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Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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14 Posts
Joined November 05, 2022
Personal Blog:
https://rusty.beresourceful.net
alternate personal blog:
https://rusty0101.wordpress.com

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 26, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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#3dPrint Well, that's novel. Just had a Bambu Labs P1S hot end break in the middle of a print. Glad I have a spare hot end I can put in it's place, but I'm wondering if that was one of the reasons it was sold as a Refurbished printer. Did someone have problems with the hot end and decide, Well, I'll return it, and I just happened to get it in a 'Going to fail soon' mode? It's been working for a couple of months, so who knows. Maybe it was bad to begin with, maybe not.\

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 26, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Hmm. finding a work around for that problem took way too long. Looks like we're at about half an hour to 3 on a Tuesday. Let's get a solve of the Monday puzzle oing on a #LiveStream on #RustysSudokuStream You can find that at either of:

@rusty0101@YouTube.tv
https://Twitch.TV/rustyssudokustream

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 25, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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OK< enough distractions. A quarter after 1 in the morning on Monday. Memorial Day for us in the USA. Let's get a #LiveStream going, and see if I can solve the Sunday Easy puzzle on #RustysSudokuStream

@rusty0101@YouTube.com
https://Twitch.TV/rustyssudokustream

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 25, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Earlier this spring I picked u p some 3rd Reality soil moisture sensors They come in a box of 3. And I'm well aware that many people are using ESPHome with the sensor bars themselves, and that's an option. However I've had good luck with 3rd Reality equipment otherwise, so...

For next spring I'm looking to get thigs started this farll by putting one of these sensors in the ground in a protected space near the flag pole. Then setting an alert that reports when the ground temp first goes over 50\

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 25, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Trying to get a garden growing this year has been, interesting. Perhaps the biggest problem has been soil temp for starting things like lettuce and radishes. We haven't had a steady soil temp of over 50 F. (10 C) needed for those plants, stable at that temp for over 72 hours. This hasn't stopped the perennials that love our weather, but getting fresh crops going, hasn't been working out well. Planning on a #HomeAssistatn automation for next year.\

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 24, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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AI Narration observation. I don't know of a human narrator that would read 'George Duct taped the door to seal the opening.' as 'George duck tapped the door to seal the opening' where 'tapped' would be what you might do to a beer keg. I'm kind of wondering if the AI was Mallardized at some point.

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 24, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

ma.zcx.cc

Quarter after midnight on Sunday morning, Let's get a #LiveStream going and solve the Saturday Sudoku Puzzle on #RustysSudokuStream!

Feel free to yell at me about that misplaced 8, or the obvious 2, I might even take notice. See me at:

@rusty0101@YouTube.com
https://Twitch.TV/rustyssudokustream

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 23, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

ma.zcx.cc

Somewhat curious about alternatives to Meshtastic that can be used in Ham Radio. MT has moved to all messaging being encrypted using PKI, (at least for person to person) which is a no-go for ham radio operators under license use, and they are significantly restricting sensor traffic, which is pretty much the other main use for Amateur Radio license holders. I appreciate that they are making the platform more secure for non-amateur radio users, and will continue to use that way. As an Amateur,\

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 23, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

ma.zcx.cc

So, almost half an hour to 1 am. Ready for me to show my limitations on solving a Sudoku Puzzle? How about a #LiveStream of #RustysSudokuStream to do just that. This is the Friday Hard level puzzle. Come visit, and see if you can do this too:

@rusty0101@YouTube.Com
https://Twitch.TV/rustyssudokustream

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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 18, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Replying to @rmondello@hachyderm.io
@rmondello@hachyderm.io Another variation is the Bluetooth marker that as you walk past it, or otherwise get within range, publishes a pop-up to your device as well. Some people have that feature disabled deliberately on their phones, but it's not a given. Additionally, some things, like Meshtastic devices, can count how many wifi and Bluetooth enabled devices pass them. Handy for counting how many customers in your store carry smart phones, but other uses too. MAC addresses don't provide phone numbers.
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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · May 03, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Replying to @tj@howse.social
@tj I kind of figure that if a scroll bar suddenly grows when I get near the bottom of the 'page' it means that the dev only really cared about me reading up to that point. If they wanted me to read the entire post, the scroll bar would have reflected that, and I could have decided whether I had time for that at the beginning. Or scheduled it.
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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · Apr 18, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

ma.zcx.cc
Replying to @Tendar@newsie.social
@Tendar One could look at it as a 'Hey, if you can figure out how to get it on the market, you deserve the revenue. Good luck.' I don't wish him good luck, I'd much rather the only luck he has be bad luck, but he's shivering in hiding at the moment, so I'm OK with that.
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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · Apr 18, 2026
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Replying to @glyph@mastodon.social
@glyph@mastodon.social Sturgeon's Law comes to mind as being related to that.
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rusty @rusty@ma.zcx.cc · Nov 14, 2023
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@rusty@ma.zcx.cc

Someone with too many irons in the fire. Network engineer by profession, photographer, 3dPrint designer and operator, some times hermit, gamer and streamer, ham radio operator, grandfather and great uncle. Sometimes I dabble in home automation, light programming and writing (not published.) Curious about many things, and just knowledgeable enough to know that the best way to improve that knowledge base is to share it with others.

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Replying to @h5e@tech.lgbt
@h5e@tech.lgbt - I would argue that the copy buffer may have a source link that can be pasted separately _IF_THE_PERSON_PASTING_IS_LOOKING_FOR_THAT_, not by default. Perhaps with 'ctrl-alt-Insert' or other less used key combination. At the very least, options for 'paste' should be provided the first couple of times someone paste's into a document, with one of those options being to 'set this as default.'
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