So, while I'm working in the foreground on getting back into the swim of things with Kubernetes, in the background I have an older Java project I have to update. I thought this would be very hard, but with a decent base Docker image I have gotten good traction. I …
read moreKubernetes competency
I've spent a bunch of time doing little things in Kubernetes and Docker, but I think I have to start eating my own dogfood here and living in Kubernetes a bit -- doing things I depend on to experience the full range of things that using the Orchestration enviroment does well …
read moreRethinking and redeploying
I have a few computers kicking around; actually, too many of them. And I'm not doing a good job at managing, and I haven't done a good job at not getting more until I clean up. So I'm going to retrench and pivot, and try to get better at all …
read moreDoing some Kubernetes service stuff
You want to have your Kubernetes cluster reachable from outside, but you don't want to pay for an expensive load balancer. What do you do?
Ideally, there would be a good, easy answer to this. Unfortunately, it turns out this is somewhat complicated. Kubernetes is designed for lots of flexibility …
read moreRevisiting PC Tools
Ah, Hello old DOS tools my old friend. I've been cleaning some stuff up and I came across this box, and I think I'll do a short video on it to explain why you'd even want something like this.
It's hard to remember a time when you didn't have a …
read moreI'm tired
Okay, so I'm literally tired, as in I've been up many hours and I'm not functioning on all cylinders. I did manage a short test stream earlier tonight, and I was below functions even then. Just ugh.
I've spent a bit of time planning, but I don't yet have a …
read moreNew year new gear
Catchy title for a start of the year post, no?
I've gone on a bit of a buying spree, and I'm hoping to simplify my setup and improve it in the same broad stroke.
Also, in my cleaning journey, I found what I thought was a few PicoPis but turned …
read morePredictions 2023
I used to try and predict what would be new in technology and security in the next year, but now I haven't done one of these in a while. So, what will be new in the new year?
One thing is that while the peak of inflation is behind us …
read moreTurning theoretical into practical
So far, using Kubernetes has been deploying toy apps or someone else's recipie. But now, I have a couple practical things I'd like to deploy. First, I'd like to spin up an SMTP server of some sort. I know all the bits that are needed, but so far all the …
read moreDoing more monitoring
So, life and computers are both full of entropy and bitrot. It's way more of a struggle than it shoud be.
First, typos suck; One of my remote machines went wonky, and I had to get into it, but something has been funny. Turns out I mistyped a 5 for …
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