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Soverin Plus SimpleLogin
I used to run my own email server for several years before I switched over to using Gmail. It was nice having my own domain, but maintaining the server and dealing with flaky internet services eventually became too much.
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Using A Unifi UDM-PRO At Home
In August of 2017 I acquired my first Unifi gear: an 8 port 60W PoE switch, and the UAP-AC-PRO wireless access point. I paired them with a box I built that was running pfSense, and was able to setup VLANs for my regular network traffic and Internet of Things (IoT) traffic.
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Wahoo Elemnt Bolt vs Garmin Edge 1040
This article is for the people using the Wahoo Bolt v2 and considering the Garmin Edge 1040. This is not a long term review of either unit; for that see DC Rainmaker’s reviews: Bolt v2 and Edge 1040.
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Chain Waxing
When I started my cycling hobby in 2014 I started out with a Trek FX 7.2, as seen in Figure 1. I put roughly 2,500 miles on that bike, and I think the most maintenance I ever did to the chain was to wipe it with a cloth before putting more lubricant on.
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A Shitty Day
It’s difficult to write this, but I feel like I need to write it down, however random and sloppily it turns out: I got laid off today. I can’t say the layoffs were a surprise.
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My Career Path To Date
Today, I received a private message on Twitter: ‘A software engineer with a background in Linux server administration’ - This is music to my ears because I am trying to forge a similar path.
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My Opinions On Wahoo Fitness
I have mixed opinions of Wahoo Fitness products. In chronological order, I have owned and extensively used: PROTKT Bike Mount and Case 2014 Tickr Bolt v1 2018 Kickr Bolt v2 2020 Tickr Kickr Bike v1 (excluded from “extensive” as I just acquired this) I’m not going to go into a review of all of those products here, there’s plenty of those out there for all of them, but I want to cover some highlights from my perspective.
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A Bicycle Crash
On August 27, 2021 I drove from my house in the Atlanta, GA area to downtown Philadelphia, PA. My goal: participate in the 2021 Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride. I don’t get truly excited by many things, but I was very excited for this event.
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First Project With A Raspberry Pi
For some time, I have been wanting to replace my self-built router with a Unifi Gateway so that I could build a Docker server out of that system. Unfortunately, the Unifi Gateway continues to lack a feature I need: monthly bandwith usage tracking.
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A Rumination On A Promotion
May 01, 2020 marked two years since I switched careers. That career change was from a “Linux System Adminstrator” to a “Software Engineer.” Today, I was formally promoted to “Senior Software Engeineer.
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Adding A Static IPv6 Address To A Void Linux Server
First, a little background. At home, I am stuck with Comcast for an ISP. Probably the only redeeming quality of this is that they have fully rolled out dual stack IPv4+IPv6 to all of their customers.
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Xbox One X Hard Drive Replacement
Over the weekend a friend posted an image of an error his Xbox One X has been throwing at random times over the past couple of months. A quick Internet search revealed the likely cause to be a bad hard drive.
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A New Career
In 1999 I started work at Clayton State University as a student employee. I turned my self-developed troubleshooting skills into a a job at the university’s help desk: The HUB.
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My Fastify Story
On 02 May 2016 I submitted my first pull request (PR) to the Pino logging library project. Subsequent PRs eventually led to me being offered a contributorship to the Pino project.
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Sugar
Around the middle of May this year (2017) I was browsing through my Netflix recommendations when I came across a documentary called That Sugar Film. I decided to watch it. It is not an exaggeration to say that film changed me; at least since then and for the foreseeable future.
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