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date: "2022-12-30T04:00:00-07:00"
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title: "Check-in 2022-Q4"
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tags: ["family","sa", "photos"]
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categories: ["Personal"]
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image: "/photos/Christmas/2022/20221219211012886-0600.webp"
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featured_image: "/photos/Christmas/2022/20221219211012886-0600.webp"
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#series: [""]
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summary: "Where did the year go?"
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Victor_Hugo: "true"
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Focus_Keyword: "close"
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---
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2022 is drawing to a close, and I have been bad about updating this blog. Maybe next year will be better for me. :)
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# Technology
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Since all the changes on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/duckunix), I am now active on [Fosstodon](https://fosstodom/@duckunix), which is a [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/). I joined back in 2018, but I just started using it more.
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On the home network front, I finally retired the big server as the drivers were failing. I decided to move the containers running there to my old desktop which was not doing anything. Some new disks, and life is better there.
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One of the other things I have been looking into is [NixOS](https://nixos.org) which is a declarative Linux distribution. What does that mean? By describing the machine in a single file (or multiple for readability), you can have a easily reproducible install. After a little research and testing, I was able to install two separate machines which are identically configured expect for the host name. Pretty cool. And since installing a new program is done in this file, you always have a complete record of what is installed and you get OS versioning as an added feature. I am going to flip my main machine over during the holiday break.
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# Photography
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I am still doing my P52 project (posting a new photo every week) over on my [photo blog](https://www.donaldharper.com). I had gotten out of the habit of carrying my camera with me, so I am trying to get back into it. Sometimes, it is not with my main rig, but with smaller point-n-shoot cameras which I can keep in a pocket. I have also switched my phone case so taking pictures with my phone is easier.
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# Job
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Looking back, I realize that during this whole [plague thing](/tags/plague), I switched teams three times, finally going back to a position which I held last time I worked for my employer. I also have been working here for 6 years last month this time. Is this my final or dream job? I do not think so, but it is interesting and stable, so there is that.
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# Family
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Everybody is doing fine, and thankfully this year has been free of any major illness or injury, so that is a win in my book!
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