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Justin Long
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Gamer, hardware geek, photographer, engineer, solar enthusiast, humanist.
I build PCs for fun.
I take lots of pictures, some good.

Principal SRE Manager for the M365 Engineering Systems.
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Got Xfinity's 2Gb symmetrical fiber service installed today. Speeds are above advertised and $32/month cheaper than I was paying for Wave 1.2Gb/50Mb service. Faster service for less money is a win. I am a little annoyed I'm required to have their gateway.
Screenshot showing the UniFi Gateway speed test results for Xfinity. Though it's listed as Misaka Network, Inc in the screenshot. Latency to Seattle is 4ms. Download speed was tested at 2365mbps and upload at 2296mbps. A picture of my in-wall media cabinet with the fiber modem on a shelf connected to the new fiber port on the wall. The new Xfinity XB10 Gateway loosely installed with ethernet and fiber loosely strung about. Waiting for me to figure out how to cleanly install everything. Picture of the in-wall media cabinet before the chaos of today's install. Cables neatly managed with the network switch to the left, Router, Cable modem, and Wi-Fi access point on the right, and UPS and plugs on the bottom.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Had a nice relaxing evening building an ITX system for a friend. First build in a fractal Era2, really well designed case. Fit a 5080 and a 240mm AIO with ease.
CPU installed in the micro ITX motherboard resting on an anti static bag. A small pocket knife sits to the right. Final assembly of the mobo side, all cables routed. The small SFX PSU faces out on the left and the AIO water block on the right as the cooling hoses snake up and over to the front of the case. The 3 fan 5080 GPU installed over two 120mm lower exhaust fans. The PCIe extension and power cables cross over the center of the case. Exterior of the case showing the wood top panel, clean lines, and grill holes on the side.
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Got my COVID and FLU shots today for free. Thanks @governorferguson.bsky.social for ensuring Washingtonians have access to the COVID Vaccine.
governorferguson.bsky.social Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · Sep 17
Science matters. We will ensure our policies are based on rigorous science. We stand united with our partner states and medical experts to put public health and safety before politics.

I will continue to do everything in my power to protect Washingtonians.
governorferguson.bsky.social Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · Sep 17
Today, the West Coast Health Alliance issued winter virus vaccination recommendations for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

Robert Kennedy Jr. has aggressively weaponized the CDC, purging its vaccine advisory committee and forcing out its director.
October 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I'm glad I have Game Pass Ultimate Pre-paid through July 2028.
A screenshot of my current Game Pass Ultimate Renewal date of July 22nd 2028.
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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One of my peers is hiring a couple Software Engineers for their team building engineering systems that power Apple platform development at Microsoft.

Location: Redmond, WA (Hybrid)
🔗 SWE 2: lnkd.in/di5nnNcG
🔗 Senior SWE: lnkd.in/dm5TfcBU

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🚨 Hiring 🚨 We’re looking for software engineers who thrive in building high-scale, high-impact engineering systems that power Apple platform development here at Microsoft. 📍 Location: Redmond… | Amr...
🚨 Hiring 🚨 We’re looking for software engineers who thrive in building high-scale, high-impact engineering systems that power Apple platform development here at Microsoft. 📍 Location: Redmond, WA (H...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Would love to see a good variety backgrounds and experiences in candidates for this role. I need a senior leader whose passionate about building security infrastructure and heading a multi-faceted team of skilled security engineers and architects.

epiqsystems.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Epiq_C...
Senior Director - Security Architecture & Engineering
It's fun to work at a company where people truly believe in what they are doing! Job Description: Job Summary Epiq's continuing innovation offers opportunity to work with exciting new products and tec...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This TSUNAMI ADVISORY is now just for the outer coast of Washington state and does NOT include the inner counties of King, Pierce and Thurston. Ocean sensors indicate a possible one foot wave at some of the outer coast. There may still be some unusual currents on the inner coast. #wawx
Color graphic of the coastline of Washington State on the right with gray circles of seismic waves approaching from the left across the blue ocean. Black text on an orange background reads “There is a tsunami advisory for Washington State. Stay out of the water and away from the shore, including harbors and marinas. Dangerous waves and currents expected. More information at tsunami.gov.”
July 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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#TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
510 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF #HAWAII.

AN #EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA #RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT

#HawaiianIslands #NOAA #TsunamiWarning
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Got my 25-year Service Award crystal unboxed and on display. Our team moved to a new neighborhood in the building, giving me more room for them. For much of the day random rainbows can be seen scattered around the neighborhood.
A windowsill with 5 through 25-year Microsoft Service Awards, a ship it award and a Qui's award. The Service awards are crystal arranged from largest to smallest. In the background an under construction office building can been seen through the window along with the reflections of other buildings in the glass. A windowsill with 5 through 25-year Microsoft Service Awards, a ship it award and a Qui's award. The Service awards are crystal arranged from largest to smallest. In the background an under construction office building can been seen through the window along with the reflections of other buildings in the glass. Under the crystals I have an Office Scarf, white with black lettering and a black border. A picture of the ceiling in our neighborhood. White painted duct work, lighting, and other infrastructure, and the white noise absorbing mezzanine are dotted with spots of rainbow color refracting from the crystal service awards in the window.
July 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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My org "Microsoft 365 Engineering Systems" is hiring!
The first few roles are posted:

jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo... at least 50% in person

jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo... up to 100% remote

jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo... up to 100% remote
Search Jobs | Microsoft Careers
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July 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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It wouldn't be an Elder Scrolls game with random crashes to basic error dialogs.
Screenshot of a crash dialog from the new Oblivion Remastered on PC that reads: The UE-Oblivion Remastered Game has crashe... Fatal error! [OK]
April 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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begging people to consider if those pushing the message that “the resistance to Trump is dead” may not actually have our best interests at heart
April 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Testing out an AMD Strix HaloPro based mini workstation.

This thing is dense. It weighs much more than I would have expected.

www.hp.com/us-en/workst...
Spec label from the box. Reads: HP Z2 Mini G1a Workstation CPU: AMD Strix HaloPro, AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro395 16c Memory: 128 LPDDR5 Graphics: 40 Graphics CU HDD: 2 x Z Turbo 1TB PCIe Gen4 PSU: 300W The front of the PC with a cris crossing grill over a recessed grill. The HP Logo and a diamond shaped power button are on the front. A right angle USB-C cable is connected to the USB-C port on the top of the PC. It is sitting on a light wood grain desk. A white Xbox Controller sits on top of the Mini PC for scale. The PC is only a little longer and wider. A white logitech mouse sits on the desk next to the PC.
April 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Post a movie from the year you turned 18.
April 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Anybody want to come work on Tailscale's internal dev tooling/productivity, CI, bots, dashboards, etc?

Pretty please? 😅
April 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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As if taking away bodily autonomy wasn’t enough, the GOP now has their sights on restricting the voting rights women, by making married women who changed their last name jump through hoops cast their ballot.

Tell Congress to vote NO on the so-called SAVE Act.

Hands off her vote!
April 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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A few of us went to the #SeattleProtests #HandsOffSeattle #HandsOff today. Chanting to Pramila Jayapal's speech actually got me emotional. The energy of the crowd and what we are trying to save was triggering in a positive way.

Here are just some of the pics I took today.
People cosplaying as trump, congress, Elon, the doge crew, and the statue of liberty. There are metal bowls on the ground representing buckets of money filled with doge bones. Several people are recording their play with their phones as others walk past in the background. There is a large tree with spring leaves and a building in the background. A sign that reads: Diversity (rainbow text) Equite & (Red text) Inclusion (black text) Lifts us (Green text) All! A person holds a sign of a doofy looking Elon crossed out in the awkward mid-air jump pose. His cheeks are drawn very rosy red. I picture of a portion of the crowd today, hundreds if not thousands of people, many signs, some trees and a partly cloudy sky.
April 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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There was a small Microsoft 50th Anniversary celebration in the office today. Tasty cupcakes :)

Also being born in 1975, I found the "Back in 1975" Banner kinda cool. Learning the X10 home automation system was that old is a bit shocking.
Microsoft 50th Anniversary cupcakes on a table. The cupcakes are chocolate with a red sugar-coated frosting and the Microsoft 50th Pixelated Windows Flag print on top. There are over 100 cupcakes left of the original 180. A back in 1975 banner that list a number of facts from 1975: Sports: World Series Champs: Cincinnati Reds, Super Bowl Champs, Pittsburgh Steelers, NBA Champs, Golden State Warriors, Stanely Cup Champs, Philadelphia Flyers. News: Fire Breaks out in the World Trade Center The Rockey Horror Show opens on Broadway Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC Bill Gates founded Microsoft in Albuquerque NM Volkswagen introduces the Golf. Music: ABBA - SOS Carpenters - Please Mr Postman Pattie LaBelle - Lady Marmalade US President: Gerald Ford What things cost? Gas - $0.57/Gal Toyota Corolla - $2711 Banana - $0.19/lb Stamp - $0.10 Dozen Eggs - $0.77 Gallon of Milk - $157 US Population 215.9M World Population 4.08B Movies: Jaws The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dog Day Afternoon Funny Lady Tommy Shampoo Inventions: Digital Camera Breakaway Rim (Basketball Hoop) X10 Home Automation System Born In 1975 Sia Angelina Jolie David Beckham 50 Cent Enrique Iglesias Slang: Psyche! - Just Kidding Far Our - Cool Dream On - Unrealistic Right on - In Agreement Done Box - An Ambulance Yearly Income: $11,800 [The Banner is dark blue with white or lighter blue test and graphics] A close-up picture of a chocolate cupcake with white frosting on top. The edge of the frosting has large clear sugar crystals all around it. On top of the frosting is a printed edible Microsoft 50th Windows flag.
April 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Picked up my C40 today after getting new axle shafts under warranty to resolve fluttering noise under acceleration TSB and saw they had three of the new XC30s all lined up.

Interesting new colors. Not for me, but it's nice to see cars that are not just red, black, white or grey.
Pic of a car dealership lot showing three EX30s in the foreground, light blue, yellow, and white from left to right. Take from the shaded side of cars. Pic of a car dealership lot showing three EX30s in the foreground, light blue, yellow, and white from left to right. Taken from the sun facing side of the cars.
April 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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we're doing a lot of hiring! come work with us pls 🥺>.<
Jobs - Bluesky
View open positions at Bluesky PBC
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April 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Incredibly NOT The Onion: The “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History” order directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education & research centers, and the National Zoo www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Trump issues executive order to eliminate ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Neat. SolarEdge updated their interface. Nice to see the improvements in look and functionality.
Screenshot of the updated SolarEdge website. Showing four sections: timeframe selection set to 1 week of data. Site power showing consumption and generation along with power used from solar and power sent to the grid. Inverter power showing the comparative generation between the two inverters I have. Lastly Battery state of charge. Total generation for 1 week was 147.45 kWh and total consumption for a week was 123.34 kWh.
March 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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It's been a while since I upgraded from a single 7.6kWh inverter to 2 & it's finally sunny enough at times to see I'm no longer clipping. While it's not consistently sunny enough yet, it did hit 10.3kWh peak. I'm hoping I'll have some months where I produce over 2mWh & perhaps hit 16mWh for the year
Screenshot of the solaredge app showing production and consumption for Marc 17th from 12am to 11:59PM. The max power generated is shown as 10.3KW at 12:45pm
March 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM