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Xbox Controller on Linux

Something that I have a hard time with, every time that I start up a new distro, is getting my xbox controller working without a cable. It is never easy, and at no point does it seem like something any of the distros I frequent will fix "out of the …

Unmountable BTRFS Pool on Unraid

I have been having issues with one of my BTRFS pools on Unraid, it keeps locking up and then becoming unmountable.

I think I may know the root cause, but not sure yet.

The last time that this happened I had to use --repair, but it doesn't quite work through …

Saturday Wandering

We did something that I used to do a lot, but haven't for 6 months or so. Put the kids in the car, go for a drive and find a playground, beach or trail to hang out and have a snack.

This trip brought us to a HRM park called …

Another Friday in the books

It's Friday and I should be getting the couple of things that are on my plate, off of it. But its been a long week of fires and things and I just don't want to.

Instead, here is a picture of a sunfower that I took yesterday evening while grilling …

Dragon Flies

I always try to keep my camera close, even when I'm home. If not, I would not of seen a dragon fly in the back yard.

I'm still not great at macro photography, and I forgot to turn on focus stacking, so these are the only two pictures that I …

First interesting Hurricane of the season

You heard it here first folks, I'm predicting that Ernesto will impact Nova Scotia in 7-10 days.

Immich reminded me of hurricane Ernesto, which missed us last year.

My spidey senses start to trigger if I see a hurricane that is tracking west of Bermuda, there is a much higher …

Wandering the Sackville River

To cap off the long weekend we went for a drive. There were many things that we had to get finished around the house, so there was no planning made for the weekend. Once we finished up the important things, I packed the kids into the car and asked them …

Puffins

I went with CO on a short adventure this morning to visit the puffins on Pearl Island. They are typically around until early-mid August so its getting a little late.

This was the first time with a much smaller and quieter boat, so we were able to get much closer …

Another Turn

The weather is getting better, and everything is at another turning point. Canada has a new government, maybe its going to be stable. The CPC party has gone full cult, with their unelected leader living in government housing and refusing to leave.

I switched up my work set up a …