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feistypharit

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About feistypharit

Michigander father of two. Full stack developer turned technical manager.

https://www.garble.org

Past: Consultant to Duo Security and Salespad. Founder at keenglow.com. Rural democratic candidate. Founding team @ arbor networks. Aspiring pilot.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #44845196

    I used to have a bip and loved it. The big thing was battery life and always on screen. It used a reflective LCD screen to do it. No newer amazefits use them. I’ve since moved to u…

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    Comment #43838771

    Ha! I used to watch that all the time as a kid. I imagine it’ll get a lot harder!

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    Comment #42876640

    Yes, this multiplies the complexity. When you talk to ATC you always need your tail number and airplane model. Why? Because a landing Cessna 150 is moving at 70mph. An incoming jet…

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    Comment #42705092

    We just got Apple Watches for our 11 and 13 year olds. It is a decent middle ground, as up to now we’ve been very limiting of their screen time. Our district has strict blocks in p…

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    Comment #42696528

    The ikea one mentions peeling asparagus. Is that a thing?

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    Comment #42394618

    Some of the very first WiFi was 915mhz. Slow, but reached everywhere!

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    Comment #42047215

    I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not, but half of the US thinks WE should have an authoritarian government. We may soon be in a post-democracy world.

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    Comment #42022736

    I think a decent number on here.

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    Comment #41167045

    If there’s no rudder controls, how does one do cross wind landings?

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    Comment #39423753

    Wow, so can I claim them as dependents?!

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    Comment #39184562

    PBS is still $5/mo and has some reasonable stuff. Apps for most platforms. Also nice to support the local college that runs the station.

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    Comment #35013414

    Blumira | Full Time | Sr Software Engineer | Remote | https://www.blumira.com/ We’re a small, fully remote, venture-backed startup based in Michigan. We help SMB and mid-market com…

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    Comment #34113498

    I’m in the same boat, except instead of driving, I decided to get my private pilots license. being able to hop in a plane whenever you want and not worry about traffic or tsa. I al…

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    Comment #33176241

    Funny enough, the faa recently released guidance on “vertiports”. This may actually happen… https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-releases-vertiport-design-s...

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    Comment #32536326

    I’ve had a good experience with email octopus. Converted a client from spreadsheets and big Bcc lists with little problem. I’m not sure how big or how many lists you have. Https://…

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    Comment #31344414

    Make sure you understand your tax liabilities. Chicago taxes are insane.

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    Comment #31149259

    I have some domains on migadu, one on mxroute, and one on purely mail. I have my Mai domain on google, and seriously thinking of eventually moving everything to purely mail. I boug…

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    Comment #31054531

    I like the “land doesn’t disappear” quote. Here in the Great Lakes region the lakes have been up and there are absolutely people paying taxes on land that’s underwater. So sure, it…

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    Comment #30973329

    I host some domains with migadu and have been pleased. For my newer, less used domains anyway. I also bought a lifetime account in mxroute. It’s also fine, but wonky, as they’ve re…

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    Comment #30747647

    Woohoo! Me too! Now the kids are 8 and 10 and I’m looking to get back into the workforce. It’s amazing how few people respect the work involved being a full time parent.

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    Comment #30709562

    I’m working on my private pilot license. Recently learned the most common AV fuel in the US is 100LL. 100 octane Low lead. That’s right, it has lead! Commercial jet fuel doesn’t, b…

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    Comment #30431566

    Today is also my son’s 10 birthday!

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    Comment #29873565

    Don’t forget the placebo effect works both ways. All the antivax people that got the vaccine even though they may not have wanted to, are going attribute everything weird that then…

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    Comment #29813421

    Cool, I was planning on using ubiquity gear, so will look more into this.