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niffnay.org Wiggys bags have a reputation online as being heavy, but tough, comfort rated, incredibly durable, and the ability to keep you warm when wet. The owner comes off as a bit of a blowhard, just check out his blog sometime. But there is a certain endearing quality as well. He’s been screaming into the void … Read more
I’ve always been interested in the weather as it relates to the outdoors. Things like being able to look at clouds moving in, the humidity, wind, etc and predicting what weather is likely to come in and how soon. So I was really intrigued when Tristan Gooley came out with a new book called “The … Read more
I end up rewatching some YouTube videos fairly often it seems. If I am researching something and want to use it for instructions, or looking at a new trail, I find myself looking at a video at least a few times. But the ads on YouTube have gotten so annoying that I wanted a way … Read more
Back in 2011 I was living in Nome AK. We were used to getting pretty big fall storms that would create huge waves with high winds but that November we got a storm that was big by even fall standards. The news dubbed it a “Snowicane“. I wish I had taken more pictures of the … Read more
I recently purchased an Nvidia Shield TV to replace my ancient crappy android TV box that was some ALLCAPS Amazon brand. The Shield TV is great but the default Android TV home screen leaves a lot to be desired. Its incredibly busy looking, hard to find what you’re looking for and the ads/recommendations are very … Read more
I run Mint as the OS on my main computer at home. For the most part it gives me no trouble, I can do everything I need to do on it far quicker and reliably than I ever could on a windows machine. Between growing Linux support for software natively and Wine I dont ever … Read more
I just recently took and passed the AWS Certified Security Specialty exam today. And thought I’d jot down my thoughts on the exam, what I used to study, and how I think it would help someone in InfoSec in their careers. I started studying roughly 6 months ago, but it was really just casually looking … Read more
Before the Minnesota DNR changed their park reservation policy, from being able to reserve a site one year in advance to four months, I had made a reservation for the constantly booked Tettegouche State Park in 2020. I had to set a calendar reminder for myself the full year in advance and remember while booking … Read more
My last trip was a hike on the Border Route Trail (BRT), a very rough, remote trail located in the Boundary Waters Wildnerness Canoe Area. This was the first time I’d actually ever done any hiking in the area, previously I’d just done some cross country skiing day trips in the area. Due to the … Read more
