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My name is Mark Doliner. I’m a computer software engineer living and working in North Carolina, USA. I worked in the San Francisco Bay area for 13 years before moving back East in 2019. My email address is mark@kingant.net.
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Mastodon: The Cost of Running My Own Server
Two years ago I wrote about running my own Mastodon server. I thought I had written about the price but apparently not. Anyway, I run kingant.net (this site) and mastodon.kingant.net on AWS. kingant.net needs minimal resources and I’ve been using … Continue reading
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Home Network
I did some home networking! Four years ago. I installed some networking equipment in a closet, ran a bunch of Ethernet cable, and ceiling-mounted a Wi-Fi access point. The closet box looks like this (click pics for a bigger size): … Continue reading
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Phone Mount vs Dedicated Bike Computer for Road Biking
I don’t know why they’re called computers. “Speedometer” seems like a more useful descriptor. Anyway. From 2003 to 2012 I used a super basic bike computer with just speed, distance, and maybe cadence. Very much like this one: From 2012 … Continue reading
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Mastodon and ActivityPub
Edit 2025-02-23: I wrote sort of a follow-up post about the cost of running my own server. I’ve started using Mastodon. It’s an open alternative to Twitter. “Open” meaning there’s no central controlling entity. Tech-savvy people can run their own … Continue reading
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Let’s Encrypt is Fantastic
Apparently I haven’t posted this anywhere so I just want to go on record: Let’s Encrypt is amazing and fantastic. In five years the percentage of web pages loaded by Firefox using HTTPS went from 30% to 80%. That’s huge! … Continue reading
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NASA Deep Space Network (DSN)
A random thing I stumbled upon and thought was interesting: NASA runs a website where you can see the current send/receive status of each antenna in the DSN (Deep Space Network) as well as the spacecraft it’s communicating with. The … Continue reading
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Comparing Signatures on Mail-In Ballots
Voting by mail? Did you know that 28 states use signature matching to verify ballots? They compare the signature on your ballot with one they have on file from voter registrations, ballot applications or the D.M.V. California apparently does this. … Continue reading
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Two NC Races in the November Election
For those of you who might otherwise vote a straight Republican ticket in NC, I’d like to draw your attention to two races. State Auditor An N&O article says this about the Republican candidate: “put on probation in connection with … Continue reading
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