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I Like My Web Servers Basic AF
I’ve spent a surprisingly large portion of my career thinking about web servers. My first real exposure was Apache, back when I was getting into Slackware. Continue reading ...
Lighttpd + Certbot + Rsync for Static Sites
I’ve been working on several client projects over the summer involving scenarios where serving static website content, using Hugo, has made for an ideal solution when needing to deliver information. Continue reading ...
Twenty CRM and NGINX Proxy Manager
I spent most of yesterday evening getting a CRM working. Not vibing; just getting my self-hosted instance of Twenty CRM working as a multi-workspace setup to support the needs of a project I’m working on called Community of Practice. Continue reading ...
Why I No Longer Use Pangolin
I no longer use Pangolin. Pangolin is a solid project. I used it for a long time because it solved a real problem for me. It’s a particularly useful piece of infrastructure when you want to put a self-hosted web application on the Internet without turning the process into a weekend project. My needs simply changed. Continue reading ...
Headlines Disappear, Memories Remain
This morning felt like the first “normal” morning I’d had in about a week. Last Thursday night, I partially dislocated my hip. Urgent care managed to get it back into place, and I went home with a prescription for a muscle relaxer. Unfortunately, that medication triggered a small bout of serotonin syndrome. Continue reading ...
Every System Has Purpose
Every system has a purpose. If changing the system doesn’t improve that purpose, you’ve probably optimized the wrong thing. Continue reading ...
Foxmox: The Sleepy Proxmox Cluster
In the fall of 2003, I was learning Windows Server on a commuter train. Today, I have a miniature datacenter in my workspace. In my last post, I wrote about the small sparks that quietly shape a career. This is what thirty years of those sparks look like - not because everyone needs a Proxmox cluster, but because everyone benefits from having a place where it’s safe to learn. Continue reading ...
Sparks
We’ve all been asked the question, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer was easy – a pyrotechnician. Continue reading ...
The First Keyboard I Loved Had Fozzie Bear on it
Every now and then, someone asks why I spend so much time building keyboards and messing around with input devices – it’s a fair question. There are dozens tucked around my workspace, plus there’s usually a production controller and a dumbpad on my desk. Continue reading ...
What Happened to "Company Culture?"
There are books that leave a mark on you even if you don’t realize it at the time. During my first semester at Pace University in 1999, I took ANT108: Introduction to Anthropology. One of our assigned books was Culture and Personality by Victor Barnouw. Continue reading ...