factor

Review: Factor75 Pre-made Meals

About Factor75 is a pre-made meal delivery service. They specialize in ready-to-eat meals rather than sending you a bunch of ingredients you have to concoct yourself. We had previously tried Hello Fresh before and weren't fans of making it yourself and the immense amount of packaging and waste involved. Here's

terraform

Terraform AWS Account Bootstrap

Our goal with this article is to provision a brand new AWS account with a Terraform state backend and a Terraform user, and/or role(s), that can be used to manage AWS resources. In the past, I've done terrible things like give full AWS admin access for a single

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Egypt

raspberry pi

Pi-hole: 0 to 100

We're going to setup a Raspberry Pi 4B computer as a Pi-hole device. The goal is to minimize annoying ad traffic, especially as Proposition 24 in California has passed. Since I'm not up for paying for quality-of-service or "play-to-play," I've decided to try rid myself of the annoyances in another

shimano

Replacing Brake Pads on Sondors Fold X

At about 650 miles of riding, it was time for new brake pads on my Sondors Fold X. I had completely worn out the rear brake pads to the point where there was nearly zero stopping power. It was a little dangerous to ride like that to be honest. Moreover,

owner review

Owner Review - Floyd Table

As with all my owner reviews, I bought this item on my own volition. I want other real people to stumble upon this page and make their own conclusions. Here's what I discovered. Shipping and UnboxingThe Floyd table comes in two packages. If you're lucky they will arrive together. Floyd

vuori

Owner Review: Vuori Transit Jogger Pants

About Vuori Vuoris is pretty new on the scene. They make higher margin products and have a strong presence in San Diego's brick-and-mortar stores. The first product I bought from them were a pair of Meta pants from REI as I needed some casual but stylish pants for a trip.

honda generator

Adding Hour Meter to a Honda EU2200i Generator

I like to camp a few times a year and one item I've never had was a portable generator. With everything happening in the world currently, what better time to sink some money into portable power. Out of the box, the Honda EU2200i does not come with an easy to

owner review

Owner Review: Sondors Fold X (2019) Review

Note: This is a product I actually researched and purchased with my own money. No one paid me to say these things. Look for other "Owner Reviews" on this page. Background I spent a significant amount of time wading the mid-level electronic bike realm pool. Since this niche

49ers

Kwon Alexander and the 49ers Linebacker Legacy

From 2011 to 2013 the San Francisco 49ers had the most dominant linebacker corps in the NFL. Patrick Willis and Navarro Bowman highlighted a squad that also featured a now disgraced Aldon Smith and wily veteran Ahmad Brooks. This squad decided games, helping the 49ers go 36-11-1 over that three

thuma

Owner Review: Thuma Bed

Quickly before I get started, I like to qualify these reviews as owner reviews. They are meant to be honest reviews of products I actually own – no paid advertisements and no marketing fluff. I also like to do these because real reviews of these products can be hard to find,

bellroy

Owner Review: Bellroy Shift Backpack (2019)

Bellroy first caught my eye a couple years ago while shopping for a wallet. I never ended up with a wallet from them but they remained in my mind. Since that search, Bellroy has expanded their product offering to include most common daily carry items. A new search of mine

nginx

Using CertBot to Automatically Secure Your Nginx Site

CertBot is a nifty tool created by the EFF the help leverage the power of free certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt. Its primary goal is to help configure popular web servers to use a SSL/TLS certificate. There's really no excuse this day and age to have an insecure site.

sports

Are Chris Taylor and Joe Flacco the Same Person?

Being a Dodgers fan for the last 25 years, I follow the team rather closely. Chris Taylor has been an under appreciated piece of the Dave Roberts led lineup puzzle. Taylor made the catch of the game (and maybe all of the postseason) in last night's Game 7 versus the

review

Review: Cave Shake (2018)

Cave Shake is an upstart brand likely gaining traction by being mentioned on Joe Rogan's JRE podcast. The Cave Shake company hails from Los Angeles. L.A. and California in general seem to be epicenter for alternative, health-conscious drinks. Cave Shake is no exception. It boasts the following tagline: "The

49ers

Jerrick McKinnon and the uphill struggle for the 49ers

The news any football team fan dreads right before the season opener happened.   Knee...ACL..out for the season.  The casual fan shouldn't be surprised as this happens often enough, but when it happens to the team you root for it's a reality check.   Here's what we know: Non-contact injury

tech

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