APC Fault Codes
This is right up there with the worst support answers I've ever seen. So they're basically saying: our products may be faulty, but we're not going to tell you. Please just pay us for support, and trust that it's totally worth it.…
ansible var ref
What is this, yet another ansible quirk, or have I failed to RTFM closely enough? Either way, this doesn't feel intuitive so to help me understand I ran a little test to determine whether ansible assigns by reference, or assigns by value. Well... the answer is.... both? Here&…
su buster
Seems every couple months I have to look this up again, so I'm just going to drop it here. If you're having trouble running privileged commands after su in buster, well... they changed it. For the better, I'm sure, but changed all the same.…
Something Fun
I casually play minecraft from time to time and run a small server for group play. Things are kept mostly vanilla, but code and hacking excites me as much as (or more than) mining and crafting. I wanted a way to do something simple – say boom in chat, and wherever…
Google Antitrust
1990 called; they want their antitrust action back. There is plenty to be concerned about regarding big tech today, including google specifically, but the the DOJ's action against google is deeply flawed. To understand why, let's start by reviewing the intro of their complaint. Two decades…