I have a 48TB NAS in my basement. Granted, thanks to RAID6 I only (only!) have 36TB of usable space, but still, I assumed that would last me forever. Thanks to ripping DVDs and Blurays, I was so very, very wrong. Rather than spend a few thousand dollars on a new NAS, however, I decided… Continue reading Unlimited Local Storage for $12 per Month. Really.
Category: Technology
Cryptocurrency and the IRS
One for you, one for me, and 0.15366BTC for Uncle Sam.
PoE, PoE+, and Passive PoE
If you’re befuddled by every Poe other than Edgar Allen, after this short blog post, you’ll be confused… nevermore. I’ve been installing a lot of POE devices recently, and the different methods for providing power over Ethernet cables can be very confusing. There are a few standards in place, and then there’s a method that… Continue reading PoE, PoE+, and Passive PoE
Grepping is Awesome. Just Don’t Glob it Up!
This article covers some grep and regex basics. There are generally two types of coffee drinkers. The first type buys a can of pre-ground beans and uses the included scoop to make their automatic drip coffee in the morning. The second type picks single-origin beans from various parts of the world, accepts only beans that… Continue reading Grepping is Awesome. Just Don’t Glob it Up!
Ansible Part 4: Putting it All Together
Roles are the most complicated and yet simplest aspect of Ansible to learn. I’ve mentioned before that Ansible’s ad-hoc mode often is overlooked as just a way to learn how to use Ansible. I couldn’t disagree with that mentality any more fervently than I already do. Ad-hoc mode is actually what I tend to use… Continue reading Ansible Part 4: Putting it All Together