Category: Skills

  • Docker Swarm?

    Docker Swarm?

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    Chris Johnson
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    There is this interesting point where you realize that you own a data center. My data center doesn’t look like that beautiful server farm in the picture, but I do have one. I have multiple servers, each with reasonable amounts of memory. I have independent nodes, capable of performing as ceph nodes and as docker…

  • Preparing is about skills

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    Chris Johnson
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    Image from Sheep To Shawl Competition What they did may we not do? And even better, for are we not armed with ages of superior knowledge, and have we not the means of protection, defense, and sustenance which science has given us, but of which they were totally ignorant? What they accomplished, Alice, with instruments…

  • The Weekly Feast – Cassoulet Vert

    The Weekly Feast – Cassoulet Vert

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    Allyson
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    Cassoulet Vert is one of those fancy French dishes that has the look and feel of a delicacy. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to make, and it’s incredibly tasty as well. If you make this one, cook it in a big pot but serve it in individual bowls. The presentation makes it look like you’ve worked…

  • High Availability Services

    High Availability Services

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    Chris Johnson
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    People get very upset when they go to visit Amazon, Netflix, or just their favorite gun blog and the site is down. This happens when a site is not configured with high availability in mind. The gist is that we do not want to have a single point of failure, anywhere in the system. To…

  • For Lack of (nerd post)

    For Lack of (nerd post)

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    Chris Johnson
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceivebe a system admin I’ve been deep into a learning curve for the last couple of months, broken by required trips to see dad before he passes. The issue at hand is that I need to reduce our infrastructure costs. They are out…

  • Prepping – Being Ready

    Prepping – Being Ready

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    Allyson
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    Picture this: The worst case happens. Trump wins, the Dems create complete havoc, and the country loses large portions of its infrastructure. Unknown agents provocateurs have managed to take down the cell system and the power grid. The grocery stores are empty, and what’s left of the government is having issues getting FEMA where it…

  • The Weekly Feast – Stewed Chicken with Vegetables

    The Weekly Feast – Stewed Chicken with Vegetables

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    Allyson
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    This is what I served up to our volunteer historical interpreters this weekend. On Saturday, it was served up as a stew, and on Sunday I turned it into a lovely chicken soup. This is one of those early fall recipes that sticks to your ribs, is simple enough to throw together anytime, and delicious…

  • Pasta!

    Pasta!

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    Chris Johnson
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    Americans know pasta. We eat tons of it every day. Of course, most of that is pretty boring or down right nasty stuff that comes from a box. I know that my childhood was replete with box after box of Kraft’s Mac and Cheese. Bring your water to a boil, dump in the box of…

  • Stealing Pies

    Stealing Pies

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    Chris Johnson
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    There is this trope in story telling of the vagrant, hobo, bum, or cartoon character steeling a pie from a windowsill. It is good story telling. But, in my opinion, we forget what is actually happening. We can go to the supermarket and buy a decent, almost edible, pie for 5 dollars or so. We…

  • Prepping – Honey

    Prepping – Honey

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    Allyson
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    Honey is one of those items that many people have laying around the house, but not too many of them know its amazing properties. Used for sweetening, bug traps, wound repair, topical antibacterial, fighter of disease, and dozens of other things, honey is worth its weight in gold. From a prepping standpoint, honey is something…