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Post-Quantum Cryptography Basics
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Every few years I will be on a team and the topic of quantum computing will come up. Inevitably the question will get asked "well is there something we are supposed to be doing about that or is it just a looming threat?" We will all collectively stare at each
on Fri, 6PM
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Replace Docker Compose with Quadlet for Servers
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Migrating from Docker Compose to Quadlet for servers running containers.
on Aug 16
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Teaching to the Test. Why It Security Audits Aren’t Making Stuff Safer
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Why the industry standard of IT Security Audits and certifications aren't doing anything to make us safer.
on Aug 2
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Don't Make My Mistakes: Common Infrastructure Errors I've Made
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One surreal experience as my career has progressed is the intense feeling of deja vu you get hit with during meetings. From time to time, someone will mention something and you'll flash back to the same meeting you had about this a few jobs ago. A decision was made then,
on Jul 31
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GitHub Copilot Workspace Review
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I review Github Copilot Workspaces and it doesn't go well.
on Jun 26
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Simple Kubernetes Secret Encryption with Python
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A simple way to inject encrypted secrets into your Kubernetes cluster and keep an encrypted record of what is there.
on Jun 6
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The Worst Website In The Entire World
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The Worst Website In The Entire World is owned by Broadcom
on May 20
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Coding for non-programmers: Why we need better GUI automation tools
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I was talking to a friend recently, a non-technical employee at a large company. He was complaining about his mouse making strange noises. Curious, I asked what he had been doing. "Oh well I need to fill in these websites every quarter with information I get off an Excel sheet.
on May 10
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The Time Linkerd Erased My Load Balancer
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Due to a combination of issues with GKE and Linkerd, I ended up deleting my load balancer routes when I removed the Linkerd helm chart.
on May 3
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In my hometown in Ohio, church membership was a given for middle-class people. With a population of 8,000 people, somehow 19 churches were kept open and running. A big part of your social fabric were the kids who went to the same church that you did, the people you
on Apr 23
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Proton email keeps sending my non-Proton email accounts encrypted emails. I figure out why and show you how to turn it off.
on Apr 10
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Just a quick opportunity to check in with you all and say thanks! Don't worry, nothing is changing. I just wanted to write this as a quick thank you to all of you for checking in with my little site. I also wanted to address a few questions I've gotten
on Mar 13
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K8s Service Meshes: The Bill Comes Due
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Kubernetes Service Meshes aren't free anymore, what teams need to know moving forward.
on Mar 2
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Python Dependencies Are Fixable
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I like Python. I've had a lot of success with it on projects large and small. It is fast enough for most of the things I need and when it isn't, migrating from it to a more performant language isn't challenging. The depth of the standard library has been incredible
on Mar 1
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Since folks seemed to like the first one, I figured I would do another one. These are just interesting stories from my whole time doing IT-type work. Feel free to subscribe via RSS but know that this isn't the only kind of writing I do. Getting Started I grew up
on Feb 16
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My love of WordPerfect and discovering the full written history of the product and company.
on Feb 6
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Fun stories from my time working as an AppleCare Dispatch contractor going door to door in Chicago.
on Jan 5
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Tech and the Twilight of Democracy
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We live in dangerous times. The average level of peacefulness around the world has dropped for the 9th straight year. The impact of violence on the global economy increased by $1 trillion to a record $17.5 trillion. This is equivalent to 13% of global GDP, approximately $2,200 per
on Dec 22
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There is no denying that containers have taken over the mindset of most modern teams. With containers, comes the need to have orchestration to run those containers and currently there is no real alternative to Kubernetes. Love it or hate it, it has become the standard platform we have largely
on Dec 4
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I love reading. It is the thing on this earth that brings me the most joy. I attribute no small part of who I am and how I think to the authors who I have encountered in my life. The speed by which LLMs are destroying this ecosystem is a
on Nov 25
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Help Everyone Do Better Security
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One interesting thing about the contrast between infrastructure and security is the expectation of open-source software. When a common problem arises we all experience, a company will launch a product to solve this problem. In infrastructure, typically the core tool is open-source and free to...
on Oct 27
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Can We Make Idiot-Proof Infrastructure pt1?
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One complaint I hear all the time online and in real life is how complicated infrastructure is. You either commit to a vendor platform like ECS, Lightsail, Elastic Beanstalk or Cloud Run or you go all in with something like Kubernetes. The first are easy to run but lock you
on Oct 20