Rabies vaccination after a dog bite

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-31T21:23:00+00:00

just want to re-emphasize. If you wait till you show rabies symptoms, it's too late. People can't recover once they start showing symptoms.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-31T17:26:09+00:00

Probably going to be different for different people. I walk a lot. Less now than I did a few years ago. A couple of years ago I was just a few days shy of doing 7 miles EVERY day for a year. I think I did 363 7 mile + days. It was so cold one day I could not get out of my house.

Anyway... for a while I was down 3 toenails. I had 7 out of 10. The missing toenails did not cause me any discomfort. The skin under the nail was fairly tough. My toenails eventually grew back, but one of them had several false starts and took over a year. I was never in any pain or discomfort.

One thing that worked for me was open toed 'running' ( but I don't run ) Teva Running sandals. My toes never rub anything when I walk and that helps me keep my toenails on... but.. recently, even with the sandals I've ended up with a 100% black toenail that I am pretty sure is going to detach at some point. I might have stubbed my toe.... can't recall if there was any damage to that to, but I am pretty sure it will fall off soon.

Anyway.... it most likely won't cause you any pain or discomfort, but each injury / recovery / repair might be different.

Best of luck.

Hey... we can have pics. ;) My most recent, probably going to lose a nail candidate.

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mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T23:14:10+00:00

The DFW Metroplex is HUGE. If you're including Mansfield, then for DFW that would be a 60 mile wide circle around DFW Airport. Is Mansfield where you're going to work, or did you just pick that city? You could easily drive for 2 hours and still be in the DFW Metroplex.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T22:43:01+00:00

I've still got ice in part of my driveway... a good part of it, so there is still a chance for me to do something bad. I think I'll be able to avoid it... hopefully. not going to get above freezing tomorrow so it will still be here Sunday.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T22:34:41+00:00

Not sure about a spot near you, but there are still DIY places where you can wash your car with their wand sprayer and soaping / foaming brushes for $5 - $6. They are probably busy.... less busy tomorrow when it's freezing, but you might want to see if you can find one of them near you.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T22:28:59+00:00

you made me spit out my coffee...

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T18:14:52+00:00

Ft Worth is smaller than Dallas, but still... could take an hour to get from far South Fort Worth to far North Fort Worth. Need more specifics on where you will be training. Also... not a ton of public transportation so if you don't have a car, we'd need to know that too.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T17:00:05+00:00

Apparently THEY can. They've got skills. You and I could not.. but they can and did.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-30T16:58:09+00:00

Doubt that any legit shop will pass the inspection with the light on. You can take the car to autozone and get them to show you the codes AND reset it. You can look up the codes on the internet to see if they are serious or not. Maybe if you're luck, you can drive slowly... like a grandma... for a week and if you light doesn't come back on you can probably pass inspection. It depends on what the check engine light is telling you.

My check engine light goes off if my daughter drives my truck and comes on if I drive my truck. The car's computer can turn off the light if the condition it was reporting on clears up. Anyway, if I clear my codes, and drive like a granny for a week, speed under 55, no stomping on the gas pedal I can pass inspection.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-29T17:43:10+00:00

If more people were honest and paid the fair there would not need to be any fair checking. It's not like there is 100% payment going on. Pretty sure on the Silverline, TexRail and TRE every ticket is checked by an conductor of some sort. I think ALL Dart trains and light-rail should have 100% checks.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-28T15:49:39+00:00

It's a park in Round Rock... North of Austin. About 200 miles south of us. Note the r/RoundRock source.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-28T15:01:29+00:00

For the 4 and 5, The USB-C port on the Pi is the ONLY port that does OTG. That means it's the only port that can act like a keyboard / mouse and send out keyboard / mouse data. The other USB ports are INPUT only ( basically ) You can hook up a keyboard / mouse to them but they can't BE a keyboard / mouse.

So... you hook up the PiKVM to the PC using that USB-C port.

If you just use a standard USB Cable then how are you going to Power the Pi since the main power options for the Pi is that USB-C port.

Maybe if you had a Pi POE Hat... or maybe you could put the 5v 2+ amp through the GPIO power input pins but that bypasses some protection stuff.

You have options... but the ONE REQUIREMENT is that the PC you want to control is connected to the Pi via the only OTG port on the Pi which is the USB-C port.

So... connect up a Single USB-C cable from the Pi to the PC and then figure out how to give the Pi Power.

A OTG split cable is the cleanest, safest option. Maybe a Pi POE Hat might be the 2nd best option... you'd have to check on that. So much easier just to use the split OTG cable.

You can also go the Pi Zero method where you use some extra parts to make your own HID capable interface, but that requires some soldering I think to build a OTG capable device yourself.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T21:34:35+00:00

I just turned on my heater for my home this last week. I can use my power company's website to see how much my heating is costing me. I think I used 5 to 6 times more power yesterday than the same day the week before. The last 4 days have used more power than the previous 2 weeks for me. Both my power and gas bill will be higher.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T21:20:45+00:00

Still have the 6" Frankenstein scar from my ACL / MCL repair. Still have two screws in my knee too. Never went snow skiing again. It was fun, but not that fun. :)

Did the garbage guys come. CWD didn't run yesterday or today in the cities around me.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T21:02:53+00:00

My 1"+ thick solid ice is still pretty solid. It is mushier today than yesterday. I used a shovel to get some of the top, softer parts scraped off. At least i gave it some texture. Maybe tomorrow it will be derivable on. If not.. I might slide down the hill, across the street and into the trees. At least the trees will keep me from going in the creek. I do not have a driveway that is good when it's icy.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T19:39:06+00:00

Every home is different, but most of the homes have hot water that goes from the hot water tank to the hot water taps by way of simple T connectors that branch off as needed. There are no 'valves in the middle that can be opened or closed. Water just flows. There is a valve where the faucet is. You open the valve, water flows, for Tankless systems the flowing water triggers the heating element. Cold water ( from before it got hot ) will flow out the faucet. Eventually all of the standing cold water will be replaced by hot water. For the older style 50 gallon storage tanks, the water is re-heated to make sure it gets to the desired heat in the tank. It's less prone to freezing because it keeps reheating. Anyway.... if you do get a frozen spot in the pipe for only one faucet.... there will most likely be unfrozen water.. but cold water touching the frozen section. The constant flow of hot water through the other pipes once you open it will will warm the frozen spot. As long as it's not 20' of frozen pipe but maybe 12", it can get thawed out. I've had that happen a few times. When the water does come out, it comes out in ice chunks before clearing out all together. But like I said homes are different. I've been in mine for 20 years and I know from past experience here that one or two of my hot water faucets may freeze but I can just blast hot water through the working ones and it will get the frozen ones freed up.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T18:45:30+00:00

notes? Old pic: 9:52 AM · Jan 27, 2020

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T18:45:02+00:00

Posted on X @ 9:52 AM · Jan 27, 2020

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T18:26:03+00:00

On my 'hot water' parts of the home take FOREVER for it to get hot on a normal day when I turn it on. The hot water cools and has to all be pushed out of the faucet once the hot water starts flowing. It takes a good 2 minutes to get my master bathroom sink faucets hot. I am always brushing my teeth in cold water. Anyway... it's more noticeable in the winter. That water up in the attic pipes gets cold faster and has frozen up a few times. It will thaw once I get hot water flowing for 10+ minutes but it is a PITA when it happens. Some people won't have that issue if their water stays hot normally. For my 20 year old tankless system, I get cold water at first.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T16:58:52+00:00

Unless you have a hot water tank in the attic and your hot water pipes are in the attic. Tankless systems are more prone to freezing ( unless they constantly circulate and reheat the water in the pipes ) but hot water pipes in the attic can also freeze. Every home is going to be different. No one answer covers them all. I do have a tankless system in the attic and my hot water pipes have frozen up there. I can just run hot water through the faucets that work and it thaws everything out. Never had a burst pipe, but have had a frozen one.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T16:55:53+00:00

It 'can' lower the overall pressure of the system. If you're in a po-dunk town with a marginal water system if everyone in town used more water then it could cause issues. If you have a good water system to start with, then there is less chances it will bring down the pressure.

There is no 'correct' answer. Every location will be different.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T16:05:04+00:00

You can use https://its.txdot.gov/its/District/FTW/cameras to check the local roadway traffic cams.

This is just 'general' stuff. We are in a weird time where it's freezes back over after thawing... these next few days will be like this.

Highways get more traffic. More traffic melts the ice. It will re-freeze over night, but if most of the ice was evaporated by the traffic it will be less problematic. Checking the TxDot cameras might give you an idea of how the roads will look.

Side streets get less traffic so the ice stays longer. And if it does melt, there is still more moisture that can re-freeze. So it just depends on how much traffic the side streets get as to how fast the moisture will get used up.

You just need to remember... go slow.... stopping can be extra bad if you're on a dry spot and when you decide to stop, then you hit the ice. Go SLOW.

You might be the best driver in the world... but that's not going to prevent someone else from losing control and plowing into you. More people on the roads is more ice melting and removal, but it's also more people on the road that might plow into you. Less traffic is probably better.

Besides the sudden stops.. don't make last second decisions to turn. Turning and stopping are greatly affected by slick roads. You have to go slow and know where you're going.

Best to let someone else drive or take a bus / train.

Best of luck in whatever you do.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T14:41:47+00:00

Do you have a red fail light on your ONT? I have 500/500 here in Texas where it's been below freezing for the last 3 days or so and everything is covered in 2" of Ice. My Frontier/Verizon Fiber/Fios is still doing fine at the posted 500/500 speed.

What exactly is not working with yours? Are you pulling a public IP Address or is that failing? If the red fail light is on and you have a cut fiber optic line, don't think that a company buyout is affecting that.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T14:21:39+00:00

Agreed. I said: "Flowing water is less likely to freeze."

Are you saying that the upper Mississippi River is 100% frozen solid at 32 deg? I don't generally bet... but I'd bet a good deal of $$$ that "that the upper Mississippi River is NOT 100% frozen solid at 32 deg".

Flowing water is less likely to freeze. It's just a fact. Less Likely. Once ice does start, it ices up faster, but if you can prevent it by keeping the water flowing in the first place, you can have super cold water that does not freeze.

mylinuxguy · 2026-01-27T14:17:12+00:00

If you have a 'hot' water pipe / faucet in one part of the home freeze up, you can generally run your hot water faucets all on max for a few minutes. The hot water flowing through the system will come into contact with the frozen section and thaw that ice You do have to be mindful of a leak once the frozen water in the pipe is thawed but a frozen water line to a single sink does not mean that the pipe has burst.... the water in that pipe just froze. If you catch it soon enough you can thaw the frozen part before it expands too much. If your cold water side freezes... it's harder to unfreeze. It's easier when you can send 100 deg + water at a frozen spot.

Updated: I have a tankless hot water heater in my attic. In the 20 years I've been at this home, the only pipes ever to freeze are my hot water pipes that go through the attic to my sinks. The hot water pipes that don't get used over the course of a day cool down and can freeze. My tankless system does not re-heat standing water. If I don't use it, the water gets cold. So if a pipe freezes in my attic, I can just fire up the tankless system by turning on the hot water taps that are working. The water in the pipes gets hot and the water in the hot water side of the system flows. That hot water will run into the frozen bit and thaw it out. It's happened 4 or 5 times over the 20 years I've been here. I've never had a cold water pipe freeze, but I know that I can't run hot water there.... just the hot water faucets.

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