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Minnesota (he/him) I wrangle IT folks for a living. Whatever hobby I have this week is not the one I had last week.

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Wooooooo 🚨

11.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kiddo has been tangling with Flu B and I have to say I do appreciate how much easier and available at home tests have come to be

11.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saint Paul's been shuffling programs around in the area lately - existing reviews, to the extent they're ever useful, wouldn't necessarily reflect the program there.

Of course, that's its own caveat - your school may not stay put even if you like it - but that's a concern in other neighborhoods too

11.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a good reason for E models and that's enterprise phones.

An organization doesn't necessarily care about additional features but does care about boring things like Apple's management ecosystem.

09.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure today was Saturday

09.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome to IT infrastructure!

UTC is a thing for folks who need to worry about network and server time.

As you might imagine, when things like servers don't agree on the time, all kinds of fun can ensue.

08.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hardly a people eater, he was trying to eat Nobody!

07.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Appreciate the advice πŸ™

We'll see what sticks

05.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

9, but with a high tolerance for software, so she wouldn't be too scared off by some complexity

05.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have recommendations for good kid friendly beginner illustration apps?

Kiddo has taken to using a stylus on her touchpad and Google Canvas - upgrading to an actual drawing tablet here shortly, but curious if there are some software side avenues for her to explore as well

05.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It at least saves a whole bundle on signage

04.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FWIW you've got some time before Jesse hits

02.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

01.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 21372 πŸ” 7241 πŸ’¬ 426 πŸ“Œ 270

Team A, although I'm not a proper Minneapolite.

01.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(Ignoring the 'suburb' dig, of course.)

27.02.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
27.02.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Hits SpEd funding for schools as well - some medical services provided in school settings are reimbursable.

26.02.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone's excited about the new Spinosaurus but it's basically just the same as the old one, just with a spoiler.

26.02.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A North Saint Paul 'extraordinary.' logo that gives a real 'graphic design is my passion' energy.  Strangely compelling, though.

A North Saint Paul 'extraordinary.' logo that gives a real 'graphic design is my passion' energy. Strangely compelling, though.

Tragically, NSP doesn't have much for a merch presence, but someone could really turn our branding into a real train wreck of an outfit:

25.02.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's some decent coverage of the background financial situation but nothing is finalized yet at this point in the budget year.

Schools will just have received their budget targets at this point. That said, to the OPs point, it's definitely going to be cuts all around. Not a surprise though.

25.02.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An axe party if anything

23.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

complient in his perpetual misery, a fallen shrek

21.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

We've got nice ones! Worth the trip

21.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
6 bad doodles with text under each one.
horseshoe crab is literally the animal horseshoe crab.
shoehorse crab is a crab riding a shoe, cowboy style.
crabshoe horse is a horse wearing literal crabs as shoes.
shoecrab horse is a horse telling a crab to go away.
crabhorse shoe is a pair of shoes, left one crab shaped, right one horse shaped.
horsecrab shoe is literally the same pair of shoes, flipped.

6 bad doodles with text under each one. horseshoe crab is literally the animal horseshoe crab. shoehorse crab is a crab riding a shoe, cowboy style. crabshoe horse is a horse wearing literal crabs as shoes. shoecrab horse is a horse telling a crab to go away. crabhorse shoe is a pair of shoes, left one crab shaped, right one horse shaped. horsecrab shoe is literally the same pair of shoes, flipped.

#InvertebrateShitposting as per @joabaldwin.com's request

19.02.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 1517 πŸ” 508 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 17

I'm perpetually at a loss how anyone could look at places with existing voucher programs and want that outcome.

You could have an education system as good as Florida! Or maybe Oklahoma!

16.02.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Camping season is just in sight now - can't wait until I've got a Friday where I can just turn off the phone and run off into the wilderness for a few days.

13.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't claim the moral high ground here - took my better half to Julius Caesar.

13.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).

13.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 4851 πŸ” 1531 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 87

It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag

12.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 3579 πŸ” 669 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 39

Solid heist movie premise, though.

Misfit team of various east metro stereotypes have to set aside their differences and Oceans 11 their way into wherever Mpls would keep a Nobel prize.

12.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0