With the current turmoil at Twitter, many people are turning to the federated social media network built around Mastodon as their new social outlet. Once I started posting there, a few old friends asked me to share my #SymLink, #PackRat, and #GoodRead links on Mastodon, since they enjoyed reading the contents. Since my posting process is entirely automated using Zapier, I … [Read more...] about How To Auto-Post to Mastodon Using Zapier
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How To Connect Everything From Everywhere with ZeroTier
If you're like me, you have a lot of different systems running in different places: at work, at home, in the lab, and in the cloud. And if you're like me you've often struggled to connect and access these machines, especially when you're on the road. At long last, I have a fully functional solution that lets me access everything from everywhere, securely and efficiently, … [Read more...] about How To Connect Everything From Everywhere with ZeroTier
Electric Car Over the Internet: My Experience Buying From Vroom
I recently bought a used car through Internet dealer Vroom and thought I would document my experience. This is not the first time I've bought a used car, not my first Internet auto transaction, and not the first BMW i3 I've bought, so perhaps this gives me a little perspective. I hope this post is useful for others buying a used car over the Internet, and those buying from … [Read more...] about Electric Car Over the Internet: My Experience Buying From Vroom
Introducing Rabbit: I Bought a Cloud!
We live in a world of cattle, not pets, and Kubernetes rules the roost. I've been meaning to spend some time getting up to speed on the latest but didn't have enough hardware to make that happen until now. I recently bought a whole pile of surplus hardware so I will be able to experiment with orchestration and container platforms in the office. Watch this space for more details … [Read more...] about Introducing Rabbit: I Bought a Cloud!
What You See and What You Get When You Follow Me
Social media ought to be social, not just a broadcast platform. That's my feeling at least. It's been a while since I've ranted about "write-only" social media accounts, so I thought I might as well do it again. And at the same time, I thought I would update you on my promise to the people who read, follow, and interact with me online. Don't Be Anti-Social It's easy to … [Read more...] about What You See and What You Get When You Follow Me