Just a precursor: This isn’t quite ready, and the way their service works is really, really abhorrent. It’s.. Ugh.
Anyhow,
I’m working on an OpenBSD compatible format for this service, but the data it sends is really bizarrely formatted, broken, and beyond Linuxism in it’s design. It’s awful,...
Update: This has been updated for recent HetrixTools as of 2024;
Many of us like to monitor our services externally, even for things which have been virtualized. No, not compartmentalized (like Docker), but virtualized. I prefer to have separate KVMs for different tasks – it’s just as fast, compat...
As today is my 44th (pshew) birthday, I figured I’d remind myself how this whole thing started. You’re welcome to join me in this bit of self-realization over the years as built upon in this website, or use the search feature if you stumbled here looking for something – most of my articles are sti...
I am a fan of “If it still works, keep using it”.
In fact, I was using a LaserJet 6P until 2015- when a friend accidentally broke it. Now, I’m using a LaserJet 2100.
PCL5/Laserjet4 is really easy with Linux via CUPS, but we do have a couple Windows users in the household. This didn’t used to be...
Much like my last extended period of not posting, I have once again had the same.
Life runs quickly, and with long hours experiencing it, there’s a lot less time available here, on the virtual landscape.
I may try to do more updates just so those who are still in touch at a distance will be able...
I’ve been using OpenWRT for years, and the idea of using a little bit of storage on an otherwise-wasted USB port makes the idea of an idling IRC client, or a handful of other minimal services has always appealed to me. I suppose that’s why I still have a 64MB VPS out in the wild.
For anyone who h...