Monitoring Internet speed with macOS Monterey and Telegraf
Dec 6, 2021
macOS Monterey comes with a built-in tool for running Internet speed tests that plays well with InfluxDB for long-term recordkeeping.
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Adding a tripod mount to a Eufy camera
Oct 5, 2021
The standard articulating mount on Eufy indoor cameras isn't that great. It's easy to fix with a little time and less than $0.50 in materials.
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Monitoring energy pricing with Telegraf and InfluxDB
Feb 21, 2021
How I use Telegraf to scrape, manipulate, and send real-time energy pricing data from ComEd to a locally-hosted instance of InfluxDB 2
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Running Tailscale on a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter
Nov 30, 2020
How I run Tailscale on a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter 4 to connect to remote networks without the hassle of OpenVPN
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Pi-hole DNS Routing
Nov 17, 2020
How I send DNS requests to different authoratative resolvers by pattern matching on a Pi-hole
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UniFi Switch Hardware Hacking
Jun 23, 2020
I had an overheating UniFi switch, so I went at it with a Dremel and fixed the glitch
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Hiring is Broken
Dec 27, 2018
Hiring new faces is exciting and stressful and full of risk. It's also a completely broken system full of bias. Think you're not biased? Read on
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Wireguard > OpenVPN
Dec 27, 2018
A quick guide to configuring WireGuard to securely connect a pair of systems
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Unbreaking On-call
Nov 29, 2018
Ops/SRE teams often face burnout doing chores and keeping up with an ever-changing list of demands. You can make a huge impact to the health of the team by fostering a more sane on-call regimen
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