I’m having a brain wave on improving our site license checking on a server that handles thousands of concurrent users without overloading the system and user logs with expiry messages. The next question: Is it worth pursuing? The current scheme works almost all of the time.

A most reasonable session with my personal torturer: push ups, dead lifts, a rotator cuff thing, and a hip flex. I can do this.

I’m sensing a desire for the next iPhone. It would be the first time I might upgrade specifically for a better camera. Waiting to see what the specs would be. Is it going to be a street photographer’s wet dream?

Back at the gym for a bit today doing my personal torturer’s recommended workout. I was supposed to be doing this for the last two weeks, but missed a few days. I had to dial it back a bit. New session tomorrow.

Currently up: Molly Maher and her Disbelievers

Waiting for The Wailin' Jennys

Just took on Bluesky. There are folks there I follow that have abandoned X.

I am righteously pissed off at Meta. It’s a damned prison. I’m not posting anything original there ever again.

A bit foggy this morning

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Lightning from last night’s storm. The only one usable from over 160 shots. Almost all were dark sky. This one was overexposed. Lightning is far brighter than I guessed. I have a bit to learn yet about storm photography.

Yet another quick test. ###

Nearly done with the setup. Moved all my sites to a new server. TLS-ified. Changed the microblog to a subdomain. Just a few more tweaks needed. Photos are still wonky.

Testing after a domain change.

Failed in configuring a DDNS to run a home web server. I suspect a firewall hiding somewhere at Spectrum and was too lazy to poke around. Decided to keep the VPS at Linode/Akamai instead. Easier config.

Heading back to Rochester today. Planning on Hwy 14 again. Probably pick up some Spotted Cow in VIroqua for my daughter.

Met George and ME for lunch today in Beloit. Back in Madison now for dinner with my sister’s fam.

I’ve completely missed the Coldplay bandwagon.

They are playing Camp Randall tomorrow evening. Hard to find a room anywhere in town. The Terrace at the Union is more packed than usual for a Friday evening. Good thing my sister’s neighbor is letting us stay for a couple of nights.

Off to Madtown today. The scenic route awaits: US 14 through the driftless area of Wisconsin. Just beautiful.

A view of the Mississippi River from Great River Bluffs State Park near Dakota MN. Taken several years ago, but the view hasn’t changed much.

I think I’m moving my main site to a local server. It’s a single page that would reference all the various subdomains. It’d save me a few bucks a month. I need something to do in my “spare time”.