Heads up for anyone else who might panic about a whole bunch of AWS API calls triggering in different regions for services you don't use - check to see if it's just Resource Explorer doing its thing before letting your heart rate get too high.

I’m rehabbing my old @steampowered.com hardware beta machine and I’m in awe at every step. Hat tip to the folks at @valvesoftware.com who hand-built C14-C13 extensions to perfectly fit this custom case. There are so many little thoughtful touches in here that were hidden from all but 300 of us.

“Oh yeah I’m sure a train from San Jose to LA is a good option”

…I guess I’ll fly

I used this post to show my wife where the Centurion Lounge is 😂

And there’s certainly no arguing the “cutest beaver in cloud” claim!

I never pass up a CSeries photo op (taken last week departing BOS)

If you see this, post a concert picture you took.

Quick fun Monday project: put a shelf on the rack to get my batteries off the floor by the washer (water is good for them, right?). Next up: consolidating the daisy-chained UPS and EcoFlow.

Stories of the cloud's endlessness are greatly exaggerated