Dappnode validator — 1 year 28 weeks uptime
I realized it had been a while since I checked in on my Dappnode that quietly chugs away running 32 validators for the Gnosis blockchain. It is monitored so I knew it was working but figured it was probably in need of some updates. Sure was!
I got a little shocked when I saw the uptime. 😬
This was much more behind than I thought it would be. I had some time so started the upgrades. I got some errors and had to reboot the Dappnode a couple of times to get updates to apply but eventually was able to get everything humming along nicely — never needing to do anything other than use the web browser.
I’ll try not to wait over a year to do the manual updates next.
We are having the stucco redashed on our house and I decided it was a good time to say goodbye to the grape vine that the previous owners had planted. Now a blank slate for something different next year. And the new stucco will go on very easy. Before and after photo.
Easy Way or the Hard Way
Government censorship the “easy way or the hard way”.
ABC, a television network owned by Disney, suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night chat show indefinitely after the Federal Communications Commission’s chairman implied ABC’s broadcast licence was at risk. On Monday Mr Kimmel suggested that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer was a MAGA sympathiser, sparking an outcry from conservatives. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Brendan Carr, the head of the FCC, said on Wednesday. Critics fear that free expression over Kirk is being silenced by firings and threats. — The Economist, The US in Brief, September 18th 2025
ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show following comments the American comedian made about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Mr Kimmel said the “MAGA gang” was scoring political points over the shooting of the right-wing activist, and pretending the murderer was “anything other than one of them”. Mr Trump–who is increasingly targeting what he considers left-wing organisations–congratulated the Disney-owned network for its action. — The Economist, The World in Brief, September 18th 2025
SPS TechJam 2025
We wrapped up the 10th anniversary of SPS TechJam 2025 today. TechJam is our internal “unconference” led by members of our team that volunteer to give talks. We had so many great presentations and tons of learning. All of it wrapped around an AI focused Hackathon. It was incredible.
POAP 7454382 at SPS TechJam 2025 - Attendee.
A delightful evening to mark 20 years of the CIO Wine Tasting organized by Dee Thibodeau of Charter Solutions. Chuck Kanski of Solo Vino always brings an incredible selection and takes us on an amazing journey through the different wines.
Tasty Fox in the Woods coffee from Grayfox Coffee. The images they put on their coffee makes me almost wish I had a Ripple Maker to do the same at home. 🤩
POAP 7453396 for SPS Women in Tech Q3 2025 Lunch & Learn.
The image for this POAP was created via GPT-5 with the prompt:
I would like you to generate an image for a circular POAP badge with a vibrant teal-to-orange gradient background. At the center is the Women in Tech (WiT) logo — a clean, minimal flat-style laptop with coffee and charts inside, outlined in white. Radiating outward are subtle glowing neural network dots and arcs, minimal and elegant, giving an AI-inspired futuristic vibe. At the bottom-right inside the circle is a small playful line-art outline portrait of Jamie Thingelstad, wearing a hat with a bird perched on it, drawn in the same minimal outlined style as the WiT logo. Inside the circle edges, curved text: on top “WiT Q3 Lunch & Learn”, on bottom “How AI is Transforming Product Creation”. A small ribbon banner under the logo reads “Jamie Thingelstad · Sept 18, 2025”. Fun, playful, but clean and polished, with all elements fully contained within the circle for cropping.
I don’t run the public betas for Apple OS releases — and days like today are the fun when I get to jump into the new release. Updated macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and lastly visionOS to 26! Having fun and it is cool to see all the apps updating with Liquid Glass. 🤩
My Supplement Program
I’ve started working with a Doctor focusing on overall health and wellness. Think of it a bit like the things that Peter Attia does with patients, but significantly less famous, less expensive, and in my zip code.
I thought it would be worth capturing my current supplements that are based on a comprehensive set of blood tests that we did.
- Premium Insurance Caps: I’ve taken these on and off for decades and had not been taking them recently. My Dr. wasn’t familiar with them but after looking them up his comment was “Those are some of the best overall general vitamin I have seen in long time.” I take 3 a day.
- Elite EPA Gems: These are the same Omega-3 supplements that Attia takes. I’m taking two a day, one with breakfast and one at dinner. My Triglycerides were slightly elevated in my test. I will be switching to O.N.E. Omega when I run out since it also has DHA.
- Vitamin D3: My Vitamin D was low and going into winter this will get harder. Taking three tablets each morning.
- DHEA: My testosterone levels were low and DHEA is a hormone that can boost production. Taking two of these in the morning.
I’m likely going to add Curcumin to this program as well. In 2 to 3 months I’ll be getting the comprehensive blood tests again. This will be the first time I’m getting a real before and after. I’m curious to see how things react.
