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Here is a list of most recent posts:
18 June - Native K8s Sidecar Containers with gluetun
I tried to use the new Kubernetes native Sidecar Containers introduced since v1.29. The
initContainersand pod were stuck inPodInitializingstate and the other containers were not starting up.18 June - External-DNS Policy flag
The behavior of the external-dns
--policyflag is not documented in the external-dns docs. After looking at the code and experimentation the flags work like this:18 June - Cert-manager can’t find route53 secret
It seems I did something to delete the original cert-manager Route53 secret, renewals and new certs failed with this error:
02 January - Opensearch failed to obtain node locks error
My cluster would not start up after killing the containers using the
force, which means elasticsearch / opensearch did not get a chance to cleanly shutdown and remove the lock files. The error looks like this:02 January - Comso Synaptic Theory
I sometimes think of humanity and myself as creatures floating in space, trying to understand our physical cage with science, math and physics. Then I begin to compare our struggle to unravel the mystery of the universe to an ant who has been asked to prove the earth is round, struggling to perceive the true nature of its own physical cage (does the ant even need be asked, perhaps they are thinking about this all the time).
10 June - Make Search Great Again!
Internet search is basically useless now, I heard it described as “no longer a search engine, but an add serving platform”. The search results have deteriorated to the point where it is even worse than an add platform it is now just a market place.
18 November - Chilli Crab Recipe 🌶️🦀
It is more complicated to eat chilli crab than to cook it. This is an easy recipe. Prepare the chilli paste earlier (take about 30 mins). When you are ready to eat, it only takes 10 minutes to cook.
16 October - Philips HF3520
My HF3520 had a mainboard failure and my attempts to repair it also failed. I have salvaged some of the components. Trying to save the environment by keeping them out of landfill in the hope someone else needs the parts
16 July - Lenovo Z13 Gen 1 Review
Last Updated: Feb 2, 2024
10 July - Dell WD19TB screen flashing with M1 Mac
New 2022 M1 Macbook external display flickers when plugged into the Dell WD19TB docking station.