• Cloud Backup

    January 9, 2016 / No Comments

    So last year at this time I was in the process of backing up all my files to OneDrive. At the time they were offering unlimited storage with Office 365. So I thought what the hell, I’d have an affordable place for my online backups and get office thrown in for free. I guess too many people had a similar idea and late last year Microsoft took away their unlimited storage.

    So a couple months ago I switched to Amazon Cloud Drive. Their unlimited everything plan is $60 a year. They had some sales going on, and I got a year free from a purchase I made. Uploading all my files was way faster too. It only took my Synology NAS a month or so to back up 1.5 TB to Amazon.

    So in the end I can thank Microsoft. Switching to Amazon saved me money and has faster uploads. I don’t get Office, but I never use it anyway.

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  • And we have a kitchen

    January 2, 2016 / No Comments

    It’s been a long eight weeks. We haven’t had a kitchen since the week of Thanksgiving. I’m so sick of eating out and cooking microwave food in our freezing cold garage. 

    I love it. Here are some pictures:

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  • Black Lives Matter effectiveness

    December 26, 2015 / No Comments

    I have mixed feelings over the whole Black Lives Matter movement. On one hand I totally understand where they’re coming from. Far too many people are being killed by cops, and an unproportionate number are minorities.

    I also understand the cops side. They have a very difficult job, and nowadays it seems like everybody has a gun. There are countless tragedies where cops don’t make hope to see their kids. I understand how they don’t want to be the next cop shot.

    It’s easy to watch the videos and say how wrong the cop was, but you weren’t in that cops shoes. You don’t know what was going through his head. It’s obvious that our police force needs better training. In fact I believe our money would be put to better use training our police force rather than wasting it on anti-terrorism nonsense.

    This week in Minnesota the BLM movement forced the Mall of America to shut down and hampered public transportation and the airport. While I totally agree with their frustration, I questions whether their actions are warranted. Are they really making a difference inconveniencing people that have nothing to do with police brutally? Sure they are keeping us aware, but they might just be making more enemies.

    And to those “all people matter” people, fuck you. You don’t get it. The BLM isn’t anti-cop, or anti-anyone. They are all about equal rights and treatment for all.

    I totally support the BLM, but question their effectiveness.

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