Hardware disabling the mic on WyzeCam v2
I’m testing out using two of these cute, cheap security cameras: It’s the v2 of the WyzeCam and it’s only $25 shipped. While they’re easy to set up, their doesn’t […]
Stubby + Pi-Hole + Quad9 + LXD
Intro For some time now, really since last November, I’ve wanted to do two things: Encrypt all my DNS traffic leaving my house LAN and run an instance of Pi-Hole […]
APRICOT 2018
Be sure to read my follow up post about trekking in Nepal after the conference! Intro This is post closely mirrors my trip 2 years ago to attend SANOG 27: […]
Poon Hill Trek
Be sure to read my prior post about attending the APRICOT 2018 conference in Nepal before the trek! Intro & Highlights This was my first time trekking and my first […]
Laser cut Spirograph and gift box
For E’s birthday two months ago I made him a laser cut spirograph. It works pretty well and I really enjoyed making it! I tried downloading some existing plans for […]
Poor man’s debugging high load on an Apache server
Hopefully you have a fancy solution to monitor your logs, but if you don’t, then I have a little treat for you. At work today I was trouble shooting why […]
From zero to LXD: Installing a private compute cloud on a Cisco C220 M4SFF
Introduction Having some nice server grade hardware on hand, I knew I needed to put it to good use. I’m talking about the Cisco C220 M4SFF: This lil’ guy comes […]
Amazon Coffee Filters: Sold used AND with 4 year protection plan
Mmmm….coffee from used filters bought online….tasty!
Punk Rock Band Name: Desiccated Ceiling Rabbit
I was over at my friends house and they have kids. One of their kids’ favorite games is to take their sticky, stretchy toy (like these, but rabbit shaped) and […]
Dog Poop Reminder
This is a truly free idea idea, like my other one, but not like the category at large which has a lot of open source stuff (also free!). Often when […]