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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" />
+ <meta charset="utf-8" />
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+ <meta property="og:title" content="Why Have a Web Site in 2019?" />
+ <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
+ <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" />
+ <title>53hornet ➙ Why Have a Web Site in 2019?</title>
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+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" />
+ Home
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/about.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" />
+ About
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/software.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" />
+ Software
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/hosted.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" />
+ Hosted
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" />
+ RSS
+ </a>
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+ <a href="/contact.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" />
+ Contact
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+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>Why Have a Web Site in 2019?</h1>
+ <blockquote>
+ Adam, why on earth do you have a website? Wait... Is this a
+ <em>blog</em>? It's 2019, why don't you just use Facebook?!
+ </blockquote>
+
+ <p>
+ I've wanted to have my own website for a long time mostly because I like
+ playing with technology. I think it's cool that I can make a few files
+ on a computer in my closet available for the entire world to see. The
+ web has become a near-necessity in our daily lives and it's only been
+ around for a couple of decades. That has always fascinated me enough to
+ drive me to see if I can do it on my own. I started self-hosting my own
+ web server about a year ago now and it's been an awesome study in the
+ way all of the tech we use on the web works.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ A written website is also a good way to keep up on my writing skills.
+ I've graduated college and won't be writing essays for the foreseeable
+ eternity. Which is fine except that I have no reason to write creatively
+ or formally anymore. Having this site encourages me to continue turning
+ thoughts into words, even though it's more casual than a term paper.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ This extends into the professionalism of a personal website. Normally
+ you can't point your employer towards your Twitter profile as the
+ distillation of your online footprint. Having a website, especially one
+ that separates professional and personal interests, is ten times better
+ than a resume, especially in the world of technology. It lets you tell
+ people exactly who you are and what you do, without forcing them to
+ navigate through an auth wall or a bunch of puppy photos. Your
+ professional and personal lives don't bleed together quite as much and
+ it makes for a kick-ass business card.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Most importantly however, I enjoy the level of control that I gain with
+ creating and operating my own website, something I have also sought for
+ a long time. In high school I set up an old Dell from my school's
+ recycling center with Windows XP and Microsoft Internet Information
+ Services. It didn't have SSL or even a domain name but it was reachable
+ over the WAN. I set up an upload system so that my friends and I could
+ 'post' memes and funny messages for each other on raw html pages written
+ with Microsoft Word. That was the extent of its functionality. It was
+ slow, insecure, and went offline every time the router got a new IP
+ assigned to it. But I didn't care. It was a site the school couldn't
+ block. It had no name and no rules and nobody could tell us what to do
+ with it because it was ours. And we called it the
+ <em>Troll Nexus Center</em> because that's what you do when you're 15
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ My reasons then for building the Troll Nexus Center still stand now.
+ <em
+ >Having your own website is having your own piece of internet
+ property.</em
+ >
+ I first heard this wording from
+ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azkWYxyqh3Y"
+ >Luke Smith over on his YouTube channel</a
+ >
+ and it's one-hundred percent true. Tumblogs, Google Sites, Facebook
+ profiles, and GitHub Pages are all like renting an apartment. Sure,
+ there are some really nice apartments out there but it's not the same as
+ owning your own home. You have to pay rent obviously, and rent is
+ subject to change once your lease is up. If anything breaks you text
+ your landlord and wait to have it fixed. You aren't allowed to fix it
+ yourself and sometimes it doesn't get fixed at all. And of course you're
+ limited by how much you can customize things to your own liking. Whether
+ it's painting walls or knocking them down.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ These limitations may or may not apply to you. Whether you're paying for
+ storage, server space, metrics, or watching an ad every five seconds,
+ these services aren't free either. And you certainly can't fix
+ everything that goes wrong with them. I started on Google Sites. It's a
+ truly fantastic system. Building a site is like putting a PowerPoint
+ slide together. I just plain outgrew it. There were too many things I
+ wanted to do that I simply couldn't. I was also at the mercy of Google's
+ constant change. After I finished constructing my first site, Google
+ <a
+ href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2016/11/a-totally-rebuilt-google-sitesnow.html"
+ >announced they would be shutting down the old Google Sites in favor
+ of an entirely new platform under the same name</a
+ >. Weeks of work got thrown out the window. You might also not care
+ about ads or customization. You may be intimidated by doing things
+ yourself and prefer that the landlord take care of everything.
+ Personally, I like the challenge and the craftsmanship that comes with
+ doing something myself. And I like being in total control of my server,
+ site, and content. Not from a tinfoil hat perspective but from a "gosh I
+ really wish I could just share more than 15 gigabytes of family video
+ with my relatives in New York and Ohio" perspective.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ So that's why I created my own website. If you want to know
+ <em>how</em> I host my own website, look for another post about my
+ server setup where I'll explain everything I'm hosting and how I got it
+ all hooked up. And that's a wrap. Now you know why I'm here instead of
+ somewhere else online. Sure, I do have Facebook and YouTube accounts but
+ I don't frequently update anything on either of them. This site is my
+ home online. It's where I keep all of my interests, hobbies, and
+ memories for sharing with others.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Now you know where to find me. If you want to keep up with me, be
+ old-fashioned and subscribe to my RSS feed.
+ </p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.md b/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 96b659f..0000000
--- a/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.md
+++ /dev/null
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----
-permalink: /posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}
-title: Why Have a Website in 2019?
-categories:
- - technology
-tags:
- - website
- - self-hosted
- - blog
- - online presence
-published_date: "2019-04-06 20:50:19 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
----
-
-> Adam, why on earth do you have a website? Wait... Is this a *blog*? It's
-> 2019, why don't you just use Facebook?!
-
-I've wanted to have my own website for a long time mostly because I like
-playing with technology. I think it's cool that I can make a few files on a
-computer in my closet available for the entire world to see. The web has become
-a near-necessity in our daily lives and it's only been around for a couple of
-decades. That has always fascinated me enough to drive me to see if I can do it
-on my own. I started self-hosting my own web server about a year ago now and
-it's been an awesome study in the way all of the tech we use on the web works.
-
-A written website is also a good way to keep up on my writing skills. I've
-graduated college and won't be writing essays for the foreseeable eternity.
-Which is fine except that I have no reason to write creatively or formally
-anymore. Having this site encourages me to continue turning thoughts into
-words, even though it's more casual than a term paper.
-
-This extends into the professionalism of a personal website. Normally you can't
-point your employer towards your Twitter profile as the distillation of your
-online footprint. Having a website, especially one that separates professional
-and personal interests, is ten times better than a resume, especially in the
-world of technology. It lets you tell people exactly who you are and what you
-do, without forcing them to navigate through an auth wall or a bunch of puppy
-photos. Your professional and personal lives don't bleed together quite as much
-and it makes for a kick-ass business card.
-
-Most importantly however, I enjoy the level of control that I gain with
-creating and operating my own website, something I have also sought for a long
-time. In high school I set up an old Dell from my school's recycling center
-with Windows XP and Microsoft Internet Information Services. It didn't have SSL
-or even a domain name but it was reachable over the WAN. I set up an upload
-system so that my friends and I could 'post' memes and funny messages for each
-other on raw html pages written with Microsoft Word. That was the extent of its
-functionality. It was slow, insecure, and went offline every time the router
-got a new IP assigned to it. But I didn't care. It was a site the school
-couldn't block. It had no name and no rules and nobody could tell us what to do
-with it because it was ours. And we called it the *Troll Nexus Center* because
-we were 15 and brimming with creativity.
-
-My reasons then for building the Troll Nexus Center still stand now. *Having
-your own website is having your own piece of internet property.* I first heard
-this wording from [Luke Smith over on his YouTube
-channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azkWYxyqh3Y) and it's one-hundred
-percent true. Tumblogs, Google Sites, Facebook profiles, and GitHub Pages are
-all like renting an apartment. Sure, there are some really nice apartments out
-there ([we love ours!](https://www.thecommonwealthapts.com)) but it's not the
-same as owning your own home. You have to pay rent obviously, and rent is
-subject to change once your lease is up. If anything breaks you text your
-landlord and wait to have it fixed. You aren't allowed to fix it yourself and
-sometimes it doesn't get fixed at all. And of course you're limited by how much
-you can customize things to your own liking. Whether it's painting walls or
-knocking them down.
-
-These limitations may or may not apply to you. Whether you're paying for
-storage, server space, metrics, or watching an ad every five seconds, these
-services aren't free either. And you certainly can't fix everything that goes
-wrong with them. I started on Google Sites. It's a truly fantastic system.
-Building a site is like putting a PowerPoint slide together. I just plain
-outgrew it. There were too many things I wanted to do that I simply couldn't. I
-was also at the mercy of Google's constant change. After I finished
-constructing my first site, Google [announced they would be shutting down the
-old Google Sites in favor of an entirely new platform under the same
-name](https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2016/11/a-totally-rebuilt-google-sitesnow.html).
-Weeks of work got thrown out the window. You might also not care about ads or
-customization. You may be intimidated by doing things yourself and prefer that
-the landlord take care of everything. Personally, I like the challenge and the
-craftsmanship that comes with doing something oneself. And I like being in
-total control of my server, site, and content. Not from a tinfoil hat
-perspective but from a "gosh I really wish I could just share more than 15
-gigabytes of family video with my relatives in New York and Ohio" perspective.
-
-So that's why I created my own website. If you want to know *how* I host my own
-website, look for another post about my server setup where I'll explain
-everything I'm hosting and how I got it all hooked up. And that's a wrap. Now
-you know why I'm here instead of somewhere else online. Sure, I do have
-Facebook and YouTube accounts but I don't frequently update anything on either
-of them. This site is my home online. It's where I keep all of my interests,
-hobbies, and memories for sharing with others.
-
-Now you know where to find me. If you want to keep up with me, subscribe to my
-RSS feed up top!
-
-
-
diff --git a/computing/school-server-closets-are-utopic.md b/computing/school-server-closets-are-utopic.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cb9dc93..0000000
--- a/computing/school-server-closets-are-utopic.md
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----
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-permalink: /posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}
-title: School Server Closets are Utopic
-categories:
-- technology
-tags: []
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: true
----
-Start writing already...
diff --git a/services.html b/hosted.html
index bc1e844..5684e67 100644
--- a/services.html
+++ b/hosted.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
<li>FreeBSD Package Repository</li>
<li>Nextcloud Files, Contacts, Calendars</li>
<li>Plex Media Streaming</li>
+ <li>Gitea</li>
</ul>
<h2>Game Servers</h2>
@@ -27,4 +28,7 @@ those here. Non-public ones are password-protected.
</h3>
<a href="st.53hor.net:10578">st.53hor.net:10578</a>
</li>
+ <li>
+ <h3>Vanilla Minecraft</h3>
+ </li>
</ul>
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--balboa: #195970;
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" />
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- <img src="/includes/icons/rss-box.svg" />
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- <h2>The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter (53hornet)</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/programming/2020-11-24-i-like-hyper-more-than-actix.html"
+ >I Like Hyper More Than Actix-Web (2020-11-24)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/unix/2020-07-26-now-this-is-a-minimal-install.html"
+ >Now This is a Minimal Install! (2020-07-26)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html"
+ >Obligatory COVID-19 Post (2020-04-10)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html"
+ >Wedding Photo Debacle (2020-04-10)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/unix/2019-09-28-my-preferred-method-for-data-recovery.html"
+ >This is How I Do Data Recovery (2019-09-28)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/wheels/2019-08-30-keep-right-except-to-pass.html"
+ >Right Lane is for Passing, Not Cruising (2019-08-30)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html"
+ >I Married My Best Friend! (2019-08-11)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html"
+ >I Finally Found a Drink I Like (2019-07-28)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html"
+ >Dancing the Shag and The [New] Lion King (2019-07-21)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/wheels/2019-07-04-yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.html"
+ >YABS: Yet Another Bad Shop (2019-07-04)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a
+ href="/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.html"
+ >Offloading GoPro Footage the Easy Way (2019-07-04)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a
+ href="/wheels/2019-06-07-how-to-start-and-drive-a-hudson-hornet.html"
+ >How to Start and Drive a Hudson Hornet (2019-06-07)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/computing/2019-04-06-why-have-a-website-in-2019.html"
+ >Why Have a Web Site in 2019? (2019-04-06)</a
+ >
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </article>
</body>
</html>
diff --git a/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html b/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html
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+++ b/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" />
+ <meta charset="utf-8" />
+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
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+ content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter"
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+ <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" />
+ <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" />
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+ <h1>Dancing the Shag & Two Left Feet</h1>
+ <p>
+ Not all of my posts are huge, and they probably shouldn't be. Amy and I
+ had a really great time yesterday at Two Left Feet Dance Studio,
+ learning more about how to dance the Carolina Shag in preparation for
+ our wedding (which is in less than 20 days)! An enormous swing band is
+ going to play all of our favorites from the brass band/swing era, and
+ one of the easiest dances to do to that music is the Shag. I wrote a
+ paper on the Shag a few years ago for school but never actually learned
+ how to do it. The steps are simple for us to remember and it's easy
+ enough to add flair or mix it up so we look like we know what we're
+ doing during our first dance.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ We also got out to see the new Lion King remake and I can honestly say
+ it was worth it. If anyone's a Lion King purist, it's Amy. It's easily
+ been her favorite movie since she was a toddler, and to see it
+ tastefully redone almost 25 years after it was first released was
+ thoroughly enjoyable. There were minor alterations to literal sentences
+ in the script that all added some context to things that were always
+ kind of assumed in the original (clarification on Scar's backstory,
+ etc.). I did however feel like they were trying to throw Beyonce lines
+ the way a middle-schooler tries to turn a 500-word paper into a 700-word
+ paper. Regardless, it's definitely re-living the classic, not re-hashing
+ it.
+ </p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.md b/life/2019-07-21-dancing-the-shag-and-the-new-lion-king.md
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-permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}"
-title: Dancing the Shag and The New Lion King
-categories:
- - life
-tags:
- - carolina
- - shag
- - dancing
- - wedding
- - lion
- - king
- - remake
-published_date: "2019-07-21 12:38:48 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
----
-Not all of my posts are huge, and they probably shouldn't be. Amy and I had a
-really great time yesterday at Two Left Feet Dance Studio, learning more about
-how to dance the Carolina Shag in preparation for our wedding (which is in less
-than 20 days)! An enormous swing band is going to play all of our favorites
-from the brass band/swing era, and one of the easiest dances to do to that
-music is the Shag. I wrote a paper on the Shag a few years ago for school but
-never actually learned how to do it. The steps are simple for us to remember
-and it's easy enough to add flair or mix it up so we look like we know what
-we're doing during our first dance.
-
-We also got out to see the new Lion King remake and I can honestly say it was
-worth it. If anyone's a Lion King purist, it's Amy. It's easily been her
-favorite movie since she was a toddler, and to see it tastefully redone almost
-25 years after it was first released was thoroughly enjoyable. There were minor
-alterations to literal sentences in the script that all added some context to
-things that were always kind of assumed in the original (clarification on
-Scar's backstory, etc.). I did however feel like they were trying to throw
-Beyonce lines the way a middle-schooler tries to turn a 500-word paper into a
-700-word paper. Regardless, it's definitely re-living the classic, not
-re-hashing it.
-
-
-
diff --git a/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html b/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.html
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+ <h1>Finally Found a Drink I Like</h1>
+ <p>
+ Anyone who knows me even slightly well probably knows that I don't
+ drink. And it's not out of moral obligation or anything like that. I
+ just plain can't stand the taste of alcohol. So it's no surprise that my
+ entire family has been trying to throw different alcoholic beverages in
+ my direction to see what sticks.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ But it finally happened! I finally found a drink with alcohol in it. And
+ not only did I not gag, but I genuinely enjoy it, think it tastes great,
+ and mix it myself.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ It's called <em>Blackberry Cream Soda</em>. It's just blackberries,
+ ginger ale, and spiced rum. It's darn good. And it's going to be the
+ signature drink at our wedding, whatever that means. All I know is I can
+ finally order something at a bar and that's cool by me.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <img
+ src="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/Jdpp8QYwo6nY9Fx/preview"
+ alt="Behold, Blackberry Cream Soda"
+ />
+ </p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.md b/life/2019-07-28-i-finally-found-a-drink-i-like.md
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-permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}"
-title: I Finally Found a Drink I Like!
-categories:
- - life
-tags:
- - mixed
- - drinks
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2019-07-28 01:36:47 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
----
-Anyone who knows me even slightly well probably knows that I don't drink. And
-it's not out of moral obligation or anything like that. I just plain can't
-stand the taste of alcohol. So it's no surprise that my entire family has been
-trying to throw different alcoholic beverages in my direction to see what
-sticks.
-
-But it finally happened! I finally found a drink with alcohol in it. And not
-only did I not gag, but I genuinely enjoy it, think it tastes great, and mix it
-myself.
-
-It's called *Blackberry Cream Soda*. It's just blackberries, ginger ale, and
-spiced rum. It's darn good. And it's going to be the signature drink at our
-wedding, whatever that means. All I know is I can finally order something at a
-bar and that's cool by me.
-
-![Behold, Blackberry Cream Soda](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/Jdpp8QYwo6nY9Fx/preview)
-
-
-
diff --git a/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html b/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.html
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+ <meta property="og:title" content="I Married My Best Friend!" />
+ <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
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+ <title>53hornet ➙ I Married My Best Friend!</title>
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" />
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+ <h1>I Married My Best Friend!</h1>
+ <p>
+ It was an inexplicable mixture of joy and butterflies getting to marry
+ my best friend. It was truly like a dream come true, so much so that it
+ drove me to tears multiple times. Now that we're on our honeymoon, it
+ feels simultaneously like everything and nothing has changed but I think
+ that's a good thing.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>More to come!</p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.md b/life/2019-08-11-marrying-my-best-friend.md
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-permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}"
-title: Marrying My Best Friend
-categories:
- - life
-tags:
- - wedding
- - honeymoon
- - carpenter
- - squire
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2019-08-11 14:56:58 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
----
-It was an inexplicable mixture of joy and butterflies getting to marry my best
-friend. It was truly like a dream come true, so much so that it drove me to
-tears multiple times. Now that we're on our honeymoon, it feels simultaneously
-like everything and nothing has changed but I think that's a good thing.
-
-More to come!
-
-
-
diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html b/life/2020-04-10-the-obligatory-covid-19-post.html
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+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>Obligatory COVID-19 Post</h1>
+ <p>
+ We're alive! All three of us: Amy, Clementine, and myself. We're doing
+ what we do best and that is being hermits with zero social contact.
+ That's pretty okay by us though because it lets us slow down from all
+ the fast-paced life changes we've made in the past few months.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ In January Amy and I bought a house! We couldn't have done it without
+ the wonderful help of everyone who gave us wedding gifts. We got a nice
+ little standalone place in Suffolk, much closer to where I work and
+ centrally located for Amy's tutoring business. We spent all of January
+ painting and prepping for the big move. Late January and early February
+ were all moving and unpacking and trying to get back in the groove.
+ Since the outbreak, we've been using the extra time at home to finish up
+ all the move-in projects we wanted to: finishing painting, putting up
+ shelves, hanging pictures, and rewiring electrical outlets.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Amy also finally got the chance to pursue her dream job: she started up
+ her own private tutoring business. She's been working hard with clients
+ all over Hampton Roads, from college students all the way to
+ first-graders. Business was booming before schools closed but I know
+ she'll bring it back once things have returned to normal again. No
+ worries though, she's spending this time helping William and Mary handle
+ remote operations and students in need. She's also [supposed to be]
+ writing her master's thesis so she can graduate in May but you know how
+ it is.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ We're also working through a family illness, which adds difficulty . We
+ expect a speedy recovery though and we're really excited for that.
+ All-in-all, we're really enjoying our lives as a happily married couple.
+ It's been about eight months now and I've enjoyed every minute of it:
+ the glad, the slightly stressed, and the overarching worry as the world
+ took a strange turn. But we're looking forward to a good Summer now. The
+ weather has turned nice -- really nice -- and Clementine is forcing us
+ to get outside. She's in love with her nice, big fenced-in yard and
+ refuses to come in after catching hoops most of the time.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>Stay safe, smart, and sane!</p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
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-title: The Obligatory COVID-19 Post
-categories:
- - life
-tags: [coronavirus, update, 8 months]
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2020-04-10 02:41:15 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
----
-We're alive! All three of us: Amy, Clementine, and myself. We're doing what we
-do best and that is being hermits with zero social contact. That's pretty okay
-by us though because it lets us slow down from all the fast-paced life changes
-we've made in the past few months.
-
-In January Amy and I bought a house! We couldn't have done it without the
-wonderful help of everyone who gave us wedding gifts. We got a nice little
-standalone place in Suffolk, much closer to where I work and centrally located
-for Amy's tutoring business. We spent all of January painting and prepping for
-the big move. Late January and early February were all moving and unpacking and
-trying to get back in the groove. Since the outbreak, we've been using the
-extra time at home to finish up all the move-in projects we wanted to:
-finishing painting, putting up shelves, hanging pictures, and rewiring
-electrical outlets.
-
-Amy also finally got the chance to pursue her dream job: she started up her own
-private tutoring business. She's been working hard with clients all over
-Hampton Roads, from college students all the way to first-graders. Business was
-booming before schools closed but I know she'll bring it back once things have
-returned to normal again. No worries though, she's spending this time helping
-William and Mary handle remote operations and students in need. She's also
-[supposed to be] writing her master's thesis so she can graduate in May but you
-know how it is.
-
-We're also working through a family illness, which is benign but difficult
-nonetheless. We expect a speedy recovery and we're really excited for that.
-All-in-all, we're really enjoying our lives as a happily married couple. It's
-been about eight months now and I've enjoyed every minute of it: the glad, the
-slightly stressed, and the overarching worry as the world took a strange turn.
-But we're looking forward to a good Summer now. The weather has turned nice --
-really nice -- and Clementine is forcing us to get outside. She's in love with
-her nice, big fenced-in yard and refuses to come in after catching hoops most
-of the time.
-
-Stay safe!
-
-
-
diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html b/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.html
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+ <meta property="og:title" content="Wedding Photo Debacle" />
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" />
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+ </ul>
+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>Wedding Photo Debacle</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ At long last we have all of our wedding photos together! Unfortunately a
+ large portion of the professional ones were lost during editing but
+ we're extremely fortunate to everyone who took pictures throughout the
+ festivities so we have more to share! We hope you enjoy flipping through
+ them as much as we did! There is also a collection of the photos we took
+ while we were on our honeymoon on Mackinac Island, MI. It was an
+ absolutely magical place and truly the experience of a lifetime for us
+ to run away there. We're in contact with our videographer, who's working
+ on the final cut now.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Everything is available at the links down below. You can scroll through
+ the photos, view them in fullscreen, and even download them or share
+ them elsewhere. We hope you have as much fun flipping through them as we
+ did!
+ </p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/eYLqeMGnSPGRNFE"
+ >Bachelor &amp; Bachelorette Parties</a
+ >
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/FxekyGQFTFKG5ot"
+ >Wedding Day</a
+ >
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/mgZ6M4ayqX73DqL">Honeymoon</a>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.md b/life/2020-04-10-wedding-photos-are-here.md
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-permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}"
-title: Wedding Photos Are Here!
-categories:
- - life
-tags:
- - wedding
- - photos
- - reception
- - ceremony
- - bachelor
- - bachelorette
- - honeymoon
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2020-04-10 03:06:00 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
----
-
-At long last we have all of our wedding photos together! Unfortunately a large
-portion of the professional ones were lost during editing but we're extremely
-fortunate to everyone who took pictures throughout the festivities so we have
-more to share! We hope you enjoy flipping through them as much as we did! There
-is also a collection of the photos we took while we were on our honeymoon on
-Mackinac Island, MI. It was an absolutely magical place and truly the
-experience of a lifetime for us to run away there. We're in contact with our
-videographer, who's working on the final cut now.
-
-Everything is available at the links down below. You can scroll through the
-photos, view them in fullscreen, and even download them or share them
-elsewhere. We hope you have as much fun flipping through them as we did!
-
-# [Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/eYLqeMGnSPGRNFE)
-
-# [Wedding Day](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/FxekyGQFTFKG5ot)
-
-# [Honeymoon](https://nextcloud.53hor.net/s/mgZ6M4ayqX73DqL)
-
-
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diff --git a/life/playing-with-leaves.md b/life/playing-with-leaves.md
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+<h1>
+ I Like <a href="https://hyper.rs">hyper</a> more than
+ <a href="https://actix.rs">Actix Web</a>
+</h1>
+
+<article>
+ <p>
+ I've been using Actix Web as the HTTP service layer for some web
+ applications for a while now. I've written several APIs for work and
+ personal projects on top of Actix and always thought it was pretty spiffy
+ for what it does: listen for HTTP requests and respond to them with code
+ I've written. I was always a little bummed about how large the dependency
+ tree was with the project though, and how long it took to compile.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Recently I've been trying to write or depend on as little code as is
+ possible to get the job done, so I've been trying to take a look at whether
+ or not I
+ <em>need</em> what I've written or imported or even though of implementing
+ before I've written anything.
+ </p>
+</article>
diff --git a/programming/what-is-a-scripting-language-really.md b/programming/what-is-a-scripting-language-really.md
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index 88ad7fd..0000000
--- a/programming/what-is-a-scripting-language-really.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-permalink: /posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-title: What Is a Scripting Language Really?
-categories:
- - technology
-tags: []
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: true
----
-Start writing already...
diff --git a/includes/rss.xml b/rss.xml
index 2e6890e..ecb5e31 100644
--- a/includes/rss.xml
+++ b/rss.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
<description>The World Wide Web pages of Adam T. Carpenter.</description>
<atom:link href="https://www.53hor.net/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
<item>
- <title>Entry Title</title>
- <link>https://www.53hor.net/wheels/2020-11-21-this-url.html</link>
- <guid>https://www.mysite.com/?p=584674</guid>
+ <title>Another RSS Feed? What?</title>
+ <link>https://www.53hor.net</link>
+ <guid>https://www.53hor.net</guid>
<description>ho! thanketh thee f'r subscribing to mine own rss feedeth</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2002 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
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+++ b/template.html
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@
property="og:description"
content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter"
/>
- <meta property="og:image" content="test.jpg" />
+ <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" />
- <meta property="og:title" content="Adam Carpenter (53hornet)" />
+ <meta property="og:title" content="{{ title }}" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" />
- <title>{{ title }}</title>
+ <title>53hornet ➙ {{ title }}</title>
</head>
<body>
- <header>
- <noscript>
- You don't have JavaScript enabled? That's cool, neither do I.
- </noscript>
- </header>
<nav>
<ul>
<li>
@@ -38,18 +33,18 @@
</li>
<li>
<a href="/software.html">
- <img src="includes/icons/git.svg" />
+ <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" />
Software
</a>
</li>
<li>
- <a href="/services.html">
+ <a href="/hosted.html">
<img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" />
Hosted
</a>
</li>
<li>
- <a href="/rss.xml">
+ <a type="application/rss+xml" type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml">
<img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" />
RSS
</a>
@@ -63,15 +58,21 @@
</ul>
</nav>
- <h1>
- {{ title }}
- </h1>
-
<article>
+ <h1>
+ {{ title }}
+ </h1>
+
<p class="description">
{{ description }}
</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>This is what</li>
+ <li>List items</li>
+ <li>Look like</li>
+ </ul>
+
{{ article }}
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" />
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+ <meta property="og:title" content="Offloading GoPro Video the Easy Way!" />
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+ <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" />
+ <title>53hornet ➙ Offloading GoPro Video the Easy Way!</title>
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+ <li>
+ <a href="/software.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" />
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" />
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+ <li>
+ <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" />
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" />
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+ </ul>
+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>Offloading GoPro Video the Easy Way!</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ Transferring files off of most cameras to a Linux computer isn't all
+ that difficult. The exception is my GoPro Hero 4 Black. For 4th of July
+ week I took a bunch of video with the GoPro, approximately 20 MP4 files,
+ about 3GB each. The annoying thing about the GoPro's USB interface is
+ you need additional software to download everything through the cable.
+ The camera doesn't just show up as a USB filesystem that you can mount.
+ The GoPro does have a micro-SD card but I was away from home and didn't
+ have any dongles or adapters. Both of these solutions also mean taking
+ the camera out of its waterproof case and off of its mount. So here's
+ what I did.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ GoPro cameras, after the Hero 3, can open up an ad-hoc wireless network
+ that lets you browse the GoPro's onboard files through an HTTP server.
+ This means you can open your browser and scroll through the files on the
+ camera at an intranet address, <code>10.5.5.9</code>, and download them
+ one by one by clicking every link on every page. If you have a lot of
+ footage on there it kinda sucks. So, I opened up the manual for
+ <code>wget</code>. I'm sure you could get really fancy with some of the
+ options but the only thing I cared about was downloading every single
+ MP4 video off of the camera, automatically. I did not want to download
+ any of the small video formats or actual HTML files. Here's what I used:
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <code>sh wget --recursive --accept "*.MP4" http://10.5.5.9:8080/ </code>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ This tells <code>wget</code> to download all of the files at the GoPro's
+ address recursively and skips any that don't have the MP4 extension. Now
+ I've got a directory tree with all of my videos in it. And the best part
+ is I didn't have to install the dinky GoPro app on my laptop. Hopefully
+ this helps if you're looking for an easy way to migrate lots of footage
+ without manually clicking through the web interface or installing
+ additional software. The only downside is if you're moving a whole lot
+ of footage, it's not nearly as quick as just moving files off the SD
+ card. So I'd shoot for using the adapter to read off the card first and
+ only use this if that's not an option, such as when the camera is
+ mounted and you don't want to move it.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>Some things I would like to change/add:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ Download all image files as well; should be easy, just another
+ <code>--accept</code>
+ </li>
+ <li>Initiate parallel downloads</li>
+ <li>
+ Clean up the directory afterwards so I just have one level of depth
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ I could probably write a quick and dirty shell script to do all of this
+ for me but I use the camera so infrequently that it's probably not even
+ worth it.
+ </p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md b/unix/2019-07-04-the-best-way-to-transfer-gopro-files-with-linux.md
deleted file mode 100644
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-title: The Best Way to Transfer GoPro Files with Linux
-categories:
- - technology
-tags:
- - gopro
- - camera
- - video
- - download
- - linux
- - wireless
-published_date: "2019-07-04 21:54:49 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
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-
-Transferring files off of most cameras to a Linux computer isn't all that
-difficult. The exception is my GoPro Hero 4 Black. For 4th of July week I took
-a bunch of video with the GoPro, approximately 20 MP4 files, about 3GB each.
-The annoying thing about the GoPro's USB interface is you need additional
-software to download everything through the cable. The camera doesn't just show
-up as a USB filesystem that you can mount. The GoPro does have a micro-SD card
-but I was away from home and didn't have any dongles or adapters. Both of these
-solutions also mean taking the camera out of its waterproof case and off of its
-mount. So here's what I did.
-
-GoPro cameras, after the Hero 3, can open up an ad-hoc wireless network that
-lets you browse the GoPro's onboard files through an HTTP server. This means
-you can open your browser and scroll through the files on the camera at an
-intranet address, `10.5.5.9`, and download them one by one by clicking every
-link on every page. If you have a lot of footage on there it kinda sucks. So, I
-opened up the manual for `wget`. I'm sure you could get really fancy with some
-of the options but the only thing I cared about was downloading every single
-MP4 video off of the camera, automatically. I did not want to download any of
-the small video formats or actual HTML files. Here's what I used:
-
-```sh
-wget --recursive --accept "*.MP4" http://10.5.5.9:8080/
-```
-
-This tells `wget` to download all of the files at the GoPro's address
-recursively and skips any that don't have the MP4 extension. Now I've got a
-directory tree with all of my videos in it. And the best part is I didn't have
-to install the dinky GoPro app on my laptop. Hopefully this helps if you're
-looking for an easy way to migrate lots of footage without manually clicking
-through the web interface or installing additional software. The only downside
-is if you're moving a whole lot of footage, it's not nearly as quick as just
-moving files off the SD card. So I'd shoot for using the adapter to read off
-the card first and only use this if that's not an option, such as when the
-camera is mounted and you don't want to move it.
-
-Some things I would like to change/add:
-
-- Download all image files as well; should be easy, just another `--accept`
-- Initiate parallel downloads
-- Clean up the directory afterwards so I just have one level of depth
-
-I could probably write a quick and dirty shell script to do all of this for me
-but I use the camera so infrequently that it's probably not even worth it.
-
-
-
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+ <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" />
+ <meta property="og:title" content="How I Do Data Recovery" />
+ <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
+ <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" />
+ <title>53hornet ➙ How I Do Data Recovery</title>
+ </head>
+
+ <body>
+ <nav>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" />
+ Home
+ </a>
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" />
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+ <li>
+ <a href="/software.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" />
+ Software
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/hosted.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" />
+ Hosted
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" />
+ RSS
+ </a>
+ </li>
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" />
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+ </ul>
+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>How I Do Data Recovery</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ This week Amy plugged in her flash drive to discover that there were no
+ files on it. Weeks before there had been dozens of large cuts of footage
+ that she needed to edit down for work. Hours of recordings were
+ seemingly gone. And the most annoying part was the drive had worked
+ perfectly on several other occasions. Just not now that the footage was
+ actually needed of course. Initially it looked like everything had been
+ wiped clean, however both Amy's Mac and her PC thought the drive was
+ half full. It's overall capacity was 64GB but it showed only about 36GB
+ free. So there still had to be data on there if we could find the right
+ tool to salvage it.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Luckily this wasn't the first time I had to recover accidentally (or
+ magically) deleted files. I had previously done so with some success at
+ my tech support job, for some college friends, and for my in-laws'
+ retired laptops. So I had a pretty clear idea of what to expect. The
+ only trick was finding a tool that knew what files it was looking for.
+ The camera that took the video clips was a Sony and apparently they
+ record into <code>m2ts</code> files, which are kind of a unique format
+ in that they only show up on Blu-Ray discs and Sony camcorders. Enter my
+ favorite two tools for dealing with potentially-destroyed data:
+ <code>ddrescue</code> and <code>photorec</code>.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>DDRescue</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ <code>ddrescue</code> is a godsend of a tool. If you've ever used
+ <code>dd</code> before, forget about it. Use <code>ddrescue</code>. You
+ might as well <code>alias dd=ddrescue</code> because it's that great. By
+ default it has a plethora of additional options, displays the progress
+ as it works, recovers and retries in the event of I/O errors, and does
+ everything that good old <code>dd</code> can do. It's particularly good
+ at protecting partitions or disks that have been corrupted or damaged by
+ rescuing undamaged portions first. Oh, and have you ever had to cancel a
+ <code>dd</code> operation? Did I mention that <code>ddrescue</code> can
+ pause and resume operations? It's that good.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>PhotoRec</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ <code>photorec</code> is probably the best missing file recovery tool
+ I've ever used in my entire life. And I've used quite a few. I've never
+ had as good results as I've had with <code>photorec</code> with other
+ tools like Recuva et. al. And <code>photorec</code> isn't just for
+ photos, it can recover documents (a la Office suite), music, images,
+ config files, and videos (including the very odd
+ <code>m2ts</code> format!). The other nice thing is
+ <code>photorec</code> will work on just about any source. It's also free
+ software which makes me wonder why there are like $50 recovery tools for
+ Windows that look super sketchy.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>In Practice</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ So here's what I did to get Amy's files back. Luckily she didn't write
+ anything out to the drive afterward so the chances (I thought) were
+ pretty good that I would get <em>something</em> back. The first thing I
+ always do is make a full image of whatever media I'm trying to recover
+ from. I do this for a couple of reasons. First of all it's a backup. If
+ something goes wrong during recovery I don't have to worry about the
+ original, fragile media being damaged or wiped. Furthermore, I can work
+ with multiple copies at a time. If it's a large image that means
+ multiple tools or even multiple PCs can work on it at once. It's also
+ just plain faster working off a disk image than a measly flash drive. So
+ I used <code>ddrescue</code> to make an image of Amy's drive.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre><code>
+$ sudo ddrescue /dev/sdb1 amy-lexar.dd
+GNU ddrescue 1.24
+Press Ctrl-C to interrupt
+ ipos: 54198 kB, non-trimmed: 0 B, current rate: 7864 kB/s
+ opos: 54198 kB, non-scraped: 0 B, average rate: 18066 kB/s
+non-tried: 63967 MB, bad-sector: 0 B, error rate: 0 B/s
+ rescued: 54198 kB, bad areas: 0, run time: 2s
+pct rescued: 0.08%, read errors: 0, remaining time: 59m
+ time since last successful read: n/a
+Copying non-tried blocks... Pass 1 (forwards)
+ </code></pre>
+
+ <p>
+ The result was a very large partition image that I could fearlessly play
+ around with.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre>
+ <code>
+$ ll amy-lexar.dd
+-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60G Sep 24 02:45 amy-lexar.dd
+ </code>
+ </pre>
+
+ <p>
+ Then I could run <code>photorec</code> on the image. This brings up a
+ TUI with all of the listed media that I can try and recover from.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre><code>
+$ sudo photorec amy-lexar.dd
+
+PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
+Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
+http://www.cgsecurity.org
+
+ PhotoRec is free software, and
+comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
+
+Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter):
+>Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO)
+
+>[Proceed ] [ Quit ]
+
+Note:
+Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery.
+If a disk listed above has incorrect size, check HD jumper settings, BIOS
+detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers.
+ </code></pre>
+
+ <p>
+ After hitting proceed <code>photorec</code> asks if you want to scan
+ just a particular partition or the whole disk (if you made a whole disk
+ image). I can usually get away with just selecting the partition I know
+ the files are on and starting a search.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre><code>
+PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
+Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
+http://www.cgsecurity.org
+
+Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO)
+
+ Partition Start End Size in sectors
+ Unknown 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [Whole disk]
+> P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME]
+
+>[ Search ] [Options ] [File Opt] [ Quit ]
+ Start file recovery
+ </code></pre>
+
+ <p>
+ Then <code>photorec</code> asks a couple of questions about the
+ formatting of the media. It can usually figure them out all by itself so
+ I just use the default options unless it's way out in left field.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre><code>
+PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
+Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
+http://www.cgsecurity.org
+
+ P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME]
+
+To recover lost files, PhotoRec need to know the filesystem type where the
+file were stored:
+ [ ext2/ext3 ] ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
+>[ Other ] FAT/NTFS/HFS+/ReiserFS/...
+ </code></pre>
+
+ <p>
+ Now this menu is where I don't just go with the default path.
+ <code>photorec</code> will offer to search just unallocated space or the
+ entire partition. I always go for the whole partition here; sometimes
+ I'll get back files that I didn't really care about but more often than
+ not I end up rescuing more data this way. In this scenario searching
+ just unallocated space found no files at all. So I told
+ <code>photorec</code> to search everything.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre><code>
+PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
+Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
+http://www.cgsecurity.org
+
+ P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME]
+
+
+Please choose if all space need to be analysed:
+ [ Free ] Scan for file from FAT32 unallocated space only
+>[ Whole ] Extract files from whole partition
+ </code></pre>
+
+ <p>
+ Now it'll ask where you want to save any files it finds. I threw them
+ all into a directory under home that I could zip up and send to Amy's
+ Mac later.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre><code>
+PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
+
+Please select a destination to save the recovered files.
+Do not choose to write the files to the same partition they were stored on.
+Keys: Arrow keys to select another directory
+ C when the destination is correct
+ Q to quit
+Directory /home/adam
+ drwx------ 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 .
+ drwxr-xr-x 0 0 4096 26-Jan-2019 15:32 ..
+>drwxr-xr-x 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 amy-lexar-recovery
+ </code></pre>
+
+ <p>
+ And then just press <code>C</code>. <code>photrec</code> will start
+ copying all of the files it finds into that directory. It reports what
+ kinds of files it found and how many it was able to locate. I was able
+ to recover all of Amy's lost footage this way, past, along with some
+ straggler files that had been on the drive at one point. This has worked
+ for me many times in the past, both on newer devices like flash drives
+ and on super old, sketchy IDE hard drives. I probably won't ever pay for
+ data recovery unless a drive has been physically damaged in some way. In
+ other words, this software works great for me and I don't foresee the
+ need for anything else out there. It's simple to use and is typically
+ pretty reliable.
+ </p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
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-title: My Preferred Method for Data Recovery
-categories:
- - life
-tags:
- - data
- - file
- - photo
- - recovery
- - linux
- - photorec
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2019-09-28 20:20:05 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
----
-This week Amy plugged in her flash drive to discover that there were no files
-on it. Weeks before there had been dozens of large cuts of footage that she
-needed to edit down for work. Hours of recordings were seemingly gone. And the
-most annoying part was the drive had worked perfectly on several other
-occasions. Just not now that the footage was actually needed of course.
-Initially it looked like everything had been wiped clean, however both Amy's
-Mac and her PC thought the drive was half full. It's overall capacity was 64GB
-but it showed only about 36GB free. So there still had to be data on there if
-we could find the right tool to salvage it.
-
-Luckily this wasn't the first time I had to recover accidentally (or magically)
-deleted files. I had previously done so with some success at my tech support
-job, for some college friends, and for my in-laws' retired laptops. So I had a
-pretty clear idea of what to expect. The only trick was finding a tool that
-knew what files it was looking for. The camera that took the video clips was a
-Sony and apparently they record into `m2ts` files, which are kind of a unique
-format in that they only show up on Blu-Ray discs and Sony camcorders. Enter my
-favorite two tools for dealing with potentially-destroyed data: `ddrescue` and
-`photorec`.
-
-## DDRescue
-
-`ddrescue` is a godsend of a tool. If you've ever used `dd` before, forget
-about it. Use `ddrescue`. You might as well `alias dd=ddrescue` because it's
-that great. By default it has a plethora of additional options, displays the
-progress as it works, recovers and retries in the event of I/O errors, and does
-everything that good old `dd` can do. It's particularly good at protecting
-partitions or disks that have been corrupted or damaged by rescuing undamaged
-portions first. Oh, and have you ever had to cancel a `dd` operation? Did I
-mention that `ddrescue` can pause and resume operations? It's that good.
-
-## PhotoRec
-
-`photorec` is probably the best missing file recovery tool I've ever used in my
-entire life. And I've used quite a few. I've never had as good results as I've
-had with `photorec` with other tools like Recuva et. al. And `photorec` isn't
-just for photos, it can recover documents (a la Office suite), music, images,
-config files, and videos (including the very odd `m2ts` format!). The other
-nice thing is `photorec` will work on just about any source. It's also free
-software which makes me wonder why there are like $50 recovery tools for
-Windows that look super sketchy.
-
-## In Practice
-
-So here's what I did to get Amy's files back. Luckily she didn't write anything
-out to the drive afterward so the chances (I thought) were pretty good that I
-would get *something* back. The first thing I always do is make a full image of
-whatever media I'm trying to recover from. I do this for a couple of reasons.
-First of all it's a backup. If something goes wrong during recovery I don't
-have to worry about the original, fragile media being damaged or wiped.
-Furthermore, I can work with multiple copies at a time. If it's a large image
-that means multiple tools or even multiple PCs can work on it at once. It's
-also just plain faster working off a disk image than a measly flash drive. So I
-used `ddrescue` to make an image of Amy's drive.
-
-```shell
-$ sudo ddrescue /dev/sdb1 amy-lexar.dd
-GNU ddrescue 1.24
-Press Ctrl-C to interrupt
- ipos: 54198 kB, non-trimmed: 0 B, current rate: 7864 kB/s
- opos: 54198 kB, non-scraped: 0 B, average rate: 18066 kB/s
-non-tried: 63967 MB, bad-sector: 0 B, error rate: 0 B/s
- rescued: 54198 kB, bad areas: 0, run time: 2s
-pct rescued: 0.08%, read errors: 0, remaining time: 59m
- time since last successful read: n/a
-Copying non-tried blocks... Pass 1 (forwards)
-```
-
-The result was a very large partition image that I could fearlessly play around
-with.
-
-```shell
-$ ll amy-lexar.dd
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60G Sep 24 02:45 amy-lexar.dd
-```
-
-Then I could run `photorec` on the image. This brings up a TUI with all of the
-listed media that I can try and recover from.
-
-```shell
-$ sudo photorec amy-lexar.dd
-
-PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
-Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
-http://www.cgsecurity.org
-
- PhotoRec is free software, and
-comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
-
-Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter):
->Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO)
-
->[Proceed ] [ Quit ]
-
-Note:
-Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery.
-If a disk listed above has incorrect size, check HD jumper settings, BIOS
-detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers.
-```
-
-After hitting proceed `photorec` asks if you want to scan just a particular
-partition or the whole disk (if you made a whole disk image). I can usually get
-away with just selecting the partition I know the files are on and starting a
-search.
-
-```shell
-PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
-Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
-http://www.cgsecurity.org
-
-Disk amy-lexar.dd - 64 GB / 59 GiB (RO)
-
- Partition Start End Size in sectors
- Unknown 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [Whole disk]
-> P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME]
-
->[ Search ] [Options ] [File Opt] [ Quit ]
- Start file recovery
-```
-
-Then `photorec` asks a couple of questions about the formatting of the media.
-It can usually figure them out all by itself so I just use the default options
-unless it's way out in left field.
-
-```shell
-PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
-Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
-http://www.cgsecurity.org
-
- P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME]
-
-To recover lost files, PhotoRec need to know the filesystem type where the
-file were stored:
- [ ext2/ext3 ] ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
->[ Other ] FAT/NTFS/HFS+/ReiserFS/...
-```
-
-Now this menu is where I don't just go with the default path. `photorec` will
-offer to search just unallocated space or the entire partition. I always go for
-the whole partition here; sometimes I'll get back files that I didn't really
-care about but more often than not I end up rescuing more data this way. In
-this scenario searching just unallocated space found no files at all. So I told
-`photorec` to search everything.
-
-```shell
-PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
-Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
-http://www.cgsecurity.org
-
- P FAT32 0 0 1 7783 139 4 125042656 [NO NAME]
-
-
-Please choose if all space need to be analysed:
- [ Free ] Scan for file from FAT32 unallocated space only
->[ Whole ] Extract files from whole partition
-```
-
-Now it'll ask where you want to save any files it finds. I threw them all into
-a directory under home that I could zip up and send to Amy's Mac later.
-
-```shell
-PhotoRec 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
-
-Please select a destination to save the recovered files.
-Do not choose to write the files to the same partition they were stored on.
-Keys: Arrow keys to select another directory
- C when the destination is correct
- Q to quit
-Directory /home/adam
- drwx------ 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 .
- drwxr-xr-x 0 0 4096 26-Jan-2019 15:32 ..
->drwxr-xr-x 1000 1000 4096 28-Sep-2019 12:10 amy-lexar-recovery
-```
-
-And then just press `C`. `photrec` will start copying all of the files it finds
-into that directory. It reports what kinds of files it found and how many it
-was able to locate. I was able to recover all of Amy's lost footage this way,
-past, along with some straggler files that had been on the drive at one point.
-This has worked for me many times in the past, both on newer devices like flash
-drives and on super old, sketchy IDE hard drives. I probably won't ever pay for
-data recovery unless a drive has been physically damaged in some way. In other
-words, this software works great for me and I don't foresee the need for
-anything else out there. It's simple to use and is typically pretty reliable.
-
-
-
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+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>Now This is a Minimal Install!</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ I just got done configuring Poudriere on Freebsd 12.1-RELEASE. The
+ awesome thing about it is it allows you to configure and maintain your
+ own package repository. All of the ports and their dependencies are
+ built from source with personalized options. That means that I can
+ maintain my own repo of just the packages I need with just the
+ compile-time options I need. For example, for the Nvidia driver set I
+ disabled all Wayland related flags. I use Xorg so there was no need to
+ have that functionality built in.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Compile times are pretty long but I hope to change that by upgrading my
+ home server to FreeBSD as well (from Ubuntu Server). Then I can
+ configure poudriere to serve up a ports tree and my own pkg repo from
+ there. The server is a lot faster than my laptop and will build packages
+ way faster, and I'll be able to use those packages on both the server
+ and my laptop and any jails I have running. Jails (and ZFS) also make
+ poudriere really cool to use as all of the building is done inside a
+ jail. When the time comes I can just remove the jail and poudriere ports
+ tree from my laptop and update pkg to point to my web server.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ This is, as I understand it, the sane way to do package management in
+ FreeBSD. The binary package repo is basically the ports tree
+ pre-assembled with default options. Sometimes those packages are
+ compiled without functionality that most users don't need. In those
+ situations, you're forced to use ports. The trouble is you're not really
+ supposed to mix ports and binary packages. The reason, again as I
+ understand it, is because ports are updated more frequently. So binary
+ packages and ports can have different dependency versions, which can
+ sometimes break compatibility on an upgrade. Most FreeBSD users
+ recommend installing everything with ports (which is just a make install
+ inside the local tree) but then you lose the package management features
+ that come with pkg. Poudriere lets you kind of do both by creating your
+ "own personal binary repo" out of a list of preconfigured, pre-built
+ ports.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>FreeBSD rocks.</p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
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-categories:
- - technology
- - unix
-tags:
- - FreeBSD
- - packages
- - poudriere
- - saneness
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2020-07-26 15:21:13 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: false
----
-Now this is a minimal install!
-
-I just got done configuring Poudriere on Freebsd 12.1-RELEASE. The awesome
-thing about it is it allows you to configure and maintain your own package
-repository. All of the ports and their dependencies are built from source with
-personalized options. That means that I can maintain my own repo of just the
-packages I need with just the compile-time options I need. For example, for the
-Nvidia driver set I disabled all Wayland related flags. I use Xorg so there was
-no need to have that functionality built in.
-
-Compile times are pretty long but I hope to change that by upgrading my home
-server to FreeBSD as well (from Ubuntu Server). Then I can configure poudriere
-to serve up a ports tree and my own pkg repo from there. The server is a lot
-faster than my laptop and will build packages way faster, and I'll be able to
-use those packages on both the server and my laptop and any jails I have
-running. Jails (and ZFS) also make poudriere really cool to use as all of the
-building is done inside a jail. When the time comes I can just remove the jail
-and poudriere ports tree from my laptop and update pkg to point to my web
-server.
-
-This is, as I understand it, the sane way to do package management in FreeBSD.
-The binary package repo is basically the ports tree pre-assembled with default
-options. Sometimes those packages are compiled without functionality that most
-users don't need. In those situations, you're forced to use ports. The trouble
-is you're not really supposed to mix ports and binary packages. The reason,
-again as I understand it, is because ports are updated more frequently. So
-binary packages and ports can have different dependency versions, which can
-sometimes break compatibility on an upgrade. Most FreeBSD users recommend
-installing everything with ports (which is just a make install inside the local
-tree) but then you lose the package management features that come with pkg.
-Poudriere lets you kind of do both by creating your "own personal binary repo"
-out of a list of preconfigured, pre-built ports.
-
-FreeBSD rocks.
-
-
-
-
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+<html>
+ <head>
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" />
+ <meta charset="utf-8" />
+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+ <meta
+ property="og:description"
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+ />
+ <meta property="og:image" content="/includes/images/logo_diag.png" />
+ <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" />
+ <meta property="og:title" content="All PDF Readers/Editors Suck" />
+ <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
+ <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" />
+ <title>53hornet ➙ All PDF Readers/Editors Suck</title>
+ </head>
+
+ <body>
+ <nav>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" />
+ Home
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/about.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" />
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+ </a>
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+ <li>
+ <a href="/software.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" />
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+ </li>
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+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>All PDF Readers/Editors Suck</h1>
+
+ <p>All PDF editors/mergers/tools either:</p>
+
+ <ol>
+ <li>Cost hundreds of dollars</li>
+ <li>Require uploading private documents to a server for processing</li>
+ <li>Leave watermarks or charge you for "pro" features</li>
+ <li>Are blatant malware</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ <p>
+ Except mupdf and mutool, which are absolutely amazing and I can't live
+ without them.
+ </p>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
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-is_draft: true
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-
-All PDF editors/mergers/tools either:
-
-1. Cost hundreds of dollars
-1. Require uploading private documents to a server for processing
-1. Leave watermarks or charge you for "pro" features
-1. Are blatant malware
-
-Except mupdf and mutool, which are absolutely amazing.
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-title: The Quest for Automated BluRay Ripping
-categories: []
-tags: []
-layout: post.liquid
-is_draft: true
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+ <head>
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" />
+ <meta charset="utf-8" />
+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+ <meta
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+ />
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+ <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" />
+ <meta
+ property="og:title"
+ content="How to Start and Drive a Hudson Hornet"
+ />
+ <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
+ <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" />
+ <title>53hornet ➙ How to Start and Drive a Hudson Hornet</title>
+ </head>
+
+ <body>
+ <nav>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" />
+ Home
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/about.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" />
+ About
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/software.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" />
+ Software
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/hosted.html">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" />
+ Hosted
+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml">
+ <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" />
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+ </a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
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+ <img src="/includes/icons/at.svg" />
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+ </a>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </nav>
+
+ <article>
+ <h1>How to Start and Drive a Hudson Hornet</h1>
+
+ <p class="description">
+ My understanding is there are a lot of people out there for whom driving
+ a car from the mid-20th century is an oddity, a curiosity, or a life
+ experience they can't relate to. This is for the non-experts, and
+ non-Hudsonites to get an idea of what it's like.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ There are some significant differences between driving the Hornet and
+ most other cars you come across today. Some of them are just because
+ there are sixty-six years between the Hudson and the 2019 model year.
+ Others are Hudson-specific. Many people who I've talked to have said
+ that they would feel intimidated driving my car (whether that's because
+ of its perceived complexity or obvious value to me). So, for those who
+ just want to know how it's done: here is how you start and drive a
+ Hudson Hornet.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>The Gauge Cluster, Switches, and Controls</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Open the door, slide onto the bench seat, and sit behind the [massive]
+ steering wheel. For those who haven't experienced it before, it feels
+ like you have a whole lot of room at your disposal, almost like there
+ <em>should</em> be more matter occupying the space around you. In front
+ of you is probably the shiniest dashboard you've ever seen. It's simple,
+ and probably slightly familiar.
+ </p>
+ <p>From left to right above the steering wheel you have:</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ A speedometer that tops out at 120 mph (with 99K odometer inside)
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Fuel and coolant temperature gauges (and two dummy lights; more on
+ those later)
+ </li>
+ <li>A clock</li>
+ <li>An AM radio</li>
+ <li>A glove compartment</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>From left to right under the steering wheel you have:</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>A 2-speed wiper control knob</li>
+ <li>A weather control (heater) temperature slider</li>
+ <li>A 2-speed weather control fan knob</li>
+ <li>The ignition barrel</li>
+ <li>A headlight switch</li>
+ <li>
+ A cigarette-lighter (the owner's manual calls it a cigar lighter!)
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ Also, underneath the dashboard on the left there is a parking brake
+ handle and hood latch release and on the right there is an arm which
+ raises and lowers the fresh air cowl vent. Think of it as "recirculate"
+ in more modern vehicles. If you're looking for the turn signal lever
+ it's the tiny stick to the left of the steering wheel. The indicator is
+ the little yellow light on the far left of the dash. There's only one so
+ it flashes when you're signalling left or right. We also added our own
+ air conditioning system, something Hudsons never came with from the
+ factory.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Dual-Range Hydramatic</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ The first thing that might confuse some folks when they first see the
+ car running is the shift lever. Many Hornets came with three-speed
+ manual transmissions that were shifted from the column (overdrive was an
+ option). However, lots of owners paid extra for the optional "Dual-range
+ Hydramatic", a fully automatic transmission from General Motors. Truly,
+ this car has a 4-speed automatic that requires no manual shifting during
+ normal use, making it that much easier to take a boatload of people to
+ get milkshakes.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Behind the steering wheel is a shift indicator that deviates from the
+ "PRNDL" pattern most folks are familiar with. From left to right (shift
+ arm fully at the top to arm fully towards the bottom), the 'gears' are:
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>N (Neutral)</li>
+ <li>4-Dr (Drive, all four speeds)</li>
+ <li>3-Dr (Drive, three speeds only)</li>
+ <li>Lo (Low gear)</li>
+ <li>R (Reverse)</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ Neutral isn't just a mid-way point between reverse and drive in this
+ car. It's a necessity. With automatic Hornets (and Hydramatics in
+ general), neutral is used to start the car. There is an electric lockout
+ preventing the car from being started in any gear but neutral, so you do
+ have to put the car in neutral before you turn the key (if you're on a
+ hill put your foot on the brake or engage the parking brake).
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Drive is split into 4-Dr and 3-Dr, which basically decides whether the
+ transmission utilizes high gear. In the owner's manual, Hudson
+ recommends using 3-Dr for driving around town (as the low RPMs delivered
+ by high gear means unnecessary shifting in and out of 4th gear) and 4-Dr
+ for highway driving. It really depends on what speed you're going to be
+ driving at but there isn't anything wrong with driving around in 4 all
+ the time. I typically leave it in 4th at sustained speeds above 45MPH.
+ You can switch between these gears any time while moving.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Low gear basically locks the transmission in 2nd gear so you don't spin
+ the wheels. The owner's manual says this is for pulling out of sand or
+ dirt if you get stuck.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Reverse works just about how you might expect but with an added catch:
+ if the engine is off it acts as park. That's right. When you turn the
+ car off you can put it in reverse and the transmission will engage a
+ lock pin to prevent the car from rolling. You can't start the car in
+ this gear because of the lockout however so you have to shift into
+ neutral to start the car. So for starting, put it in neutral, for
+ stopping, put it in reverse.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Choke and Gas</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ For cold starts, our Hornet (and I believe this was common for other
+ Hudsons of the time) is equipped with an automatic 2-stage choke. Push
+ the pedal all the way to the floor once to set the choke. After the car
+ has started and has warmed up, kick the gas quickly to the floor and
+ release to cancel the choke.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ For warm starts the engine doesn't need the choke but likes to be given
+ just a little bit of gas while cranking.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>The Keys, Ignition, and Warning Lights</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Hudsons like mine come with two keys. The octagonal one is for starting
+ the car, it's used in the ignition. The round one is used for the door
+ and trunk locks (and I believe in my case the glove box). My
+ understanding is this is actually reversed from the majority of Hudsons
+ and is due to a locksmith error at one point or another.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The ignition switch sits so that the teeth of the key enter vertically.
+ Turning the key left powers accessories like the radio. Turning the key
+ right once switches the car to "ON" which will allow the engine to be
+ started and remain running.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Here's where some things may vary depending on the year of the car. For
+ '51 Hornets, there's a separate starter button located all the way on
+ the left control pod. For these cars, you put the key in and turn it to
+ "ON", and then press and hold the button until the car has started up.
+ For '52 Hornets onwards, the ignition switch also activates the starter
+ if you turn the key past "ON" (like in most modern vehicles).
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ If you turn the key to "ON" you'll see two red warning lights appear on
+ the dash next to the indicators marked "AMP" and "OIL". These are
+ [alternator] charging status and oil pressure status lights. Our car is
+ equipped with a 12-V alternator system so the AMP light really comes on
+ if there is low voltage while the oil pressure light comes on when
+ there's low oil pressure. These lights will only appear with engine off,
+ key "ON" or if something has gone very wrong.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Starting and Driving</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ So now that I've gone over the basics of all the components, here is the
+ normal starting procedure. It actually varies depending on whether the
+ engine has been warmed up. That's life with carburetors.
+ </p>
+
+ <h3>From cold:</h3>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ Put your foot on the brake, and shift the lever into neutral. Just
+ push it vertically, pulling towards you slightly if you need to.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Push the gas pedal all the way to the floor once and let your foot
+ back up again to set the choke.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Put the key in the ignition and start the car (the "AMP" and "OIL"
+ lights should switch off.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Wait for the engine to smooth out so you know that it's warm enough to
+ cancel the choke, and kick the gas pedal once to cancel it. (If the
+ RPMs are still higher than idle then it's not quite at operating
+ temperature yet)
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Pull the shifter down into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the
+ parking brake by twisting the handle towards the steering wheel
+ </li>
+ <li>Let off the brake and you're off!</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h3>From warm:</h3>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Put your foot on the brake and shift into neutral.</li>
+ <li>
+ While giving just a little bit of gas, start the car. Both warning
+ lights should disappear. When the engine fires up you can let off the
+ gas and let it idle.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Pull the shifter into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the parking
+ brake by twisting the handle towards the steering wheel.
+ </li>
+ <li>Done.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h2>Stopping and parking</h2>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ Hold your foot on the brake and twist the parking brake handle towards
+ the door of the car, and pull it towards you
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ When you're ready to shut off the engine, you can shift it into either
+ neutral or reverse and turn the key off. Shift it into reverse if you
+ haven't already to lock the transmission.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ Note: I usually engage the parking brake AND put the car in reverse,
+ just to be safe. If you had to pick one however I would use the
+ transmission in case you're on a steep hill and your brakes fail for
+ whatever reason.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ And there you have it! Not much is different from most cars around today
+ but there are one or two quirks (more about old cars than about Hudsons
+ in particular). The only major thing to keep track of while driving is
+ that you have no power steering, so get ready to anticipate turns sooner
+ and use more of the wheel with every turn.
+ </p>
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- - hornet
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-
-My understanding is there are a lot of people out there for whom driving a car
-from the mid-20th century is an oddity, a curiosity, or a life experience they
-can't relate to. It's hard to capture what the actual experience is like in
-words (hopefully my YouTube channel does a better job) but I think instead I
-can do my best here to walk through the procedure of actually *operating* a
-Hudson Hornet.
-
-There are some significant differences between driving the Hornet and most
-other cars you come across today. Some of them are just because there are
-sixty-six years between the Hudson and the 2019 model year. Others are
-Hudson-specific. Many people who I've talked to have said that they would feel
-intimidated driving my car (whether that's because of its perceived complexity
-or obvious value to me). So, for those who just want to know how it's done:
-here is how you start and drive a Hudson Hornet.
-
-# The Gauge Cluster, Switches, and Controls
-
-Open the door, slide onto the bench seat, and sit behind the [massive] steering
-wheel. For those who haven't experienced it before, it feels like you have a
-whole lot of room at your disposal, almost like there *should* be more matter
-occupying the space around you. In front of you is probably the shiniest
-dashboard you've ever seen. It's simple, and probably slightly familiar.
-
-From left to right above the steering wheel you have:
-
-- A speedometer that tops out at 120 mph (with 99K odometer inside)
-- Fuel and coolant temperature gauges (and two warning lights; more on those
- later)
-- A mechanical, electrically-wound clock
-- An AM radio
-- A glove compartment
-
-From left to right under the steering wheel you have:
-
-- A 2-speed wiper control knob
-- A weather control (heater) temperature slider
-- A 2-speed weather control fan knob
-- The ignition barrel
-- A headlight switch
-- A cigar-lighter (yes, cigar. Check out the owner's manual)
-
-Also, underneath the dashboard on the left there is a parking brake handle and
-hood latch release and on the right there is an arm which raises and lowers the
-fresh air cowl vent. Think of it as "recirculate" in more modern vehicles. If
-you're looking for the turn signal lever it's the tiny stick to the left of the
-steering wheel. The indicator is the little yellow light on the far left of the
-dash. There's only one so it flashes when you're signalling left or right. We
-also added our own air conditioning system, something Hudsons never came with
-from the factory.
-
-# Dual-Range Hydramatic
-
-The first thing that might confuse some folks when they first see the car
-running is the shift lever. Many Hornets came with three-speed manual
-transmissions that were shifted from the column (overdrive was an option).
-However, lots of owners paid extra for the optional "Dual-range Hydramatic", a
-fully automatic transmission from General Motors. Truly, this car has a 4-speed
-automatic that requires no manual shifting during normal use, making it that
-much easier to take a boatload of people to get milkshakes.
-
-Behind the steering wheel is a shift indicator that deviates from the "PRNDL"
-pattern most folks are familiar with. From left to right (shift arm fully at
-the top to arm fully towards the bottom), the 'gears' are:
-
-- N (Neutral)
-- 4-Dr (Drive, all four speeds)
-- 3-Dr (Drive, three speeds only)
-- Lo (Low gear)
-- R (Reverse)
-
-Neutral isn't just a mid-way point between reverse and drive in this car. It's
-a necessity. With automatic Hornets (and Hydramatics in general), neutral is
-used to start the car. There is an electric lockout preventing the car from
-being started in any gear but neutral, so you do have to put the car in neutral
-before you turn the key (if you're on a hill put your foot on the brake or
-engage the parking brake).
-
-Drive is split into 4-Dr and 3-Dr, which basically decides whether the
-transmission utilizes high gear. In the owner's manual, Hudson recommends using
-3-Dr for driving around town (as the low RPMs delivered by high gear means
-unnecessary shifting in and out of 4th gear) and 4-Dr for highway driving. It
-really depends on what speed you're going to be driving at but there isn't
-anything wrong with driving around in 4 all the time. I typically leave it in
-4th at sustained speeds above 45MPH. You can switch between these gears any
-time while moving.
-
-Low gear basically locks the transmission in 2nd gear so you don't spin the
-wheels. The owner's manual says this is for pulling out of sand or dirt if you
-get stuck.
-
-Reverse works just about how you might expect but with an added catch: if the
-engine is off it acts as park. That's right. When you turn the car off you can
-put it in reverse and the transmission will engage a lock pin to prevent the
-car from rolling. You can't start the car in this gear because of the lockout
-however so you have to shift into neutral to start the car. So for starting,
-put it in neutral, for stopping, put it in reverse.
-
-# Choke and Gas
-
-For cold starts, our Hornet (and I believe this was common for other Hudsons of
-the time) is equipped with an automatic 2-stage choke. Push the pedal all the
-way to the floor once to set the choke. After the car has started and has
-warmed up, kick the gas quickly to the floor and release to cancel the choke.
-
-For warm starts the engine doesn't need the choke but likes to be given just a
-little bit of gas while cranking.
-
-# The Keys, Ignition, and Warning Lights
-
-Hudsons like mine come with two keys. The octagonal one is for starting the
-car, it's used in the ignition. The round one is used for the door and trunk
-locks (and I believe in my case the glove box). My understanding is this is
-actually reversed from the majority of Hudsons and is due to a locksmith error
-at one point or another.
-
-The ignition switch sits so that the teeth of the key enter vertically. Turning
-the key left powers accessories like the radio. Turning the key right once
-switches the car to "ON" which will allow the engine to be started and remain
-running.
-
-Here's where some things may vary depending on the year of the car. For '51
-Hornets, there's a separate starter button located all the way on the left
-control pod. For these cars, you put the key in and turn it to "ON", and then
-press and hold the button until the car has started up. For '52 Hornets
-onwards, the ignition switch also activates the starter if you turn the key
-past "ON" (like in most modern vehicles).
-
-If you turn the key to "ON" you'll see two red warning lights appear on the
-dash next to the indicators marked "AMP" and "OIL". These are [alternator]
-charging status and oil pressure status lights. Our car is equipped with a 12-V
-alternator system so the AMP light really comes on if there is low voltage
-while the oil pressure light comes on when there's low oil pressure. These
-lights will only appear with engine off, key "ON" or if something has gone very
-wrong.
-
-# Starting and Driving
-
-So now that I've gone over the basics of all the components, here is the normal
-starting procedure. It actually varies depending on whether the engine has been
-warmed up. That's life with carburetors.
-
-## From cold:
-
-- Put your foot on the brake, and shift the lever into neutral. Just push it
- vertically, pulling towards you slightly if you need to.
-- Push the gas pedal all the way to the floor once and let your foot back up
- again to set the choke.
-- Put the key in the ignition and start the car (the "AMP" and "OIL" lights
- should switch off.
-- Wait for the engine to smooth out so you know that it's warm enough to cancel
- the choke, and kick the gas pedal once to cancel it. (If the RPMs are still
-higher than idle then it's not quite at operating temperature yet)
-- Pull the shifter down into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the parking brake
- by twisting the handle towards the steering wheel
-- Let off the brake and you're off!
-
-## From warm:
-
-- Put your foot on the brake and shift into neutral.
-- While giving just a little bit of gas, start the car. Both warning lights
- should disappear. When the engine fires up you can let off the gas and let it
-idle.
-- Pull the shifter into 4-Dr or 3-Dr (or R), and release the parking brake by
- twisting the handle towards the steering wheel.
-- Done.
-
-# Stopping and parking
-
-- Hold your foot on the brake and twist the parking brake handle towards the
- door of the car, and pull it towards you
-- When you're ready to shut off the engine, you can shift it into either
- neutral or reverse and turn the key off. Shift it into reverse if you haven't
-already to lock the transmission.
-
-Note: I usually engage the parking brake AND put the car in reverse, just to be
-safe. If you had to pick one however I would use the transmission in case
-you're on a steep hill and your brakes fail for whatever reason.
-
-And there you have it! Not much is different from most cars around today but
-there are one or two quirks (more about old cars than about Hudsons in
-particular). The only major thing to keep track of while driving is that you
-have no power steering, so get ready to anticipate turns sooner and use more of
-the wheel with every turn.
-
-
-
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+ <h1>YABS: Yet Another Bad Shop</h1>
+ <p>
+ Today I received a text message from a local mechanic/auto shop asking
+ me to leave them a Google review. It was an automated message from a
+ shop that I know well and have used many times in the past.
+ Unfortunately, I have had several poor experiences (at the time they
+ seemed horrific) with them in the past year and I can honestly say
+ they'll never receive my business again. Now I could have used this as
+ an opportunity to leave them an anonymous nasty-gram but instead I'm
+ going to do the opposite. I'm going to write about everything I don't
+ like about them without telling you who they are or hiding who I am. Why
+ would I do that? Well for one, they were an excellent shop for many
+ years. I believe a recent change in management is to blame and I'm not
+ going to ruin their chances of making a comeback (because frankly I
+ would like for them to rebound). And secondly, I don't believe in
+ hiding. This page and its author are public knowledge. Now, in no
+ particular order: a sample of awful work from yet another bad shop.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Mom's Truck -- Balls Out</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Mom's truck is a 2007 Chrysler Aspen that she loves very much. Dad does
+ a whole lot of work on it himself (the both of us do pretty much
+ everything we can in-house so long as we have the right equipment).
+ We've been taking her truck into this shop for years because we've found
+ them to be reliable, efficient, and economical. As I said before, at
+ some point in their recent history they changed hands -- either
+ ownership or management, I can't remember which. It was around this time
+ that Dad decided to overhaul Mom's front suspension. He replaced the
+ ball joints, tie rod ends, and a few other worn out parts. He then did
+ his own best-guess front-end alignment, but left everything loose so
+ that YABS could finish up the alignment and tighten everything. Now read
+ that again because it's important. Dad did his own alignment in our
+ driveway (as a cost-saving measure), got it decently close, but then
+ instructed this shop to finish the job and tighten everything up.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Now here's where things fall apart. This shop full of professional
+ mechanics took one look at the alignment Dad did and decided it was good
+ enough. Hooray for Dad and supernatural mechanical skills, but the shop
+ didn't even touch the car. They called Dad back to come pick up the car,
+ telling him it was already good to go. They never tightened a thing,
+ even after Dad explicitly told them everything was loose and needed to
+ be tightened but they didn't to touch a thing. So what happened? Dad
+ picked up the car assuming everything was A-OK and Mom drove the car for
+ about a week before the two front tires wore down so badly they had to
+ be replaced immediately. Everything fell out of alignment as things
+ loosened further and further and the tires wore unevenly until they
+ ripped themselves to shreds. The worst part? These weren't tires with 6+
+ years on them. These were brand new tires. So YABS got to install two
+ more front tires and then tighten everything. They did not cover the
+ costs, presumably because it was Dad who had done the alignment. Strike
+ one.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Friend's Minivan -- Crude Necessities</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ A good friend of ours drives a 2005-2006 Chrysler Town and Country. It
+ was actually Mom's car before upgrading to the Aspen (the minivan was
+ perfect in every way but it couldn't tow). Our friend has been using
+ YABS for just a long as we have. Once again, things started getting
+ kinda strange after several years of good service. She started getting
+ charged extra for simple repairs she had them doing very consistently.
+ They also started tacking on extra items for routine jobs. She would go
+ in for an inspection and they would claim she needed a new Part X. Now
+ this in and of itself isn't an uncommon or even strange request to make.
+ As cars age they need things and sometimes you don't know what they need
+ until you visit a professional mechanic. They remember the things you
+ forget about.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ One day they did all the forgetting, and they forgot a pretty important,
+ nay, crucial engine component: motor oil. Our friend took her minivan
+ into YABS for a routine oil change. Good diligence on her part. And
+ she's not the type to do that change on her own. She's too old to get
+ under a car anyway (no offense!). So she took the van to YABS and they
+ did a job they've done thousands of times: drain oil, replaced the
+ filter, and gave her back the car. Easy peasy right? Now I know I'm not
+ a professional but I'm thinking someone might have wanted to
+ double-check that several quarts of synthetic had left the shop shelf
+ and gone into the car they just backed out of the bay door. Now this
+ part of the story I'm a little fuzzy on so take it with a large, heaping
+ grain of salt, but I can say for a fact that they failed to
+ <em>completely</em> refill the engine oil before returning her car.
+ Supposedly there was enough in there such that the minivan survived long
+ enough for them to realize it before she drove off.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Monty, My 2013 Ford Focus -- Nut Allergy</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ I decided to give YABS another try after a long leave of absence. I
+ needed new tires all around for my daily driver. I also needed an
+ inspection and an alignment. A simple set of tasks for any shop (you see
+ where this is going). I initially tried to go to another local shop but
+ they were all out of the tires I was looking to get so I caved and went
+ to YABS. About halfway through the job they gave me a call and told me
+ they had some bad news. They said that there were some issues getting
+ the lug nuts off my wheels and that they had all been stripped, warped,
+ or otherwise destroyed in the process. They told me the only fix was to
+ get new ones from a supplier in town for about $160. Keep in mind the
+ entire job (inspection, tires, etc.) was going to cost $650.
+ Furthermore, dad and I had no problem getting those lug nuts off and
+ back on again just a few weeks prior when we changed the transmission
+ fluid.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmo
+ over the phone told me this is typical of Fords and Chryslers these days
+ and that they'd like to keep my lug nuts for a class action lawsuit
+ they're participating in. Now why on Earth would any sane mechanic, with
+ full knowledge they are dealing with a defective set of lug nuts, take a
+ high power impact wrench to those wheels without speaking with the owner
+ about it first? Smelled fishy to me honestly. But what was I gonna do?
+ Dad went out and grabbed twenty new lug nuts for cheaper than they
+ wanted to sell them for.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're
+ smooth and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made
+ in the USA, which is very important to me. 10/10 would recommend.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Ol' Blue -- Tunnel Vision</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ This was the real kicker. And this one doesn't really have any trailing
+ narrative. I got four new tires on Ol' Blue, my 1953 Hudson Hornet. They
+ were delivered to our house: four brand new Diamond Back wide white wall
+ radials. Super nice tires, with a super nice road hazard warranty (as a
+ side note I totally recommend you
+ <a href="https://dbtires.com/">check out Diamond Back's website</a> if
+ you're looking for white wall radials). So we brought the car to YABS
+ with the new tires and asked them to mount them on the car.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ When we went to pick up the car everything looked great and I drove off.
+ I made it all the way to the Monitor Merrimack Memorial Bridge Tunnel
+ before I heard a loud rattling and a bang. I looked in the rear-view
+ mirror and swore I could see my precious hubcap rolling off to eternity.
+ When they replaced the hubcaps they didn't fully press one of them on.
+ And it's not that difficult. These hub caps are very secure when pressed
+ on the rim, we've never had problems with them. Oh and we're talking
+ about Hudson hubcaps that came with the car, and aren't super easy to
+ find. And I couldn't stop to get out and grab it because I was right at
+ the mouth of the tunnel. We went back later to try and see it but we
+ couldn't. And it was probably destroyed getting thrown from the car
+ anyways.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The worst part is, the hubcap took a chunk out of my white wall on its
+ way out from under the wheel skirt. So the day I got the tires I had to
+ take a picture and redeem my road hazard warranty. Luckily, Diamond Back
+ were true to their word and sent me a new one no questions asked. The
+ beat up tire is now my spare.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Not All Bad</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Like I said before, YABS used to be a very nice shop with friendly
+ people that did good work. And they didn't charge exorbitant prices for
+ their work. Times have changed, and I believe management has as well.
+ I've stopped visiting their shop completely. I found a new one that I
+ trust and will be taking all of my cars to. They've already done a
+ safety inspection on Ol' Blue and didn't put up a fuss. They're clean
+ and friendly and don't seem to be out to screw me. But as with
+ everything else, your mileage may vary.
+ </p>
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-title: YABS - Yet Another Bad Shop
-categories:
- - automotive
-tags:
- - yabs
- - sucky
- - auto
- - repair
- - shops
-published_date: "2019-07-04 22:12:46 +0000"
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-
-Today I received a text message from a local mechanic/auto shop asking me to
-leave them a Google review. It was an automated message from a shop that I know
-well and have used many times in the past. Unfortunately, I have had several
-poor experiences (at the time they seemed horrific) with them in the past year
-and I can honestly say they'll never receive my business again. Now I could
-have used this as an opportunity to leave them an anonymous nasty-gram but
-instead I'm going to do the opposite. I'm going to write about everything I
-don't like about them without telling you who they are or hiding who I am. Why
-would I do that? Well for one, they were an excellent shop for many years. I
-believe a recent change in management is to blame and I'm not going to ruin
-their chances of making a comeback (because frankly I would like for them to
-rebound). And secondly, I don't believe in hiding. This page and its author are
-public knowledge. Now, in no particular order: a sample of awful work from yet
-another bad shop.
-
-# Mom's Truck -- Balls Out
-
-Mom's truck is a 2007 Chrysler Aspen that she loves very much. Dad does a whole
-lot of work on it himself (the both of us do pretty much everything we can
-in-house so long as we have the right equipment). We've been taking her truck
-into this shop for years because we've found them to be reliable, efficient,
-and economical. As I said before, at some point in their recent history they
-changed hands -- either ownership or management, I can't remember which. It was
-around this time that Dad decided to overhaul Mom's front suspension. He
-replaced the ball joints, tie rod ends, and a few other worn out parts. He then
-did his own best-guess front-end alignment, but left everything loose so that
-YABS could finish up the alignment and tighten everything. Now read that again
-because it's important. Dad did his own alignment in our driveway (as a
-cost-saving measure), got it decently close, but then instructed this shop to
-finish the job and tighten everything up.
-
-Now here's where things fall apart. This shop full of professional mechanics
-took one look at the alignment Dad did and decided it was good enough. Hooray
-for Dad and supernatural mechanical skills, but the shop didn't even touch the
-car. They called Dad back to come pick up the car, telling him it was already
-good to go. They never tightened a thing, even after Dad explicitly told them
-everything was loose and needed to be tightened but they didn't to touch a
-thing. So what happened? Dad picked up the car assuming everything was A-OK and
-Mom drove the car for about a week before the two front tires wore down so
-badly they had to be replaced immediately. Everything fell out of alignment as
-things loosened further and further and the tires wore unevenly until they
-ripped themselves to shreds. The worst part? These weren't tires with 6+ years
-on them. These were brand new tires. So YABS got to install two more front
-tires and then tighten everything. They did not cover the costs, presumably
-because it was Dad who had done the alignment. Strike one.
-
-# Friend's Minivan -- Crude Necessities
-
-A good friend of ours drives a 2005-2006 Chrysler Town and Country. It was
-actually Mom's car before upgrading to the Aspen (the minivan was perfect in
-every way but it couldn't tow). Our friend has been using YABS for just a long
-as we have. Once again, things started getting kinda strange after several
-years of good service. She started getting charged extra for simple repairs she
-had them doing very consistently. They also started tacking on extra items for
-routine jobs. She would go in for an inspection and they would claim she needed
-a new Part X. Now this in and of itself isn't an uncommon or even strange
-request to make. As cars age they need things and sometimes you don't know what
-they need until you visit a professional mechanic. They remember the things you
-forget about.
-
-One day they did all the forgetting, and they forgot a pretty important, nay,
-crucial engine component: motor oil. Our friend took her minivan into YABS for
-a routine oil change. Good diligence on her part. And she's not the type to do
-that change on her own. She's too old to get under a car anyway (no offense!).
-So she took the van to YABS and they did a job they've done thousands of times:
-drain oil, replaced the filter, and gave her back the car. Easy peasy right?
-Now I know I'm not a professional but I'm thinking someone might have wanted to
-double-check that several quarts of synthetic had left the shop shelf and gone
-into the car they just backed out of the bay door. Now this part of the story
-I'm a little fuzzy on so take it with a large, heaping grain of salt, but I can
-say for a fact that they failed to *completely* refill the engine oil before
-returning her car. Supposedly there was enough in there such that the minivan
-survived long enough for them to realize it before she drove off.
-
-# Monty, My 2013 Ford Focus -- Nut Allergy
-
-I decided to give YABS another try after a long leave of absence. I needed new
-tires all around for my daily driver. I also needed an inspection and an
-alignment. A simple set of tasks for any shop (you see where this is going). I
-initially tried to go to another local shop but they were all out of the tires
-I was looking to get so I caved and went to YABS. About halfway through the job
-they gave me a call and told me they had some bad news. They said that there
-were some issues getting the lug nuts off my wheels and that they had all been
-stripped, warped, or otherwise destroyed in the process. They told me the only
-fix was to get new ones from a supplier in town for about $160. Keep in mind
-the entire job (inspection, tires, etc.) was going to cost $650. Furthermore,
-dad and I had no problem getting those lug nuts off and back on again just a few
-weeks prior when we changed the transmission fluid.
-
-They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmo over
-the phone told me this is typical of Fords and Chryslers these days and that
-they'd like to keep my lug nuts for a class action lawsuit they're participating
-in. Now why on Earth would any sane mechanic, with full knowledge they are
-dealing with a defective set of lug nuts, take a high power impact wrench to
-those wheels without speaking with the owner about it first? Smelled fishy to
-me honestly. But what was I gonna do? Dad went out and grabbed twenty new
-lug nuts for cheaper than they wanted to sell them for.
-
-Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're smooth
-and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made in the USA,
-which is very important to me. 10/10 would recommend.
-
-# Ole Blue -- Tunnel Vision
-
-This was the real kicker. And this one doesn't really have any trailing
-narrative. I got four new tires on Ole Blue, my 1953 Hudson Hornet. They were
-delivered to our house: four brand new Diamond Back wide white wall radials.
-Super nice tires, with a super nice road hazard warranty (as a side note I
-totally recommend you [check out Diamond Back's website]() if you're looking
-for white wall radials). So we brought the car to YABS with the new tires and
-asked them to mount them on the car.
-
-When we went to pick up the car everything looked great and I drove off. I made
-it all the way to the Monitor Merrimack Memorial Bridge Tunnel before I heard a
-loud rattling and a bang. I looked in the rear-view mirror and swore I could
-see my precious hubcap rolling off to eternity. When they replaced the hubcaps
-they didn't fully press one of them on. And it's not that difficult. These hub
-caps are very secure when pressed on the rim, we've never had problems with
-them. Oh and we're talking about Hudson hubcaps that came with the car, and
-aren't super easy to find. And I couldn't stop to get out and grab it because I
-was right at the mouth of the tunnel. We went back later to try and see it but
-we couldn't. And it was probably destroyed getting thrown from the car anyways.
-
-The worst part is, the hubcap took a chunk out of my white wall on its way out
-from under the wheel skirt. So the day I got the tires I had to take a picture
-and redeem my road hazard warranty. Luckily, Diamond Back were true to their
-word and sent me a new one no questions asked. The beat up tire is now my
-spare.
-
-# Not All Bad
-
-Like I said before, YABS used to be a very nice shop with friendly people that
-did good work. And they didn't charge exorbitant prices for their work. Times
-have changed, and I believe management has as well. I've stopped visiting their
-shop completely. I found a new one that I trust and will be taking all of my
-cars to. They've already done a safety inspection on Ole Blue and didn't put up
-a fuss. They're clean and friendly and don't seem to be out to screw me. But as
-with everything else, your mileage may vary.
-
-
-
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+ <h1>Left Lane is for Passing, Not Cruising</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ Greetings fellow drivers of Hampton Roads. You may have noticed a new
+ sign on I264 today that befuddled or confused you. It went something
+ along the lines of
+ </p>
+
+ <blockquote>LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING NOT CRUISING</blockquote>
+
+ <p>
+ Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years
+ (<a
+ href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-804/"
+ >read about it here</a
+ >
+ and
+ <a
+ href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-842.1/"
+ >here</a
+ >). The law states you keep right except while passing. In most other
+ states things work this way but in Virginia, especially around here, the
+ left lane is treated as a moving, cruising lane. If you're in the left
+ lane and you've completed a pass please be mindful of the cars behind
+ you and move back over into the right-hand lane(s) so that other drivers
+ can do the same.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ It's really nice when this is practiced (like I said, I've experienced
+ it in other states) because you can easily move over when there are slow
+ vehicles ahead and then continue on your merry way. It reduces
+ congestion and prevents people from having to pass in the right lane,
+ which is both annoying and dangerous. Especially since this is typically
+ the lane cars from entrance and exit ramps are merging with.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Don't forget too that it isn't rude or road-rage-y for someone behind
+ you to honk their horn or flash their lights if you're moving too slowly
+ in the passing lane. This is a perfectly polite request to pass you. You
+ don't set or enforce the speed limit. The correct (and legal) thing to
+ do, believe it or not, is to move over and slow down to let them pass
+ you. It's all about safe and sane driving etiquette. If you aren't
+ actively passing other cars, move on over to the right. It goes a long
+ way.
+ </p>
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-title: Keep Right Except to Pass
-categories:
- - automotive
-tags:
- - left lane hogs
- - virginia drivers
- - passing lane
- - thru lanes
-excerpt_separator: "\n\n\n"
-published_date: "2019-08-30 19:57:34 +0000"
-layout: post.liquid
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-Greetings fellow drivers of Hampton Roads. You may have noticed a new sign on
-I264 today that befuddled or confused you. It went something along the lines of
-
-> LEFT LANE IS
-> FOR PASSING
-> NOT CRUISING
-
-Believe it or not this has been the law throughout Virginia for years ([read
-about it
-here](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-804/)
-and
-[here](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-842.1/)).
-The law states you keep right except while passing. In most other states things
-work this way but in Virginia, especially around here, the left lane is treated
-as a moving, cruising lane. If you're in the left lane and you've completed a
-pass please be mindful of the cars behind you and move back over into the
-right-hand lane(s) so that other drivers can do the same.
-
-It's really nice when this is practiced (like I said, I've experienced it in
-other states) because you can easily move over when there are slow vehicles
-ahead and then continue on your merry way. It reduces congestion and prevents
-people from having to pass in the right lane, which is both annoying and
-dangerous. Especially since this is typically the lane cars from entrance and
-exit ramps are merging with.
-
-Don't forget too that it isn't rude or road-rage-y for someone behind you to
-honk their horn or flash their lights if you're moving too slowly in the
-passing lane. This is a perfectly polite request to pass you. You don't set or
-enforce the speed limit. The correct (and legal) thing to do, believe it or
-not, is to move over and slow down to let them pass you. It's all about safe
-and sane driving etiquette. If you aren't actively passing other cars, move on
-over to the right. It goes a long way.
-
-
-
-
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-
-- tow boats
-- road trips
-- groceries
-- commuting
-
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