Brad Johnson
@bradintn.bsky.social
Working through Cisco ISE installs.
Soaking in the neon glows while hanging out in the digital snow.
Soaking in the neon glows while hanging out in the digital snow.
My reaction when the dealership tells me it will cost $11k to repair the transmission in my minivan that is barely worth $6k.
Calling a few other places to get quotes.
Calling a few other places to get quotes.
a man wearing a hat and bow tie is asking if he is out of his mind
Alt: Jack Black saying are you out of your mind
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December 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My reaction when the dealership tells me it will cost $11k to repair the transmission in my minivan that is barely worth $6k.
Calling a few other places to get quotes.
Calling a few other places to get quotes.
Installed the 24.04 LTS release of Pop!_OS on my old Acer Nitro laptop. It runs great. A little finicky with the Flatpak apps not showing icons at first (fixed after restart) but everything else, including the Nvidia drivers, worked from the start.
December 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Installed the 24.04 LTS release of Pop!_OS on my old Acer Nitro laptop. It runs great. A little finicky with the Flatpak apps not showing icons at first (fixed after restart) but everything else, including the Nvidia drivers, worked from the start.
What was said: Do not use that configuration. It will cause more issues than it will solve. There are better ways to handle the requirement. I am emphatically telling you not to do it.
What the customer heard: Brad said we should implement this in production.
What the customer heard: Brad said we should implement this in production.
a picture of a raccoon with its mouth open and the words aa aa aa aa aa
Alt: a picture of a raccoon with its mouth open and the words aa aa aa aa aa
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December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What was said: Do not use that configuration. It will cause more issues than it will solve. There are better ways to handle the requirement. I am emphatically telling you not to do it.
What the customer heard: Brad said we should implement this in production.
What the customer heard: Brad said we should implement this in production.
Having to be on video for calls today. Customers can tell I'm a serious engineer thanks to the Barbell Voodoo "Children of the Cornholio" Beavis and Butthead shirt I'm wearing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Having to be on video for calls today. Customers can tell I'm a serious engineer thanks to the Barbell Voodoo "Children of the Cornholio" Beavis and Butthead shirt I'm wearing.
I knew the workout was going to be good this morning when I walked into the gym and the coach was blasting Rage Against the Machine.
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I knew the workout was going to be good this morning when I walked into the gym and the coach was blasting Rage Against the Machine.
Hit the upgrade eligibility time at work and got a new MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro chip. I seriously love the space black. It's almost too pretty to put stickers on. Almost.
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Hit the upgrade eligibility time at work and got a new MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro chip. I seriously love the space black. It's almost too pretty to put stickers on. Almost.
How I feel when someone sends me a "Hi" or "Hello" message in WebEx or Teams and nothing else.
I need a bot that automatically responds with nohello.net.
I need a bot that automatically responds with nohello.net.
a woman with braids says what do you want
Alt: Wednesday from the Addams family saying what do you want
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How I feel when someone sends me a "Hi" or "Hello" message in WebEx or Teams and nothing else.
I need a bot that automatically responds with nohello.net.
I need a bot that automatically responds with nohello.net.
Hating the AI generated "doctors" in ads. The latest one I've seen is an obvious loop. At least the background changes from outdoors in the Fall to an office scene.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hating the AI generated "doctors" in ads. The latest one I've seen is an obvious loop. At least the background changes from outdoors in the Fall to an office scene.
I am working on a plan for some videos. One thing I'm not sure on is drawing on screen. Anyone have a suggestion for a good telestrator app/plugin that is compatible with OBS and macOS?
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I am working on a plan for some videos. One thing I'm not sure on is drawing on screen. Anyone have a suggestion for a good telestrator app/plugin that is compatible with OBS and macOS?
Reposted by Brad Johnson
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Twenty years after its release as a single and "Wasteland" by 10 Years is still a great song.
September 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Twenty years after its release as a single and "Wasteland" by 10 Years is still a great song.
Upgrading my @opnsense.org firewall from 24.7 to 25.7, using a USB drive so I could change from UFS to ZFS, could not have been easier. It only took about 15 minutes from the initial reboot to finished upgrade.
August 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Upgrading my @opnsense.org firewall from 24.7 to 25.7, using a USB drive so I could change from UFS to ZFS, could not have been easier. It only took about 15 minutes from the initial reboot to finished upgrade.
Went to start the '98 Sonoma so I could pick up a washer and dryer. The battery was dead. Jumped it, got it started, and told myself on the drive to leave it running. Immediately turned it off when I arrived at the pickup spot. Now waiting for another jump. 🤦🏼
August 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Went to start the '98 Sonoma so I could pick up a washer and dryer. The battery was dead. Jumped it, got it started, and told myself on the drive to leave it running. Immediately turned it off when I arrived at the pickup spot. Now waiting for another jump. 🤦🏼
For home services or labs: At what point do you stop self-hosting on your own server and move to paying for a cloud service like Linode?
August 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For home services or labs: At what point do you stop self-hosting on your own server and move to paying for a cloud service like Linode?
While driving to the gym this morning, a Krispy Kreme delivery truck pulled out in front of me. I feel like that's a sign.
August 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
While driving to the gym this morning, a Krispy Kreme delivery truck pulled out in front of me. I feel like that's a sign.
Does anyone have a good process for backing up Google Photos and uploading to Proton Drive? I found an article about using rclone but starting March 31, 2025 it can only download files it uploaded. I would like to keep the original creation dates.
rclone.org/googlephotos/
rclone.org/googlephotos/
Google Photos
Rclone docs for Google Photos
rclone.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Does anyone have a good process for backing up Google Photos and uploading to Proton Drive? I found an article about using rclone but starting March 31, 2025 it can only download files it uploaded. I would like to keep the original creation dates.
rclone.org/googlephotos/
rclone.org/googlephotos/
I was tired of my glasses always sliding down when working out so I bought these silicon hooks. Five pairs for $4 on Amazon. Worked like a charm. Photo from Amazon listing.
June 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I was tired of my glasses always sliding down when working out so I bought these silicon hooks. Five pairs for $4 on Amazon. Worked like a charm. Photo from Amazon listing.
If you haven't seen Tyler Perry's "Straw" on Netflix, I highly recommend it. It held my attention from beginning to end. Definitely did not expect that ending.
June 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you haven't seen Tyler Perry's "Straw" on Netflix, I highly recommend it. It held my attention from beginning to end. Definitely did not expect that ending.
Looking forward to my first trip to NYC but wish it was for more than a day and a half. At least the meeting I have to be at is only 2 to 3 hours so that gives me more free time to explore.
May 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Looking forward to my first trip to NYC but wish it was for more than a day and a half. At least the meeting I have to be at is only 2 to 3 hours so that gives me more free time to explore.
Rule #1 when sharing your screen: Check your browser tabs before you start sharing.
May 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Rule #1 when sharing your screen: Check your browser tabs before you start sharing.
I think it's lame you can't connect a Roku to a wireless network if there is no Internet access. My modem may be down but I would still like to stream media from my local @jellyfin.bsky.social server.
April 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I think it's lame you can't connect a Roku to a wireless network if there is no Internet access. My modem may be down but I would still like to stream media from my local @jellyfin.bsky.social server.
Four years ago, I worked a project for a customer and they sent me two laptops. The project ended six months later. I tried for almost a year to send them back but no ever one responded. Today, after 3.5 years of them sitting in a box in my office, I received a return label.
April 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Four years ago, I worked a project for a customer and they sent me two laptops. The project ended six months later. I tried for almost a year to send them back but no ever one responded. Today, after 3.5 years of them sitting in a box in my office, I received a return label.
Finished up testing week at the gym. I went up 5 pounds on bench press (230) and 10 pounds on deadlift (350) but stayed the same on back squat (315). I could have got more on the squat but I wasn't hitting depth. Five pounds isn't much on bench but it's still a win.
March 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Finished up testing week at the gym. I went up 5 pounds on bench press (230) and 10 pounds on deadlift (350) but stayed the same on back squat (315). I could have got more on the squat but I wasn't hitting depth. Five pounds isn't much on bench but it's still a win.