Henry Rollins
This isn’t really a concert, but I seem to remember being excited to see Henry Rollins of the Rollins band. Too bad I don’t remember the actual night. It was…
Foo Fighters ’96
Adding a new\old post – I was browsing through my files looking for something and came across a cache of files I thought I’d lost – scans of my old…
When “Wired” Doorbells Still Die: My Google Nest Chime Saga
This post is partly a blog, partly a reminder to myself of how I solved this — so the gritty details matter. Original Setup My house has two exterior doors,…
Dave’s Not Here Man
I ordered desperately needed toner – and the next thing I know I’m getting a refund I didn’t request. It wasn’t until I contacted customer service that I received the…
SAML Claim Padding Transform
Recently I had a need to include a 10-digit padded employee number in a SAML claim. It seems that padding is a missing function within SAML Claim Transforms. I tried…
Beef Stew
Last night ying and yang requested Beef Stew for dinner. I even had help preparing the potatoes, carrots, celery/etc. I normally buy a good roast and cut it into cubes,…
Human vs Machine Passwords
My professional career is in identity management. One of our problems as humans is we tend to choose easily guessable passwords – for a reason: They need passwords to be…
Beer Drinkers Guide to SAML
I love a good comic AND an easy to follow education on technical things! https://duo.com/blog/the-beer-drinkers-guide-to-saml
20-minute Weeknight Spaghetti Sauce
Ran out of sauce once, used this recipe as a base: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/20-minute-homemade-weeknight-spaghetti-sauce/