Mike Stanley ☁️ :vmstio: / is on Nostr

Dad. Cloud Architect in Higher Ed. Poet.

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2025-03-09 20:45:47

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@nprofile…3vva When my Mom passed last Fall, my Dad was advised to be prepared for her next SS check to arrive and later be clawed back, since their regular deposit date was a week away. The SSA processed her stop of benefits quick enough that it never arrived. If there are deceased people receiving benefits, it has to be because their relatives or others haven’t reported the deaths.

2025-02-11 01:08:52

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@nprofile…3vva I’ve had it for years and like it a lot. I have it sitting in my upstairs bedroom with an HD antenna connected to it. Dual tuner and works just fine with Plex server. I used it many years ago to record Curious George, Peg + Cat, and Wild Kratts for my son. Now I record a couple of newsy shows and random things.

2025-02-10 03:50:39

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@nprofile…3vva Yeah, I’m at my Dad’s place and he doesn’t have an antenna connected to his TV. I may fix that for next year. I have an antenna connected to an HD HomeRun at home that my Plex server records from. 🤣

2025-02-10 02:57:34

I’ll say this - watching the Super Bowl on YouTube TV has had way too many moments of pixelation and pauses/jumps than I expected. Especially on Google Fiber that performs like this.
https://cdn.vmst.io/media_attachments/files/113/977/344/046/523/329/original/a27b34b3ba5ab79f.png

2024-11-14 16:45:33

Great conversation today with @nprofile…3vva about the effects of gerrymandering, how the tendency to extremes during primaries is self-reinforcing, and how there are likely more people in the middle in our country than you might think. I don’t know how to turn that into something useful and successful politically, but I know it has to start with having reasonable conversations and not condemning those who agree with me on many or even most things just because they hold a different opinion on some things.

2023-07-23 19:12:51

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@npub15ml…2w4s Are the vinyl tipped ones as good for non-stick as silicone? Looks like it has the metal lock as well for 14.35 instead of $25.xx. https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-12-Inch-Locking-Tongs/dp/B0000CCY1L?crid=3K73FI5AOHW4Q&keywords=oxo+tongs+12+inch&qid=1690139193&sprefix=oxo+tongs%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-4