Category: Random
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Clearing the Clutter: Physical and Digital
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been on both a physical and digital cleaning spree. It was long overdue, and honestly, it feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Winterizing everything Technically, fall just started a week ago. But in the Northeast, “fall” can mean anything from 80-degree afternoons to an early…
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When “as code” makes a difference
I spent a considerable amount of time setting up my home lab with a high degree of infrastructure and deployment “as code.” Googling “Infrastructure as Code” or “Declarative GitOps” will highlight the breadth of this topic, and I have no less than 10 different posts on my current setup. So what did all this effort…
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A Quick WSL Swap
I have been using WSL and Ubuntu 22.04 a lot more in recent weeks. From virtual environments for Python development to the ability to use Podman to run container images, the tooling supports some of the work I do much better than Windows does. But Ubuntu 22.04 is old! I love the predictable LTS releases,…
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I appreciate feedback, but..
I am really tired of deleting hundreds of spam comments every couple of days. While I have had a few posts generate some good feedback, generally, all I get is spam. It was not too bad until the last few months, when spam volume increased by an order of magnitude. I would rather not burn…
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Hitting my underwater stride
It’s not always about tech. A recent trip to Cozumel has only strengthened my resolve to continue my underwater adventures. Hitting the Road Neither my wife nor I have ever been to Cozumel. Sure, we have been to Mexico a few times, including taking my kids to Cancun the past few summers. But, and I…
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Nerd Humor
Easter eggs in software are not a new thing. And I will always appreciate a good pop culture reference when I find it. As I was cycling my Kubernetes clusters, I had an issue with some resource contention. Things were not coming up as expected, so I started looking at the Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2…
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Foyer Upgrade
Not everything I do is “nerdy.” I enjoy making things with my hands, and my wife has an eye for design and a sadistic love of painting. Combined, we like to spend some time redesigning rooms around the house. We save a ton doing the work ourselves, and for me it is a great break…
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Taking Stock
My wife has a go-to birthday question: Name the best thing and the worst thing about the past year. We realized that she has a habit of asking this for the New Year as well. Many of our family and friends have birthdays that fall around the holiday season, so the question becomes somewhat repetitive.…
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Adding a Little Style
I jumped the gun on a code syntax highlighter plugin for Wordpress. I now know exactly how many posts I have with code blocks in them.
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New Cert, now what?
I completed my PADI Advanced Open Water certification over the weekend. The question is, what’s next? Advanced Open Water The Advanced Open Water certification is a continuation of the Open Water training with a focus on opening up new dive sites, primarily by expanding the available depth. My certification focused on five areas: The Boat…