No kidding, Dio how many months has it been?

Yeah, yeah, well…

Got two new used computers to replace ones that can’t run Windows 11. Nice pieces of work, but since they weigh close to 60 pounds each being server class workstations, it took a bunch to get them up the stairs into the computer room. This is the computer, got two of them.

AND of course immediately after I bought two computers my daughter wrote me to tell me the insurance company told her she needed to replace her roof. She had $10k, she needed another $14k and that’s sort of what dad’s are for.

I finally got around to getting my comic site back up, that’s part of what’s been keeping me really busy, if anybody is interested it is here:

Welcome to Flagon’s Workshop

And lastly I rented a new server on the Internet and it is time to move this site to it. The O/S on the old one is out of date, and can’t run the current production level of PHP.

I have other things to shift off there first, I’ll write more about it when the time comes. The disruption to this site should be minimal, it sometimes takes a couple of hours for the IP address to change, I’ll have the new instance of the site running before I switch it.

So what did I miss?

I bought a new monitor on E-bay Wednesday, it was $200 off, and I had a coupon to take another 20% off that, so a $700 monitor for $400. And I can just hear the first question: “A $700 monitor?!!?” Yeah well this is it:

Yeah, and it is every bit as big as it looks. Now I have a bedroom devoted to my computers, there is a desk pretty much the length of one wall I have three of them on, it is L-Shaped and I have six monitors on it. This thing is replacing two of them.

I measured the space, it fits ( the thing is 3 1/2 feet long ) and let me tell you, looking at the length on tape measure is nothing like looking at the monitor in person. It’s huge. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get the thing upstairs to the computer room.

I got a 55 lb office printer up here, I figured I could get a 40 lb monitor up here too. Now I’m not so sure, I might have to call for help 😉

A number of cities are choosing drone light shows instead of fireworks displays for the 4th of July celebrations. There are a couple of reasons cited, fire prone areas do it to avoid accidentally starting fires, others cite air quality. Some are running hybrid fireworks / drone displays. Either way, the drones can be pretty impressive. There are some drawbacks, I’ve linked an article that discusses them along with a Youtube video of one taking place.

Are Drone Light Shows Replacing Fireworks Displays?