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Quieting the MikroTik CRS317

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I actually never thought I’d be writing this article. Almost three years ago when I wrote my review of the MikroTik CRS317, I said it’s “quiet...

Ethics/Law/Photography

Deleting their wedding

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

We all love a little petty or nuclear revenge. But what happens when that nuclear revenge comes in the form of formatting memory card(s) in front of a groom? Yo...

Economics/Federal Reserve

About that trillion dollar coin

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Something you may or may not have seen in the news is the “trillion-dollar coin”. Basically the idea is the Treasury would order the United States M...

Charity/Taxes

Charity “tax write off”

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

The title of this post kind of rubbed me wrong. It’s from a list article derived from a Reddit post called “What screams ‘pretending to be upp...

Nasira

When a drive dies

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I first built Nasira and put it into operation in early 2016. The initial build-out was a pair of 4TB WD Red drives. And based on an article I read at the time,...

Censorship/Ethics/Free speech and press

Tenant’s rights and social media

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

A lot of people know quite a bit about tenancy law, better known as “renter’s rights” or “tenant’s rights”, even though ther...

Pledge of Allegiance

It isn’t “white nationalism”

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Article: “Caller blasts Iowa rep for requiring ‘White nationalist’ Pledge of Allegiance in schools“ I have to wonder if, to the left, &#...

Ethics/Feminism

Stop feeding the trolls

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Given some reports I’ve seen recently, I’m really starting to wonder how intelligent the masses have become. Let’s take the recent reports of ...

Debt/Mortgage

Rent or Buy, revisited

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ve owned my home for about two (2) years now. Prior to that, I rented for a little over 14 years straight. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of memes ...

Concealed carry/Law Enforcement/Police

Don’t pursue a fleeing perp

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Article: “Father shoots intoxicated man that was allegedly spying on his daughter and touching himself outside her window“ I’m a little mixed ...

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