Sat. Nov. 16, 2024 – Drove around doing stuff

By on November 16th, 2024 in culture, decline and fall, march to war

Cold, bordering on cool. Supposed to be clear for a couple of days yet. It was gorgeous yesterday. I would like some more of that please.

Drove around a lot for not many things. Something for my non-prepping hobby. Something for my business. And the All in One pc. I was running late so I didn’t stop in at the thrift store near my last pickup. I like to hit the ones that are outside of Houston if I’m in the area. Fewer flippers per capita means there might be good stuff left for me.

It was picking up D1 that I was late for. I needed gas, and a quick grocery run when that was over. Then it was a scramble to get D2 fed and back to school for the performance.

Wife retrieved her when it was finished.

I was doing IT stuff in my attic. At least the new switch worked. I haven’t done any of the other networking stuff I have planned. First get back to where I was, then upgrade.

Today W and D2 are going to the Ren Faire. I’m staying home because it’s really an outing for D2 and her friends. My hearing wouldn’t recover. W and a couple other moms will have their hands full.

I’ll do some of my list here at home, or get dragged into something new, like my main network switch locking up. Either way, I’m sure my day will fill itself.

Spares on hand saved the day for me again. It makes everything easier if you’ve got what’s needed. Stack backup for any critical items, or systems. thank me later 😉

nick

4 Comments and discussion on "Sat. Nov. 16, 2024 – Drove around doing stuff"

  1. PaultheManc says:

    @Nick

    – that’s probably safest.  Just need to extract the serial numbers.  Since it’s a Dell, maybe there is a factory restore partition.

    In my experience the PC will be online license activated – not COA.  I would note the version of Windows currently activated on the PC and then do a fresh install of that Window Version (Home? Pro?) (you know what is installed that way).  To be ‘safe’, you could save a disk image beforehand, to recover if I am wrong!

  2. Greg Norton says:

    SLS flew once. Peeling the tooling out of the three high bays used in the VAB and dismantling the three (!) launch towers will be full employment for rocket geeks at Kennedy for a generation. 

    Mission accomplished!

    https://futurism.com/nasa-sls-moon-rocket-might-be-canceled

  3. EdH says:

    >>“If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t,” Michael Pollan writes in his “Food Rules, an Eater’s Manual.”

    Does that include “petrochemical plant”?  Those vile Pop Tarts were always my nieces & nephews favorite.

  4. Greg Norton says:

    Does that include “petrochemical plant”?  Those vile Pop Tarts were always my nieces & nephews favorite.

    With the possible exception of Cheez Its, Pop Tarts are, ounce for ounce, the most lethal product Kellogg makes.

    Of course, they are tasty.

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