Another mystery solved. The "rogue AP" alert in my network OS turned out to be a new Wi-Fi enabled pedestal fan. The lightbulb went on when it was suddenly disconnected from Wi-Fi and wouldn't shut off this morning. Glad it's not anything nefarious.

Today I got a very specific network error, "STP State Flapping". I had no idea what that meant, but after looking it up online it apparently involves a switch port, the ethernet cable or a link setting. This seems to be what's causing the network disconnects. Now to figure out how to fix it.

The fast food of today is nothing like back in the day. The speed and efficiency are long gone. Dumb it down with digital ordering.

At Mom's cardiac surgery follow-up for a checkup on her recent ablation. The doctor is running about 15 minutes behind, which isn't terribly unusual in US healthcare these days. I guess I won't be at work before noon. I still need to drop paperwork off at my PCP's office and stop at the bank. 😵‍💫🤷

I get block notifications from a Bluesky list. None of these folks are known to me. I suspect they stumble on my account and block me after disliking something I've posted. No skin off my ass. Maybe if Bluesky had a private account option this wouldn't happen.

2 more internet disconnects overnight (3:38am). These were longer (~7 mins), but also seemed to use 0 bytes of LTE backup data. Others in a reddit forum posting about similar issues. Need to explore changing WAN port, replacing Ethernet and a focus on Docker containers as a possible cause.

The cardiologist's office called to let me know it's safe to keep taking Aleve and Eplerenone because the dose of the latter is considered low. That's good news as my legs were aching tonight; presumably after any Aleve in my system from yesterday is now gone.

I survived Monday at work. Just 2 more days then 4 days off.

I'm absolutely stuffed with Chinese food. That dinner combo meal was too much. Definitely could've satisfied my craving with the small standard combo. Either way, I'm good for a month or two.

Just turned off the super annoying #SimiliarShots in #GooglePhotos. I already get enough unnecessary notifications, emails and text messages! Personally, I don't take enough photos and I almost never share them.

I would really love to know why my MMI keeps telling me to use the configuration wizard. Who else is logged in? There are no other authorized users. I think a password reset is in order.

Yesterday, I blocked a rogue AP listed only as "wlan0 e1:b7", which my network said was impersonating and rebroadcasting an SSDI of "Unifi Wireless". I've seen this before, but it's the first time "impersonating" was mentioned. So far I can't find any smart devices that are malfunctioning.

I am not looking forward to work this week. I'm there for 3 days, but a new frequently misbehaving client is going to make those days feel like 3 months.

And what would Monday morning be like without another crash reported near the exit I take for work? The area is under construction due to new rail service, but despite a bunch of signs, and an occasional state trooper, people whip through at well over 65-70 mph. Accidents are inevitable. 😤

The Christmas Music nuts have won. The radio station I listen to while having breakfast is already playing Christmas music. They already played Frosty the Snowman, Grinch and something by Faith Hill. 🤮

Yesterday on #MeetThePress #TreasurySec Bessent repeated the #Trump lie that grocery prices are down. He specifically said #turkey #prices are down. What he didn't say and was not truthful about is that turkey prices are lower because of farmer or store discounts and not due to any action by POTUS.

[Google] Yes, a faulty network switch can cause a WAN connection to drop, as a single point of failure can disrupt the entire network. This can lead to dropped packets and a loss of connectivity for all devices connected through it. So far things are stable, after I rebooted a switch this morning.

What to do with all the pennies? People seem to be wondering and worrying. As far as I'm concerned, they're still legal tender so banks, retailers and the US Treasury should accept them until they're fully out of circulation. That said, most of us will continue to lose them in our sofas.

As I continue trying to resolve the dropouts in my broadband internet I think I may have fixed part of it. The service only dropped 1X overnight and that could have been something else. I'm seeing a high number of blocked VLAN to VLAN for 1 AppleTV device and rebooting the switch it's on has helped.

I've reached my clutter limit for my computer desk. I've been scanning and shredding. Very therapeutic. That said, I still need to add a side-return to my IKEA desk so I can spread out what's on the desk that I can't throw out.

We're living in the #AgeofAI where things get rejected when data being evaluated doesn't fall within the scope of the algorithm the AI system was trained on. Generative "machine-learning" is not yet good enough to compensate for those rigid limitations. Remember the $81.70 charge mentioned earlier?

IDK what's going on but the "needs verification" messages from my HSA account are increasing. Normally it's straightforward; a charge needs more information. The latest 2 require me to obtain the details including a mystery $81.70 charge (EKG?) at cardiologist after I paid $60 copay! 😤

I see some Chinese food in my future; as in tomorrow for lunch.

I've been locked out of my three Synology NAS units. Today, I figured out that my old Pixel phones were still registered as approval devices. Fixing that now. Seems when I transferred files & profiles from Pixel 7 to Pixel 10 the Synology profiles didn't transfer. That's probably a security feature.

Never can be too safe. The Chinese and the Russians are scanning my ports everyday. Oh, and let's thrown in an Iraq and Iran here and there. Terrible people. This is just a fraction of the traffic my network blocks automatically.

I'm watching a YouTube video about VLANs and Firewall settings for UniFi equipment. I just want to make sure my firewall rules and IDS/IPS security rules aren't causing problems. Some of this over my head, but I already need to see if a rule is blocking AppleTV hardware traffic.

Yuck, that chocolate Nesquik tasted a bit strange. Of course, I drank it all. It's been nice knowing you all.

The work being done on my cable service gives me better insight as to how quickly my LTE backup data will creep up in any protracted outage. I'm already at 184.1MB after just a brief disconnect while he works on the new wiring.

The cable guy showed up ahead of time. He's going to run new wiring from utility pole to house and from there to the modem. That hopefully will fix the issues with WAN1 dropouts and data packet losses, unless the issue is with other hardware or network settings.

Today I should pickup and start a new diuretic medication called Eplerenone. This is a potassium sparing diuretic with a lower side effect profile than the horrible Spironolactone a former cardiologist put me on. I immediately had a host of hormone-related problems. She was a quack.

Perfect stay in bed weather, but it's time for breakfast. Bloodwork postponed to next week. I'm not in favor of going out today. I think I'm fried from all the crazy M-F drivers that I prefer to hibernate on weekends and holidays. Yesterday a PM highway crash made for a longer commute home.

Naturally it's raining this morning. I was planning to get blood drawn this morning, but now I might wait until later in the week. Cable service appointment is later today and the rain is expected to end by then. IDK maybe I'll still get the bloodwork done and take care of a few errands while out.

My sleep score has been all over the place lately. Fair, good, excellent and I can't quite figure it out. Last night was scored as fair coupled with an excellent energy score, which is difficult to reconcile. I'll have to keep trying to figure it out.

Its a new recruitment tool for #WhiteNationalists to join these institutions. We must fight back or we lose our nation and its soul. #DestroyMAGA #DestroyWhiteNationalism

From BFO-4640 I cackled when Ninny identified herself as "bacon bits" on the voicemail. @bigfattyonline.bsky.social @urtheepiotome.bsky.social

My cardiologist was not impressed by my 188 systolic pressure that eventually came down to 150. He's changing 2 medications. Increasing dose of one and swapping out a diuretic for one that blocks aldosterone. He's the first provider to acknowledge the link between pain and hypertension.

This is the sort of insane and irresponsible behavior on our roads that puts our lives in danger. I have the full video and a clear shot of the license plate. I'm considering sending to state police. Driver cut over from passing lane to exit. THIS IS NOT A VIDEO.

What a pain in the ass it is dealing with OTP codes and Secure Sign-in when changing phones. Since upgrading to Pixel 10 I've been unable to get certain codes. I'm currently locked out of my NAS accounts. There's got to be a solution. I just don't know what it is and I'm too tired to figure it out.

Whuuuuuut?! 👀 You find the darnest things in your search history.

I don't listen to a lot of podcasts lately, but I had an urge to see what @bigfattyonline.bsky.social was up to. I listened to the 9/30 & 10/1 liddle show via PocketCasts. These were the latest downloads. Got to hear Scotty Battler comment about Big Fatty's cavity. #Honk

I'm starting to think that Amazon made some mistakes with the Alexa+ upgrade. Even though I've not consented to the upgrade various parts of routine automation are failing requiring device reboots. Music routines fail to shutoff based on timers and today the living air purifier stayed on overnight.

I need to have music playing whether at bedtime, work or weekday mornings while having my breakfast. One downside - the radio hosts in the morning are like two 6-year-olds. They frequently play annoying mystery sounds over and over again. You know it's annoying when it catches your attention. FFS!

I've joined the Gigabit club. Apparently my promo was grandfathered and now I can get a bundle (cable, internet and voice) with a bump from 600Mbps to 1Gbps for $50 less.

The continued growth in unwanted, unsolicited, spam, scam, suspicious calls makes me wonder if the FCCs #STIR/SHAKEN framework isn't a day late and a dollar short. I just blocked at least 20 unfamiliar and/or repetitive numbers tagged "likely spam" in my call history.

Are people really jonesing for Christmas music on 11/19/25? The radio personality said they're getting a lot of requests.

They just paged Dr Cooper here at work. I didn't know Sheldon Cooper works here. 😆

Tonight I have my first deep-tissue massage appointment with a male massage therapist in the office where I get my regular monthly massages. My regular therapist doesn't do deep tissue or cupping and referred me to him. Let's see how this goes. Hopefully it won't be too painful.

Alexa Echo devices aren't processing routines correctly when it comes to managing start/stop triggers for music. My bedroom Echo turned bedtime music off well before the 90-minute trigger, and this morning the living room Echo didn't stop the morning radio after the 75-minute trigger. 🤔

I may have to cancel Paramount+ and forego all future first run Star Trek episodes. I'm not at all thrilled with the conservative overtones at Paramount Skydance and the Ellison family push to create a conglomerate in Hollywood. One conservative family should NOT control 18+ networks!

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