Bookmarks of note / August 16, 2018
- Automatically install build dependencies prior to building an RPM package → A handy tip re quickly installing all the dependencies for a .SPEC file
Bookmarks of note / July 23, 2018
- How do I figure out my Google OpenID URL? → Useful if you have an old app (hello, crofflr) which still has your account tied to your Google account via OpenID
OpenStack LBAASv2 failed connection debugging
I deployed Load-Balancer-As-A-Service (LBAAS) in my lab OpenStack deployment early on, and it worked (setup in Horizon) as advertised (load-balancing inbound HTTP connections to multiple docker swarm nodes), until I broke the stack by fiddling with MTU settings.
GPU transcoding with Emby / Plex using docker-nvidia
How to use nvidia-docker to transcode with Emby / Plex using your GPU
Should you do microcode updates?
A colleague and I were discussing my recent rant re a RedHat-issued kernel update breaking VMs on all my AMD systems. Notwithstanding the fact that my RedHat bug report about the issue is set to “private” and Bugzilla (1990 called wants its UI back, to hang out with Miranda IM) won’t let me change it, he asked me “we’ve applied the latest microcode, right?”
Wife-friendly script to transfer media to USB from linux server
KVM VMs on kernel-2.6.32-696.30.1.el6.x86_64 on AMD-based hypervisor fail to boot
At DayJob(tm), we run several older AMD-based KVM VM hosting platforms, running AMD FX 8150 CPUs on Gigabyte 990FXA-D3 motherboards.
What is TurtleCoin and why do I care?
What is this silly-named coin and why are you mining it?
A 2-Year Stanford Study Shows the Astonishing Productivity Boost of Working From Home →
A gratifying result on a study re the benefits of remote work. Mirrors my own experience. I deal with the “isolation problem” by doing video calls with colleagues where possible (vs phone calls).