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So I have a pile of computers on my desk. Seven in total, and that presents some concerns regarding the piling of the hardware on my desk. Some of the machines are not really that big, one’s a Dell Mini PC that’s not much bigger than a decent sized paperback book, however the storage server … Read more

Well, bound to happen. I managed to pop something in my calf training today. Not really 100% sure how I did it, my and my partner were working some takedowns and guard pulls and as I was being pulled into guard my partner swapped over into a sweep and that was it. Not that he … Read more

I have been sitting here over the last couple of days really thinking about the idea of doing a upgrade on my network to move towards running something faster than 1gb networking on my machines. The thing is that 1gb is actually fine for what I’m running on my local network right now for the … Read more

The last couple of years have seen a number of books and games that I am fond of converted into movies and television shows. Some have been really good, and some have been somewhat lacking in their results. Let’s start with one that didn’t do well, and it’s a bit older but a good example … Read more

As part of my camera kit that I just upgraded I picked up a 24mm f/1.7 lens for the camera. Now for folks that don’t know photography can be a very expensive hobby. It would be entirely reasonable to walk into a camera store and spend thousands and still not have enough gear to be … Read more

Over the last couple of months I’ve been fighting some performance issues with SMB shares on my Macbook. After trying a pile of things the solution was to create the following file. And then toss the following contents into that specific file; I gave my machine a reboot and now I’m copying files into the … Read more

So as I mentioned earlier I picked up some new camera equipment and that means I had to pick up some accessories that you need to get things working properly. One of those things is something called a step ring. When shooting photos I like to use a polarizer on my lens, it helps make … Read more

So from my viewpoint there are a few things that I own that are basically perfect for what I need the device to do and there is really not a lot of point in improving them. And the funny thing is that is really a subjective viewpoint. Take TV’s for example. I don’t watch a … Read more

Something that I’m struggling with over the last couple of months is learning to train for competition instead of just training recreationally. Training recreationally I don’t mind getting swept or submitted. It’s all just learning and trying new things. Training for competition however is showing me that there is a lot of work that I … Read more

Alright, we got a MacBook Neo in at work and after playing with it for a bit I have come to the conclusion that it’s fine. The built quality, keyboard, trackpad, and screen are all good, and when compared against a lot of the options in that price range they are downright fantastic. Is it … Read more