TxTechnician
@txtechnician.bsky.social
I'm all in on IT.
Love fixing/hacking things. Often break things in either aforementioned thing.
Make money programming and preforming IT services.
TxTechnician.com/social-media
Love fixing/hacking things. Often break things in either aforementioned thing.
Make money programming and preforming IT services.
TxTechnician.com/social-media
Brady Smith now has a column in High Plains Observer
highplainsobservers.com/index484.htm
#art #local #booker #texas
highplainsobservers.com/index484.htm
#art #local #booker #texas
February 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Brady Smith now has a column in High Plains Observer
highplainsobservers.com/index484.htm
#art #local #booker #texas
highplainsobservers.com/index484.htm
#art #local #booker #texas
Micro$lop bought #Minecraft and rewrote it in C#. And added Realms.
Which improved its performance, and portability.
But they said: "FU #Linux "
Which improved its performance, and portability.
But they said: "FU #Linux "
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Micro$lop bought #Minecraft and rewrote it in C#. And added Realms.
Which improved its performance, and portability.
But they said: "FU #Linux "
Which improved its performance, and portability.
But they said: "FU #Linux "
Holy moly FedEx!
The travel history shows Cali (even the full history). To Darrouzett….
I don't think its coming in today.
The travel history shows Cali (even the full history). To Darrouzett….
I don't think its coming in today.
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Holy moly FedEx!
The travel history shows Cali (even the full history). To Darrouzett….
I don't think its coming in today.
The travel history shows Cali (even the full history). To Darrouzett….
I don't think its coming in today.
Reposted by TxTechnician
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Liberal, KS - The Pancake House
That was the best breakfast meal I've eaten in a restaurant.
That was the best breakfast meal I've eaten in a restaurant.
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Liberal, KS - The Pancake House
That was the best breakfast meal I've eaten in a restaurant.
That was the best breakfast meal I've eaten in a restaurant.
2026 IT Department work in a nutshell
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 AM
2026 IT Department work in a nutshell
Fixed | No Network | Virt Manager, KVM, QEMU
Basically the virt stack uses IPTables to manage NAT. But the modern approach is to use NFTables for firewall rules.... just switch the virt config to use IPTables and you'll be able to surf the net in a VM.
Blog: txtechnician.tech/r/LM5
#linux
Basically the virt stack uses IPTables to manage NAT. But the modern approach is to use NFTables for firewall rules.... just switch the virt config to use IPTables and you'll be able to surf the net in a VM.
Blog: txtechnician.tech/r/LM5
#linux
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Fixed | No Network | Virt Manager, KVM, QEMU
Basically the virt stack uses IPTables to manage NAT. But the modern approach is to use NFTables for firewall rules.... just switch the virt config to use IPTables and you'll be able to surf the net in a VM.
Blog: txtechnician.tech/r/LM5
#linux
Basically the virt stack uses IPTables to manage NAT. But the modern approach is to use NFTables for firewall rules.... just switch the virt config to use IPTables and you'll be able to surf the net in a VM.
Blog: txtechnician.tech/r/LM5
#linux
Reposted by TxTechnician
#Europe’s first federated AI-as-a-Service platform, #Fact8ra, selected #openSUSE as part of its #sovereign AI infrastructure. The project highlights openSUSE’s role in building open, #scalable, and secure AI solutions. news.opensuse.org/2025/07/11/s...
Sovereign AI Platform Picks openSUSE
Europe’s first federated AI initiative has chosen openSUSE as part of its foundation aimed sovereign AI. OpenNebula Systems officially announced the launch o...
news.opensuse.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
#Europe’s first federated AI-as-a-Service platform, #Fact8ra, selected #openSUSE as part of its #sovereign AI infrastructure. The project highlights openSUSE’s role in building open, #scalable, and secure AI solutions. news.opensuse.org/2025/07/11/s...
Mildly Interesting:
As an IT guy and a millennial, I don't snail-mail.
I've used the same stamp book of 20 stamps since 2014.
As an IT guy and a millennial, I don't snail-mail.
I've used the same stamp book of 20 stamps since 2014.
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Mildly Interesting:
As an IT guy and a millennial, I don't snail-mail.
I've used the same stamp book of 20 stamps since 2014.
As an IT guy and a millennial, I don't snail-mail.
I've used the same stamp book of 20 stamps since 2014.
Hello, my fellow gardeners and nature enthusiasts.
txtechnician.tech/r/2026trees
It is that time of year again to order some trees from the Ochletree County soil and water conservation district.
#nature #gardening #trees
txtechnician.tech/r/2026trees
It is that time of year again to order some trees from the Ochletree County soil and water conservation district.
#nature #gardening #trees
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Hello, my fellow gardeners and nature enthusiasts.
txtechnician.tech/r/2026trees
It is that time of year again to order some trees from the Ochletree County soil and water conservation district.
#nature #gardening #trees
txtechnician.tech/r/2026trees
It is that time of year again to order some trees from the Ochletree County soil and water conservation district.
#nature #gardening #trees
Shout out to archive.org and the way back machine for saving my ass yet again.
January 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Shout out to archive.org and the way back machine for saving my ass yet again.
quality control seems to be an afterthought nowadays.
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
quality control seems to be an afterthought nowadays.
Goodbye Windows 11 - Hello CoPilot OS:
The subscription based AI powered forced upgrade to Windows.
—-
did you believe me?
The subscription based AI powered forced upgrade to Windows.
—-
did you believe me?
January 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Goodbye Windows 11 - Hello CoPilot OS:
The subscription based AI powered forced upgrade to Windows.
—-
did you believe me?
The subscription based AI powered forced upgrade to Windows.
—-
did you believe me?
Made a Timezone Calculator in Power Apps.
Copy and Paste the solution. Code is on my website:
txtechnician.tech/r/timzone-calc
#powerapps #excel
Copy and Paste the solution. Code is on my website:
txtechnician.tech/r/timzone-calc
#powerapps #excel
Power Apps | Timezone Calculator
Copy and Paste solution. Built a timezone calculator that uses an automatically updated spreadsheet (uses officescript) with timezone calculation data.
txtechnician.tech
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Made a Timezone Calculator in Power Apps.
Copy and Paste the solution. Code is on my website:
txtechnician.tech/r/timzone-calc
#powerapps #excel
Copy and Paste the solution. Code is on my website:
txtechnician.tech/r/timzone-calc
#powerapps #excel
My 3yo is fascinated by fire trucks now. GameCube emulator plus Retro Arch.
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
My 3yo is fascinated by fire trucks now. GameCube emulator plus Retro Arch.
Prompt Engineering: "Simulated Debate".
How to get AI to give you critical feedback on an idea.
txtechnician.tech/r/sim-debate
#Promptengineering #AI #gemini
How to get AI to give you critical feedback on an idea.
txtechnician.tech/r/sim-debate
#Promptengineering #AI #gemini
How to get AI to act critical of ideas --- Soup TUBEs!
AI is entirely too agreeable. It will tell you that your worst idea has merit and that it is a really good idea. I'm going to show you how to get it to be critical of your ideas using Reddit's favorite business idea, soup tubes.
txtechnician.tech
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Prompt Engineering: "Simulated Debate".
How to get AI to give you critical feedback on an idea.
txtechnician.tech/r/sim-debate
#Promptengineering #AI #gemini
How to get AI to give you critical feedback on an idea.
txtechnician.tech/r/sim-debate
#Promptengineering #AI #gemini
Been a min since I've been to Las Sisters Cafe in Booker Texas.
It's so good. Love the mural BTW.
It's so good. Love the mural BTW.
December 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Been a min since I've been to Las Sisters Cafe in Booker Texas.
It's so good. Love the mural BTW.
It's so good. Love the mural BTW.
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Made a little building estimator for a trucking company. I like how it turned out.
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Made a little building estimator for a trucking company. I like how it turned out.
Little Flathub App called Paleta. It generates color palettes using images.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Little Flathub App called Paleta. It generates color palettes using images.
They took dark mode to anew level.
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
They took dark mode to anew level.
Yup, bringing computers back to life for 30 years.
December 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yup, bringing computers back to life for 30 years.
Oh Cloudflare, always coming up with something new
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oh Cloudflare, always coming up with something new