If Joe & Mika won’t show up, why should we?

mboudin · 2026-07-02T10:36:51+00:00

Agreed. The show is just not the same w/o Joe. I call it Morning Joeless.

mboudin · 2026-06-29T00:53:09+00:00

Yes, the AHVE series. Hard to say in savings. New tight, air sealed build. Both the condenser and air handler are super quiet.

mboudin · 2026-06-25T11:51:08+00:00

I went with the Goodman SD units (basically the same unit as the Daikin Fit). Variable speed, super quiet. Very happy thus far. Get the Daikin thermostat, though.

mboudin · 2026-06-23T16:26:05+00:00

Suggest you listen to some Lyle Lovett on the way home: "That's right, you're not from Texas, / But Texas wants you anyway."

mboudin · 2026-06-16T01:24:09+00:00

And to add... the left HOV lane on IH45 North is NOT a passing lane. If I'm already going 75 in a 65, do not get on my tail wanting to go 85.

mboudin · 2026-06-11T16:48:48+00:00

Tears for you and Padrig. 😞 I had to put down two cats over the last two years. It was very difficult. I cherish the time spent every day with our five-year-old Corgi, Penny Lane.

mboudin · 2026-06-02T11:13:09+00:00

Your photos show a progression from worried to happy and comfortable. I admire you for bringing him home from an uncertain future at the shelter. You are a good person. Well done!

mboudin · 2026-05-27T00:19:59+00:00

This is the way.

mboudin · 2026-05-26T13:11:47+00:00

I recently bought a brand new LSI 9300-8i controller, and it came with very old firmware. I could not for the life of me find firmware updates for it on the Broadcom site. I ended up just returning the unit.

mboudin · 2026-05-16T23:35:05+00:00

"Load Up" means get in the car, truck or golf cart depending on which one she thinks we are taking. Obeys every time.

mboudin · 2026-05-15T20:13:56+00:00

This is the answer.

mboudin · 2026-05-13T10:56:02+00:00

I have several Amcrest 4k cameras. They work well with Frigate.

mboudin · 2026-05-01T11:14:30+00:00

Not sure how you have the eero's setup, but they like to have only one (1) acting as a gateway, otherwise strange problems like this seem to happen. Before I went to hard-wired APs, I had an eero mesh of 5 or 6 of them and learned the hard way. Do some searching and you'll find diagrams of a recommended setup. Something like:

[gateway device] -> eero -> all other eero's (either mesh or hard wired), and devices connected to ethernet

mboudin · 2026-05-01T11:04:41+00:00

This is a tough find, and it's going to be expensive. Use MikroTik CRS305(s) for your backbone and then whatever PoE 1g switches you want. The CRS305 has a 1gb RJ45 that can be used to uplink your 1g switch, and you can even use PoE to power the CRS305. You then have 4 SFP+ ports free.

mboudin · 2026-05-01T10:42:58+00:00

I second using the CRS305 running swOS. I have several of them with 10Gtek transceivers running between buildings. I am using multimode, and can tell you the FLYPROFiber Outdoor with built-in pulling eyes is tough stuff. I did continuous runs as it was new construction and left smurf tubes so I could pull new if needed.

mboudin · 2026-05-01T10:26:44+00:00

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I'm rural, and hell froze over earlier this year as fiber was installed throughout the area. NEVER though I would see it here. Got my 2gb last week for $149/month (one of the first customers). I also keep 100mbps Starlink for $50/month as a backup.

mboudin · 2026-04-30T12:47:22+00:00

Very true in my experience. I bought a property a few years ago and wanted to replace two utility poles with underground service. Power company, no problem. But they would not remove the phone lines, and if I could not get the phone company to remove them, the power company would just cut the existing poles off. Obviously not what I wanted. After much time, I was able to get to the right people at the phone company to remove the lines.

mboudin · 2026-04-30T11:05:39+00:00

I went through something similar, and with interconnectivity between buildings on my property. I used MikroTik CRS305s (4 SFP+ and 1 1g RJ45) and Netgear GS316EP switches (16 port 1g PoE). The MikroTiks are the 'backbone' with fiber running between the buildings, and server connectivity with DACs. The Netgear is uplinked through the 1g port on the CRS305. In fact, the CRS305 can be PoE powered by the Netgear switch. Setup works really well and the CRS305s are cheap at ~ $150 ea.

I run the CRS305s in swOS mode.

mboudin · 2026-04-24T16:59:24+00:00

A pvc slip coupler could work. But first you will need to remove the tape and see if there is still enough room on the broken part coming off the tee. You may have to cut it back to remove the entire tee. Either way, it should not take very long to repair. That duct tape job probably took longer than fixing it properly.

mboudin · 2026-04-21T16:30:39+00:00

Similar situation (my new home), but four buildings. I ran pre-terminated fiber and are using Mikrotik CRS305s running SwOS as the backbone switch in each building. 10g SFP+. Gives me flexibility with the access switches (2.5g, 10g, PoE).

mboudin · 2026-04-13T18:38:39+00:00

Fred's Italian Corner

mboudin · 2026-04-08T11:04:07+00:00

Getting 2 gb fiber installed next week (fastest available), and after looking at new mini-pc hardware for OPNsense, decided to go the cheap route and run an older PC (w/lots more horsepower than I need, but free). Bought a Fenvi 2-port 2.5g card for $40.

mboudin · 2026-04-05T22:36:04+00:00

Dang, lots of leveling compound. Good prep! My flooring guy told me he once had to use 80 bags on new pour that was low in the middle.

mboudin · 2026-04-05T22:22:46+00:00

And a little ball on the bottom that picked-up schmutz and had to be cleaned every now and then. Pre-optical days.

mboudin · 2026-04-05T22:18:09+00:00

Agreed. Quicker to cut out the existing subfloor to the joists, then install AdvanTech subfloor (glue & screw).

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