Hey, I'm Michael. š
I'm a Linux specialist and open source contributor living up in the Appalachian mountains. When I'm not at a keyboard I'm out on the trails, and when I am, I'm usually automating some small piece of mountain life. Welcome to my digital cabin. Grab a coffee and stay a while.
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All postsMy 2021 Accord Hybrid threw an engine temperature warning and turned out to have a blown head gasket. Here is the service bulletin that covers it, the history behind why Honda issued it, and how my repair is going so far.
Sep 22, 2026
I'm the person QuickBooks customers get routed to after they have already been let down a few times. Here is what I have learned about what distressed customers actually need, and why most of it has nothing to do with the software.
Sep 21, 2026
A tour of the new foggymtndrifter.com: an Apple inspired design, a search box that answers questions, comments that look like text messages, and a few other things I picked up along the way.
Sep 20, 2026