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Mr. GM
@mr-gm.bsky.social
Hello there! I'm some guy from Kansas. I'm mostly here for cats, pro wrestling, technology, and video games. Occasionally I slip into politics as well.
Another win for the block lists!
September 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'm p. sure this means I'm not allowed to get up

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
September 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Attn: Internet

There is a ball of fur peacefully napping against my legs.

That is all.
September 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Took a very close up picture of the back of what will be a router PC to look at the port labels, I think it looks kind of neat.

#homelab #networking
September 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Working on documenting everything on my home network so I can plan out what VLANs to set up. It's a long and slow process and there are lots of devices I rarely use and services I haven't set up yet, but it'll be good to have it all down while planning this out.

#networking #homelab
September 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Local box inspector has decided to nap on the job, and apparently my ankle is a good pillow.

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I didn't get a chance to play clean-up from the troubleshooting before someone decided that Dad is being boring staring at that TV, it must be time to hop up and take a nap.

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
September 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Purchased a new box for my records while I was out as it was on sale. My local box inspector immediately had to check it out to be sure it was up to code.

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
September 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Finally fixed that janky fiber run across the hallway! I was thinking of designing something and having a 3D printing place make it for me, but the more I thought on it the more I realized that I already have all of the parts I need. It looks much cleaner now!

#networking
September 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Dad, no more computer. [Mr. GM's cat] time now." - my cat earlier, probably.
September 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Word Cloud by @bskyinsights.com. Since I'm up to December in the old pro wrestling stuff I'm watching, I figure over time 1996 will catch up to - and possibly overtake - 1995.
September 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For less than a dollar I now have my first 3D-printed computer part by the local university: it's a bracket for a Lenovo m920q tiny PC that's still in the mail. I was even able to get MOST of the support material removed by hand, I plan on finishing the job when I get home.

#Computers #3DPrinting
September 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Although I suppose on the plus side using a blue multimode fiber here makes it very easy to tell which drop goes to the living room (yellow single-mode) and which one goes to office (blue multimode).

#HomeNetworking #FiberOptic
September 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The fiber to run to the office arrived the day after I left town, my gf brought it in while checking on my cat. Today I rand the cable and it looks nice in conduit... until the hallway and office area. Might need to re-think this run in the future...

#HomeNetworking #FiberOptic
September 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Seriously, she looks way too peaceful to wake up right now!

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
August 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
That's one laptop moved to Linux and all updates installed! I have a cat resting against my legs now so the other laptop will have to wait.

#Computers #Linux #LinuxMint
August 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Okay, NOW the project is done! Half-round conduit with adhesive backing is in place near the top of the basement walls and around the stairs, this looks so clean now!

#HomeNetworking #Homelab
August 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The super long cables are rolled back up! They're a little messy as it's been a hot minute since I last rolled a long cable, but they don't look half-bad!
August 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
And by "It's done" this time I mean it's functional. Some time this evening I plan on getting something to run the fiber along the wall, then I have the annoying "re-coil the old Cat5e and coax cables from past experiments" step to complete.

#HomeNetworking #Homelab
August 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Ordered some fiber optic stuff for my homelab and uh... that's certainly ONE way to package a single SFP for shipping
August 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
And seeing Cactus Jack in a WCW Dungeon of Doom shirt is why I love watching all of this 1995 stuff in airdate order. That's Kamala, The Shark, and The Man with no--I mean Zodiac on Cactus' shirt! The back says "Dungeon of Doom," fitting his then pro-WCW personality

#WrestleSky #WCW #ECW #MickFoley
August 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
While I was sitting on my old bed in the basement getting excited over old computer hardware, the blanket behind me appears to have grown a paw and it lets out a soft meow when I lean over and make the bed shift? I definitely have no clue how this could have happened...

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
August 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
They're so small! I have the add-on boards for capturing S-Video outputs and all that as well for both, still factory-sealed.
August 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sadly the older SD capture card I had in the same box doesn't have a use. It looks like it's PCI instead of PCIe, as well?
August 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I think this means I'm not allowed to get up.

#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
July 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM