Hopefully, no rain, and maybe even some sun. We got some light misty drizzle yesterday, and it was mostly overcast with occasional sun. We need slow rain, but didn’t get it.
Didn’t do much at all yesterday. Slept in, a lot. Then piddlefarted around the house. Read. Dammit. Didn’t want to lose momentum but there it is.
I’ll try to do better today. It’s the start of Spring Break, so the kids are home all week. That’s once they GET home. Still have youngest on a trip until late today.
I’m going to try to combine trips and do a scrap or trash run when I go to check on my rent house. I think today will just be fact finding, and I’ll get all the gear and supplies I need to hit everything at once. Or to come back with a contractor if the garage door needs anything scary done to it. Stored energy demands respect.
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With the decrease in global stability and upset to the status quo, I’m expecting disruptions and attacks. Hoping for nothing serious, but it won’t hurt to have food in the freezer and on the shelves. Ideally, having the ability to shelter in place for a few days or weeks without going out would be a good thing.
Dirty bomb in a shipping container, or VBIED attack on crowds or buildings seem to be the most likely major attacks; with self radicalized lone wolf attacks to increase.
Or they could be stealing as much money as possible and fleeing as the regime has other things occupying their time.
Prediction is hard. Better to be prepared for a broad spectrum of things.
Stack.
nick
What happens if Trump declares a national security emergency and pulls funding from SNAP to keep DHS running And gives the states IOU’s?
Bad “optics” for Tesla management. I don’t know if this is on the national wires, but the story has been floating around Austin and made the lead slot on Sinclair CBS news here last night.
I was too busy working to see last night’s local Faux News.
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-6th-street-shooting-tesla-lawsuit-over-suspect
The response to the attack to the Gigafactory is pretty typical Austin.
Plus, nobody really knows what goes on inside that building since every employee signs an NDA.
My day started at 5 AM, but I’ve been working when I’m awake since 9 PM Thursday night.
It’s always something. Modern computers and software are so complex that sometimes we feel like savages worshiping cargo.
I was trying to play an online game with a friend this morning. I had been working online for a couple of hours, all no problem, but the game refused to connect to the server for more than a few seconds, then my computer would say it was off the network. Not just the game, but everything. I’ve played that game a lot with him, so it does work. Just not today – and taking the whole computer off the network was really weird.
Use Ethernet for the network connection for games if you can.
My kids burned out one of my spare WRT54GL routers playing games. 100 Mbps Ethernet. I put in a 1 GB switch to replace the router. We will see how that holds up.
I’ve got enterprise class switches in the attic. Full gigabit per channel fabric… and none of the household devices have ever pulled anywhere near a gig even during file transfers.
Our ATT fiber is supposed to be a gig, but usually is 750. Just now it was 850 down 400 up. That’s to a Houston server, so ‘last mile’ speed.
When I get the ubiquiti gateway set up and can see the traffic better, it’ll be interesting I’m sure.
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It’s a weird yellow outside, and overcast with some gusts. Didn’t note the temp.
Coffee is flowing, I’ll get some breakfast in me, then it’s time to see what my tenant has been up to .
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From my FEMA email, cadre availability… of 7 categories, how many do YOU think are a waste of money and resources? The real work is pretty far down the list of their concerns based on their staffing.
IM Cadre Availability 7 Cadres ≤ 25% Availability
Civil Rights: 24% (23/96);
Disability Integration: 19% (3/16);
External Affairs: 24%
(65/271);
Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation: 18% (117/644);
Field Leadership: 19% (22/117);
Hazard Mitigation: 20% (155/768);
Planning: 18% (62/345)
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I’d like to know what each of those has to do with Federal Emergency Management.
Put me in charge. I’d do a mandatory Saturday field test: Two hour shift on the sandbag auto-filler. Pass/Fail for 50% of your yearly evaluation.
You’re doing a heckuva job, Brownie.