I have implemented a test irrigation system using a solar pond pump. My sunniest balcony has no power and I always forget to water. Now i just need an alert when the reservoir is getting low.
I almost fell for the classic crypto currency blunder. . .
One of my older Trezor’s had a little hardware issue (USB port broke off). when i went to look for my paper backup, it was not where i expected. With no backup, I had no way to transfer the coins or tokens. This is essentially how coins get burned. Without access to the key, they aren’t your coins. it would be a shame to loose these assets, so i sought out a solution.
Luckily, i had some expert help. my guy, referred me to his guy. amazing work. Huge thanks to Bill, for averting catastrophe. now i am putting my new paper backup somewhere safe. (and somewhere else, also safe)
Epic Thanksgiving preparations!
I am roasting a duck for the oil. Oil that will go into my turkey, or more precisely, on my turkey.
I am hosting this year for the first time. I cannot wait!
Today we settle all our network certificates.
Continuing my security certificate mission, I’ve set my SSL sites on Security Onion. The certs are stored here: /etc/pki/ adding, renaming, and symlinking a few files here was most of the work. then update url_base.
I made that and some other changes to:
/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
My new Pi zero 2 W is my hero!
Excited to have some real power in this tiny package. should i use it for image processing? i’m tempted to make this my new camera pi.
acme.sh is the ultimate DNS/SSL toolset! i have wasted my life!
I’ve been automating SSL renewals for almost as long as i’ve been deploying them. for the most part, it is very smooth and easy to do. (thanks mostly to certbot and the hard work over at let’s encrypt) The trouble comes up with non publicly addressable servers and other custom setups. cough cough. . . Unifi. . . cough cough.
I recently discovered a tool that makes all those complicated setups as easy as the original certbot installs. acme.sh is that tool. two lines! not since screen have i regret any time i spent not using such a tool.
./acme.sh –renew -d “unifi.domain.com”
./acme.sh –deploy -d “unifi.domain.com” –deploy-hook unifi
Definitely a Monday! Where did all the RAM go?
My system was running terribly for a while before the Application Memory warning popped up. Where did my 32GBs go?
I suspect that these numbers were completely wrong.
Spooky halloween eyes are back!
random interval. random repetition. from sunset to midnight. i wonder if anyone noticed. I always enjoy October. Trees made visibility in its usual spot poor. I moved it. Now it doesn’t look bad with some of the alternative spooky eyes. So, i’ve added them to the random rotation.
What is old is new again! XP on an M1!
I’m doing experiments with UTM to create a single purpose XP system with zero network access. in this picture, i am trying to fix a damaged system while simultaneously installing a fresh one. eventually got it working like a champ, and now it’s almost as portable as an app. Huge thanks to 4PCTechs for your insights and archive of ancient drivers!
Mail in ballots are great!
i posted my ballot for the gubernatorial recall election. No thanks, we can wait for the general to replace him. the whole process took 5 minutes.