briancmoses
@briancmoses.com
I'm a multi-category geek; sports, cars, computers, etc... I'm also an occasional blogger and a Coloradan captured by the state of Texas.
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Trump Solemnly Lays Wreath At Site Where He Would Have Died During Vietnam War If He Weren’t Rich https://theonion.com/trump-solemnly-lays-wreath-at-site-where-he-would-have-1832907992/
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Solemnly Lays Wreath At Site Where He Would Have Died During Vietnam War If He Weren’t Rich https://theonion.com/trump-solemnly-lays-wreath-at-site-where-he-would-have-1832907992/
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VA To Improve Veterans’ Health Care With New $500 Million Waiting Room https://theonion.com/va-to-improve-veterans-health-care-with-new-500-milli-1819576535/
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
VA To Improve Veterans’ Health Care With New $500 Million Waiting Room https://theonion.com/va-to-improve-veterans-health-care-with-new-500-milli-1819576535/
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I was a doctor in pre-ACA North Philadelphia.
Let me be clear: administrative violence like undoing the ACA *kills people.*
Illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer & heart disease linger untreated for years.
Then people get super sick and die preventable deaths. It’s devastating.
Let me be clear: administrative violence like undoing the ACA *kills people.*
Illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer & heart disease linger untreated for years.
Then people get super sick and die preventable deaths. It’s devastating.
Called my congressional rep to tell them to fix the ACA subsidies before approving any deals.
Called my NY state senators and left an earful on their voicemails.
Sent in money to our local food bank.
Now going to make some cookies and shake off this political hellscape.
Called my NY state senators and left an earful on their voicemails.
Sent in money to our local food bank.
Now going to make some cookies and shake off this political hellscape.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I was a doctor in pre-ACA North Philadelphia.
Let me be clear: administrative violence like undoing the ACA *kills people.*
Illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer & heart disease linger untreated for years.
Then people get super sick and die preventable deaths. It’s devastating.
Let me be clear: administrative violence like undoing the ACA *kills people.*
Illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer & heart disease linger untreated for years.
Then people get super sick and die preventable deaths. It’s devastating.
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Ten years ago, I made my first parallax-scrolling ANSI art animation. Today I cleaned it up, made it smoother and added titles and credits.
The original was a user-controllable tech demo I made for my late daughter Jadzia on our BBS, "Guardian of Forever."
#bbs #ansiart #textmode #retrocomputing
The original was a user-controllable tech demo I made for my late daughter Jadzia on our BBS, "Guardian of Forever."
#bbs #ansiart #textmode #retrocomputing
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Ten years ago, I made my first parallax-scrolling ANSI art animation. Today I cleaned it up, made it smoother and added titles and credits.
The original was a user-controllable tech demo I made for my late daughter Jadzia on our BBS, "Guardian of Forever."
#bbs #ansiart #textmode #retrocomputing
The original was a user-controllable tech demo I made for my late daughter Jadzia on our BBS, "Guardian of Forever."
#bbs #ansiart #textmode #retrocomputing
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All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny
All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI—In what they described as a collaborative effort to share resources and information in defense of U.S. territory, Pentagon officials confirmed Monday that all six branches of the ...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny
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The Trump administration has killed IRS Direct File, the program that let you file your taxes for free. Direct File will not be operational this coming tax season.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Trump administration has killed IRS Direct File, the program that let you file your taxes for free. Direct File will not be operational this coming tax season.
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I've seen so many people online using the government shutdown as an opportunity to demonize people who receive SNAP benefits, WIC and any kind of government assistance.
Here's the thing:
I agree with those people.
We need to end the WHITE welfare state
BECAUSE welfare works.
A thread:
Here's the thing:
I agree with those people.
We need to end the WHITE welfare state
BECAUSE welfare works.
A thread:
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I've seen so many people online using the government shutdown as an opportunity to demonize people who receive SNAP benefits, WIC and any kind of government assistance.
Here's the thing:
I agree with those people.
We need to end the WHITE welfare state
BECAUSE welfare works.
A thread:
Here's the thing:
I agree with those people.
We need to end the WHITE welfare state
BECAUSE welfare works.
A thread:
Can we wear our Halloween costumes to early voting in Texas tomorrow?
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Can we wear our Halloween costumes to early voting in Texas tomorrow?
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So… we’re putting them on trains and sending them to camps now?
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So… we’re putting them on trains and sending them to camps now?
This is wildly disappointing. SMART tests' execution and management are a core feature that you'd expect from a storage appliance.
I worry about all the new users who'll never set up any kind of SMART tests on their own.
I worry about all the new users who'll never set up any kind of SMART tests on their own.
PSA: The scheduling, execution, and monitoring of SMART tests has been deprecated in TrueNAS 25.10.
If you upgrade, your existing scheduled SMART tests are migrated into cron jobs. But new users are on their own figuring out how to implement something equivalent.
www.truenas.com/docs/scale/2...
If you upgrade, your existing scheduled SMART tests are migrated into cron jobs. But new users are on their own figuring out how to implement something equivalent.
www.truenas.com/docs/scale/2...
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is wildly disappointing. SMART tests' execution and management are a core feature that you'd expect from a storage appliance.
I worry about all the new users who'll never set up any kind of SMART tests on their own.
I worry about all the new users who'll never set up any kind of SMART tests on their own.
PSA: The scheduling, execution, and monitoring of SMART tests has been deprecated in TrueNAS 25.10.
If you upgrade, your existing scheduled SMART tests are migrated into cron jobs. But new users are on their own figuring out how to implement something equivalent.
www.truenas.com/docs/scale/2...
If you upgrade, your existing scheduled SMART tests are migrated into cron jobs. But new users are on their own figuring out how to implement something equivalent.
www.truenas.com/docs/scale/2...
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
PSA: The scheduling, execution, and monitoring of SMART tests has been deprecated in TrueNAS 25.10.
If you upgrade, your existing scheduled SMART tests are migrated into cron jobs. But new users are on their own figuring out how to implement something equivalent.
www.truenas.com/docs/scale/2...
If you upgrade, your existing scheduled SMART tests are migrated into cron jobs. But new users are on their own figuring out how to implement something equivalent.
www.truenas.com/docs/scale/2...
I updated the prices on the #DIY #NAS: 2025 Edition and it's a bummer. The motherboard is cheaper, but everything seems to be more expensive--especially the storage (HDDs, NVMe SSD, and SATA SSD)
You think that they lied to us when they said inflation was over?
blog.briancmoses.com/2024/11/diy-...
You think that they lied to us when they said inflation was over?
blog.briancmoses.com/2024/11/diy-...
DIY NAS: 2025 Edition
A diminuitive, TrueNAS SCALE machine featuring: 92TB of storage (90TB of HDD, 2TB of SSD), an Intel N100 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and 10Gbps networking for under $2,000.
blog.briancmoses.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I updated the prices on the #DIY #NAS: 2025 Edition and it's a bummer. The motherboard is cheaper, but everything seems to be more expensive--especially the storage (HDDs, NVMe SSD, and SATA SSD)
You think that they lied to us when they said inflation was over?
blog.briancmoses.com/2024/11/diy-...
You think that they lied to us when they said inflation was over?
blog.briancmoses.com/2024/11/diy-...
I lowered Topton N18 motherboards' prices on eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/12701456...
- N150 CPU is now $219.99 (-$35)
- N305 CPU is now $399.99 (-$20)
There's a chance this is the last batch of these motherboards (for me). If you've been waiting for a sign to start your #DIY #NAS build, this is it!
- N150 CPU is now $219.99 (-$35)
- N305 CPU is now $399.99 (-$20)
There's a chance this is the last batch of these motherboards (for me). If you've been waiting for a sign to start your #DIY #NAS build, this is it!
October 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I lowered Topton N18 motherboards' prices on eBay: www.ebay.com/itm/12701456...
- N150 CPU is now $219.99 (-$35)
- N305 CPU is now $399.99 (-$20)
There's a chance this is the last batch of these motherboards (for me). If you've been waiting for a sign to start your #DIY #NAS build, this is it!
- N150 CPU is now $219.99 (-$35)
- N305 CPU is now $399.99 (-$20)
There's a chance this is the last batch of these motherboards (for me). If you've been waiting for a sign to start your #DIY #NAS build, this is it!
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Trump’s govt shutdown is another reminder
•We dont have an energy shortage
•Or insulin shortage
•Or housing shortage
•Or teacher shortage
•Or labor shortage
•Or food shortage
We have billionaire excess who buy politicians to deny human rights. We dont suffer from scarcity—but from billionaire greed
•We dont have an energy shortage
•Or insulin shortage
•Or housing shortage
•Or teacher shortage
•Or labor shortage
•Or food shortage
We have billionaire excess who buy politicians to deny human rights. We dont suffer from scarcity—but from billionaire greed
October 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump’s govt shutdown is another reminder
•We dont have an energy shortage
•Or insulin shortage
•Or housing shortage
•Or teacher shortage
•Or labor shortage
•Or food shortage
We have billionaire excess who buy politicians to deny human rights. We dont suffer from scarcity—but from billionaire greed
•We dont have an energy shortage
•Or insulin shortage
•Or housing shortage
•Or teacher shortage
•Or labor shortage
•Or food shortage
We have billionaire excess who buy politicians to deny human rights. We dont suffer from scarcity—but from billionaire greed
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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My daughter Jadzia, who died in 2020, had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affected her heart.
For this 5th anniversary, we're raising money for the Marfan Foundation in Jadzia's honor. Would you support us?
give.marfan.org/team/777133
We have raised $660 — can we break $1,000?
For this 5th anniversary, we're raising money for the Marfan Foundation in Jadzia's honor. Would you support us?
give.marfan.org/team/777133
We have raised $660 — can we break $1,000?
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My daughter Jadzia, who died in 2020, had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affected her heart.
For this 5th anniversary, we're raising money for the Marfan Foundation in Jadzia's honor. Would you support us?
give.marfan.org/team/777133
We have raised $660 — can we break $1,000?
For this 5th anniversary, we're raising money for the Marfan Foundation in Jadzia's honor. Would you support us?
give.marfan.org/team/777133
We have raised $660 — can we break $1,000?
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Trump is literally destroying the White House.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump is literally destroying the White House.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
When I was diagnosed with T1D in 2002 while still in college, I remember the diabetic educator telling me in the hospital that I was fortunate to have this particular incurable disease because a vial of insulin only cost about $50 over the counter.
It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
When I was diagnosed with T1D in 2002 while still in college, I remember the diabetic educator telling me in the hospital that I was fortunate to have this particular incurable disease because a vial of insulin only cost about $50 over the counter.
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White supremacy is when Republican men and women in their 20s & 30s praising Hitler, genocide, and rape are “just kids”—but 18-year-old Michael Brown was no angel, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was a thug, 16-year-old Kalief Browder was a criminal, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice should’ve known better.😐
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
White supremacy is when Republican men and women in their 20s & 30s praising Hitler, genocide, and rape are “just kids”—but 18-year-old Michael Brown was no angel, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was a thug, 16-year-old Kalief Browder was a criminal, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice should’ve known better.😐
3 of my 5 hygrometers in my AMS units were low on battery. So I figured I'd swap out all the desiccant while I'm replacing the batteries.
This is a bigger #3Dprinting maintenance task than I expected!
This is a bigger #3Dprinting maintenance task than I expected!
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
3 of my 5 hygrometers in my AMS units were low on battery. So I figured I'd swap out all the desiccant while I'm replacing the batteries.
This is a bigger #3Dprinting maintenance task than I expected!
This is a bigger #3Dprinting maintenance task than I expected!
Synology: "Quick! Somebody ask AI how we can put all these worms back into their can!"
www.guru3d.com/story/synolo...
www.guru3d.com/story/synolo...
Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet
Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own…
www.guru3d.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Synology: "Quick! Somebody ask AI how we can put all these worms back into their can!"
www.guru3d.com/story/synolo...
www.guru3d.com/story/synolo...
An 84TB USB DAS can be had for $1,156 on Amazon today. It'll just take a little bit of drive shucking and *maybe* some Kapton tape on the SATA 3.3v pin.
1. 6x WD 14TB USB HDD ($169/ea) : amzn.to/4h3qqgv
2. 6 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure ($139): amzn.to/4q0qjX6
1. 6x WD 14TB USB HDD ($169/ea) : amzn.to/4h3qqgv
2. 6 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure ($139): amzn.to/4q0qjX6
October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
An 84TB USB DAS can be had for $1,156 on Amazon today. It'll just take a little bit of drive shucking and *maybe* some Kapton tape on the SATA 3.3v pin.
1. 6x WD 14TB USB HDD ($169/ea) : amzn.to/4h3qqgv
2. 6 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure ($139): amzn.to/4q0qjX6
1. 6x WD 14TB USB HDD ($169/ea) : amzn.to/4h3qqgv
2. 6 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure ($139): amzn.to/4q0qjX6
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Today I will be walking with my kids in memory of my daughter Jadzia at the St. Louis Walk for Victory.
Jadzia had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affected her heart.
Your gift could save lives and improve the quality of life for people like her.
give.marfan.org/team/777133
Jadzia had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affected her heart.
Your gift could save lives and improve the quality of life for people like her.
give.marfan.org/team/777133
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today I will be walking with my kids in memory of my daughter Jadzia at the St. Louis Walk for Victory.
Jadzia had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affected her heart.
Your gift could save lives and improve the quality of life for people like her.
give.marfan.org/team/777133
Jadzia had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder which affected her heart.
Your gift could save lives and improve the quality of life for people like her.
give.marfan.org/team/777133
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Appreciate all the sponsors and booths at the Texas Linux Fest, but have to give the award for most fun booths to @briancmoses.com and the Taris-esque DIY NAS and 3D-Printing setup and @frame.work for having their hardware on display. Great stuff!
October 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Appreciate all the sponsors and booths at the Texas Linux Fest, but have to give the award for most fun booths to @briancmoses.com and the Taris-esque DIY NAS and 3D-Printing setup and @frame.work for having their hardware on display. Great stuff!