The forecast shows severe winter weather in Texas — a winter storm. Every year in January and February here in Texas, we have small apocalypses called winter storms.
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Tech, life, family STEM, travel, and hands-on projects
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Traveling
Today I added the My Travel Maps page with places I’ve visited: countries, states, and national sites managed by nps.gov. I’m going to update this page each time I visit a new state or country.
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3D printing in action
This post is a small collection of short videos showing my 3D printer in action. Different models and different print times — just the process as it is. I enjoy watching how objects slowly take shape layer by layer, and these videos capture that moment.
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Nest thermostat stopped working after a thunderstorm: diagnosis and replacement
This happened in the summer of 2025. While we were away on a trip, a strong thunderstorm passed through our home area, and several devices at home stopped working.
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How to fix macOS Limit IP Address Tracking on a corporate Wi‑Fi network
The network issue was confusing because nothing looked broken. The network was up, websites opened, and there were no clear signs of a problem — until everyday tools suddenly stopped working.
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CR Touch auto leveling kit for Ender 3 Pro
This is another post from my old blog about CR Touch auto leveling kit for 3D printer Ender 3 Pro.
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The two important hidden parameters of your eye prescription
I’d like to share this information with people who wear glasses, especially those with high minus diopters (strong myopia) and significant astigmatism. This should help you avoid having to adapt every time you buy new glasses.
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Concert videos
I really like heavy music, different types of metal and rock. From old-school rock ’n’ roll and hard rock to punk and folk rock, and from classic heavy metal and thrash metal to glam and black metal.
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Functional tests and GitHub API limits
And here’s another technical post from my old blog. It’s about GitHub API rate limits and how they can break functional tests in CI when using Composer.
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How to fix an Intel sound card in Pop!_OS after a Linux kernel update
This article was first published in 2020 on my previous blog. I’m re-posting it here as part of migrating old content, since kernel-related issues like this can still be relevant.
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