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Tracker 1:54 am on March 23, 2024

Progress no. 1711147945

  “A year from now, you will wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb  

“If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me.” –William H. Johnsen

“Two things I get every day, a chance and a choice. What I do or do not do daily, have consequences.” –Dad

“What is easy to do, is also easy not to do.” –Emanuel James Rohn

“Tomorrow You will wish you had started today” –Start Now

Tracking the following:

Weight 170 lb - Goal 140 lb by 09/2025 - 1%
Readiness: Microsoft AI-900 - 06/31/2025 - 5%
CompTIA Security+ - 25%

✅ Completed:

ITIL v4 Foundation - 03/15/2024: PASS - 100%
Microsoft DP-900 - 04/12/2024: PASS - 100%
Tracker 2:08 am on July 9, 2025

Progress no. 1752026779

Things That Aren’t Doing the Thing

Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Writing a banger tweet about how you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn’t doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn’t doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Fantasizing about all of the adoration you’ll receive once you do the thing isn’t doing the thing.

Reading about how to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn’t doing the thing. Reading this essay isn’t doing the thing.

The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.

Essay by https://strangestloop.io/

Tracker 8:57 am on June 6, 2025

Progress no. 1749198457

Nintendo Switch 2 madness

Who can afford this?

Long lines at retail stores. News stated, “three hundred people in line!”

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Costco: $524.99 with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership

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After taxes: $580.17

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After shipping and taxes: $593.68
Target: $499.99 without Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership

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Target: $499.99 Free Shipping – Total after taxes: $552.54

#gameconsole

Tracker 7:55 pm on June 2, 2025

SSL/TSL MySQL

Progress no. 1748893165

Last Friday, May 30, 2025, after work, I wanted to see if I could create an MySQL outside my network and connect to that server securely using SSL/TSL. I was only partially successful and abandoned the project due to I ran out of time set for the project (Sunday, June 1, 2025, 6:00 PM PDT). I do not know if the issue was due to the different versions of MySQL I was using, but I could not establish a connection between the two MySQL servers. When I tried to connect using SSL, the command prompt would show the OS prompt after entering my MySQL password, and would not complete the log in process to the MySQL prompt. I was able to log in locally using the user I was using for testing with “REQUIRE SSL” on the user account. Also, I read that any application using the user using SSL will also require to be updated, or else the connection will fail. So I have a lot of testing to do to verify everything is working before implementing for production, so for now, this project will go on the future project queue.

In the future, I will try using identical systems. For now, I will keep my Web server and DB server within the same network, so no unencrypted traffic will traverse over the Internet.

#encryptionMySQL

Tracker 8:30 am on May 18, 2025

Progress no. 1747555359

My Fitbit Surge straps failed. First thing that broke was the strap holder, so I used a Velcro, that I use for cables, to hold the strap. Although the battery is failing, the battery is still holding enough charge to get me one to two days of exercise before requiring a recharge. But today I noticed that the inner area of the strap was protruding and noticed that the straps were breaking from the main unit. So I removed the straps and will replace.

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I looked up the cost on Amazon for the straps and battery, the cost is about $25. I checked eBay and noticed there was a seller selling a Fitbit Surge new in box (NIB) for $39.95. So I purchased.

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I hope that the battery on the new unit still holds a charge. These are ten year old units and I do not know the real life of a shelved lithium battery. But from what I read, lithium batteries do not go bad when stored, rather, the majority of the damage to the battery comes from when the battery is charged and discharged. Also, how the battery is stored. So hopefully I get a good battery. 🤞

I will provide an update once I have received the new unit. I might also replace the strap. I found a set on Amazon for $8.

Update: May 22, 2025 – The unit I received was not new, and the seller provided me a refund. I discarded the item due to the item was filthy.

I ordered another and should be arriving any day:

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I will provide an update once received.

What I received:
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The loop to hang was broken and the box was dinged up. I do not know if the cause of the box’s damage was due to shipping or was already like that, as the ad image is not what I received.

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This is the bag the item was shipped in. 👎

The seal seems to be intact, so I presume that the device is New In Box (NIB).

#fitbit