Brian Stolz
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Brian Stolz
@tecnobrat.com
Principal Engineer @ Articulate.

Dad, software engineer, amateur photographer, #bonsai beginner, and geek for life. Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS.

I post about code, photography, accessibility, tech nerdery, bonsai and baseball rants.
Okay #BlueJays fans, name these players.

1993/1994 Blue Jays

I rocked that Canadian tuxedo.
October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The photos of the others! #bonsai
September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My Vine and Japanese Maple bonsai transplants in year 0. I had issues with mildew.

One JM *just pushed* new leaves since transplanting.

3/3 JM and 4/5 VM still alive.

One of the VMs didn't grow *at all* after transplant, but also did not die. I hope it comes back next spring. #bonsai
September 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Pretty well!

Pinched the top because it was getting a little leggy.

Growing it for bonsai!
July 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I wet my plants everyday.

And proud of it.
July 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Does this still count for tiny flower Tuesday? #tinyflowertuesday #trees #gardening
May 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I planted some Golden Mimosa seeds back in Sept 2023 -- I had written them off.

I moved them to the bottom of the greenhouse as I didn't expect them to sprout.

I didn't properly stratify them.

They were in 2.5x2.5x3" pots since. They didn't get direct water, only runoff.

I thought it was a weed.
May 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The line between tamed and untamed #BlueSkyArtShow #lines
May 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Early bird gets the birdseed. #photography #birds
May 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nature is relaxing.
May 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Oh no, the fairy garden is being overgrown!
May 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I think I'm going to pull my camera out in the morning.
May 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I was out in the bush foraging for saplings!
April 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Vine maples, potted and ready to grow!

(This was early in the morning, they are under an overhang, so only get direct sunlight in very early morning)
April 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I guess when you go out foraging for saplings for bonsai, you find other things....
April 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
They didn't. It expires in 2027 and has been that way since at least March.

However their domain did go into `serverHold`

2025-04-16T18:25:44Z added the serverHold
2025-04-16T20:12:49Z removed it
April 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Nows the time to post this one, right?
April 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yep, check out what `serverHold` means.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Check out my other reply, but really this link: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...

I found the attached in event viewer after my post, Scott asked a question that made me go "ah-ha!".

Basically my machine used more than 5% battery in 12 hours of sleep, so it went to hybernate.
April 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
February 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This little thing is a game changer.

I love my cane too.
December 6, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I don't even follow these people. Yet it's all I see in my notifications. I can't even find a way to turn it off.
December 5, 2024 at 2:34 AM