be a hot one... especially the "Feels Like" temp. LOLL #SoftwareGore

a screenshot of a weather app that shows 28753 degrees, and a feels like temp of quintillions of degrees

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 03/12/2024

That was fun, thanks for the tip @scott.hanselman.com The stats are wonky because it is including some imports, which don't have engagement here.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 03/12/2024

Microsoft MVP 2025 Summit registration complete and hotel booked! #mvpbuzz

A screenshot of the countdown timer until the MVP summit. Shows 111 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds remaining.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 03/12/2024

Only subscribers will see the label, like this screenshot, but everyone can expand the "applied" labels list on the profile page.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 01/12/2024

I'm so excited, upgrading my solar system in Costa Rica to an SRNE 12000 watt inverter 🌞⚡🪫 The existing setup is didn't meet our needs, so I sent the vendor this diagram for what I want.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 30/11/2024

Yes, I'm religious, I believe in the holy trinity (plus 1)

Matt Smith as Doctor Who, next to Amy, Rory and a +1 (the doctors wife)

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 30/11/2024

Is it too nerdy that I decided to rewire a part of my rack tonight? #Homelab #Unifi #udmpro

A UniFi UDM Pro and UniFi 16 port PoE rack unit with new wiring. The patch cables are nicely aligned so the seem vertical wherever possible. It's not perfect by a professional's standard, but this homelab guy is pretty happy.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 26/11/2024

I just shocked myself... I'm in the middle of writing a blog post and I used "octothorp" without realizing (it until I did a grammar pass). See mom, the internet is useful, I learned this the other week while perusing the socials.

A screenshot of some blog post text that uses the word "octothorp, instead of number sign, or hashtag.

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 25/11/2024

Stop! Important PSA ⚠️ The smores poptart is so good. Okay, you can continue with your day now. 🤭

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ᒪᗩᑎᑕE @lance.boston · 24/11/2024

@pfrazee.com I'm running out of things to try, do you have any suggestions on how I can remove this? Here's the link in case you want to see it bsky.app/profile/lanc...

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