Recent content by estricklin

This may not be news to some, but it was to me. Apparently was a thing in Windows 10 as well. I came across this at my job. Not sure what the point is, maybe cheaper than Windows Server, maybe for office workers who want to work in a VM...

I absolutely love phone link, but wow it has caused me so much trouble. If you sneeze near it, it stops working.

I read the Testament back when it was in hard back only, not my favorite Josh Grisham book, but certainly not as bad as Camino Island. I remember reading a lot of John Grisham in the late 90s, really enjoyed his writing as a teenager. I remember reading The Client and my parents rented the...

Been reading a lot of WW2 stuff lately. Started with "The Good Shepard" by C.S. Forester. That sort of led me to this one, I never thought I would be so interested in naval combat. After that I read PT 105 by Dick Keresey. Currently reading "From Here to Eternity" by James Jones. When I...

Fruits of your labor, congrats!

On Linux, it's highly advisable to use a virtual environment for python. Python is used for various system functionality, and you don't wanna go messing with the Python/package versions. I suggest using pip for installing and managing python packages, and venv for your virtual environment...

I completely understand, I work in tech and I've had the rug jerked out from under me before too. If your looking for something to get up and going fast with, TKinter (Python) is as easy as it gets for building GUI Applications with, and Linux friendly to boot.

Don't grieve for the loss of Winforms, it's outdated at this point. In Linux, GTK is a very widely used GUI toolbox, but can also be used cross platform. I've only used it in C, so if your dead set on C# there are some options out there, but I won't speak to them because I have no personal...

Seems like a solid plan to me. The more fruit you add, the better. I'm pretty sure a couple weeks at room temp will prevent bottle bombs as well. Good luck!

I used to be an auto mechanic in a formal life, I highly suggest using a service like "All Data". These services used to be out of reach for the average shade tree mechanic, but now they're available to everyone, and the prices are really cheap. When I worked at a GM dealer I would use factory...

Currently reading this, I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Love hearing the southern slang and euphemisms in it, such familiar sounding speech, makes me miss my grandpa. I never placed any value on having a southern accent, or getting to hear it, until I moved to OKC. My youngest daughter moved...

What a bunch of idiots. These people swiping credit cards so they can stand around on the street corner and brag about fps; those cards will be outdated in short order. GPU growth isn't tracking Moore's law but instead outpacing it.

I vaguely remembered there was a snap in for it, but we almost never use local accounts where I work so I wasn't too sure. Thanks for the info.

I had an HP printer that was made circa 2006, and it finally stopped working a few weeks ago, of course it happened right when I need to be sending W-9s/1099s out. Anyway I got a new printer and spun up a new Windows 11 VM to install a print server on (Papercut). I had a heck of a time getting...

Merry Christmas from OKC, IPA and Jameson on deck.