For the foreseeable future, 10% of any revenue I receive from CoSo members will be donated to CounterSocial to help pay the bills for keeping this site online. For those that may not know, I do remote tech support for small business and residential clients.

Power is out! But the Comcast Gateway and the TV are on a UPS, so we're sitting here in the dark watching TV until the UPS goes out.

Last night on the TV weather report they warned us about high winds in the area. So far in our apartment the power has flickered four times. This afternoon I stepped out of my home office while many other residents are out and about for the day, and parked my car in an area where it’s least likely to be hit by a falling tree, paying particular attention to the prevailing wind direction. Are you in a high wind area? Where is your car parked?

If a lawnmower's output can be measured in horsepower, then any computational device can be measured in artificial intelligence.

I should specify that I'm referring to the mobile app. I don't think I've ever edited a picture with Google Photos on a Windows desktop or laptop, so I only think of the mobile app. I'm using a Google Pixel 6.

In the Google Photos app, the menu is inscrutable. For example, to rotate a picture, it's:
Edit - Crop - and then a symbol for rotate.
There's no way to rotate a photo without selecting "Crop" first.

It wasn't always like that. It happened with an Android update quite some time ago. For the life of me I can't figure out why.

Cleared security at ATL after spending a week with the I & C and DCS technicians at Georgia Power. Headed home!

My laptop bag gets inspected by TSA about half the time because it's full of cables, connectors, and adapters. I have a lot of that stuff in my checked baggage, but I put the "essential few" in my laptop bag in case my suitcase gets sidetracked on the trip. But today - no special inspection!

Several of the engineers I worked with all week are from this power plant. I drove by it on the highway every day going to and from the Training Center. I'm doing my part to make the nation's power grid more secure and reliable by teaching new skills to the engineers who keep it operational.

#CallMeIfYouNeedMe #FIFONetworks

#NetworkEngineering #cybersecurity

Ageism is real, don't get me wrong. I'm 69 years old, and I've experienced it personally. Nevertheless - we older white males are the most privileged group in America. Calling ageism the "most pervasive form of discrimination" - I mean, everybody gets old, so sure. But... there seems to be a lack of awareness here about what other forms of discrimination entail.

It occurs to me that I could become a millionaire just by selling a women's clothing line called "Real Pockets."

Heading to Atlanta from Seattle this morning. Then I'll drive a bit north and check in to my hotel. Sunday is R&R, then I'll spend all next week working for a public utility.
#cybersecurity #networkengineering

Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
Proverbs 26:10-11

Wife and I have ice cream for tonight. It remains to be seen whether it’s party ice cream or comfort food ice cream.

United States gender reveal tomorrow... I hope it's a girl.

People who use the laughing emoji for mockery reveal something dark and horrible about their personality.

Now that Cybersecurity Awareness Month is over, it’s comforting to know that we’ll never again have to worry about successful phishing attacks or ransomware.

Wife and I watched "Forbidden Planet" on Tubi last night. It's a 1956 sci-fi film. In the first few minutes I saw the precursor, and probably the inspiration, for the Star Trek transporter beams. In a later scene, in a cavernous structure built by the Krell, there's a long walkway suspended high above a chasm. It's reminiscent of a Star Wars scene with a famous light saber duel. Some things change, some things remain the same...

The nearness of the election has apparently got him riled up and he feels the need to vent, and maybe to justify himself. No matter. I will take care of his server and workstations in exchange for American legal currency. He doesn’t have to be a smart voter, he just has to pay me, and he does. Let’s keep the two things separate.

Today I was on a service call at one of my clients’ businesses. The owner was in, and he was in a chatty mood. His political views are, to put it politely, the opposite of mine. I had to listen for several minutes as he told me all about the terrible state of our nation, and how to fix it. I’m happy to say that at no time did I indicate that I agreed with him. I listened a lot, smiling, and said things like “huh,” and “hmmm…” He knows from former conversations that our votes will be different.

My wife used the phrase “executable files” during dinner table conversation tonight, and I’m in love with her all over again.

Last summer I thought, "Wow, this stock is going up! I'll get in on the action!"